2025–26 Hellas Verona FC season

Hellas Verona FC
2025–26 season
OwnerPresidio Investors
PresidentItalo Zanzi
Head CoachPaolo Zanetti
(until 2 February)
Paolo Sammarco (interim)
(from 3 February)
StadiumStadio Marcantonio Bentegodi
Serie A19th
Coppa ItaliaRound of 32
Top goalscorerLeague: Gift Orban (7)
All: Gift Orban (7)

The 2025–26 season will be the 123rd season of Hellas Verona Football Club and the seventh consecutive season in Serie A. In addition to the domestic league, the team will compete in the Coppa Italia.

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  ITA Lorenzo Montipò
2 DF  ENG Daniel Oyegoke
3 DF  DEN Martin Frese
4 DF  SVN Sandi Lovric (on loan from Udinese)
6 DF  ARG Nicolás Valentini (on loan from Fiorentina)
7 DF  ALG Rafik Belghali
8 MF  GER Suat Serdar (captain)
9 FW  SWE Amin Sarr
10 MF  SEN Cheikh Niasse
11 MF  CIV Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro
12 DF  CRO Domagoj Bradarić
15 DF  DEN Victor Nelsson (on loan from Galatasaray)
16 FW  NGA Gift Orban (on loan from Hoffenheim)
18 FW  SCO Kieron Bowie
19 DF  DEN Tobias Slotsager
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 MF  MAR Abdou Harroui
24 MF  FRA Antoine Bernède
29 MF  ESP Pol Lirola
30 FW  BRA Isaac
31 MF  SVK Tomáš Suslov
34 GK  ITA Simone Perilli
35 FW  COL Daniel Mosquera
37 DF  GER Armel Bella-Kotchap
63 MF  ITA Roberto Gagliardini
70 DF  GAM Fallou Cham
72 FW  CIV Junior Ajayi
73 MF  LBY Moatasem Al-Musrati (on loan from Beşiktaş)
90 FW  ROU Ioan Vermeșan
94 GK  ITA Giacomo Toniolo
DF  FRO Andrias Edmundsson

Transfers

In

Date Pos. Player From Fee Notes Ref.
30 June 2025 GK Giacomo Toniolo Lumezzane Loan return
1 July 2025 DF Fallou Cham Scafatese Undisclosed
1 July 2025 DF Adi Kurti Empoli Free To Primavera squad [1]
1 July 2025 MF Antoine Bernede Lausanne-Sport €2,000,000 From loan to definitive purchase
1 July 2025 MF Grigoris Kastanos Salernitana €1,200,000 From loan to definitive purchase
1 July 2025 MF Cheikh Niasse Young Boys €3,500,000 From loan to definitive purchase
1 July 2025 FW Amin Sarr Lyon €3,500,000 From loan to definitive purchase
8 July 2025 FW Giovane Corinthians Free [2]
24 July 2025 MF Yellu Santiago Getafe Free [3]
3 August 2025 DF Domagoj Bradarić Salernitana €750,000 From loan to definitive purchase [4]
19 August 2025 DF Rafik Belghali Mechelen €2,000,000
6 September 2025 MF Jean-Daniel Akpa-Akpro Lazio Free [5]
12 September 2025 MF Roberto Gagliardini Monza Free [6]
9 January 2026 GK Arthur Borghi Corinthians Free [7]
9 January 2026 FW Isaac Atlético Mineiro Free [8]
16 January 2026 FW Elayis Tavşan Reggiana Loan return
18 January 2026 MF Pol Lirola Olympique Marseille Free [9]
30 January 2026 FW Kieron Bowie Hibernian Undisclosed [10]
1 February 2026 FW Stefan Mitrović Excelsior Loan return
2 February 2026 DF Andrias Edmundsson Wisła Płock Undisclosed [11]
2 February 2026 DF Armel Bella-Kotchap Southampton €500,000 From loan to definitive purchase [12]

Loans in

Date Pos. Player From Fee Notes Ref.
15 July 2025 DF Enzo Ebosse Udinese Undisclosed Option to buy for an undisclosed fee under conditions [13]
22 July 2025 DF Nicolás Valentini Fiorentina Undisclosed Option to buy for an undisclosed fee [14]
25 July 2025 DF Unai Núñez Celta de Vigo Undisclosed Option to buy for an undisclosed fee [15]
21 August 2025 DF Victor Nelsson Galatasaray €650,000 Option to buy for an undisclosed fee [16]
27 August 2025 DF Armel Bella-Kotchap Southampton €500,000 Option to buy for an undisclosed fee [17]
27 August 2025 FW Gift Orban Hoffenheim €500,000 Option to buy for an undisclosed fee [18]
29 August 2025 MF Moatasem Al-Musrati Beşiktaş €2,000,000 Option to buy for an undisclosed fee [19]
30 January 2026 MF Sandi Lovric Udinese Loan [20]

Out

Date Pos. Player To Fee Notes Ref.
30 June 2025 DF Flavius Daniliuc Salernitana Loan return
30 June 2025 DF Yllan Okou Bastia Loan return
30 June 2025 FW Casper Tengstedt Benfica Loan return
1 July 2025 DF Pawel Dawidowicz Unattached Free End of contract
1 July 2025 DF Davide Faraoni Unattached Free End of contract
1 July 2025 MF Darko Lazović Unattached Free End of contract
1 July 2025 GK Elia Boseggia Novara Undisclosed
1 July 2025 DF Diego Coppola Brighton & Hove Albion €11,000,000 [21]
3 July 2025 DF Edoardo Bernardi Arzignano Valchiampo Undisclosed
3 July 2025 FW Thomas Henry Standard Liège Free Contract termination [22]
9 July 2025 MF Mateusz Praszelik Cracovia Undisclosed [23]
10 July 2025 DF Luan Patrick Estrela Amadora Undisclosed [24]
14 July 2025 GK Alessandro Berardi Unattached Free End of contract
15 July 2025 DF Mattia Rigo Carpi Free End of contract
16 July 2025 MF Ondrej Duda Al-Ettifaq Free End of contract
22 July 2025 DF Koray Günter Al-Okhdood Free End of contract
1 August 2025 FW Richi Agbonifo Inter Milan U23 Undisclosed From Primavera squad [25]
14 August 2025 FW Yayah Kallon Casertana Undisclosed [26]
19 August 2025 MF Jackson Tchatchoua Wolverhampton Wanderers €12,500,000
21 August 2025 FW Kevin Lasagna Padova Undisclosed [27]
30 August 2025 FW Mattia Florio Team Altamura Undisclosed
1 September 2025 FW Jayden Braaf Unattached Free Contract termination
16 January 2026 FW Elayis Tavşan Samsunspor Undisclosed [28]
24 January 2026 DF Unai Núñez Celta de Vigo Loan return [29]
24 January 2026 FW Giovane Napoli €2,000,000 [30]
2 February 2026 DF Enzo Ebosse Udinese Loan return [31]

Loans out

Date Pos. Player To Fee Notes Ref.
15 July 2025 FW Elayis Tavşan Reggiana Free [32]
16 July 2025 DF Christian Corradi Trento Free
17 July 2025 FW Nicola Patanè Virtus Verona Free
18 July 2025 FW Denis Cazzadori Union Brescia Free Obligation to buy for an undisclosed fee under conditions
1 August 2025 MF Alphadjo Cissè Catanzaro Free [33]
2 August 2025 DF Daniele Ghilardi Roma €2,500,000 Option to buy for €8,000,000 under conditions [34]
5 August 2025 FW Juan Manuel Cruz Trento Free [35]
11 August 2025 DF Nicolò Calabrese Carrarese Free
21 August 2025 MF Aiman Rihai Lumezzane Free
28 August 2025 MF Federico Magro Foggia Free
31 August 2025 MF Charlys Reggiana Free
1 September 2025 FW Mathis Lambourde Reggiana Free Option to buy for an undisclosed fee
1 September 2025 FW Dailon Livramento Casa Pia Free Option to buy for an undisclosed fee
2 September 2025 FW Stefan Mitrović Excelsior Free Option to buy for an undisclosed fee
9 January 2026 MF Yellu Santiago Arouca Free [36]
29 January 2026 DF Adi Kurti Ternana Free [37]
2 February 2026 FW Stefan Mitrović Asteras Tripolis Free [38]
2 February 2026 MF Grigoris Kastanos Aris Limassol Free [39]

Friendlies

Pre-season

16 July 2025 Friendly Hellas Verona 6–0 Top 22 Calcio Dilettanti Folgaria
17:30
  • Livramento 23'
  • Beghin 25' (o.g.)
  • Sarr 33'
  • Agbonifo 58'
  • Ajayi 76'
  • De Battisti 87'
Report Stadium: Stadio La Pineta
Attendance: 600
Referee: Gabriele Caresia
20 July 2025 Friendly Hellas Verona 9–0 FC Rovereto Folgaria
17:30
Report Stadium: Stadio La Pineta
Attendance: 1.480
Referee: Antonio Atanasov
27 July 2025 Friendly Hellas Verona 6–0 Virtus Verona Folgaria
17:30
Report Stadium: Stadio La Pineta
Referee: Andrea Zanotti
3 August 2025 Friendly Südtirol 2–2 Hellas Verona Bolzano
18:30
Report
Stadium: Stadio Druso
Referee: Daniele Perenzoni
9 August 2025 Friendly St. Pauli 1–0 Hellas Verona Imst
16:00 Report Stadium: Velly Arena
Referee: Stefan Macanovi
10 August 2025 Friendly Hellas Verona 1–0 JUFA Castelnuovo del Garda
17:00 Report Stadium: Sporting Center Paradiso
Referee: Federico Bruschi

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Serie A 24 August 2025 24 May 2026 Matchday 1 TBD 29 3 9 17 22 51 −29 010.34
Coppa Italia 18 August 2025 24 September 2025 Round of 64 Round of 32 2 0 2 0 1 1 +0 000.00
Total 31 3 11 17 23 52 −29 009.68

Last updated: 9 November 2025
Source: Soccerway


Serie A

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
16 Fiorentina 29 6 10 13 34 43 −9 28
17 Lecce 29 7 6 16 21 39 −18 27
18 Cremonese 29 5 9 15 23 44 −21 24 Relegation to Serie B
19 Pisa 29 2 12 15 23 49 −26 18
20 Hellas Verona 29 3 9 17 22 51 −29 18
Updated to match(es) played on 20 March 2026. Source: Serie A
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Tiebreaker for Champions team and third relegated team; 3) Head-to-head points; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw.
(Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played)[40]

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
29 3 9 17 22 51  −29 18 1 4 9 12 23  −11 2 5 8 10 28  −18

Last updated: June 2025.
Source: Serie A

Results by round

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GroundAAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHHAHAH
ResultDLDDLLDDLLDLLWWLLLDLDLLDLLLWL
Position1018161517181717181919202019181820201920202020202020201919
Updated to match(es) played on June 2025. Source: Serie A
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss


Matches

25 August 2025 1 Udinese 1–1 Hellas Verona Udine
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: BluEnergy Stadium
Attendance: 20,706
Referee: Paride Tremolada
31 August 2025 2 Lazio 4–0 Hellas Verona Rome
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Referee: Valerio Crezzini
15 September 2025 3 Hellas Verona 0–0 Cremonese Verona
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi
Attendance: 21,406
Referee: Alberto Ruben Arena
20 September 2025 4 Hellas Verona 1–1 Juventus Verona
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi
Attendance: 27,783
Referee: Antonio Rapuano
28 September 2025 5 Roma 2–0 Hellas Verona Rome
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Referee: Ermanno Feliciani
3 October 2025 6 Hellas Verona 0–1 Sassuolo Verona
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi
Attendance: 21,963
Referee: Francesco Fourneau
18 October 2025 7 Pisa 0–0 Hellas Verona Pisa
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Cetilar® Arena
Referee: Marco Guida
26 October 2025 8 Hellas Verona 2–2 Cagliari Verona
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi
Attendance: 24,344
Referee: Federico Dionisi
29 October 2025 9 Como 3–1 Hellas Verona Como
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia
Referee: Matteo Marcenaro
2 November 2025 10 Hellas Verona 1–2 Inter Verona
12:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi
Attendance: 26,696
Referee: Daniele Doveri
8 November 2025 11 Lecce 0–0 Hellas Verona Lecce
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Via del mare
Referee: Rosario Abisso
23 November 2025 12 Hellas Verona 1–2 Parma Verona
12:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi
Attendance: 26,266
Referee: Luca Pairetto
29 November 2025 13 Genoa 2–1 Hellas Verona Genoa
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Referee: Michael Fabbri
6 December 2025 14 Hellas Verona 3–1 Atalanta Verona
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi
Attendance: 20,949
Referee: Maurizio Mariani
14 December 2025 15 Fiorentina 1–2 Hellas Verona Florence
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Referee: Andrea Colombo
28 December 2025 17 Milan 3–0 Hellas Verona Milan
12:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: San Siro
Referee: Michael Fabbri
4 January 2026 18 Hellas Verona 0–3 Torino Verona
18:00 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi
Attendance: 21,860
Referee: Antonio Rapuano
7 January 2025 19 Napoli 2–2 Hellas Verona Naples
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Stadio Diego Armando Maradona
Referee: Matteo Marchetti
11 January 2026 20 Hellas Verona 0–1 Lazio Verona
18:00 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi
Attendance: 22,029
Referee: Marco Guida
15 January 2026 16 Hellas Verona 2–3 Bologna Verona
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi
Attendance: 17,585
Referee: Maurizio Mariani
19 January 2026 21 Cremonese 0–0 Hellas Verona Cremona
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Stadio Giovanni Zini
Referee: Alberto Ruben Arena
26 January 2026 22 Hellas Verona 1–3 Udinese Verona
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi
Attendance: 18,720
Referee: Gianluca Manganiello
31 January 2026 23 Cagliari 4–0 Hellas Verona Cagliari
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Unipol Domus
Referee: Kevin Bonacina
6 February 2026 24 Hellas Verona 0–0 Pisa Verona
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi
Attendance: 19,470
Referee: Daniele Doveri
15 February 2026 25 Parma 2–1 Hellas Verona Parma
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini
Referee: Luca Pairetto
20 February 2026 26 Sassuolo 3–0 Hellas Verona Reggio Emilia
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Mapei Stadium
Referee: Livio Marinelli
28 February 2026 27 Hellas Verona 1–2 Napoli Verona
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi
Attendance: 21,027
Referee: Andrea Colombo
8 March 2026 28 Bologna 1–2 Hellas Verona Bologna
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
Referee: Giuseppe Mucera
15 March 2026 29 Hellas Verona 0–2 Genoa Verona
12:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi
Attendance: 22,989
Referee: Matteo Marchetti

Coppa Italia

18 August 2024 First round Cerignola 1–1
(2–4 p)
Hellas Verona Cerignola
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
  • Cuppone  44'
  • Emmausso  62'
  • Lopez  80'
  • Lopez 90+1'
Report
Stadium: Stadio Domenico Monterisi
Referee: Luca Massimi
Penalties
  • Cretella
  • Russo
  • Faggioli
  • Lopez
24 September 2025 Second round Hellas Verona 0–0
(4–5 p)
Venezia Verona
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi
Attendance: 7,021
Referee: Andrea Calzavara
Penalties

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