2001–02 Inter Milan season

The 2001–02 season was Inter Milan's 93rd in existence and 86th consecutive season in the top flight of Italian football.

Inter Milan
2001–02 season
PresidentMassimo Moratti
Head coachHéctor Cúper
StadiumSan Siro
Serie A3rd
Coppa ItaliaRound of 16
UEFA CupSemi-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Christian Vieri (22)

All:
Christian Vieri (25)
Highest home attendance79,188 vs Juventus
(9 March 2002)
Lowest home attendance47,728 vs Hellas Verona
(19 December 2001)
Average home league attendance62,434

Season overview

After a disappointing previous season, Massimo Moratti appointed former Valencia coach Héctor Cúper as the new head coach.[1] Cúper managed to line-up a new team, buying players such as Toldo, Materazzi, Kallon and Ventola.[2] Inter had a sprint-start, topping the league and passing several challenges in Europe.[3][4][5][6] 2001 closed with Giuseppe Prisco's death, vice-chairman since 1962.[7]

In the second part of season, Inter showed signs of exhaustion: 1–2 home loss to Atalanta[8] was followed, on Thursday, by European elimination.[9] Before the last league game, against Lazio, Inter was still at the top, with one point over Juventus and two over Roma.[10] In the first half, Inter scored twice, but both goals were equalized by Lazio's Poborsky.[11] During second half of the match, Lazio - still in race for a UEFA Cup spot - scored another two goals, eventually winning the match.[11] Inter fell to third place,[11] enough to qualify for next season's Champions League playoff.[11] The Lazio-Inter game also marked Ronaldo's last appearance with Inter.[11]

First-team squad

Squad at end of season.[12]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Italy ITA Francesco Toldo
2 DF Colombia COL Iván Córdoba
3 FW Sierra Leone SLE Mohamed Kallon
4 DF Argentina ARG Javier Zanetti (captain)
5 DF Italy ITA Pasquale Padalino
6 MF Italy ITA Cristiano Zanetti
7 MF Portugal POR Sérgio Conçeicão
8 MF Spain ESP Francisco Farinós
9 FW Brazil BRA Ronaldo
10 MF Netherlands NED Clarence Seedorf
11 MF Argentina ARG Guly
12 GK Italy ITA Alberto Fontana
13 DF Croatia CRO Dario Šimić
14 MF Italy ITA Luigi Di Biagio
15 DF Italy ITA Salvatore Ferraro
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 DF Uruguay URU Gonzalo Sorondo
17 DF Italy ITA Michele Serena
18 MF France FRA Stéphane Dalmat
20 FW Uruguay URU Álvaro Recoba
21 MF Greece GRE Grigorios Georgatos
23 DF Italy ITA Marco Materazzi
24 DF Slovakia SVK Vratislav Greško
25 DF France FRA Laurent Blanc
28 FW Brazil BRA Adriano
31 DF Argentina ARG Nelson Vivas
32 FW Italy ITA Christian Vieri
33 MF Turkey TUR Emre Belözoğlu
54 FW Turkey TUR Hakan Şükür
77 MF Turkey TUR Okan Buruk
78 FW Italy ITA Nicola Ventola

Transfers

Left club during season

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
5 DF France FRA Laurent Blanc (to Manchester United)
15 MF France FRA Benoît Cauet (to Torino)
28 FW Brazil BRA Adriano (on loan to Fiorentina)
19 FW Turkey TUR Hakan Şükür (to Parma)
No. Pos. Nation Player
25 MF Italy ITA Jonatan Binotto (to Brescia)
29 FW Uruguay URU Antonio Pacheco (on loan to Espanyol)
73 DF Italy ITA Salvatore Fresi (to Bologna)

Reserve squad

The following players did not make an appearance for the first team.

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
19 MF Italy ITA Nicola Beati
22 GK France FRA Mathieu Moreau
30 FW Nigeria NGA Obafemi Martins
No. Pos. Nation Player
39 GK Italy ITA Alex Cordaz
42 DF Italy ITA Giovanni Pasquale
43 DF Italy ITA Luca Perfetti

Competitions

Serie A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Juventus (C) 34 20 11 3 64 23 +41 71 Qualification to Champions League first group stage
2 Roma 34 19 13 2 58 24 +34 70
3 Internazionale 34 20 9 5 62 35 +27 69 Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round
4 Milan 34 14 13 7 47 33 +14 55
5 Chievo 34 14 12 8 57 52 +5 54 Qualification to UEFA Cup first round
Source: 2001–02 Serie A, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Draw. (Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played).[14]
(C) Champions

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundHAHAHAHAHAHAAHHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHHAHA
ResultWDWWWDLDWDWWWLWWDWWDDLWWWDWWWLWDWL
Position2433113422211311221233211221111113

Matches

26 August 2001 1 Inter Milan 4–1 Perugia Milano
Kallon 21', 45'
Vieri 91' (pen.), 94'
Guly Yellow card
Okan Yellow card
Report 66' Vryzas
Yellow card Mazzantini
Yellow card Sogliano
Yellow card Baiocco
Yellow card Gatti
Red card 90' Grosso
Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza
Attendance: 60.000
Referee: Treossi
9 September 2001 2 Parma 2–2 Inter Milan Parma
Milošević 27'
Bonazzoli 85'
Report 10' Materazzi
74'Ventola
Yellow card Seedorf
Stadium: Il Tardini
16 September 2001 3 Inter Milan 2–1 Venezia Milan
Cordoba Red card 33'
Kallon Yellow card 74'
Adriano 90'
Report Red card 43' Bettarini
89' Maniero
Yellow card Conteh
Stadium: San Siro
23 September 2001 4 Torino 0–1 Inter Milan Torino
Delli Carri Yellow card Report 73' (pen.) Kallon
Yellow card Materazzi
Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi
Referee: Stefano Farina
30 September 2001 5 Inter Milan 1–0 Bologna Milano
Georgatos 24' Yellow card
Toldo Yellow card
Report Yellow card Pagliuca
Yellow card Macellari
Yellow card Zauli
Yellow card 84' Yellow-red card Pecchia
Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
Referee: Stefano Farina
14 October 2001 7 Udinese 1–1 Inter Milan Udine
Di Michele 88' (pen.)
Caballero Yellow card
Pinzi Yellow card
Report 61' Ventola
Red card 74' Dalmat
Yellow card Di Biagio
Yellow card Kallon
Stadium: Stadio Friuli
Referee: Trentalange
21 October 2001 8 Inter Milan 2–4 Milan Milano
Ventola 13'
Kallon 90' Yellow card
Vivas Yellow card
Materazzi Yellow card
Report 59', 77' Shevchenko
61' Contra
66' F. Inzaghi
Laursen Yellow card
Contra Yellow card
Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza
Referee: Pierluigi Collina
27 October 2001 9 Juventus 0–0 Inter Milan Torino
Tacchinardi Yellow card Report Yellow card Cordoba
Yellow card Materazzi
Yellow card Di Biagio
Yellow card Zanetti C.
Stadium: Delle Alpi
Referee: Braschi
4 November 2001 10 Inter Milan 2–0 Lecce Milano
Kallon 36'
Di Biagio 42' Yellow card
Materazzi Yellow card
Zanetti J. Yellow card
Report Yellow card Stovini
Yellow card Popescu
Yellow card Superbi
Yellow card Chevanton
Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza
Referee: Messina
17 November 2001 11 Roma 0–0 Inter Milan Roma
Zebina Yellow card
Candela Yellow card
Report Yellow card Zanetti J.
Yellow card Di Biagio
Yellow card Sorondo
Stadium: Olimpico
Referee: Rosetti
25 November 2001 12 Inter Milan 2–0 Fiorentina Milano
Kallon 43'
Vieri 55'
Gresko Yellow card
Report Yellow card Amaral Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza
Referee: Rodomonti
2 December 2001 13 Atalanta 2–4 Inter Milan Bergamo
Doni 15', 21' (pen.)
Sala Yellow card
Zenoni Yellow card
Colombo Yellow card
Report 8' Yellow cardDi Biagio
60', 74' (pen.) Vieri
79' Kallon
Yellow card Conceicao
Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia
Referee: Braschi
9 December 2001 14 Brescia 1–3 Inter Milan Brescia
Tare 20'
A. Filippini Yellow card
Giunti Yellow card
Report Ronaldo 18'
Vieri 63', 70' Yellow card
Yellow card Gresko
Yellow cardOkan
Yellow card Zanetti C.
Stadium: Stadio Mario Rigamonti
Referee: Rodomonti
15 December 2001 15 Inter Milan 1–2 Chievo Milano
Vieri 25'
Yellow card Cordoba
Yellow card Di Biagio
Report 20' Corradi
54' Marazzina
Yellow card Eriberto
Yellow card Corini
Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza
Referee: Rosetti
19 December 2001 6 Inter Milan 3–0 Verona Milano
Vieri 18'
Ronaldo 50', 55'
Cordoba Yellow card
Di Biagio Yellow card
C. Zanetti Yellow card
Report Yellow card Zanchi
Yellow card Colucci
Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza
Referee: Treossi
Note: Scheduled on 7 October 2001. It was postponed due to Inter's European campaign.
23 December 2001 16 Piacenza 2–3 Inter Milan Piacenza
Guardalben Red card 43'
Lucarelli Red card 45+2'
Gautieri 55'
Gautieri 74'
Statuto Yellow card
Di Francesco Yellow card
Cristante Yellow card
Report 45' (pen) Vieri
Red card 45+2' Cordoba
69' Kallon
83' Vieri
Yellow card Guly
Yellow card Vivas
Stadium: Stadio Leonardo Garilli
Referee: Braschi
6 January 2002 17 Inter Milan 0–0 Lazio Milano
Okan Yellow card
Emre Yellow card
Report Yellow card Marchegiani
Yellow card Favalli
Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza
Referee: Messina
13 January 2002 18 Perugia 0–2 Inter Milan Perugia
Yellow card Sogliano
Yellow card Bazzani
Yellow card Vryzas
Report 58' Vieri
73' Recoba
Yellow card Gresko
Yellow card Di Biagio
Yellow card Guly
Stadium: Stadio Renato Curi
Referee: Farina
20 January 2002 19 Inter Milan 2–0 Parma Milano
Sensini 2' (o.g.)
Vieri 84'
Report Yellow card Almeyda Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza
Referee: Rosetti
27 January 2002 20 Venezia 1–1 Inter Milan Venice
Maniero 70' (pen.)
Vannucchi Yellow card
Report 28' Vieri
Yellow card C. Zanetti
Stadium: Stadio Pier Luigi Penzo
Referee: Rodomonti
2 February 2002 21 Inter Milan 0–0 Torino Milano
Cordoba Yellow card
Di Biagio Yellow card
Conceicao Yellow card
Report Yellow card Delli Carri
Yellow card Vergassola
Yellow card Castellini
Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza
Referee: Treossi
10 February 2002 22 Bologna 2–1 Inter Milan Bologna
Pecchia 55'
Zauli 73'
Fresi Yellow card
Castellini Yellow card
Brioschi Yellow card
Report 88' Seedorf
Yellow card Sorondo
Yellow card Materazzi
Yellow card Georgatos
Yellow card C. Zanetti
Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
Referee: Collina
17 February 2002 23 Verona 0–3 Inter Milan Verona
Report C. Zanetti 32' Yellow card
Vieri 53', 88'
Materazzi Yellow card
Di Biagio Yellow card
Stadium: Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi
Referee: Farina
24 February 2002 24 Inter Milan 3–2 Udinese Milan
Vieri 27'
Ventola 68'
Conceição 86'
Report Muzzi 80'
Pinzi 88'
Stadium: San Siro
Referee: Braschi
3 March 2002 25 Milan 0–1 Inter Milan Milano
Contra Yellow card
Rui Costa Yellow card
Report 78' Yellow card Vieri
Yellow card Materazzi
Yellow card C. Zanetti
Yellow card Seedorf
Stadium: San Siro
Referee: Pierluigi Collina
9 March 2002 26 Inter Milan 2–2 Juventus Milano
Seedorf 6', 90'
CordobaYellow card
MaterazziYellow card
Di Biagio Yellow card
Report 13' Trezeguet
81' Tudor
Yellow card Pessotto
Yellow card Conte
Yellow card Nedved
Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza
Referee: Borriello
17 March 2002 27 Lecce 1–2 Inter Milan Lecce
Vugrinec soccer ball with red X 76'
Vugrinec 90'
Stovini Yellow card
Giacomazzi Yellow card
Report 40', 67' Recoba
Yellow card Guly
Yellow card Seedorf
Yellow card Dalmat
Stadium: Stadio Via del Mare
Referee: De Santis
Note: Toldo blocked a penalty shoot-out by Vugrinec at 76'.
24 March 2002 28 Inter Milan 3–1 Roma Milano
Recoba 2'
Vieri 43'
Recoba 72'
Emre Yellow card 93' Yellow-red card
Report 57' Totti
Yellow card 78' Yellow-red card Zebina
Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza
Referee: Cesari
7 April 2002 30 Inter Milan 1–2 Atalanta Milan
Vieri 47' Report Sala 44'
Berretta 62'
Stadium: San Siro
14 April 2002 31 Inter Milan 2–1 Brescia Milan
Ronaldo 80', 83' Report Guardiola 29' (pen.) Stadium: San Siro
28 April 2002 33 Inter Milan 3–1 Piacenza Milano
Córdoba 7'
Recoba 70'
Ronaldo 80'
Report 36' Matuzalém
Red card 69' Sommese
Red card 80' Matuzalém
Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza
Attendance: 75,000
Referee: Borriello
5 May 2002 34 Lazio 4–2 Inter Milan Rome
Poborský 19', 45'
Simeone 55'
S. Inzaghi 73'
Report Vieri 12'
Di Biagio 24'
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 60,000

Coppa Italia

Eightfinals

12 November 2001 1 Udinese Calcio 2–1 Inter Udine
20:45 CET Di Michele 71'
Pizarro 83'
Report 30' Seedorf Stadium: Friuli
Referee: Paolo Bertini
29 November 2001 2 Inter 2–2 Udinese Calcio Milan
20:45 CET Ventola 10'
J. Zanetti 18'
Report 41' Muzzi
78' Jørgensen
Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
Referee: Matteo Trefoloni

First round

Inter Milan won 6–0 on aggregate.

Second round

30 October 2001 Wisła Kraków Poland 1–0 Italy Inter Milan Wisła Stadium, Kraków
13:00 Żurawski 4' Report Referee: Paulo Paraty (Portugal)

Inter Milan won 2–1 on aggregate.

Third round

Inter Milan won 4–2 on aggregate.

Fourth round

Inter Milan won 5–3 on aggregate.

Quarter-finals

14 March 2002 (2002-03-14) Inter Milan Italy 1–1 Spain Valencia San Siro, Milan
21:00 Materazzi 50' Report Rufete 66' Attendance: 24,184
Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)
21 March 2002 (2002-03-21) Valencia Spain 0–1 Italy Inter Milan Estadio Mestalla
21:45 Report 4' Ventola
Yellow card 87' Yellow-red card Toldo
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: France Claude Colombo
Note: Due to Goalkeeper Toldo was sent off at 87' and no substitutions for Inter remained, central midfielder Francisco Javier Farinos lined up as Goalkeeper until minute 95 of the match.

Inter Milan won 2–1 on aggregate.

Semi-finals

4 April 2002 (2002-04-04) Inter Milan Italy 0–1 Netherlands Feyenoord Milano
21:00 Cordoba Yellow card 24'
Materazzi Yellow card 73'
Report Yellow card 30' Ono
Yellow card 40' Rzasa
51' (o.g.) Córdoba
Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza
Attendance: 39,622
Referee: Slovakia Ľuboš Micheľ
11 April 2002 (2002-04-11) Feyenoord Netherlands 2–2 Italy Inter Milan De Kuip, Rotterdam
20:30 Van Hooijdonk 17'
Tomasson 34'
Report C. Zanetti 83'
Kallon 89' (pen.)
Attendance: 49,904
Referee: Antonio Jesús López Nieto (Spain)

Feyenoord won 3–2 on aggregate.

Statistics

Appearances and goals

As of 30 June 2002[15]
No. Pos Nat Player TotalSerie ACoppa ItaliaUEFA Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Italy ITA Toldo 4303301090
4 DF Argentina ARG Zanetti J 44233011101
2 DF Colombia COL Cordoba 42130110110
23 DF Italy ITA Materazzi 3222311081
24 DF Slovakia SVK Gresko 341230208+11
7 MF Portugal POR Conçeicão 32116+710+105+30
6 MF Italy ITA Zanetti C 33225+111061
14 MF Italy ITA Di Biagio 4243131+108+11
11 MF Argentina ARG Guly 33120+302081
32 FW Italy ITA Vieri 282525220+1023
3 FW Sierra Leone SLE Kallon 391516+1290010+16
12 GK Italy ITA Fontana 50101030
10 MF Netherlands NED Seedorf 32417+330+216+40
20 FW Uruguay URU Recoba 22615+36001+30
78 FW Italy ITA Ventola 261012+34217+25
18 MF France FRA Dalmat 24111+51104+30
9 FW Brazil BRA Ronaldo 1579+17001+40
21 MF Greece GRE Georgatos 1219+11001+10
16 DF Uruguay URU Sorondo 1208+301000
13 DF Croatia CRO Simic 2106+60105+30
8 MF Spain ESP Farinos 1605+50104+10
77 MF Turkey TUR Okan 1103+401030
31 DF Argentina ARG Vivas 1601+120002+10
33 MF Turkey TUR Emre 2000+130105+10
17 DF Italy ITA Serena 20200000
5 DF Italy ITA Padalino 10001000
15 DF Italy ITA Ferraro 200+100010
Players transferred out during the season
15 MF France FRA Cauet 1000000+10
28 FW Brazil BRA Adriano 1410+81104+10

Last updated: 10 May 2002
Source: Competitions

Goalscorers

No. Pos. Nation Name Serie A Coppa Italia UEFA Cup Total
32 FW Italy Christian Vieri 22 0 3 25
3 FW Sierra Leone Mohamed Kallon 9 0 6 15
78 FW Italy Nicola Ventola 4 1 5 10
9 FW Brazil Ronaldo 7 0 0 7
20 FW Uruguay Álvaro Recoba 6 0 0 6
10 MF Netherlands Clarence Seedorf 3 1 0 4
14 MF Italy Luigi Di Biagio 3 0 1 4
4 DF Argentina Javier Zanetti 0 1 1 2
6 MF Italy Cristiano Zanetti 1 0 1 2
23 DF Italy Marco Materazzi 1 0 1 2
2 DF Colombia Iván Córdoba 1 0 0 1
7 MF Portugal Sérgio Conçeicão 1 0 0 1
11 MF Argentina Guly 0 0 1 1
18 MF France Stéphane Dalmat 1 0 0 1
21 MF Greece Grigorios Georgatos 1 0 0 1
24 DF Slovakia Vratislav Greško 0 0 1 1
28 FW Brazil Adriano 1 0 0 1
# Own goals 1 0 0 1
TOTAL 62 3 20 85

Last updated: 5 May 2002
Source: Calcio.com

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