The 2017-18 campaign delivered a painful, immediate return to the second division for Hellas Verona as the Gialloblu finished a crushing 19th in Serie A after earning promotion the previous year. Spearheading the attack in a difficult season were joint top league scorers, the young prodigy Moise Kean, on loan from Juventus, and veteran captain Giampaolo Pazzini, who both netted only four goals apiece. Despite flashes of hope, the campaign was defined by defensive struggles under manager Fabio Pecchia, ultimately resulting in an immediate relegation to Serie B and marking a turbulent, but defining, chapter in the club's modern history.