2002–03 Inter Milan season

Inter Milan
2002–03 season
President Massimo Moratti
Manager Héctor Cúper
Stadium San Siro
Serie A 2nd
Coppa Italia Round of 16
UEFA Champions League Semi-finals
Top goalscorer League:
Christian Vieri (24)
All:
Christian Vieri (27)
Highest home attendance 76,854 vs Milan
(13 May 2003)
Lowest home attendance 54,825 vs Perugia
(24 May 2003)
Average home league attendance 61,943
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours

The 2002–03 season was Football Club Internazionale Milano's 94th in existence and 87th consecutive season in the top flight of Italian football.

Season summary

The start of the season was marked by the departure of Ronaldo and the arrival of Hernán Crespo after club had already acquired Fabio Cannavaro, Matías Almeyda and Domenico Morfeo.[1][2] Crespo, along with Christian Vieri, built an attacking duo.[3] Crespo was essential in the 2002–03 UEFA Champions League [4] while Vieri usually scored in the domestic matches.[5] Their partnership worked until Crespo sustained an injury, which sidelined him for several weeks.[6] Without him, despite replaced by Gabriel Batistuta, Inter lost some key matches.[7] One of these was against Juventus who, could finally aim for the title.[8]

Inter managed to reach the Champions League quarter-finals after passing in second in the group phase.[9] Inter's opponent was Valencia, winning 1–0 at home.[10] A 2–1 defeat in Spain had no effect on qualification, due to the away goals rule.[11] As Crespo came back from injury, Vieri got injured, but he managed to retain the title of the league's top scorer, with 24 goals.[12] In the semi-finals, Inter lost to Milan due to Andriy Shevchenko's away goal in the second leg, equalized by Obafemi Martins, for a 1–1 aggregate that sent Milan to the final on away goals.[13] Focused on the European competition, Inter collected two draws in the league that stuck them behind Juventus, who won their second-straight title.[14]

Squad

Squad at end of season[15]

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

No. Position Player
1 Italy GK Francesco Toldo
2 Colombia DF Iván Córdoba
3 Sierra Leone FW Mohamed Kallon
4 Argentina DF Javier Zanetti (captain)
5 Turkey MF Emre Belözoğlu
6 Italy MF Cristiano Zanetti
7 Portugal MF Sérgio Conçeicão
9 Argentina FW Hernán Crespo
10 Italy MF Domenico Morfeo
11 Argentina MF Guly
12 Italy GK Alberto Fontana
13 Italy DF Fabio Cannavaro
14 Italy MF Luigi Di Biagio
15 Italy DF Daniele Adani
16 Uruguay DF Gonzalo Sorondo
17 Italy DF Michele Serena
18 France MF Stéphane Dalmat
19 Argentina FW Gabriel Batistuta (on loan from Roma)
20 Uruguay FW Álvaro Recoba
No. Position Player
21 Italy MF Nicola Beati
22 Turkey MF Okan Buruk
23 Italy DF Marco Materazzi
24 Paraguay DF Carlos Gamarra
25 Argentina MF Matias Almeyda
26 Italy DF Giovanni Pasquale
27 France GK Mathieu Moreau
30 Nigeria FW Obafemi Martins
31 Argentina DF Nelson Vivas
32 Italy FW Christian Vieri
34 Italy FW Mattia Altobelli
40 Italy DF Luca Franchini
41 Italy MF Nicola Napolitano
43 Italy DF Alessandro Potenza
44 Italy MF Mario Rebecchi
45 Brazil FW Wellington
65 Italy GK Enrico Rossi Chauvenet
77 Italy DF Francesco Coco
78 Italy FW Nicola Ventola

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. Position Player
8 Spain MF Javier Farinós (on loan to Villarreal)
No. Position Player
39 Italy DF Salvatore Ferraro (on loan to Prato)

Transfers

In

Out

Loan in

Loan out

Competitions

Overview

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Serie A 14 September 200224 May 2003 Matchday 1 Runners-up 33 19 7 7 64 38 +26 057.58
Coppa Italia 4 December 200219 December 2002 Round of 16 Round of 16 2 0 0 2 1 3 −2 000.00
Champions League 14 August 200213 May 2003 Third qualifying round Semi-finals 18 8 7 3 28 19 +9 044.44
Total 53 27 14 12 93 60 +33 050.94

Last updated: 24 May 2003
Source: Serie A statistics Coppa Italia statistics, Champions League statistics

Serie A

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Juventus (C) 34 21 9 4 64 29 +35 72 Qualification to Champions League group stage
2 Internazionale 34 19 8 7 64 38 +26 65
3 Milan 34 18 7 9 55 30 +25 61
4 Lazio 34 15 15 4 57 32 +25 60 Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round
5 Parma 34 15 11 8 55 36 +19 56 Qualification to UEFA Cup first round
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
34 19 8 7 64 38  +26 65 10 5 2 34 13  +21 9 3 5 30 25  +5

Last updated: 24 May 2003.
Source: Competitive matches

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundAHAHAHHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHHAHAHAH
ResultWWWWWDWWLDLWDWWWLWWWLWLWWLDLWDDDWD
Position4431121112433322322122222223222222

Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Coppa Italia

Round of 16

UEFA Champions League

Qualifying phase

Third qualifying round

First group stage

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Italy Internazionale 6321128+411
Netherlands Ajax 622265+18
France Lyon 6222129+38
Norway Rosenborg 6042412−84
 AJAINTOLROS
Ajax – 1–2 2–1 1–1
Internazionale 1–0 – 1–2 3–0
Lyon 0–2 3–3 – 5–0
Rosenborg 0–0 2–2 1–1 –

Second group stage

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Spain Barcelona 6510122+1016
Italy Internazionale 6321118+311
England Newcastle United 62131013−37
Germany Bayer Leverkusen 6006515−100

Knockout phase

Quarter-finals
Semi-finals

Statistics

Appearances and goals

As of 31 June 2003[17]
No. Pos Nat Player TotalSerie ACoppa ItaliaChampions
League
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Italy Francesco Toldo 51032010180
12 GK Italy Alberto Fontana 30201000
Defenders
2 DF Colombia Iván Córdoba 43227+1110141
4 DF Argentina Javier Zanetti 53132+2110180
13 DF Italy Fabio Cannavaro 40027+100010+20
15 DF Italy Daniele Adani 1112+51000+40
23 DF Italy Marco Materazzi 33118+2100130
24 DF Paraguay Carlos Gamarra 2307+70204+30
26 DF Italy Giovanni Pasquale 30013+50105+60
31 DF Argentina Nelson Vivas 604+200000
40 DF Italy Luca Franchini 200+101000
43 DF Italy Alessandro Potenza 10001000
77 DF Italy Francesco Coco 33016+400012+10
Midfielders
5 MF Turkey Emre Belözoğlu 37522+340010+21
6 MF Italy Cristiano Zanetti 24014+30105+10
7 MF Portugal Sérgio Conçeicão 33114+50119+40
8 MF Spain Javier Farinós 401+102000
10 MF Italy Domenico Morfeo 27211+61009+11
11 MF Argentina Guly 1603+40203+40
14 MF Italy Luigi Di Biagio 41721+440015+13
18 MF France Stéphane Dalmat 2309+600080
21 MF Italy Nicola Beati 500+201+100+10
22 MF Turkey Okan Buruk 2229+62004+30
25 MF Argentina Matias Almeyda 26113+30005+51
41 MF Italy Nicola Napolitano 401+100+2000
44 MF Italy Mario Rebecchi 10001000
45 MF Brazil Wellington 10001000
Forwards
3 FW Sierra Leone Mohamed Kallon 1544+54202+20
9 FW Argentina Hernán Crespo 301614+4700129
19 FW Italy Bernardo Corradi 1000000+10
19 FW Argentina Gabriel Batistuta 12210+220000
20 FW Uruguay Álvaro Recoba 411223+490+107+63
30 FW Nigeria Obafemi Martins 1133+11201+42
32 FW Italy Christian Vieri 372722+12400143
34 FW Italy Mattia Altobelli 10000+1000

Goalscorers

No. Pos. Nation Name Serie A Coppa Italia Champions League Total
32 FW Italy Christian Vieri 24 0 3 27
9 FW Argentina Hernán Crespo 7 0 9 16
20 FW Uruguay Álvaro Recoba 9 0 3 12
14 MF Italy Luigi Di Biagio 4 0 3 7
5 MF Turkey Emre Belözoğlu 4 0 1 5
3 FW Sierra Leone Mohamed Kallon 4 0 0 4
30 FW Nigeria Obafemi Martins 1 0 2 3
2 DF Colombia Iván Córdoba 1 0 1 2
10 MF Italy Domenico Morfeo 1 0 1 2
19 FW Argentina Gabriel Batistuta 2 0 0 2
22 MF Turkey Okan Buruk 2 0 0 2
4 DF Argentina Javier Zanetti 1 0 0 1
7 MF Portugal Sérgio Conçeicão 0 1 0 1
15 DF Italy Daniele Adani 1 0 0 1
23 DF Italy Marco Materazzi 1 0 0 1
25 MF Argentina Matias Almeyda 0 0 1 1
# Own goals 1 0 4 5
TOTAL 64 1 28 93

Last updated: 24 May 2003
Source: Calcio.com

References

  1. ↑ Andrea Schianchi (August 8, 2002). "Ore 16.30: Cannavaro all' Inter". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian).
  2. ↑ "Shock transfers, Nesta to Milan and Ronaldo eventually goes to Real". repubblica.it (in Italian). August 31, 2002.
  3. ↑ Paolo Condò; Andrea Elefante (September 30, 2002). "Vieri porta in fuga l' Inter". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian).
  4. ↑ Gianni Piva (November 13, 2002). "Grande Crespo, avanti a colpi di testa". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 46.
  5. ↑ Andrea Sorrentino (December 2, 2002). "Grande Vieri, l' uragano del gol è il Michael Jordan dell' Inter". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 34.
  6. ↑ Alberto Cerruti (January 13, 2003). "L' Inter dà spettacolo Ma sorride a metà". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian).
  7. ↑ Alberto Cerruti (January 20, 2003). "Male l' Inter, peggio l' arbitro". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian).
  8. ↑ "Nedved unstoppable Juventus on top". repubblica.it (in Italian). March 2, 2003.
  9. ↑ "Inter wins in Leverkusen and enters into Champions top 8". repubblica.it (in Italian). March 19, 2003.
  10. ↑ "Inter, a goal from Vieri and a lot of suffering". repubblica.it (in Italian). April 9, 2003.
  11. ↑ "Inter in semifinal thank to Toldo". repubblica.it (in Italian). April 23, 2003.
  12. ↑ "Vieri, lighter injury but season at end". repubblica.it (in Italian). April 23, 2003.
  13. ↑ "Milan, just a draw to reach final". repubblica.it (in Italian). May 13, 2003.
  14. ↑ Gianni Piva (May 25, 2003). "Inter, solo pari con il Perugia: Di Loreto firma il 2-2". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 40.
  15. ↑ http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/italy/2002-2003/seriea/inter.htm
  16. ↑ The opening matchday was scheduled to be played on 31 August and 1 September 2002, but was postponed due to the lack of agreement on television rights.
  17. ↑ http://www.inter.it/en/archivio_partite
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