2002–03 Inter Milan season

For the Italian football club Inter Milan (Football Club Internazionale Milano), the 2002–03 season marked its 94th in existence and its 87th consecutive season in the top flight of Italian football. The team finished second in Serie A and reached the semi-finals of the UEFA Champions League. Christian Vieri was the top goalscorer.

Inter Milan
2002–03 season
PresidentMassimo Moratti
ManagerHéctor Cúper
StadiumSan Siro
Serie A2nd
Coppa ItaliaRound of 16
UEFA Champions LeagueSemi-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Christian Vieri (24)
All:
Christian Vieri (27)
Highest home attendance76,854 vs Milan
(13 May 2003)
Lowest home attendance54,825 vs Perugia
(24 May 2003)
Average home league attendance61,943

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 a formidable attacking duo.[3] Crespo was essential in the 2002–03 UEFA Champions League campaign, [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, and despite replacing Crespo with 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 finishing second in the group phase.[9] Inter's opponent was Valencia, against whom they won 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] Focusing on the European competition, Inter collected two draws in the league that caused them to end the season as runners-up to 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. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Italy ITA Francesco Toldo
2 DF Colombia COL Iván Córdoba
3 FW Sierra Leone SLE Mohamed Kallon
4 DF Argentina ARG Javier Zanetti (captain)
5 MF Turkey TUR Emre Belözoğlu
6 MF Italy ITA Cristiano Zanetti
7 MF Portugal POR Sérgio Conçeicão
9 FW Argentina ARG Hernán Crespo
10 MF Italy ITA Domenico Morfeo
11 MF Argentina ARG Guly
12 GK Italy ITA Alberto Fontana
13 DF Italy ITA Fabio Cannavaro
14 MF Italy ITA Luigi Di Biagio
15 DF Italy ITA Daniele Adani
16 DF Uruguay URU Gonzalo Sorondo
17 DF Italy ITA Michele Serena
18 MF France FRA Stéphane Dalmat
19 FW Argentina ARG Gabriel Batistuta (on loan from Roma)
20 FW Uruguay URU Álvaro Recoba
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 MF Italy ITA Nicola Beati
22 MF Turkey TUR Okan Buruk
23 DF Italy ITA Marco Materazzi
24 DF Paraguay PAR Carlos Gamarra
25 MF Argentina ARG Matias Almeyda
26 DF Italy ITA Giovanni Pasquale
27 GK France FRA Mathieu Moreau
30 FW Nigeria NGA Obafemi Martins
31 DF Argentina ARG Nelson Vivas
32 FW Italy ITA Christian Vieri
34 FW Italy ITA Mattia Altobelli
40 DF Italy ITA Luca Franchini
41 MF Italy ITA Nicola Napolitano
43 DF Italy ITA Alessandro Potenza
44 MF Italy ITA Mario Rebecchi
45 FW Brazil BRA Wellington
65 GK Italy ITA Enrico Rossi Chauvenet
77 DF Italy ITA Francesco Coco
78 FW Italy 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
8 MF Spain ESP Javier Farinós (on loan to Villarreal)
No. Pos. Nation Player
39 DF Italy ITA Salvatore Ferraro (on loan to Prato)

Transfers
In [16]
Pos. Name from Type
FWHernán CrespoLazio€40.00 million
DFFabio CannavaroParma€23.10 million
DFFrancesco CocoMilan€22.50 million
MFMatías AlmeydaParma€22.10 million
FWBernardo CorradiChievo Verona€4.00 million
MFÜmit DavalaMilan€2.0 million
DFDaniele AdaniFiorentinafree
MFDomenico MorfeoFiorentinafree
DFCarlos GamarraFlamengofree
Out
Pos. Name To Type
FWRonaldoReal Madrid€45.00 million
MFClarence SeedorfMilan€22.50 million
DFVratislav GreškoParma€22.10 million
FWBernardo CorradiLazio€10.00 million
DFDario ŠimićMilan€5.0 million
MFÜmit DavalaGalatasarayloan
FWAdrianoParma€14.50 million (co-ownership)
DFPasquale PadalinoBologna F.C.loan ended
GKAlex CordazSpezia Calcioloan

Winter
In
Pos. Name from Type
FWGabriel BatistutaRomaloan
Out
Pos. Name To Type
MFFrancisco FarinósVillarrealloan[17]

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 2002 24 May 2003 Matchday 1 Runners-up 33 19 7 7 64 38 +26 057.58
Coppa Italia 4 December 2002 19 December 2002 Round of 16 Round of 16 2 0 0 2 1 3 −2 000.00
Champions League 14 August 2002 13 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

Serie A
Main article: 2002–03 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[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
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).[18]
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. Milan qualified for the Champions League group stage as defending champions.
  2. Parma finished ahead of Udinese on head-to-head points: Udinese 1–1 Parma, Parma 3–2 Udinese.

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;   = Leader, 2003-04 UEFA Champions League group stage;   = 2003-04 UEFA Champions League group stage;   = 2003-04 UEFA Champions League qualifying round;   = 2003-04 UEFA Cup;   = 2003-04 Serie B

Matches
14 September 2002 2 Internazionale 1–0 Torino Milano
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Vieri 16' Report Comotto Red card 42' Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza
Attendance: 66,134
Referee: Paolo Bertini
22 September 2002 3 Reggina 1–2 Internazionale Reggio Calabria
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Savoldi Yellow card 11'
Mamede Yellow card 85'
Nakamura 92' (pen.)		 Report Vieri 7'
Vivas Yellow card 88'
Recoba 93'		 Stadium: Stadio Oreste Granillo
Attendance: 26,608
Referee: Pasquale Rodomonti
29 September 2002 4 Internazionale 2–1 Chievo Milano
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Vieri 15'
Di Biagio Yellow card 16'
VieriYellow card 76'
Vieri 78' (pen.)
Almeyda Yellow card 84'
Conceição Red card 93'		 Report 3' Marazzina
Yellow card 25' Moro
Yellow card 55' Cossato		 Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza
Attendance: 57,674
Referee: Salvatore Racalbuto
6 October 2002 5 Piacenza 1–4 Internazionale Piacenza
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Hubner Red card 57'
Maresca 73'
Tosto Yellow card		 Report 36'Di Biagio
51'Di Biagio
69' Recoba
85'Crespo
Yellow card Di Biagio		 Stadium: Stadio Leonardo Garilli
Attendance: 15,029
Referee: Gianluca Paparesta
19 October 2002 6 Internazionale 1–1 Juventus Milano
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Cordoba Yellow card 39'
Recoba red cross icon 77'
Morfeo Red card 91'
Emre Yellow card 80'
Vieri 95'		 Report Yellow card 31' Iuliano
89' (pen.) Del Piero
Red card 91' Conte		 Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza
Attendance: 76,166
Referee: Pierluigi Collina
27 October 2002 7 Internazionale 2–0 Bologna Milano
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Materazzi 67'
Pasquale Yellow card 85'
Vieri 92'
Emre Yellow card		 Report red cross icon 9' LocatelliYellow card 15' Colucci

Yellow card 29' Frara
Yellow card 53' Julio Cruz
Yellow card 92' Paramatti		 Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza
Attendance: 65,408
Referee: Fiorenzo Treossi
3 November 2002 8 Como 0–2 Internazionale Como
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Rossi Yellow card 35'
Padalino Yellow card 38'
Allegretti Yellow card 43'
Pecchia Yellow card 50'		 Report Cannavaro red cross icon 48'
Vieri 58'
Recoba 65'		 Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia
Attendance: 12,452
Referee: Pierluigi Collina
6 November 2002[19] 1 Empoli 3–4 Internazionale Empoli
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Di Natale 16'
Vannucchi 61'
Giampieretti Yellow card 78'
Tavano 92'		 Report 6' Crespo
11' J. Zanetti
Yellow card 32' Vivas
51' Recoba
Yellow card 60' J. Zanetti
Yellow card 73'Recoba
Yellow card 80' Morfeo
85' Adani		 Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani
Attendance: 16,469
Referee: Emilio Pellegrino
9 November 2002 9 Internazionale 1–2 Udinese Milano
18:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Vieri 3'
Cordoba Yellow card 70'		 Report 25' Jørgensen
red cross icon 30' Martinez
Yellow card 43' Rossitto
Yellow card 51' Gemitti
55' Muzzi
Yellow card 80' Bertotto
Yellow card 94' Iaquinta		 Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza
Attendance: 58,962
Referee: Stefano Farina
16 November 2002 10 Roma 2–2 Internazionale Roma
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Guigou Yellow card 39'
Aldair Yellow card 51'
Montella 59'
Batistuta 73'
Cassano Yellow card		 Report Yellow card 12' Okan
Yellow card 52' Cannavaro
58' Morfeo
89' Okan
Yellow card 90' Pasquale		 Stadium: Olimpico
Attendance: 68,000
Referee: Salvatore Racalbuto
23 November 2002 11 Milan 1–0 Internazionale Milano
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Serginho 12'
Inzaghi Yellow card 36'
Serginho Yellow card 71'		 Report Yellow card 23' Di Biagio
Yellow card 39' Cordoba
red cross icon 46' Vivas		 Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 78,843
Referee: Gianluca Paparesta
1 December 2002 12 Internazionale 4–0 Brescia Milano
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Vieri 3'
Vieri 13'
Morfeo red cross icon 19'
Coco red cross icon 37'
Vieri 58'
Vieri 89'
Di Biagio Yellow card 45'
Conceicao Yellow card		 Report Yellow card 40' Petruzzi
Yellow card Schopp		 Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza
Attendance: 61,294
Referee: Emilio Pellegrino
7 December 2002 13 Lazio 3–3 Inter Roma
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) C. López 10' (pen.), 30', 36'
Simeone Yellow card 26'
Stankovic Yellow card 25'
Corradi Yellow card 76'
Liverani Yellow card 92'		 Report red cross icon 31' Okan
37' (o.g.) Couto
66', 75' Belözoğlu
Yellow card 74' Cordoba
Yellow card 58' Vieri		 Stadium: Olimpico
Attendance: 60,789
Referee: Roberto Rosetti
15 December 2002 14 Internazionale 1–0 Atalanta Milano
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Kallon 70'
Di Biagio Yellow card
Crespo Yellow card 93'		 Report Yellow card Foglio Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza
Attendance: 57,118
Referee: Paolo Bertini
22 December 2002 15 Parma 1–2 Internazionale Parma
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) J. Zanetti 55' (o.g.)
E. Filippini Yellow card		 Report Di Biagio 37'
Recoba 75' (pen.)
Yellow card 47' Pasquale		 Stadium: Il Tardini
Attendance: 21,133
Referee: Pierluigi Collina
12 January 2003 16 Internazionale 2–0 Modena Milano
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Recoba 6'
Crespo 22'
Crespo red cross icon 31'
Morfeo Yellow card 44'
Kallon Yellow card
Conceicao red cross icon 76'		 Report Yellow card 86' Milanetto
Yellow card 26' Colucci		 Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza
Attendance: 57,610
Referee: Marco Gabriele
19 January 2003 17 Perugia 4–1 Internazionale Perugia
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Zé Maria 9' (pen.)
Vryzas 34', 63'
Fusani 55'
Yellow card Kalac
Yellow card 39' Sogliano
Yellow card 25' Blasi
Yellow card 53' Grosso
Yellow card Caracciolo		 Report red cross icon 46' Coco
Red card 71' Di Biagio
79' (pen) Vieri
Yellow card 10' Cordoba		 Stadium: Stadio Renato Curi
Attendance: 22,020
Referee: Paolo Bertini
26 January 2003 18 Internazionale 3–0 Empoli Milano
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Almeyda red cross icon 19'
Vieri 69', 73', 85'		 Report Yellow card 18' Pratali Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza
Attendance: 59,563
Referee: Pasquale Rodomonti
2 February 2003 19 Torino 0–2 Internazionale Torino
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Delli Carri Yellow card 55'
Conticchio Yellow card 15'		 Report Vieri 50'
Okan 56'
Emre Yellow card 13'		 Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino
Attendance: 19,254
Referee: Salvatore Racalbuto
9 February 2003 20 Internazionale 3–0 Reggina Milano
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Vieri 10' red cross icon 29'
Kallon 39', 43' (pen.)
Emre red cross icon 67'
Zanetti J. Yellow card 62'
Cordoba Yellow card 38'		 Report Yellow card 48' Bonazzoli Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza
Attendance: 64,319
Referee: Massimo De Santis
15 February 2003 21 Chievo 2–1 Internazionale Verona
18:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Corini 22' (pen.), 36' (pen.) Yellow card 94' Yellow-red card
Lupatelli Yellow card 71'		 Report Red card 34' Okan
69' Vieri
Yellow card 19' Cannavaro
Yellow card 48' Di Biagio
Yellow card 72' Recoba		 Stadium: Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi
Attendance: 34,464
Referee: Salvatore Racalbuto
23 February 2003 22 Internazionale 3–1 Piacenza Milano
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Batistuta 64'
Vieri 65', 67'
Gamarra Yellow card 71'
Morfeo Yellow card
Kallon soccer ball with red X 81'		 Report 90' Hübner
Yellow card Cristante
Yellow card 69' Mangone		 Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza
Attendance: 56,352
Referee: Marco Gabriele
2 March 2003 23 Juventus 3–0 Internazionale Torino
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Guly 4' (o.g.)
Nedvěd 34'
Camoranesi 83' Yellow card 85'		 Report Yellow card 64'Cannavaro
Yellow card 71' Zanetti C.		 Stadium: Delle Alpi
Attendance: 57,393
Referee: Gianluca Paparesta
8 March 2003 24 Bologna 1–2 Internazionale Bologna
18:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Nervo Red card 19'
Cruz 24'
Vanoli Yellow card 24'		 Report red cross icon 6' Materazzi
Recoba 9', 85'
Yellow card 52' Cannavaro
Yellow card 25' Cordoba
Yellow card 4' Di Biagio
Yellow card 36' Emre		 Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
Attendance: 31,433
Referee: Emilio Pellegrino
16 March 2003 25 Internazionale 4–0 Como Milano
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Batistuta 14'
Di Biagio 25'
Vieri soccer ball with red X 31'
Vieri 56', 76'
Zanetti C. Yellow card 17'		 Report soccer ball with red X 27' Amoruso
Yellow card 41' Cauet		 Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza
Attendance: 61,967
Referee: Massimo De Santis
Note: Toldo blocked a penalty shoot-out by Amoruso at 27'.
23 March 2003 26 Udinese 2–1 Internazionale Udine
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Muzzi 48'
Iaquinta 59'		 Report 73' Córdoba
Yellow card 45' Coco
Yellow card 63' C. Zanetti		 Stadium: Stadio Friuli
Attendance: 22,919
Referee: Gianluca Paparesta
6 April 2003 27 Internazionale 3–3 Roma Milano
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Vieri 52'
Recoba 59'
Belözoğlu 77'		 Report Cassano 46'
Di Biagio 82' (o.g.)
Montella 84'
Totti Yellow card		 Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza
Attendance: 64,142
Referee: Pierluigi Collina
12 April 2003 28 Internazionale 0–1 Milan Milano
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Córdoba Red card 66'
Toldo Yellow card 94'
Materazzi Yellow card 40'
Di Biagio Yellow card 28'		 Report 62' Inzaghi
Yellow card 77' Simic
Yellow card 90' Gattuso
Yellow card 84' Rui Costa		 Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza
Attendance: 76,660
Referee: Roberto Rosetti
19 April 2003 29 Brescia 0–1 Internazionale Brescia
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Pisano Yellow card 38'
Bilica Red card 63'
Appiah Yellow card 70'
Šerić Yellow card 78'		 Report C. Zanetti Yellow card 33' Yellow-red card
Batistuta red cross icon 46'
Vieri Red card 63'
Crespo 93'		 Stadium: Stadio Mario Rigamonti
Attendance: 22,039
Referee: Stefano Farina
27 April 2003 30 Internazionale 1–1 Lazio Milano
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Crespo 43'
Cordoba Yellow card 93'
Conceicao Yellow card 76'
Di Biagio Yellow card 23'		 Report S. Inzaghi 77' Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza
Attendance: 58,430
Referee: Pierluigi Collina
3 May 2003 31 Atalanta 1–1 Internazionale Bergamo
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Gautieri 71'
Doni Yellow card 75'
Rossini Yellow card 58'
Foglio Yellow card 29'		 Report 13' Martins
Yellow card 31' Conceicao		 Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Daniele Tombolini
10 May 2003 32 Internazionale 1–1 Parma Milano
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Kallon 36'
Cordoba Yellow card 12'
Gamarra Yellow card 25'
Zanetti C. Yellow card 27'
Conceicao red cross icon 70'		 Report Mutu 63'
Yellow card 68' Bonera
Yellow cardP. Cannavaro
Yellow card 64' E. Filippini		 Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza
Attendance: 56,404
Referee: Nicola Ayroldi
17 May 2003 33 Modena 0–2 Internazionale Modena
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Mayer
Yellow card		 Report Pavan 28' (o.g.)
Kallon 36'
Yellow cardPasquale
Yellow card Dalmat		 Stadium: Stadio Alberto Braglia
Attendance: 14,124
Referee: Fiorenzo Treossi
24 May 2003 34 Internazionale 2–2 Perugia Milano
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Crespo 10', 56' Report Obodo 46'
Di Loreto 89'
Yellow card
Sogliano Yellow card		 Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza
Attendance: 54,825
Referee: Alfredo Trentalange

Coppa Italia
Main article: 2002–03 Coppa Italia

Round of 16
4 December 2002 1 Bari 1–0 Internazionale Bari
21:00 CET (UTC+01:00) D'Agostino 25' Report Stadium: Stadio San Nicola
Referee: Marco Gabriele
19 December 2002 2 Internazionale 1–2
(3–1 agg.)		 Bari Milano
21:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Kallon red cross icon 22'
Conceição 57'		 Report Gamarra 59' (o.g.)
Spinesi 94'		 Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza
Referee: Daniele Tombolini

UEFA Champions League
Main article: 2002–03 UEFA Champions League

Qualifying phase
Main article: 2002–03 UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds
Third qualifying round
14 August 2002 First leg Sporting CP Portugal 0–0 Italy Internazionale Lisboa, Portugal
22:00 Report Morfeo Yellow card 44'
Materazzi Yellow card 62'
Kallon red cross icon 67'		 Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade
Attendance: 25,421
Referee: Norway Rune Pedersen
27 August 2002 Second leg Internazionale Italy 2–0 Portugal Sporting CP Milano, Italy
21:00 Di Biagio 31'
Recoba 44'
Guly red cross icon 60'		 Report Barbosa Yellow card 39'
Rui Jorge Yellow card 68'		 Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza
Attendance: 51,405
Referee: Netherlands René Temmink

First group stage
Main article: 2002–03 UEFA Champions League group stage § Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Italy Internazionale 6 3 2 1 12 8 +4 11 Advance to second group stage
2 Netherlands Ajax 6 2 2 2 6 5 +1 8
3 France Lyon 6 2 2 2 12 9 +3 8 Transfer to UEFA Cup
4 Norway Rosenborg 6 0 4 2 4 12 −8 4
Source: RSSSF
17 September 2002 1 Rosenborg Norway 2–2 Italy Internazionale Trondheim, Norway
20:45 (CET) Berg Yellow card 32'
Karadas 52', 65'		 Report Crespo 33', 79'
Cannavaro Yellow card 64' Yellow-red card 69'		 Stadium: Lerkendal Stadion
Attendance: 21,040
Referee: Juan Fernández Marin (Spain)
25 September 2002 2 Internazionale Italy 1–0 Netherlands Ajax Milano, Italy
20:45 (CET) Emrered cross icon 55'
Crespo 75'		 Report red cross icon 23' Stekelenburg
Yellow card 50' van der Meyde		 Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza
Attendance: 45,784
Referee: Scotland Stuart Dougal
2 October 2002 3 Internazionale Italy 1–2 France Lyon Milan, Italy
20:45 (CET) Córdoba Yellow card 40'
Caçapa 73' (o.g.)
Cannavaro Yellow card 87'
Morfeo Yellow card 90+1'		 Report Govou 21' Yellow card 64'
Anderson 60'		 Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 31,448
Referee: Spain Manuel Mejuto González
22 October 2002 4 Lyon France 3–3 Italy Internazionale Lyon, France
20:45 (CET) Anderson 21', 75'
Carrière 44'
Diarra Yellow card 53'
Caçapa Yellow card 63'		 Report red cross icon 24' Di Biagio
Yellow card 27' Morfeo
31' (o.g.) Caçapa
Yellow card 33' Córdoba
56' Crespo
66' Crespo		 Stadium: Stade de Gerland
Attendance: 37,770
Referee: Denmark Kim Milton Nielsen
30 October 2002 5 Internazionale Italy 3–0 Norway Rosenborg Milan, Italy
20:45 (CET) Recoba 31'
Cannavaro Yellow card 48'
Saarinen 52' (o.g.)
Crespo 72'		 Report Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 36,000
Referee: Frank De Bleeckere (Belgium)
12 November 2002 6 Ajax Netherlands 1–2 Italy Internazionale Amsterdam, Netherlands
20:45 (CET) Mido Yellow card 76'
Van der Vaart 90+4'		 Report Materazzi Yellow card 26'
Coco Yellow card 31'
Vieri Yellow card 41'
Crespo 50', 52'
Toldo Yellow card 79'
Almeyda Yellow card 80'		 Stadium: Amsterdam Arena
Attendance: 50,272
Referee: Urs Meier (Switzerland)

Second group stage
Main article: 2002–03 UEFA Champions League second group stage § Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Spain Barcelona 6 5 1 0 12 2 +10 16 Advance to knockout stage
2 Italy Internazionale 6 3 2 1 11 8 +3 11
3 England Newcastle United 6 2 1 3 10 13 −3 7
4 Germany Bayer Leverkusen 6 0 0 6 5 15 −10 0
Source: RSSSF
27 November 2002 1 Newcastle United England 1–4 Italy Internazionale Newcastle, England
20:45 (CET) Bellamy Red card 5'
Solano 72'		 Report 2' Morfeo
Yellow card 10' Cannavaro
red cross icon 15' Materazzi
Yellow card 26' Zanetti
35'Almeyda
45+1' Yellow card 64' Crespo
Yellow card 78' Vieri
81' Recoba		 Stadium: St. James' Park
Attendance: 50,108
Referee: France Stéphane Bré
10 December 2002 2 Internazionale Italy 3–2 Germany Bayer Leverkusen Milan, Italy
20:45 (CET) Di Biagio 15', 27'
Vieri red cross icon 74'
Butt 80' (o.g.)		 Report Placente Yellow card 29'
Živković 63'
França 90+1'
Schneider Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 36,462
Referee: Hugh Dallas (Scotland)
18 February 2003 3 Barcelona Spain 3–0 Italy Internazionale Barcelona, Spain
20:45 (CET) Saviola 7'
Cocu 29'
Kluivert 67'		 Report Córdoba Yellow card 64'
C. Zanetti Yellow card 69'
Recoba Red card 80'		 Stadium: Camp Nou
Attendance: 80,000
Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)
26 February 2003 4 Internazionale Italy 0–0 Spain Barcelona Milano, Italy
20:45 (CET) Morfeo Yellow card 20'
Kallon red cross icon 34'
Cannavaro Yellow card 58'
Dalmat red cross icon 61'		 Report Puyol Yellow card 10'
Cocu Yellow card 56'
Gabri Yellow card 95'		 Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza
Attendance: 71,740
Referee: Switzerland Urs Meier
11 March 2003 5 Internazionale Italy 2–2 England Newcastle United Milan, Italy
20:45 (CET) Conceição Yellow card 31'
Vieri 47' Yellow card 63'
Córdoba 61'
Di Biagio Yellow card 90+2'		 Report Bramble Yellow card 33'
Shearer 42', 49' Yellow card 90+5'
Bellamy Yellow card 64'
LuaLua Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 58,000
Referee: Portugal Lucílio Batista
19 March 2003 6 Bayer Leverkusen Germany 0–2 Italy Internazionale Leverkusen, Germany
20:45 (CET) Ojigwe Yellow card 22'
Kleine Yellow card 44'
Cris Yellow card 85'		 Report red cross icon 19' Okan
36' Yellow card 75' Martins
soccer ball with red X 43' Morfeo
90' Belözoğlu		 Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 22,500
Referee: Russia Valentin Ivanov

Knockout phase
Main article: 2002–03 UEFA Champions League knockout stage
Quarter-finals
9 April 2003 First leg Internazionale Italy 1–0 Spain Valencia San Siro, Milan
20:45 (CET) Vieri 14'
Coco red cross icon 31'
Emre Red card 57'
Zanetti Yellow card 71'
Pasquale Yellow card 93'		 Report Rufete Yellow card 43'
Albelda Red card 57'
Aimar Yellow card 90+4'		 Attendance: 52,623
Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)
22 April 2003 Second leg Valencia Spain 2–1
(2–2a agg.)		 Italy Internazionale Valencia
20:45 (CET) Aimar 7'
Baraja Yellow card 32' 51'
Angulo Yellow card 38'
Marchena Yellow card 81'		 Report Vieri 5' Yellow card 14'
Pasquale Yellow card 26'
Toldo Yellow card 38'
Vieri red cross icon 31'
Di Biagio Yellow card 65'
Zanetti Yellow card 78'		 Stadium: Estadio Mestalla
Attendance: 48,000
Referee: Denmark Kim Milton Nielsen
Semi-finals
7 May 2003 First leg Milan Italy 0–0 Italy Internazionale Milano
20:45 (CET) Report red cross icon 84' Coco Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 78,175
Referee: Russia Valentin Ivanov
13 May 2003 Second leg Internazionale Italy 1–1
(1–1a agg.)		 Italy Milan Milano
20:45 (CET) Di Biagio Yellow card 39'
Martins 84'		 Report Gattuso Yellow card 37'
Inzaghi Yellow card 37'
Rui Costa Yellow card 40'
Shevchenko 45+1'
Kaladze Yellow card 85'		 Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza
Attendance: 76,854
Referee: France Gilles Veissière

Statistics

Appearances and goals
As of 31 June 2003[20]
No. Pos Nat Player TotalSerie ACoppa ItaliaChampions
League
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Italy ITA Toldo 51032010180
4 DF Argentina ARG Zanetti J 53132+2110180
13 DF Italy ITA Cannavaro 40027+100010+20
2 DF Colombia COL Cordoba 43227+1110141
77 DF Italy ITA Coco 33016+400012+10
7 MF Portugal POR Conçeicão 33114+50119+40
14 MF Italy ITA Di Biagio 41721+440015+13
6 MF Italy ITA Zanetti C 24014+30105+10
5 MF Turkey TUR Emre 37522+340010+21
32 FW Italy ITA Vieri 372722+12400143
20 FW Uruguay URU Recoba 411223+490+107+63
12 GK Italy ITA Fontana 30201000
23 DF Italy ITA Materazzi 33118+2100130
9 FW Argentina ARG Crespo 301614+4700129
26 DF Italy ITA Pasquale 30013+50105+60
25 MF Argentina ARG Almeyda 26113+30005+51
10 MF Italy ITA Morfeo 27211+61009+11
19 FW Argentina ARG Batistuta 12210+220000
18 MF France FRA Dalmat 2309+600080
22 MF Turkey TUR Okan 2229+62004+30
24 DF Paraguay PAR Gamarra 2307+70204+30
3 FW Sierra Leone SLE Kallon 1544+54202+20
31 DF Argentina ARG Vivas 604+200000
11 MF Argentina ARG Guly 1603+40203+40
30 FW Nigeria NGA Martins 1133+11201+42
15 DF Italy ITA Adani 1112+51000+40
40 DF Italy ITA Franchini 200+101000
43 DF Italy ITA Potenza 10001000
21 MF Italy ITA Beati 500+201+100+10
41 MF Italy ITA Napolitano 401+100+2000
44 MF Italy ITA Rebecchi 10001000
45 MF Brazil BRA Wellington 10001000
34 FW Italy ITA Altobelli 10000+1000
16 DF Uruguay URU Sorondo 0000
65 GK Italy ITA Rossi 0000
27 GK France FRA Moreau 0000
78 FW Italy ITA Ventola
19 FW Italy ITA Corradi 1000000+10
8 MF Spain ESP Farinos 401+102000

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

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