2002–03 S.S. Lazio season

The 2002–03 season was the 103rd season in Società Sportiva Lazio's history and their 15th consecutive season in the top-flight of Italian football. Under new manager Roberto Mancini, Lazio finished 4th in Serie A and reached the semi-finals of both the Coppa Italia and the UEFA Cup.

Lazio

2002–03 season
Manager	Roberto Mancini
Serie A	4th
Coppa Italia	Semi-finals
UEFA Cup	Semi-finals
Top goalscorer	League: Claudio López (15) All: Claudio López (17)
Home colours

Squad

Goalkeepers

• Angelo Peruzzi
• Luca Marchegiani
• Emanuele Concetti

Defenders

• Fernando Couto
• Jaap Stam
• Giuseppe Favalli
• Giuseppe Pancaro
• Juan Pablo Sorín (left in January 2003 for Barcelona)
• Siniša Mihajlović
• Massimo Oddo
• Paolo Negro
• Francesco Colonnese
• / Guerino Gottardi

Midfielders

• Dejan Stanković
• Stefano Fiore
• Diego Simeone
• César
• Lucas Castromán
• Giuliano Giannichedda
• Nikola Lazetić (arrived in January 2003 from Chievo)
• Fabio Liverani
• Dino Baggio
• / Christian Manfredini (left in January 2003 for Osasuna)

Attackers

• Claudio López
• Bernardo Corradi
• Simone Inzaghi
• Enrico Chiesa

Serie A

Main article: 2002–03 Serie A

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
2	Internazionale	34	19	8	7	64	38	+26	65	Qualification to Champions League group stage
3	Milan[lower-alpha 1]	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[lower-alpha 2]	Qualification to UEFA Cup first round
6	Udinese	34	16	8	10	38	35	+3	56[lower-alpha 2]

Source: 2002–03 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).[1]
Notes:

1. Milan qualified for the Champions League group stage as defending champions.
2. UDI 1–1 PAR; PAR 3–2 UDI

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
34	15	15	4	57	32	+25	60	7	8	2	31	16	+15	8	7	2	26	16	+10

Matches

Lazio v Chievo

1	Lazio	2–3	Chievo
	Simeone  5' Corradi  64'		D'Anna  14' Bierhoff  49' Della Morte  70'

Torino v Lazio

2	Torino	0–1	Lazio
			Simeone  86'

Lazio v Milan

3	Lazio	1–1	Milan
	C. López  51'		Maldini  7'

Atalanta v Lazio

4	Atalanta	0–1	Lazio
			César  24'

Lazio v Perugia

5	Lazio	3–0	Perugia
	S. Inzaghi  11' Chiesa  84, 90 + 1'

Lazio v Roma

6	Lazio	2–2	Roma
	Fiore  51' Stanković  75'		Delvecchio  56' Batistuta  66'

Empoli v Lazio

7	Empoli	1–2	Lazio
	Atzori  45 + 1'		Corradi  45' Stanković  81'

Reggina v Lazio

8	Reggina	0–3	Lazio
			Fiore  16' Stanković  33' Corradi  53'

Lazio v Parma

9

Lazio

0–0

Parma

Como v Lazio

10	Como	1–3	Lazio
	Corrent  37'		Simeone  18' C. López  56, 63'

Lazio v Modena

11	Lazio	4–0	Modena
	Corradi  25, 89' C. López  31' César  71'

Piacenza v Lazio

12	Piacenza	2–3	Lazio
	Maresca  17' Caccia  26'		Simeone  42' C. López  45 + 1' Corradi  90 + 1'

Lazio v Inter

13	Lazio	3–3	Inter
	C. López  10' (pen.), 36', 53'		Couto  37' (o.g.) Emre  66, 75'

Juventus v Lazio

14	Juventus	1–2	Lazio
	Nedvěd  34'		Fiore  35, 51'

Lazio v Bologna

15	Lazio	1–1	Bologna
	C. López  45 + 1'		Zaccardo  65'

Brescia v Lazio

16

Brescia

0–0

Lazio

Lazio v Udinese

17	Lazio	2–1	Udinese
	C. López  27' Fiore  45 + 1'		Muzzi  40'

Lazio v Reggina

18	Lazio	0–1	Reggina
			Bonazzoli  46'

Chievo v Lazio

19	Chievo	1–1	Lazio
	Corini  45' (pen.)		Simeone  89'

Lazio v Torino

20	Lazio	1–1	Torino
	Simeone  35'		Ferrante  71'

Milan v Lazio

21	Milan	2–2	Lazio
	F. Inzaghi  62' Rivaldo  70'		Stanković  21' C. López  30' (pen.)

Lazio v Atalanta

22

Lazio

0–0

Atalanta

Perugia v Lazio

23	Perugia	2–2	Lazio
	Zé Maria  13' Grosso  43'		Corradi  16' Negro  85'

Roma v Lazio

24	Roma	1–1	Lazio
	Cassano  89'		Stanković  9'

Lazio v Empoli

25	Lazio	4–1	Empoli
	C. López  8' Corradi  41' Simeone  71' Castromán  85'		Buscè  5'

Parma v Lazio

26	Parma	2–1	Lazio
	Cardone  4' Adriano  90 + 2'		Stanković  50'

Lazio v Como

27	Lazio	3–0	Como
	Fiore  6' Corradi  17' C. López  66' (pen.)

Modena v Lazio

28

Modena

0–0

Lazio

Lazio v Piacenza

29	Lazio	2–1	Piacenza
	S. Inzaghi  60' Corradi  74'		De Cesare  45'

Inter v Lazio

30	Inter	1–1	Lazio
	Crespo  43'		S. Inzaghi  77'

Lazio v Juventus

31

Lazio

0–0

Juventus

Bologna v Lazio

32	Bologna	0–2	Lazio
			S. Inzaghi  45' (pen.) Favalli  59'

Lazio v Brescia

33	Lazio	3–1	Brescia
	Mihajlović  39' (pen.) César  45' C. López  81'		R. Baggio  20'

Udinese v Lazio

34	Udinese	2–1	Lazio
	Pizarro  67' (pen.) Jankulovski  83'		C. López  87' (pen.)

Top scorers

• Claudio López 15 (4)
• Bernardo Corradi 10
• Diego Simeone 6
• Stefano Fiore 6
• Dejan Stanković 5

UEFA Cup

First round

• Lazio-Xanthi 4-0
• 1-0 Christian Manfredini (45)
• 2-0 Claudio López (52)
• 3-0 Simone Inzaghi (67)
• 4-0 César (70)
• Xanthi-Lazio 0-0

Second round

• Lazio-Crvena Zvezda 1-0
• 1-0 Stefano Fiore (7)
• Crvena Zvezda-Lazio 1-1
• 1-0 Branko Bošković (70)
• 1-1 Enrico Chiesa (77)

Third round

• Sturm Graz-Lazio 1-3
• 1-0 Charles Amoah (45)
• 1-1 Enrico Chiesa (46)
• 1-2 Simone Inzaghi (57)
• 1-3 Simone Inzaghi (88)
• Lazio-Sturm Graz 0-1
• 0-1 Imre Szabics (87)

Fourth round

• Lazio-Wisla Kraków 3-3
• 1-0 Nikola Lazetić (22)
• 1-1 Kalu Uche (39)
• 2-1 Mariusz Jop (44 og)
• 2-2 Maciej Żurawski (49 pen)
• 2-3 Maciej Żurawski (63 pen)
• 3-3 Enrico Chiesa (70)
• Wisla Kraków-Lazio 1-2
• 1-0 Marcin Kuźba (4)
• 1-1 Fernando Couto (21)
• 1-2 Enrico Chiesa (55)

Quarter Final

• Lazio-Beşiktaş 1-0
• 1-0 Simone Inzaghi (55)
• Beşiktaş-Lazio 1-2
• 0-1 Stefano Fiore (5)
• 0-2 Lucas Castromán (9)
• 1-2 Sergen Yalçın (83)

Semi Final

• Porto-Lazio 4-1
• 0-1 Claudio López (6)
• 1-1 Maniche (10)
• 2-1 Derlei (27)
• 3-1 Derlei (50)
• 4-1 Hélder Postiga (56)
• Lazio-Porto 0-0

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 2002/03