Spezia

Italy · Serie A 2020/21 – 2022/23 · Serie B now · last match 8 May 2026

#293 World rank · club rating

1,700 Club rating

16th in Serie B

Spezia played 3 Serie A seasons (2020/21 – 2022/23) and are in Serie B now. Our data has no manager for them after 8 May 2026, their last match we hold. Domenico Di Carlo (Dec 2015 – May 2017) had the best points per game of them (1.55 in 73 matches) and took the club rating from 1,507 to 1,609.

Spezia managers

18 spells since 2012 · newest first

Manager Period MatchesGP W-D-L PPG Club rating Coach ratingCoach Vs expected

Luca D'Angelo #380 now Apr 2026 – May 2026 · PPG 0.83 Apr 2026 – May 2026 6 1-2-3 0.83 1,719 → 1,700 −18 −3.7 −0.13

Roberto Donadoni #653 now Nov 2025 – Mar 2026 · PPG 1.10 Nov 2025 – Mar 2026 21 6-5-10 1.10 1,756 → 1,654 −102 −19.9 −0.19

Luca D'Angelo #380 now Nov 2023 – Nov 2025 · PPG 1.44 Nov 2023 – Nov 2025 81 28-33-20 1.44 1,804 → 1,702 −102 −15.6 −0.01

Massimiliano Alvini #627 now Aug 2023 – Nov 2023 · PPG 0.80 Aug 2023 – Nov 2023 15 1-9-5 0.80 1,788 → 1,680 −108 −29.1 +0.03

Leonardo Semplici Feb 2023 – Jun 2023 · PPG 0.75 Feb 2023 – Jun 2023 16 2-6-8 0.75 1,882 → 1,811 −72 −16.9 +0.07

Fabrizio Lorieri Feb 2023 · PPG 0.00 caretaker Feb 2023 1 0-0-1 0.00 1,806 → 1,787 −19 −3.9 −0.22

Luca Gotti Aug 2022 – Feb 2023 · PPG 1.00 Aug 2022 – Feb 2023 25 6-7-12 1.00 1,758 → 1,762 +4 +4.8 +0.04

Thiago Motta Aug 2021 – May 2022 · PPG 0.98 Aug 2021 – May 2022 40 11-6-23 0.98 1,805 → 1,760 −45 −2.4 +0.11

Vincenzo Italiano #57 now Aug 2019 – May 2021 · PPG 1.35 Aug 2019 – May 2021 86 31-23-32 1.35 1,610 → 1,901 +291 +54.9 +0.01

Pasquale Marino Aug 2018 – May 2019 · PPG 1.38 Aug 2018 – May 2019 39 15-9-15 1.38 1,598 → 1,615 +17 +5.5 +0.02

Fabio Gallo #913 now Aug 2017 – May 2018 · PPG 1.27 Aug 2017 – May 2018 44 14-14-16 1.27 1,630 → 1,570 −60 −10.5 −0.06

Domenico Di Carlo Dec 2015 – May 2017 · PPG 1.55 Dec 2015 – May 2017 73 30-23-20 1.55 1,507 → 1,609 +102 +17.7 +0.08

Nenad Bjelica #364 now Aug 2014 – Dec 2015 · PPG 1.48 Aug 2014 – Dec 2015 67 25-24-18 1.48 1,541 → 1,569 +28 −1.8 +0.14

Before 2015/16 · 5 spells, Aug 2012 – Jun 2014

Manager Period MatchesGP W-D-L PPG Club rating Coach ratingCoach Vs expected

Devis Mangia Dec 2013 – Jun 2014 · PPG 1.46 Dec 2013 – Jun 2014 26 10-8-8 1.46 1,437 → 1,598 +161 +29.1 +0.20

Giovanni Stroppa #144 now Aug 2013 – Dec 2013 · PPG 1.50 Aug 2013 – Dec 2013 18 7-6-5 1.50 1,443 → 1,509 +66 +13.3 +0.20

Luigi Cagni Feb 2013 – May 2013 · PPG 1.27 Feb 2013 – May 2013 15 4-7-4 1.27 1,442 → 1,512 +70 +14.0

Gianluca Atzori Jan 2013 – Feb 2013 · PPG 0.80 caretaker Jan 2013 – Feb 2013 5 1-1-3 0.80 1,401 → 1,398 −3 −0.5

Michele Serena Aug 2012 – Dec 2012 · PPG 1.27 Aug 2012 – Dec 2012 22 7-7-8 1.27 1,301 → 1,463 +162 +29.9

Before 2015/16 the source names the manager on fewer matches, so these rows can miss games.

Vincenzo Italiano is the longest-serving: 86 matches over 21 months (Aug 2019 – May 2021), and the most coach rating added (+54.9).

Club rating - the club's rating at the manager's first rated match → after the last. Coach rating - what the spell added to the manager's coach rating. Vs expected - average result per match above what the club rating predicted. Every competition we hold, lower divisions included.

Club rating

since 2015/16 · line by manager

1,700Club ratingWeek 46, 2026

#293World rankof 943 active clubs

#16Serie Bof 24 clubs

1,894Peak since 2015/16Mar 2023 · low 1,514, Nov 2015

Colour changes with each manager (11 since 2015/16) · hover a point for the name

Spezia's club rating peaked at 1,894 in March 2023, under Leonardo Semplici, its highest since 2015/16; the low was 1,514 in November 2015, under Nenad Bjelica.

One point per month: the club's rating before its last rated match of the month, the manager's part left out. World rank among the 943 clubs with a match in the last 12 months and 30+ rated matches. The rating describes results so far - it doesn't predict the next game. How the club rating works ›

Next matches

next 14 days

Spezia play in Serie B now - our fixture list covers the top 5 leagues and European games with a top-5 club.

Cards and corners

a game · by season

Season GP Cards Agst Lg 2nd half Corners Agst Lg

2022/23 39 2.85 1.77 2.35 69% 5.18 5.38 4.71

2021/22 38 2.45 2.29 2.47 59% 4.00 5.63 4.79

2020/21 38 2.76 2.26 2.28 58% 3.95 3.63 4.84

Spezia picked up 2.85 cards a game in 2022/23, their most in any season since 2020/21 and 21% above Serie A's average side (2.35).

League matches only (Serie A), from 2015/16 - European and cup games carry no card or corner data. Lg = the league's average side that season. Bold green / red = 15%+ above / below it. Serie A cards table › · corners table ›

Half-time / full-time

115 league matches since 2015/16

FT winFT W FT drawFT D FT lossFT L

HT winHT W 98% 109% 11%

HT drawHT D 1210% 1614% 3026%

HT lossHT L 43% 54% 2824%

Points won from behindPts from behind

losing at half-time in 37 matches

Points dropped from aheadPts dropped

winning at half-time in 20 matches

1st half · W 20 · D 58 · L 37 GD −26

2nd half · W 26 · D 29 · L 60 GD −57

League matches since 2015/16. Each half scored as its own match: 2nd half = goals after the break only.

Referees at Spezia

7 referees with 5+ matches · most matches first

Referee MatchesGP W-D-L PPG Cards/g Club avg +/−

Fabio Maresca 7 1-3-3 0.86 3.43 2.69 +28%

Antonio Giua 6 0-3-3 0.50 3.67 2.69 +36%

Daniele Chiffi 6 2-2-2 1.33 2.33 2.81 −17%

Daniele Orsato 6 3-2-1 1.83 2.00 2.69 −26%

Davide Ghersini 6 1-0-5 0.50 1.83 2.69 −32%

Gianluca Manganiello 5 1-2-2 1.00 2.00 2.69 −26%

Michael Fabbri 5 0-1-4 0.20 3.60 2.69 +34%

League matches since 2015/16 with the referee named (115). Cards = Spezia's own yellows and reds. Club avg = their cards a game in the same seasons with every referee. Under 10 matches the gap is grey: too few to call. Referees aren't drawn at random - the big games go to the senior ones - so a gap here describes, it doesn't prove a bias.

Quick answers

4 questions · from the tables on this page

Who is Spezia's manager?

Our data has no manager after 8 May 2026, the last Spezia match it holds. The last was Luca D'Angelo.

How many managers has Spezia had since 2015?

12, counting 1 caretaker.

Who is Spezia's longest-serving manager?

Vincenzo Italiano: 86 matches from August 2019 to May 2021.

How many cards a game do Spezia get?

2.85 a game in Serie A in 2022/23, against 2.35 for the league's average side.

The coach rating describes, it doesn't predict. It measures what a manager's teams did against what was expected of them. Match chances come from the club rating, calibrated on 85,718 league matches. How the rating works ›

Source: spells, ratings and ranks from the weekly ranking (Week 46, 2026); season stats updated nightly; next matches refreshed every hour.