Who are Serie A top scorers?

About Italy Serie A

In the first section, we would like to equip you with the most overview about Seria A and figure out what our favorite players are doing in this league. 

What is Serie A?

As we all know, Serie A is the annual highest national football competition in Italy. Due to sponsorship reasons by an Italian telecommunications company called TIM, this league is also called Serie A TIM, which is also the name that appeared in the official logo of the competition.

The game was actually founded in 1898, more than 100 years ago. However, it became more popular when changing the format to the round-robin tournament in the 1929-1930 season. This highest-placed Italian football competition is ranked third in the “Big Five”, behind the Premier League and LaLiga, and above the Bundesliga and Ligue 1. 

Serie A logo

How does the Italy Serie A work?

Since Serie A changed its format to the round robin, there have been several adjustments in the number of participants joining this league, as of below:

• 18 clubs: 1929–1934

• 16 clubs: 1934–1943

• 20 clubs: 1946–1947

• 21 clubs: 1947–1948

• 20 clubs: 1948–1952

• 18 clubs: 1952–1967

• 16 clubs: 1967–1988

• 18 clubs: 1988–2004

• 20 clubs: 2004–present

As in the round-robin tournament, each team in Serie A will have to play against the other teams twice, once at home and once away. It is called the andata and ritorno periods in the competition. Since the 1994-95 season, the winning team in a single game has been awarded three points, meanwhile, the loser has no points. On the other hand, both clubs will receive one point for a tied match.

Eventually, the team that finished with the highest aggregate points will be victorious. The tiebreaker rules are going to work in case there are a couple of teams that end up equal. 

1. Head-to-head records (results and points)

2. Goal difference of head-to-head games

3. Goal difference overall

4. Higher number of goals scored

5. Draw

Promotion and Relegation

The top four teams in Serie A will be promoted to the UEFA Champions League. The fifth-placed team will be eligible for the UEFA Europa League with the winner of the Coppa Italia- an annual knockout tournament in this boot-shaped country. Regarding the bottom clubs, the three lowest-ranked teams will be relegated to Serie B. 

Who has scored the most goals in Serie A history?

Throughout Serie A's history, we have seen millions of goals created by the true legends of the competition. In the modern period, when it comes to Serie A, we all mention Cristiano Ronaldo, so will he be on the top of players who scored the most in this league’s history? Let’s go into details in the table below and keep in mind these breathtaking players who have contributed to the wonderful competition.

Accordingly, Silvio Piola is the all-time top scorer of Serie A with 267 goals. This striker is one of the best Italian players of all time. Despite his death in 1996, Silvio has left his amazing football career to the world. 

Staying in the second and third places are Francesco Totti and Gunnar Nordahl with 250 and 224 goals respectively. Based on these data, we can see that almost all players in the top 10 all-time top scorers in Serie A played in the 20th century and the beginning of 21 century seasons, that’s why we don’t see CR7 in this table. These stars either passed away or have their football career ended. 

Who are the top scorers in the 2020-2021 Serie A?

Now let’s deep dive into the top scorers of Serie A in the current season 2020-2021. There is no wonder that Cristiano Ronaldo is the first name we should call out loud. With 24 games he has participated in the competition this season, he already scored 23 goals up to now. 

Cristiano Ronaldo- the current top scorer of 2020-2021 Serie A

References

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serie_A

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silvio_Piola