Benevento and
Crotone were the two teams directly promoted from
Serie B—both after a two-year absence. On 20 August 2020,
Spezia won a playoff match to earn their first promotion to Serie A; they became the 66th team to participate in the Italian top-tier league.
Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic A day following the
Napoli–
Genoa match on 27 September 2020, Genoa announced that 14 of their players tested positive for
COVID-19. The Genoa–
Torino match scheduled for 3 October 2020 was thereby postponed. On 3 October 2020, two Napoli players,
Piotr Zieliński and
Eljif Elmas, tested positive for COVID-19, and after being denied authorization to leave
Naples by the Local Health Authority (
ASL), Napoli blocked their players' departure for their match in
Turin against Juventus. The league decided not to postpone the match scheduled for 4 October 2020. On the day of the game, Juventus took to the field despite the absence of their opponents, who were quarantining in Naples. Juventus were awarded a 3–0 victory by default and Napoli were docked one point as the Disciplinary Commission ruled Napoli did not follow the country's
COVID-19 pandemic protocol. Following a successful appeal by Napoli to the
CONI Sports Guarantee Board, these penalties were overturned on 22 December 2020. The match was eventually recovered on 7 April 2021, more than six months after its originally scheduled date.
Team changes Stadiums and locations Personnel and kits Managerial changes ==League table==