2001–02 Inter Milan season

The 2001–02 season was Football Club Internazionale Milano's 93th in existence and 86th consecutive season in the top flight of Italian football.

Inter Milan

2001–02 season
President	Massimo Moratti
Head coach	Héctor Cúper
Stadium	San Siro
Serie A	3rd
Coppa Italia	Round of 16
UEFA Cup	Semifinals
Top goalscorer	League: Christian Vieri (22) All: Christian Vieri (25)
Highest home attendance	79,188 vs Juventus (9 March 2002)
Lowest home attendance	47,728 vs Hellas Verona (19 December 2001)
Average home league attendance	62,434
Home colours Away colours Third colours

Season overview

After a disappointing previous season, Massimo Moratti chose former Valencia coach Héctor Cúper as the coach of rebirth.[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, vicechairman 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, from 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] Lazio-Inter 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  ITA Francesco Toldo 2 DF  COL Iván Córdoba 3 FW  SLE Mohamed Kallon 4 DF  ARG Javier Zanetti (captain) 5 DF  ITA Pasquale Padalino (on loan from Bologna) 6 MF  ITA Cristiano Zanetti 7 MF  POR Sérgio Conçeicão 8 MF  ESP Francisco Farinós 9 FW  BRA Ronaldo 10 MF  NED Clarence Seedorf 11 MF  ARG Guly 12 GK  ITA Alberto Fontana 13 DF  CRO Dario Šimić 14 MF  ITA Luigi Di Biagio 15 DF  ITA Salvatore Ferraro

No. Pos. Nation Player 16 DF  URU Gonzalo Sorondo 17 DF  ITA Michele Serena 18 MF  FRA Stéphane Dalmat 20 FW  URU Álvaro Recoba 21 MF  GRE Grigorios Georgatos 23 DF  ITA Marco Materazzi 24 DF  SVK Vratislav Greško 25 DF  FRA Laurent Blanc 28 FW  BRA Adriano 31 DF  ARG Nelson Vivas 32 FW  ITA Christian Vieri 33 MF  TUR Emre Belözoğlu 54 FW  TUR Hakan Şükür 77 MF  TUR Okan Buruk 78 FW  ITA 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. Pos. Nation Player 5 DF  FRA Laurent Blanc (to Manchester United) 15 MF  FRA Benoît Cauet (to Torino) 28 FW  BRA Adriano (on loan to Fiorentina) 54 FW  TUR Hakan Şükür (to Parma)

No. Pos. Nation Player 25 MF  ITA Jonatan Binotto (to Brescia) 29 FW  URU Antonio Pacheco (on loan to Espanyol) 73 DF  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  ITA Nicola Beati 22 GK  FRA Mathieu Moreau 30 FW  NGA Obafemi Martins

No. Pos. Nation Player 39 GK  ITA Alex Cordaz 42 DF  ITA Giovanni Pasquale 43 DF  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).[13]
(C) Champion.

Matches

Internazionale v Perugia

26 August 2001 1	Internazionale	4–1	Perugia	Milan
	Kallon  21', 45' Vieri  90+1' (pen.), 90+4'	Report	Vryzas  66'	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 60.000 Referee: Treossi

Parma v Internazionale

9 September 2001 2	Parma	2–2	Internazionale	Parma
	Milošević  27' Bonazzoli  85'	Report	Materazzi  10' Ventola  74'	Stadium: Il Tardini

Internazionale v Venezia

16 September 2001 3	Internazionale	2–1	Venezia	Milan
	Kallon  74' Adriano  90'	Report	Maniero  89'	Stadium: San Siro

Torino v Internazionale

23 September 2001 4	Torino	0–1	Internazionale	Turin
		Report	Kallon  73' (pen.)	Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi

Internazionale v Bologna

30 September 2001 5	Internazionale	1–0	Bologna	Milan
	Georgatos  24'	Report		Stadium: San Siro

Internazionale v Verona

19 December 2001 6	Internazionale	3–0	Verona	Milan
	Vieri  18' Ronaldo  50', 55'	Report		Stadium: San Siro
Note: Scheduled on 7 October 2001. It was postponed due to Inter's European campaign.

Udinese v Internazionale

14 October 2001 7	Udinese	1–1	Internazionale	Udine
	Di Michele  88' (pen.)	Report	Ventola  61'	Stadium: Stadio Friuli

Internazionale v Milan

21 October 2001 8	Internazionale	2–4	Milan	Milan
	Ventola  13' Kallon  90'	Report	Shevchenko  59', 77' Contra  61' F. Inzaghi  66'	Stadium: San Siro

Juventus v Internazionale

27 October 2001 9	Juventus	0–0	Internazionale	Turin
		Report		Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi

Internazionale v Lecce

4 November 2001 10	Internazionale	2–0	Lecce	Milan
	Kallon  36' Di Biagio  42'	Report		Stadium: San Siro

Roma v Internazionale

17 November 2001 11	Roma	0–0	Internazionale	Rome
		Report		Stadium: Stadio Olimpico

Internazionale v Fiorentina

25 November 2001 12	Internazionale	2–0	Fiorentina	Milan
	Kallon  43' Vieri  55'	Report		Stadium: San Siro

Atalanta v Internazionale

2 December 2001 13	Atalanta	2–4	Internazionale	Bergamo
	Doni  15', 21' (pen.)	Report	Di Biagio  8' Vieri  60', 74' (pen.) Kallon  79'	Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia

Brescia v Internazionale

9 December 2001 14	Brescia	1–3	Internazionale	Brescia
	Tare  20'	Report	Ronaldo  18' Vieri  63', 70'	Stadium: Stadio Mario Rigamonti

Internazionale v Chievo

15 December 2001 15	Internazionale	1–2	Chievo	Milan
	Vieri  25'	Report	Corradi  20' Marazzina  54'	Stadium: San Siro

Piacenza v Internazionale

23 December 2001 16	Piacenza	2–3	Internazionale	Piacenza
	Gautieri  55', 74'	Report	Vieri  45' (pen.), 83' Kallon  69'	Stadium: Stadio Leonardo Garilli

Internazionale v Lazio

6 January 2002 17	Internazionale	0–0	Lazio	Milan
		Report		Stadium: San Siro

Perugia v Internazionale

13 January 2002 18	Perugia	0–2	Internazionale	Perugia
		Report	Vieri  58' Recoba  73'	Stadium: Stadio Renato Curi

Internazionale v Parma

20 January 2002 19	Internazionale	2–0	Parma	Milan
	Sensini  2' (o.g.) Vieri  84'	Report		Stadium: San Siro

Venezia v Internazionale

27 January 2002 20	Venezia	1–1	Internazionale	Venice
	Maniero  70' (pen.)	Report	Vieri  28'	Stadium: Stadio Pierluigi Penzo

Internazionale v Torino

2 February 2002 21	Internazionale	0–0	Torino	Milan
		Report		Stadium: San Siro

Bologna v Internazionale

10 February 2002 22	Bologna	2–1	Internazionale	Bologna
	Pecchia  55' Zauli  73'	Report	Seedorf  88'	Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara

Verona v Internazionale

17 February 2002 23	Verona	0–3	Internazionale	Verona
		Report	C. Zanetti  32' Vieri  53', 88'	Stadium: Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi

Internazionale v Udinese

24 February 2002 24	Internazionale	3–2	Udinese	Milan
	Vieri  27' Ventola  68' Conceição  86'	Report	Muzzi  80' Pinzi  88'	Stadium: San Siro

Milan v Internazionale

3 March 2002 25	Milan	0–1	Internazionale	Milan
		Report	Vieri  78'	Stadium: San Siro

Internazionale v Juventus

9 March 2002 26	Internazionale	2–2	Juventus	Milan
	Seedorf  6', 90'	Report	Trezeguet  13' Tudor  81'	Stadium: San Siro

Lecce v Internazionale

17 March 2002 27	Lecce	1–2	Internazionale	Lecce
	Vugrinec  90'	Report	Recoba  40', 67'	Stadium: Stadio Via del Mare

Internazionale v Roma

24 March 2002 28	Internazionale	3–1	Roma	Milan
	Recoba  2', 72' Vieri  43'	Report	Totti  57'	Stadium: San Siro

Fiorentina v Internazionale

30 March 2002 29	Fiorentina	0–1	Internazionale	Florence
		Report	Vieri  61'	Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi

Internazionale v Atalanta

7 April 2002 30	Internazionale	1–2	Atalanta	Milan
	Vieri  47'	Report	Sala  44' Berretta  62'	Stadium: San Siro

Internazionale v Brescia

14 April 2002 31	Internazionale	2–1	Brescia	Milan
	Ronaldo  80', 83'	Report	Guardiola  29' (pen.)	Stadium: San Siro

Chievo v Internazionale

21 April 2002 32	Chievo	2–2	Internazionale	Verona
	Marazzina  41' Cossato  90'	Report	Dalmat  46' Ronaldo  60'	Stadium: Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi

Internazionale v Piacenza

28 April 2002 33	Internazionale	3–1	Piacenza	Milan
	Córdoba  7' Recoba  70' Ronaldo  80'	Report	Matuzalém  36'	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 75,000

Lazio v Internazionale

5 May 2002 34	Lazio	4–2	Internazionale	Rome
	Poborský  19', 45' Simeone  55' S. Inzaghi  73'	Report	Vieri  12' Di Biagio  24'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 60,000

Coppa Italia

UEFA Cup

First round

Internazionale v Brașov

20 September 2001	Internazionale	3–0	Brașov	Stadio Nereo Rocco, Trieste
21:00 CET	Dalmat  23' Kallon  31' Di Biagio  41'	Report		Referee: Fernando Mendez (Spain)

Brașov v Internazionale

27 September 2001	Brașov	0–3	Internazionale	Stadionul Tineretului, Brașov
			Ventola  14', 79' Guly  36'

Internazionale won 6–0 on aggregate.

Second round

Internazionale v Wisła Kraków

18 October 2001	Internazionale	2–0	Wisła Kraków	Stadio Nereo Rocco, Trieste
21:00	Kallon  61', 65'	Report		Referee: Leslie Irvine (Northern Ireland)

Wisła Kraków v Internazionale

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

Internazionale won 2–1 on aggregate.

Third round

Ipswich Town v Internazionale

22 November 2001	Ipswich Town	1–0	Internazionale	Portman Road, Ipswich
20:45	Armstrong  81'	Report		Referee: Kim Milton Nielsen (Denmark)

Internazionale v Ipswich Town

6 December 2001	Internazionale	4–1	Ipswich Town	Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan
21:00	Vieri  19', 34', 71' Kallon  46'	Report	Armstrong  79' (pen.)	Referee: Graham Barber (England)

Internazionale won 4–2 on aggregate.

Fourth round

Internazionale v AEK Athens

21 February 2002	Internazionale	3–1	AEK Athens	San Siro, Milan
21:00	J. Zanetti  14' Kallon  37' Ventola  56'	Report	Zagorakis  8'	Referee: Graham Poll (England)

AEK Athens v Internazionale

28 February 2002	AEK Athens	2–2	Internazionale	Nikos Goumas Stadium, Nea Filadelfeia
20:30	Konstantinidis  23' Nikolaidis  56'	Report	Greško  20' Ventola  57'	Referee: Karl-Erik Nilsson (Sweden)

Internazionale won 5–3 on aggregate.

Quarter-finals

Internazionale v Valencia

14 March 2002 (2002-03-14)	Internazionale	1–1	Valencia	San Siro, Milan
21:00	Materazzi  50'	Report	Rufete  66'	Attendance: 24,184 Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)

Valencia v Internazionale

21 March 2002 (2002-03-21)	Valencia	0–1	Internazionale	Estadio Mestalla, Valencia
21:45		Report	Ventola  4'	Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Claude Colombo (France)

Internazionale won 2–1 on aggregate.

Semi-finals

Internazionale v Feyenoord

4 April 2002 (2002-04-04)	Internazionale	0–1	Feyenoord	San Siro, Milan
21:00		Report	Córdoba  51' (o.g.)	Attendance: 39,622 Referee: Ľuboš Micheľ (Slovakia)

Feyenoord v Internazionale

11 April 2002 (2002-04-11)	Feyenoord	2–2	Internazionale	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 31 June 2002[14]

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Serie A		Coppa Italia		UEFA Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK		Francesco Toldo	43	0	33	0	1	0	9	0
12	GK		Alberto Fontana	5	0	1	0	1	0	3	0
Defenders
2	DF		Iván Córdoba	42	1	30	1	1	0	11	0
4	DF		Javier Zanetti	44	2	33	0	1	1	10	1
5	DF		Pasquale Padalino	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
13	DF		Dario Šimić	21	0	6+6	0	1	0	5+3	0
15	DF		Salvatore Ferraro	2	0	0+1	0	0	0	1	0
16	DF		Gonzalo Sorondo	12	0	8+3	0	1	0	0	0
17	DF		Michele Serena	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
23	DF		Marco Materazzi	32	2	23	1	1	0	8	1
24	DF		Vratislav Greško	34	1	23	0	2	0	8+1	1
31	DF		Nelson Vivas	16	0	1+12	0	0	0	2+1	0
Midfielders
6	MF		Cristiano Zanetti	33	2	25+1	1	1	0	6	1
7	MF		Sérgio Conçeicão	32	1	16+7	1	0+1	0	5+3	0
8	MF		Francisco Farinós	16	0	5+5	0	1	0	4+1	0
10	MF		Clarence Seedorf	32	4	17+3	3	0+2	1	6+4	0
11	MF		Guly	33	1	20+3	0	2	0	8	1
14	MF		Luigi Di Biagio	42	4	31	3	1+1	0	8+1	1
18	MF		Stéphane Dalmat	24	1	11+5	1	1	0	4+3	0
21	MF		Grigorios Georgatos	12	1	9+1	1	0	0	1+1	0
33	MF		Emre Belözoğlu	20	0	0+13	0	1	0	5+1	0
77	MF		Okan Buruk	11	0	3+4	0	1	0	3	0
Forwards
3	FW		Mohamed Kallon	39	15	16+12	9	0	0	10+1	6
9	FW		Ronaldo	15	7	9+1	7	0	0	1+4	0
20	FW		Álvaro Recoba	22	6	15+3	6	0	0	1+3	0
32	FW		Christian Vieri	28	25	25	22	0+1	0	2	3
78	FW		Nicola Ventola	26	10	12+3	4	2	1	7+2	5
Players transferred out during the season
15	MF		Benoît Cauet	1	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
28	FW		Adriano	14	1	0+8	1	1	0	4+1	0

Last updated: 10 May 2002
Source: Competitions

Goalscorers

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

Last updated: 5 May 2002
Source: Calcio.com

References

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