# 2020–21 Benevento Calcio season

The 2020–21 season was the first season of Benevento back in the top-flight of Italian football following promotion from Serie B. It was also only be the club's second ever season in Serie A. In addition to the domestic league, Benevento participated in this season's edition of the Coppa Italia. The season covered the period from 7 August 2020 to 30 June 2021.

## Players
### Squad information

Players and squad numbers last updated on 20 August 2020. Appearances include league matches only. Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Name | Position(s) | Date of birth (Age) | Signed in | Contract ends | Signed from | Apps. | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||
| 1 | Lorenzo Montipò | GK | (1996-02-20) 20 February 1996 (age 28) | 2019 | 2021 | Novara | 61 | 0 |
| 12 | Niccolò Manfredini | GK | (1988-05-01) 1 May 1988 (age 36) | 2019 | | Spezia | 2 | 0 |
| 80 | Pier Graziano Gori | GK | (1980-05-10) 10 May 1980 (age 44) | 2018 | | Venezia | 142 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| 2 | Francesco Rillo | LB | (2000-05-23) 23 May 2000 (age 24) | 2019 | | Youth Sector | 4 | 0 |
| 3 | Gaetano Letizia | LB/RB | (1990-06-29) 29 June 1990 (age 34) | 2017 | 2022 | Carpi | 89 | 3 |
| 5 | Luca Caldirola | CB/LB | (1991-02-01) 1 February 1991 (age 33) | 2019 | 2021 | Werder Bremen | 47 | 6 |
| 11 | Christian Maggio | RB | (1982-02-11) 11 February 1982 (age 42) | 2018 | | Napoli | 50 | 5 |
| 13 | Alessandro Tuia | CB | (1990-06-08) 8 June 1990 (age 34) | 2018 | 2021 | Salernitana | 26 | 3 |
| 14 | Massimo Volta | CB | (1987-05-14) 14 May 1987 (age 37) | 2019 | 2021 | Perugia | 45 | 2 |
| 23 | Luca Antei | CB | (1992-08-19) 19 August 1992 (age 32) | 2018 | 2021 | Sassuolo | 40 | 0 |
| 93 | Federico Barba | LB/CB | (1993-09-01) 1 September 1993 (age 31) | 2020 | 2023 | Chievo Verona | 14 | 1 |
| 15 | Kamil Glik | CB | (1988-02-03) 3 February 1988 (age 36) | 2020 | 2023 | Monaco | 0 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| 4 | Lorenzo Del Pinto | CM/DM | (1990-06-17) 17 June 1990 (age 34) | 2015 | 2021 | L'Aquila | 110 | 2 |
| 6 | Siriki Sanogo | CM | (2001-12-13) 13 December 2001 (age 23) | 2019 | | Youth Sector | 4 | 0 |
| 7 | Oliver Kragl | LM/AM | (1990-05-12) 12 May 1990 (age 34) | 2019 | 2022 | Foggia | 27 | 5 |
| 8 | Andrés Tello | CM/DM | (1996-09-06) 6 September 1996 (age 28) | 2018 | 2021 | Juventus | 55 | 3 |
| 10 | Nicolas Viola | CM/DM | (1989-10-12) 12 October 1989 (age 35) | 2017 | 2021 | Novara | 89 | 16 |
| 16 | Riccardo Improta | LW/LM/RW | (1993-12-19) 19 December 1993 (age 31) | 2018 | 2022 | Genoa | 62 | 7 |
| 17 | Abdallah Basit | DM/CM | (1999-10-15) 15 October 1999 (age 25) | 2019 | 2022 | Arezzo | 5 | 0 |
| 19 | Roberto Insigne | RW/SS | (1994-05-11) 11 May 1994 (age 30) | 2019 | 2021 | Napoli | 60 | 15 |
| 56 | Përparim Hetemaj | CM | (1986-12-12) 12 December 1986 (age 38) | 2019 | 2021 | Chievo Verona | 33 | 0 |
| 27 | Dejan Vokić | AM/SS | (1996-06-12) 12 June 1996 (age 28) | 2019 | 2021 | Zagłębie Sosnowiec | 7 | 0 |
| 28 | Pasquale Schiattarella | DM/CM | (1987-05-30) 30 May 1987 (age 37) | 2019 | 2022 | S.P.A.L. | 26 | 0 |
| 29 | Artur Ioniță | CM | (1990-08-17) 17 August 1990 (age 34) | 2020 | 2023 | Cagliari | 0 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| 20 | Giuseppe Di Serio | CF | (2001-07-20) 20 July 2001 (age 23) | 2019 | 2021 | Youth Sector | 8 | 1 |
| 25 | Marco Sau | CF/SS | (1987-11-03) 3 November 1987 (age 37) | 2019 | 2021 | Sampdoria | 31 | 13 |
| 32 | Gabriele Moncini | CF | (1996-04-26) 26 April 1996 (age 28) | 2020 | 2023 | S.P.A.L. | 19 | 4 |

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Pos. | Player | Age | Moving from | Fee | Notes |
| 11 August 2020 | DF | Kamil Glik | 32 | Monaco | Undislosed | Contract until June 2023 |
| 20 August 2020 | MF | Artur Ioniță | 30 | Cagliari | Undisclosed | Contract until June 2023 |
| 24 August 2020 | DF | Daam Foulon | 21 | Waasland-Beveren | Undisclosed | Contract until June 2023 |

## Pre-season and friendlies

Benevento began their pre-season on August 17 in Seefeld in Tirol, Austria. Filippo Inzaghi announced a squad of 30 players would take part in the training camp.

## Competitions
### Overview

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| Serie A | 26 September 2020 | 23 May 2021 | Matchday 1 | 18th | 38 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 40 | 75 | −35 | 018.42 |
| Coppa Italia | 28 October 2020 | 28 October 2020 | Third round | Third round | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 000.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 39 | 7 | 12 | 20 | 42 | 79 | −37 | 017.95 |
Last updated: 23 May 2021 Source: Soccerway

### Serie A
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 16 | Cagliari | 38 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 43 | 59 | −16 | 37 | |
| 17 | Torino | 38 | 7 | 16 | 15 | 50 | 69 | −19 | 37 | |
| 18 | Benevento (R) | 38 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 40 | 75 | −35 | 33 | Relegation to Serie B |
| 19 | Crotone (R) | 38 | 6 | 5 | 27 | 45 | 92 | −47 | 23 | Relegation to Serie B |
| 20 | Parma (R) | 38 | 3 | 11 | 24 | 39 | 83 | −44 | 20 | Relegation to Serie B |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 23 May 2021. Source: Serie A

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 |
| Ground | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | L | W | W | L | L | L | L | W | D | D | L | D | W | W | L | W | L | L | D | L | D | D | D | L | L | D | L | W | D | L | L | D | L | L | L | L | D | D |
| Position | 14 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |

#### Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 2 September 2020.

### Coppa Italia
## Statistics
### Goalscorers

    As of 12 February 2021
| Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | Serie A | Coppa Italia | Total |
| 1 | 17 | FW | | Gianluca Caprari | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2 | 9 | FW | | Gianluca Lapadula | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | 3 | DF | | Gaetano Letizia | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | 25 | FW | | Marco Sau | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | 5 | DF | | Luca Caldirola | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | 10 | MF | | Nicolas Viola | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | 19 | MF | | Roberto Insigne | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | 11 | DF | | Christian Maggio | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | 13 | DF | | Alessandro Tuia | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | 16 | MF | | Riccardo Improta | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | 28 | MF | | Pasquale Schiattarella | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | 21 | FW | | Gabriele Moncini | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | 44 | FW | | Iago Falque | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 25 | 2 | 27 |