Editing Hellas Verona FC (section)

=== Rising again and Serie A comeback (2012–present) ===

Former [[1990 FIFA World Cup|1990 World Cup]] star [[Giuseppe Giannini]] (a famous captain of Roma for many years) signed as manager for the 2010–11 campaign. Once again, the team was almost entirely revamped during the transfer season. The squad struggled in the early months and Giannini was eventually sacked and replaced by former Internazionale defender [[Andrea Mandorlini]], who succeeded in reorganising the team's play and bringing discipline both on and off the pitch. In the second half of the season, Verona climbed back from the bottom of the division to clinch a play-off berth (fifth place) on the last day of the regular season. The team advanced to the play-off final after eliminating [[Sorrento Calcio|Sorrento]] in the semi-finals 3–1 on aggregate. Following the play-off final, after four years of Lega Pro football, Verona were promoted back to Serie B after a 2–1 aggregate win over [[U.S. Salernitana 1919|Salernitana]] on 19 June 2011.

On 18 May 2013, Verona finished second in Serie B and were promoted to Serie A after an eleven-year absence.<ref>{{Cite news| title = Hellas Verona back in Serie A after 11 years away| url = https://sports.yahoo.com/news/soccer-hellas-verona-back-serie-11-years-away-174534103.html| archive-url = https://archive.today/20130630172858/http://sports.yahoo.com/news/soccer-hellas-verona-back-serie-11-years-away-174534103.html| url-status = dead| archive-date = 30 June 2013| publisher = Yahoo Sports| date=18 May 2013}}</ref> Their return to the top flight began against title contenders Milan and Roma, beating the former 2–1 and losing to the latter 3–0. The team continued at a steady pace, finishing the first half of the season with 32 points and sitting in sixth place, eleven points behind the closest [[UEFA Champions League]] spot—and tied with Internazionale for the final [[UEFA Europa League]] spot. Verona, however, ultimately finished the year in tenth.

During the [[2015–16 Serie A|2015–16 season]], Verona had not won a single match since the beginning of the campaign until the club edged [[Atalanta B.C.|Atalanta]] 2–1 on 3 February 2016 in a win at home; coming twenty-three games into the season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espnfc.com/italian-serie-a/match/432040/hellas-verona-atalanta/report|title=Hellas Verona claim long-awaited first Serie A win of the season|work=ESPNFC|date=3 February 2016|access-date=3 February 2016|publisher=ESPN Sports Media|archive-date=7 February 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160207033246/http://www.espnfc.com/italian-serie-a/match/432040/hellas-verona-atalanta/report|url-status=dead}}</ref> Consequently, Verona were relegated from Serie A.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espnfc.us/italian-serie-a/match/431919/hellas-verona-ac-milan/report|title=Hellas Verona relegated from Serie A despite late win over AC Milan|publisher=ESPN Sports Media|access-date=30 April 2016|archive-date=28 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160428180648/http://www.espnfc.us/italian-serie-a/match/431919/hellas-verona-ac-milan/report|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In the [[2016–17 Serie B|2016–17 Serie B season]], Hellas Verona finished second on the table and were automatically promoted back to Serie A. Hellas lasted one season back in the top division after finishing second last during the [[2017–18 Serie A|2017–18 Serie A season]] and were relegated back to Serie B.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.football-italia.net/120939/hellas-verona-are-relegated/|title=Hellas Verona are relegated|work=Football Italia|date=5 May 2018|publisher=Tiro Media}}</ref> At the end of the [[2018–19 Serie B|2018–19 season]], Hellas finished in fifth position and achieved promotion back to Serie A after defeating [[A.S. Cittadella|Cittadella]] 3–0 in the second leg of their [[2018–19 Serie B#Promotion play-offs|promotion play-off]] to win 3–2 on aggregate.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.co.uk/football/hellas-verona/story/3866969/hellas-verona-promoted-back-to-serie-a/|title=Hellas Verona promoted back to Serie A|publisher=ESPN Sports Media|date=2 June 2019|agency=Associated Press}}</ref>

The club's return to the top flight in the [[2019–20 Serie A|2019–20 Serie A season]], in which it was considered a strong relegation candidate at the beginning of the campaign, was a successful one, with a ninth-placed finish. Heavily reliant on the defensive solidity of 20-year-old centre-back [[Marash Kumbulla]], [[Amir Rrahmani]] and goalkeeper [[Marco Silvestri]], along with the consistent performances of midfielder [[Sofyan Amrabat]], Verona was a surprise contender for Europa League qualification but fell out of the race after a downturn in form after the coronavirus break which temporarily halted the season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://forzaitalianfootball.com/2020/08/hellas-verona-2019-20-season-review/|title=Hellas Verona Serie A 2019/20 Season Review|publisher=ForzaItalianFootball|date=7 August 2020}}</ref> A 2–1 win at home against eventual title winners [[Juventus F.C.|Juventus]] in February was a highlight of a season in which the club achieved 10 clean sheets and punched towards the higher end of the table despite its modest budget.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.footballteamnews.com/football-results-review/hellas-verona-italy-serie-a-2019-2020|title=Hellas Verona review 2019-20|publisher=footballteamnews}}</ref>

Ahead of Verona's second consecutive year in [[2020-21 Serie A|Serie A]], key players Amrabat, Rrahmani and Kumbulla were poached by [[A.C. Fiorentina|Fiorentina]], [[S.S.C. Napoli|Napoli]] and [[A.S. Roma|Roma]] respectively, and loanee [[Matteo Pessina]] returned to Atalanta. This left the club with a heavily weakened squad and it was once again expected to struggle in the league prior to the season-opening match.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://totalfootballanalysis.com/competitions/serie-a/hellas-verona-2020-21-season-preview-scout-report-tactical-analysis-tactics|title=Serie A 2020/21 Season Preview: Hellas Verona|website=totalfootballanalysis.com/|date=3 September 2020}}</ref> Despite these losses in the transfer window, Verona again finished in the top half of the league table, ending the season in 10th place with 45 points. Successful breakout seasons for attacking midfielder [[Mattia Zaccagni]], who was eventually called up to the [[Italy national football team|Italy national team]] as a reward for his performances, as well as wing-backs [[Federico Dimarco]] and [[Davide Faraoni]], were partly the reason for this achievement.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://football-italia.net/verona-2020-21-season-review/|title=Hellas Verona season review|publisher=Football Italia|date=27 May 2021}}</ref> At the end of the season, coach [[Ivan Jurić]] was appointed by [[Torino FC|Torino]] following his two impressive [[Serie A]] seasons with Verona, with the ''Gialloblu'' replacing him with [[Eusebio Di Francesco]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://football-italia.net/official-di-francesco-new-verona-coach/|title=Verona appoint Di Francesco|publisher=Football Italia|date=7 June 2021}}</ref>

Following another summer transfer window in which several of the club's star players were sold to Serie A rivals, namely Zaccagni transferring to [[S.S. Lazio|Lazio]], Marco Silvestri to [[Udinese Calcio|Udinese]] and Dimarco returning to [[Inter Milan|Inter]], the beginning of the [[2021-22 Serie A|2021-22 season]] proved to be much more difficult for Verona, as Di Francesco was fired and replaced with [[Igor Tudor]] after just three matches, all of which were defeats. This poor early-season form had left the club at the bottom of the table. Under the guidance of Tudor, the team regains competitiveness obtaining in the next eight matches three wins – including victories with Lazio and Juventus – four draws and only one defeat.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://football-italia.net/official-tudor-is-new-hellas-verona-coach/|title=Official: Tudor announced as new Verona manager|publisher=Football Italia|date=14 September 2021}}</ref>