2001–02 Inter Milan season

Internazionale
2001–02 season
President Massimo Moratti
Head coach Héctor Cúper
Stadium San Siro
Serie A 3rd
Coppa Italia Round of 16
UEFA Cup Semi-finals
Top goalscorer League:
Vieri (22)

All:
Vieri (25)
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours

Season

Toward the beginning of the 2001–02 season, Héctor Cúper was appointed new coach.[1] Inter started well in Serie A, winning four times in five games.[2] However, they did not manage to lead in January: A goalless draw against Lazio, in matchday 17, resulted in second place.[3] During the return half, Inter collected 27 points in 11 matches before losing to Atalanta in early April. The side did not lose top position, but Juventus and Roma filled part of gap.[4] Inter also suffered a disappointment in UEFA Cup, being knocked out by Feyenoord.[5]

The last matchday resulted deadly for title hopes: Inter faced off with Lazio, who still had some chances for a European spot.[6] In the first half of the match, Karel Poborský equalized Christian Vieri and Luigi Di Biagio's goals. During the second half, Diego Simeone and Simone Inzaghi scored to give Lazio a 4–2 win.[7] As both Juventus and Roma won their games, Inter fell to third place, just reaching a Champions League's play-off.

Squad

Squad at end of season[8]

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 Italy DF Pasquale Padalino (on loan from Bologna)
6 Italy MF Cristiano Zanetti
7 Portugal MF Sérgio Conçeicão
8 Spain MF Francisco Farinós
9 Brazil FW Ronaldo
10 Netherlands MF Clarence Seedorf
11 Argentina MF Guly
12 Italy GK Alberto Fontana
13 Croatia DF Dario Šimić
14 Italy MF Luigi Di Biagio
No. Position Player
15 Italy DF Salvatore Ferraro
16 Uruguay DF Gonzalo Sorondo
17 Italy DF Michele Serena
18 France MF Stéphane Dalmat
20 Uruguay FW Álvaro Recoba
21 Greece DF Grigorios Georgatos
23 Italy DF Marco Materazzi
24 Slovakia DF Vratislav Greško
31 Argentina DF Nelson Vivas
32 Italy FW Christian Vieri
33 Turkey MF Emre Belözoğlu
77 Turkey MF Okan Buruk
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
5 France DF Laurent Blanc (to Manchester United)
15 France MF Benoît Cauet (to Torino)
28 Brazil FW Adriano (on loan to Fiorentina)
54 Turkey FW Hakan Şükür (to Parma)
No. Position Player
25 Italy MF Jonatan Binotto (to Brescia)
29 Uruguay FW Antonio Pacheco (on loan to Espanyol)
73 Italy DF 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. Position Player
19 Italy MF Nicola Beati
22 France GK Mathieu Moreau
30 Nigeria FW Obafemi Martins
No. Position Player
39 Italy GK Alex Cordaz
42 Italy DF Giovanni Pasquale
43 Italy DF Luca Perfetti

Results

Serie A

UEFA Cup

First round

Internazionale won 6–0 on aggregate.

Second round

Internazionale won 2–1 on aggregate.

Third round

Internazionale won 4–2 on aggregate.

Fourth round

Internazionale won 5–3 on aggregate.

Quarter-finals

Internazionale won 2–1 on aggregate.

Semi-finals

Feyenoord won 3–2 on aggregate.

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Not including Coppa Italia appearances[9]
No. Pos Nat Player TotalSerie A Coppa Italia UEFA Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Italy Francesco Toldo 42 0 33 0 0 0 9 0
12 GK Uruguay Alberto Fontana 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
Defenders
2 DF Colombia Iván Córdoba 41 1 30 1 0 0 11 0
4 DF Argentina Javier Zanetti 43 1 33 0 0 0 10 1
13 DF Croatia Dario Šimić 20 0 6+6 0 0 0 5+3 0
15 DF Italy Salvatore Ferraro 2 0 0+1 0 0 0 1 0
16 DF Uruguay Gonzalo Sorondo 11 0 8+3 0 0 0 0 0
17 DF Italy Michele Serena 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
23 DF Italy Marco Materazzi 31 2 23 1 0 0 8 1
24 DF Slovakia Vratislav Greško 32 1 23 0 0 0 8+1 1
31 DF Argentina Nelson Vivas 16 0 1+12 0 0 0 2+1 0
Midfielders
6 MF Italy Cristiano Zanetti 32 2 25+1 1 0 0 6 1
7 MF Portugal Sérgio Conçeicão 31 1 16+7 1 0 0 5+3 0
8 MF Spain Francisco Farinós 15 0 5+5 0 0 0 4+1 0
10 MF Netherlands Clarence Seedorf 30 3 17+3 3 0 0 6+4 0
11 MF Argentina Guly 31 1 20+3 0 0 0 8 1
14 MF Italy Luigi Di Biagio 40 4 31 3 0 0 8+1 1
18 MF France Stéphane Dalmat 23 1 11+5 1 0 0 4+3 0
21 MF Greece Grigorios Georgatos 12 1 9+1 1 0 0 1+1 0
33 MF Turkey Emre Belözoğlu 19 0 0+13 0 0 0 5+1 0
77 MF Turkey Okan Buruk 10 0 3+4 0 0 0 3 0
Forwards
3 FW Sierra Leone Mohamed Kallon 39 15 16+12 9 0 0 10+1 6
9 FW Brazil Ronaldo 15 7 9+1 7 0 0 1+4 0
20 FW Uruguay Álvaro Recoba 22 6 15+3 6 0 0 1+3 0
32 FW Italy Christian Vieri 27 25 25 22 0 0 2 3
78 FW Italy Nicola Ventola 24 9 12+3 4 0 0 7+2 5
Players transferred out during the season
15 MF France Benoît Cauet 1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
28 FW Brazil Adriano 13 1 0+8 1 0 0 4+1 0

Last updated: 10 May 2002
Source: Competitions

Top scorers

R Player League UEFA Cup Coppa Italia Total
1 Italy Christian Vieri 22 3 0 25
2 Sierra Leone Mohammed Kallon 9 6 0 15
3 Italy Nicola Ventola 4 5 1 10
4 Brazil Ronaldo 7 0 0 7
5 Uruguay Álvaro Recoba 6 0 0 6
6 Italy Luigi Di Biagio 3 1 0 4
Netherlands Clarence Seedorf 3 0 1 4
8 France Stéphane Dalmat 1 1 0 2
Italy Cristiano Zanetti 1 1 0 2
Italy Marco Materazzi 1 1 0 2

References

  1. Enrico Currò; Gianni Piva (17 June 2001). "L'addio di Mancini e Tardelli l'ex ct sta pensando all'Arabia" (in Italian). la Repubblica.
  2. Gianni Piva (27 August 2001). "Kallon Vieri è subito show Perugia ko, Cuper esulta" (in Italian). la Repubblica.
  3. (Italian) Rai Sport news of 6 January 2002
  4. Emilio Marrese (20 April 2002). ""Lo scudetto? Decidiamo noi" Inter e Roma torna l'effetto Chievo" (in Italian). repubblica.it.
  5. "Feyenoord-Internazionale 2-2" (in Dutch). Beijen.net. 11 April 2002.
  6. Massimo Vincenzi (4 May 2002). "Lo scudetto al veleno si decide nei primi 45'" (in Italian). repubblica.it.
  7. Massimo Vincenzi (5 May 2002). "Dramma Inter all'Olimpico si illude, poi è terza" (in Italian). repubblica.it.
  8. http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/italy/2001-2002/seriea/inter.htm
  9. http://www.soccerbase.com/teams/team.sd?team_id=1370&teamTabs=stats
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