2010–11 Serie A
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The 2010–11 Serie A (known as the Serie A TIM for sponsorship reasons) was the 109th season of top-tier Italian football, the 79th in a round-robin tournament, and the 1st since its organization under a league committee separate from Serie B. It began on 28 August 2010 and ended on 22 May 2011.[9] Internazionale were the defending champions.
Season | 2010–11 |
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Dates | 28 August 2010 – 22 May 2011 |
Champions | Milan 18th Italian title |
Relegated | Sampdoria Brescia Bari |
Champions League | Milan Internazionale Napoli Udinese |
Europa League | Lazio Roma Palermo |
Matches played | 380 |
Goals scored | 955 (2.51 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Antonio Di Natale (28 goals) |
Biggest home win | 4 goals (8 matches)
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Biggest away win | Palermo 0–7 Udinese (27 February 2011)[8] |
Highest scoring | Milan 4–4 Udinese (9 January 2011) Internazionale 5–3 Roma (6 February 2011) |
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Milan won the 2010–11 Serie A and their 18th league title overall with a scoreless draw away to Roma on 7 May 2011.[10] This result ensured that with two rounds remaining Milan's nearest rival Internazionale could only draw level on points, and Milan holds the tiebreaker based on their better head-to-head record.[11] The result prompted celebrations at Milan's Piazza del Duomo.[12] The trophy was presented at Milan's next home game on 14 May.[13]
It was Milan's first Scudetto since 2004 and it ended a run of five successive Serie A titles by their rival Internazionale. It was the first league title for manager Massimiliano Allegri, winning in his first year with Milan and who was for many a surprise choice as manager.[14] Milan led the table for most of the season[10] and secured the title with two games remaining. Notably, they defeated defending champions Internazionale twice during the season and also did the same to third place challenger Napoli.[15] Milan were credited for strengthening their squad with Zlatan Ibrahimović and Robinho in the summer as well as picking up Antonio Cassano and Mark van Bommel in January.[15]
This would be the last Scudetto not won by Juventus until the 2020–21 Serie A.