2010–11 in Italian football

The 2010–11 season is the 109th season of competitive football in Italy.

Promotions and relegations (pre-season)

Teams promoted to Serie A

• Lecce
• Cesena
• Brescia

Teams relegated from Serie A

• Atalanta
• Siena
• Livorno

Teams promoted to Serie B

• Novara
• Pescara
• Portogruaro
• Varese

Teams relegated from Serie B

• Ancona^[1]
• Mantova^[2]
• Gallipoli^[3]
• Salernitana

Honours

Competition	Winner	Details	At
Serie A	Milan (18th title)	2010–11 Serie A
Coppa Italia	Inter (7th title)	2010–11 Coppa Italia Beat Palermo 3–1	Stadio Olimpico
Serie B	Atalanta	2010–11 Serie B
Supercoppa Italiana	Inter (5th title)	2010 Supercoppa Italiana Beat Roma 3–1	San Siro

Italian national football team

Euro 2012 qualification

Estonia  v  Italy

3 September 2010	Estonia	1 – 2	Italy	A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn
20:30 CEST	Zenjov  31' Vunk  56' Klavan  85' Piiroja  90+7'	Report	60' Cassano  63' Bonucci	Attendance: 9,000 Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo

Italy  v  Faroe Islands

7 September 2010	Italy	5 – 0	Faroe Islands	Stadio Artemio Franchi, Florence
20:50 CEST	Gilardino  11' De Rossi  22' Cassano  27' Quagliarella  81' Pirlo  90'	Report	7' Davidsen	Attendance: 19,266 Referee: Aleksei Kulbaov

Northern Ireland  v  Italy

8 October 2010	Northern Ireland	0 – 0	Italy	Windsor Park, Belfast
20:45 CEST		Report		Attendance: 15,150 Referee: Tony Chapron

Italy  v  Serbia

12 October 2010	Italy	3 – 0 (awarded)[4]	Serbia	Stadio Luigi Ferraris, Genoa
20:50 CEST		Report	3' Rajković	Referee: Craig Thomson

Slovenia  v  Italy

25 March 2011	Slovenia	0 – 1	Italy	Stožice Stadium, Ljubljana
20:45 CET	Cesar  80'	Report	55' Montolivo  73'  90+1' Thiago Motta	Referee: Felix Brych

Italy  v  Estonia

3 June 2011	Italy	3 – 0	Estonia	Stadio Alberto Braglia, Modena
20:45 CEST	Aquilani  8' Rossi  21' Cassano  39' Pazzini  68'	Report	42' Klavan  54' Vunk	Referee: Alexandru Tudor

Friendlies

Italy  v  Ivory Coast

10 August 2010	Italy	0 – 1	Ivory Coast	Boleyn Ground, London, England
20:45 CEST	Bonucci  83'	Report	35' Eboué  55' K. Touré	Attendance: 11,177 Referee: Martin Atkinson

Romania  v  Italy

17 November 2010	Romania	1 – 1	Italy	Hypo-Arena, Klagenfurt, Austria
20:45 CET	Torje  32' Marica  34'	Report	38' Balzaretti  56' Santon  82' (o.g.) Marica  86' Aquilani	Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Thomas Einwaller

Germany  v  Italy

9 February 2011	Germany	1 – 1	Italy	Westfalenstadion, Dortmund
20:50 CET	Klose  16'	Report	35' Thiago Motta  80' G. Rossi	Attendance: 60,196 Referee: Eric Braamhaar

Ukraine  v  Italy

29 March 2011	Ukraine	0 – 2	Italy	Lobanovsky Dynamo Stadium, Kiev
20:45 CEST	Oshchypko  11'	Report	27' Rossi  64' Gastaldello  19', 73' Astori     81' Matri	Referee: Alexei Nikolaev

Italy  v  Republic of Ireland

7 June 2011	Italy	0 – 2	Republic of Ireland	Stade Maurice Dufrasne, Liège, Belgium
20:45 CEST		Report	22' Hunt  31'  36' Andrews  89' Cox	Referee: Serge Gumienny

Italian club's performance in Europe

These are the results of the Italian teams in European competitions during the 2010-11 season. (Italian team score displayed first)

Team	Contest and round	Opponent	1st leg score*	2nd leg score**	Aggregate score
Internazionale	Champions League Group Stage	Twente	1–0	2–2	None
		Werder Bremen	4–0	0–3
		Tottenham	4–3	1–3
	Champions League Round of 16	Bayern Munich	0–1 (H)	3–2 (A)	W 3–3 (Away goals rule)
	Champions League Quarterfinals	Schalke 04	2–5 (H)	1–2 (A)	L 3–7
Roma	Champions League Group Stage	Bayern Munich	3–2	0–2	None
		CFR Cluj	2–1	1–1
		Basel	1–3	3–2
	Champions League Round of 16	Shakhtar Donetsk	2–3 (H)	0–3 (A)	L 2–6
Milan	Champions League Group Stage	Auxerre	2–0	2–0	None
		Ajax	0–2	1–1
		Real Madrid	2–2	0–2
	Champions League Round of 16	Tottenham	0–1 (H)	0–0 (A)	L 0–1
Sampdoria	Champions League Play-off Round	Werder Bremen	1–3 (A)	3–2 (H)	L 4–5
	Europa League Group Stage	PSV Eindhoven	1–2	1–1	None
		Debrecen	1–0	0–2
		Metalist Kharkiv	0–0	1–2
Palermo	Europa League Play-off Round	Maribor	3–0 (H)	2–3 (A)	W 5–3
	Europa League Group Stage	Sparta Prague	2–2	2–3	None
		Lausanne-Sport	1–0	1–0
		CSKA Moscow	0–3	1–3
Napoli	Europa League Play-off Round	Elfsborg	1–0 (H)	2–0 (A)	W 3–0
	Europa League Group Stage	Utrecht	0–0	3–3	None
		Steaua Bucureşti	1–0	3–3
		Liverpool	0–0	1–3
	Europa League Round of 32	Villarreal	0–0 (H)	1–2 (A)	L 1–2
Juventus	Europa League Third Qual. Round	Shamrock Rovers	2–0 (A)	1–0 (H)	W 3–0
	Europa League Play-off Round	Sturm Graz	2–1 (A)	1–0 (H)	W 3–1
	Europa League Group Stage	Lech Poznań	3–3	1–1	None
		Manchester City	1–1	1–1
		Red Bull Salzburg	0–0	1–1

* For group games in Champions League or Europa League, score in home game is displayed
** For group games in Champions League or Europa League, score in away game is displayed

References

1. Ancona was excluded by Federal Council's decision. They applied to join Eccellenza. As a consequence, Triestina as losing sides of the relegation play-off were spared from relegation.
2. Mantova declared bankrupt and relegated to Serie D.
3. Gallipoli declared bankrupt and relegated to Promozione.
4. The Italy v Serbia match was abandoned after six minutes due to rioting by Serbian fans. The UEFA Control and Disciplinary Body awarded the match as a 3-0 forfeit win to Italy.