The 2021–22 Serie A (known as the Serie A TIM for sponsorship reasons) was the 120th season of top-tier Italian

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, the 90th in a

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, and the 12th since its organization under an own league committee, the

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won the title after defeating

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3–0 at the

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on 22 May 2022, the final matchday of the season. AC Milan's title marked their 19th league title in their history and their first since

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, the defending champions, finished in second place, two points behind AC Milan.

Teams

Two teams, Venezia and Salernitana, both returned to the

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after historically long absences. Venezia defeated Cittadella in the final of the promotion playoffs to secure readmission into the top league for the first time in 19 years—since the 2001-2002 season. Salernitana, meanwhile, were able to play their first Serie A match in 23 years, for the first time since 1999.

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returned after a two-year absence.

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and

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were relegated to the

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after spending just one year each in the Serie A.

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was relegated after a three-year stint.

Team changes

Stadiums and locations

Personnel and kits

Managerial changes

League table

Results

Season Statistics

Top Scorers

¹ Vlahović played for Fiorentina until matchday 23 and scored 17 goals.

Hat-tricks

;Notes ⁴ Player scored 4 goals
(H) – Home team
(A) – Away team

Clean Sheets

Discipline

Player

* Most yellow cards: 14 ** Maxime Lopez (Sassuolo) ** Gianluca Mancini (Roma) * Most red cards: 2 ** Kelvin Amian (Spezia) ** Ethan Ampadu (Venezia) ** Théo Hernandez (AC Milan) ** Leo Skiri Østigård (Genoa) ** Roberto Soriano (Bologna) ** Adama Soumaoro (Bologna) ** Nicolò Zaniolo (Roma)

Team

* Most yellow cards: 106 ** Venezia * Most red cards: 9 ** Venezia * Fewest yellow cards: 63 **

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* Fewest red cards: 1 **

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Awards

Monthly awards

Seasonal awards

References

External links

Official websiteSerie A
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