2000–01 Reggina Calcio season

Reggina Calcio were relegated following losing three key players in the summer of 2000. Despite goalkeeper Massimo Taibi being in full form following his Manchester United debacle, Reggina had serious goal scoring problems without departed striker Mohamed Kallon. With Davide Dionigi arriving from Sampdoria mid-season, Reggina solved that problem, and Dionigi's six goals led to a spareggio for the Serie A stay, a double-header Reggina lost. Coach Franco Colomba was not blamed for the relegation, and was given the all-clear to stay for a further season, with Reggina one of the favourites to bounce back to the top domestic division.

Reggina

2000–01 season
Chairman	Pasquale Foti
Manager	Franco Colomba
Serie A	15th
Coppa Italia	2nd Round
Top goalscorer	Davide Dionigi (6)

Squad

Goalkeepers

• Massimo Taibi
• Emanuele Belardi
• Antonio Castelli

Defenders

• Martin Jiránek
• Luca Mezzano
• Marco Caneira
• Giovanni Morabito
• Joseph Dayo Oshadogan
• Lorenzo Stovini

Midfielders

• Andrea Zanchetta
• José Mamede
• Francesco Cozza
• Jorge Vargas
• Paulo Costa
• Salvatore Vicari
• Ezio Brevi
• Andrea Bernini
• Ricardo Verón
• Mozart

Attackers

• Erjon Bogdani
• Davide Dionigi
• Davide Possanzini
• Maurizio Nassi
• Massimo Marazzina

Serie A

Main article: 2000–01 Serie A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
13	Lecce	34	8	13	13	40	54	−14	37[lower-alpha 1]
14	Hellas Verona[lower-alpha 2]	34	10	7	17	40	59	−19	37
15	Reggina (R)	34	10	7	17	32	49	−17	37	Relegation to Serie B
16	Vicenza (R)	34	9	9	16	37	51	−14	36[lower-alpha 3]
17	Napoli (R)	34	8	12	14	35	51	−16	36

Source: 2000–01 Serie A, Soccerway, RSSSF.com
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).[1]
(R) Relegated.
Notes:

1. LCE: 10 pts; REG: 4 pts; HEL: 2 pts
2. Hellas Verona winner of 2000–01 Relegation tie-breaker against Reggina.
3. VIC 2–0 NAP; NAP 1–2 VIC.

Matches

Reggina v Inter

1	Reggina	2-1	Inter
	Davide Possanzini (45)Massimo Marazzina (50)		Álvaro Recoba (10)

Fiorentina v Reggina

2	Fiorentina	2-1	Reggina
	Nuno Gomes (86) Leandro (89)		Massimo Marazzina (69)

Reggina v Lecce

3	Reggina	0-1	Lecce
			Cristiano Lucarelli (35 pen)

Bologna v Reggina

4	Bologna	2-0	Reggina
	Luis Oliveira (58) 2-0 Jonatan Binotto (80)

Reggina v Juventus

5	Reggina	0-2	Juventus
			David Trezeguet (45) 0-2 David Trezeguet (64)

Roma v Reggina

6	Roma	2-1	Reggina
	Francesco Totti (29 pen)Vincenzo Montella (70)		Erjon Bogdani (60)

Udinese v Reggina

7	Udinese	3-0	Reggina
	Roberto Sosa (36) 2-0 Stefano Fiore (44 pen) 3-0 Roberto Sosa (52)

Reggina v Brescia

8	Reggina	0-3	Brescia
			Francesco Marino (55) 0-2 Alessandro Calori (70) 0-3 Massimiliano Esposito (81)

Lazio v Reggina

9	Lazio	2-0	Reggina
	Marcelo Salas (26) 2-0 Hernán Crespo (57)

Reggina v Verona

10	Reggina	1-1	Verona
	Lorenzo Stovini (90)		Emiliano Bonazzoli (1

Napoli v Reggina

11	Napoli	v	Reggina
	Dario Baccin (5) 2-0 Oscar Magoni (20) 3-0 Nicola Amoruso (34 pen) 4-0 Claudio Bellucci (56)Emanuele Troise (73) 6-1 Marek Jankulovski (84)		Francesco Cozza (67 pen)Mozart (87)

Reggina v Vicenza

12	Reggina	1-0	Vicenza
	Ezio Brevi (72)

Parma v Reggina

13	Parma	0-2	Reggina
			Davide Dionigi (20) 0-2 Davide Dionigi (54)

Reggina v Atalanta

14	Reggina	1-0	Atalanta
	Davide Dionigi (32)

Bari v Reggina

15	Bari	2-1	Reggina
	Duccio Innocenti (37)Daniel Andersson (80 pen)		Francesco Cozza (27)

Reggina v Perugia

16	Reggina	0-2	Perugia
			Marco Materazzi (20 pen) 0-2 Fabio Liverani (38)

Milan v Reggina

17	Milan	1-0	Reggina
	Leonardo (79)

Inter v Reggina

18	Inter	1-1	Reggina
	Christian Vieri (40 pen)		Davide Dionigi (22)

Reggina v Fiorentina

19	Reggina	1-1	Fiorentina
	Andrea Zanchetta (40)		Enrico Chiesa (11)

Lecce v Reggina

20	Lecce	2-1	Reggina
	David Balleri (14)Cristiano Lucarelli (72)		Francesco Cozza (28)

Reggina v Bologna

21	Reggina	2-1	Bologna
	Andrea Zanchetta (7) 2-0 Francesco Cozza (42)		Giuseppe Signori (68)

Juventus v Reggina

22	Juventus	1-0	Reggina
	Igor Tudor (31)

Reggina v Roma

23

Reggina

0-0

Roma

Reggina v Udinese

24	Reggina	1-1	Udinese
	Massimo Taibi (88)		Alberto (68)

Brescia v Reggina

25	Brescia	1-1	Reggina
	Antonio Filippini (33) 2-0 Fabio Petruzzi (48) 3-0 Roberto Baggio (73 pen) 4-0 Igli Tare (90)

Reggina v Lazio

26	Reggina	0-2	Lazio
			Hernán Crespo (16) 0-2 Hernán Crespo (70)

Verona v Reggina

27	Verona	0-3	Reggina
			Davide Dionigi (19) 0-2 Francesco Cozza (42) 0-3 José Mamede (90)

Reggina v Napoli

28	Reggina	3-1	Napoli
	Davide Dionigi (5) 2-0 Massimo Marazzina (41) 3-0 Andrea Zanchetta (49)		Edmundo (59)

Vicenza v Reggina

29	Vicenza	2-1	Reggina
	Marco Zanchi (64) 2-1 Marco Zanchi (86)		Massimo Marazzina (52)

Reggina v Parma

30	Reggina	2-0	Parma
	Andrea Bernini (38) 2-0 Andrea Bernini (76)

Atalanta v Reggina

31	Atalanta	1-1	Reggina
	Luciano Zauri (11)		Andrea Zanchetta (15)

Reggina v Bari

32	Reggina	1-0	Bari
	Jorge Vargas (50)

Perugia v Reggina

33	Perugia	1-1	Reggina
	Marco Materazzi (62 pen)		Andrea Zanchetta (31)

Reggina v Milan

34	Reggina	2-1	Milan
	Giovanni Morabito (77) 2-1 Paulo Costa (82)		Kakha Kaladze (69)

Relegation tie-breaker

Main article: 2000–01 Serie A § Relegation tie-breaker

Hellas Verona v Reggina

	Hellas Verona	1-0	Reggina	Verona
	Laursen 6'

Reggina v Hellas Verona

	Reggina	2-1 (2-2a agg.)	Hellas Verona
	Andrea Zanchetta (42) 2-0 Francesco Cozza (45)		Michele Cossato (86)

Topscorers

• Davide Dionigi 6
• Andrea Zanchetta 5
• Francesco Cozza 5
• Massimo Marazzina 4

References

1. Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio - La Storia 1898-2004, Panini Edizioni, Modena, September 2005 "Norme organizzative interne della F.I.G.C. - Art. 51.6" (PDF) (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. 12 September 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2018.

Sources

• RSSSF - Italy 2000/01