2002–03 SS 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
PresidentSergio Cragnotti
(until 3 January 2003)
Ugo Longo
ManagerRoberto Mancini
StadiumOlimpico
Serie A4th
(in UEFA Champions League)
Coppa ItaliaSemi-finals
UEFA CupSemi-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Claudio López (15)

All:
Claudio López (17)

Summary

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Owing to financial worries club President Sergio Cragnotti sold out several players including club legend defender Alessandro Nesta to AC Milan, forward Hernan Crespo to Inter and Gaizka Mendieta was loaned out to FC Barcelona. Also, the new arrivals were young coach Roberto Mancini along low-profile players such as Bernardo Corradi from ChievoVerona and Enrico Chiesa. On 3 January 2003 a majority of club shareholders appointed Ugo Longo as its new president finishing Cragnotti 10-yr-term.

Squad

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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 Luca Marchegiani
2 DF   ITA Francesco Colonnese
3 MF   BRA César
4 MF   ITA Dino Baggio
5 MF   SCG Dejan Stanković
6 DF   ARG Juan Pablo Sorín
7 FW   ARG Claudio López
8 FW   ITA Bernardo Corradi
9 MF   ITA Stefano Fiore
11 DF   SCG Siniša Mihajlović
14 MF   ARG Diego Simeone
15 DF   ITA Giuseppe Pancaro
16 MF   ITA Giuliano Giannichedda
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 DF   SUI Guerino Gottardi
18 MF   SCG Nikola Lazetić
19 DF   ITA Giuseppe Favalli
20 MF   ITA Fabio Liverani
21 FW   ITA Simone Inzaghi
22 DF   ITA Massimo Oddo
23 DF   ITA Paolo Negro
24 DF   POR Fernando Couto
25 FW   ITA Enrico Chiesa
26 MF   ARG Lucas Castromán
31 DF   NED Jaap Stam
34 MF   CIV Christian Manfredini
70 GK   ITA Angelo Peruzzi
99 GK   ITA Emanuele Concetti

Transfers

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In
Pos. Name from Type
FW Bernardo Corradi Internazionale €10.00 million
DF Massimo Oddo Hellas Verona €1.50 million
FW Enrico Chiesa Fiorentina free
DF Juan Pablo Sorín Cruzeiro Esporte Clube loan
MF Christian Manfredini Chievo Verona co-ownership
MF Roberto Baronio Fiorentina loan ended
DF Daniel Ola L'Aquila loan ended
DF Emanuele Pesaresi Benfica loan ended

Winter

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In
Pos. Name from Type
MF Nikola Lazetic Chievo Verona
Out
Pos. Name To Type
DF Juan Pablo Sorín FC Barcelona loan
MF Christian Manfredini Osasuna loan

Competitions

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Serie A

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League table

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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[a] 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[b] Qualification to UEFA Cup first round
6 Udinese 34 16 8 10 38 35 +3 56
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. ^ Parma finished ahead of Udinese on head-to-head points: Udinese 1–1 Parma, Parma 3–2 Udinese.

Results by round

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Results summary

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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

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15 September 2002 2 Lazio 2–3 Chievo Roma
Simeone   5'
Corradi   64'
Report D'Anna   14'
Bierhoff   49'
Della Morte   70'
Stadium: Olimpico
22 September 2002 3 Torino 0–1 Lazio
Simeone   86'
28 September 2002 4 Lazio 1–1 Milan Roma
C. López   51' Maldini   7' Stadium: Olimpico
6 October 2002 5 Atalanta 0–1 Lazio
César   24'
20 October 2002 6 Lazio 3–0 Perugia Roma
S. Inzaghi   11'
Chiesa   84, 90 + 1'
Stadium: Olimpico
27 October 2002 7 Lazio 2–2 Roma Roma
Fiore   51'
Stanković   75'
Delvecchio   56'
Batistuta   66'
Stadium: Olimpico
3 November 2002 8 Empoli 1–2 Lazio
Atzori   45 + 1' Corradi   45'
Stanković   81'
6 November 2002 1 Reggina 0–3 Lazio Reggio Calabria
Report Fiore   16'
Stanković   33'
Corradi   53'
Stadium: Oreste Granillo
Referee: Nicola Ayroldi
Note: Match programmed for 1 September 2002 and rescheduled due to contract financial disagreements between several teams and the TV satellite company owner of broadcasting rights.
10 November 2022 9 Lazio 0–0 Parma Roma
Report Stadium: Olimpico
17 November 2002 10 Como 1–3 Lazio Como
Corrent   37' Report Simeone   18'
C. López   56, 63'
24 November 2002 11 Lazio 4–0 Modena Roma
Corradi   25, 89'
C. López   31'
César   71'
Report Stadium: Olimpico
1 December 2002 12 Piacenza 2–3 Lazio Piacenza
Maresca   17'
Caccia   26'
Report Simeone   42'
C. López   45 + 1'
Corradi   91'
7 December 2002 13 Lazio 3–3 Inter Roma
C. López   10' (pen.), 36', 53' Report Couto   37' (o.g.)
Emre   66, 75'
Stadium: Olimpico
15 December 2002 14 Juventus 1–2 Lazio Torino
Nedvěd   34' Report   35, 51' Fiore Stadium: Delle Alpi
22 December 2002 15 Lazio 1–1 Bologna Roma
C. López   45 + 1' Report   65' Zaccardo Stadium: Olimpico
11 January 2003 16 Brescia 0–0 Lazio Brescia
Report Stadium: Mario Rigamonti
17 Lazio 2–1 Udinese Roma
C. López   27'
Fiore   45 + 1'
Muzzi   40' Stadium: Olimpico
26 January 2003 18 Lazio 0–1 Reggina Roma
Report   46' Bonazzoli Stadium: Olimpico
2 February 2003 19 Chievo 1–1 Lazio Verona
Corini   45' (pen.) Report Simeone   89'
9 February 2003 20 Lazio 1–1 Torino Roma
Simeone   35' Report   71' Ferrante Stadium: Olimpico
16 February 2003 21 Milan 2–2 Lazio Milano
F. Inzaghi   62'
Rivaldo   70'
Report Stanković   21'
C. López   30' (pen.)
Stadium: San Siro
23 February 2003 22 Lazio 0–0 Atalanta Roma
Report Stadium: Olimpico
2 March 2003 23 Perugia 2–2 Lazio Perugia
Zé Maria   13'
Grosso   43'
Report Corradi   16'
Negro   85'
8 March 2003 24 Roma 1–1 Lazio Roma
Cassano   89' Report Stanković   9' Stadium: Olimpico
16 March 2003 25 Lazio 4–1 Empoli Roma
C. López   8'
Corradi   41'
Simeone   71'
Castromán   85'
Report Buscè   5' Stadium: Olimpico
23 March 2003 26 Parma 2–1 Lazio Parma
Cardone   4'
Adriano   90 + 2'
Report Stanković   50' Stadium: Il Tardini
6 April 2003 27 Lazio 3–0 Como Roma
Fiore   6'
Corradi   17'
C. López   66' (pen.)
Report Stadium: Olimpico
13 April 2003 28 Modena 0–0 Lazio Modena
Report
19 April 2003 29 Lazio 2–1 Piacenza Roma
S. Inzaghi   60'
Corradi   74'
Report De Cesare   45' Stadium: Olimpico
27 April 2003 30 Inter 1–1 Lazio Milano
Crespo   43' Report S. Inzaghi   77' Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza
3 May 2003 31 Lazio 0–0 Juventus Roma
Report Stadium: Olimpico
10 May 2003 32 Bologna 0–2 Lazio
Report S. Inzaghi   45' (pen.)
Favalli   59'
17 May 2003 33 Lazio 3–1 Brescia Roma
Mihajlović   39' (pen.)
César   45'
C. López   81'
Report R. Baggio   20' Stadium: Olimpico
24 May 2003 34 Udinese 2–1 Lazio
Pizarro   67' (pen.)
Jankulovski   83'
Report C. López   87' (pen.)

Coppa Italia

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Eightfinals

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4 December 2002 Lazio 2-0 Empoli F.C. Roma
Pancaro   10'
S. Inzaghi   52' (rig)
Stadium: Olimpico
Attendance: 5 000
19 December 2002 Empoli F.C. 1-2 Lazio Empoli
17:30 Grieco   70'   45' Chiesa
  64' Pancaro
Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani
Attendance: 2 000
Referee: Castellani

Quarterfinals

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15 January 2003 Lazio 2-1 A.S. Bari Roma
18:00 Castromán   41'
D'Agostino   90' (aut)
  66' D'Agostino Stadium: Olimpico
Attendance: 8 000
Referee: Morganti
21 January 2003 A.S. Bari 0-0 Lazio Bari
21:00 Stadium: San Nicola
Attendance: 2 347
Referee: Farina

Semifinals

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5 February 2003 Lazio 1-2 A.S. Roma Roma
Fiore   76'   12' Cassano
  49' Emerson
Stadium: Olimpico
Attendance: 53 577
Referee: Trefoloni
16 April 2003 A.S. Roma 1-0 Lazio Roma
20:45 Montella   56' Stadium: Olimpico
Attendance: 52 087
Referee: Collina

UEFA Cup

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First round

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19 September 2002 Lazio   4-0   Xanthi Roma
Christian Manfredini   45'
Claudio López   52'
Simone Inzaghi   67'
César   70'
Stadium: Olimpico
3 October 2002 Xanthi   0-0   Lazio

Second round

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Third round

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28 November 2002 Sturm Graz   1-3  Lazio
Charles Amoah (45) Enrico Chiesa (46)
12 December 2002 Lazio   0-1  Sturm Graz Roma
Imre Szabics   87' Stadium: Olimpico

Eightfinals

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20 February 2003 Lazio   3-3   Wisła Kraków Roma
Nikola Lazetić   22'
Mariusz Jop  44' ( own goal)
Chiesa   70'
  39' Kalu Uche
  49' ( pen) Maciej Żurawski
  63 ' (pen) Maciej Żurawski
Stadium: Olimpico

Quarter-final

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13 March 2003 Lazio   1-0  Beşiktaş Roma
Simone Inzaghi   55' Stadium: Olimpico

Semi-final

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10 April 2003 Porto   4-1  Lazio
Maniche   10'
Derlei   27'
Derlei   50'
Hélder Postiga   56'
  6'Claudio López
24 April 2003 Lazio   0-0  Porto Roma
Stadium: Olimpico

Statistics

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Players statistics

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No. Pos Nat Player Total Serie A Coppa UEFA Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
70 GK   ITA Peruzzi 36 -34 30 -28 0 0 6 -6
3 DF   BRA César 36 4 25+1 3 1 0 9 1
31 DF   NED Stam 34 0 28 0 2 0 4 0
11 DF   SCG Mihajlović 28 1 21 1 1 0 6 0
19 DF   ITA Favalli 35 1 25+1 1 3 0 6 0
9 MF   ITA Fiore 46 9 28+5 6 5 1 8 2
16 MF   ITA Giannichedda 34 0 18+7 0 3 0 6 0
14 MF   ARG Simeone 35 7 18+6 7 4 0 7 0
5 MF   SCG Stanković 38 6 29 6 2 0 7 0
8 FW   ITA Corradi 36 10 29+3 10 4 0 - -
7 FW   ARG López 47 17 30+4 15 4 0 9 2
1 GK   ITA Marchegiani 14 -10 4+2 -3 3 -3 5 -4
23 DF   ITA Negro 28 1 18+1 1 3 0 6 0
22 DF   ITA Oddo 31 0 16+3 0 5 0 7 0
24 DF   POR Couto 31 1 15 0 4 0 12 1
15 DF   ITA Pancaro 25 2 10+6 0 4 2 5 0
20 MF   ITA Liverani 34 0 9+12 0 5 0 8 0
21 FW   ITA Inzaghi 29 9 5+13 4 3 1 8 4
26 MF   ARG Castromán 29 3 4+12 1 5 1 8 1
25 FW   ITA Chiesa 29 7 4+8 2 6 1 11 4
6 DF   ARG Sorín 11 0 4+2 0 1 0 4 0
18 MF   SCG Lazetić 10 1 3+2 0 1 0 4 1
34 FW   CIV Manfredini 12 1 1+2 0 3 0 6 1
4 MF   ITA Baggio 15 0 0+4 0 3 0 8 0
99 GK   ITA Concetti 7 -5 0+2 -1 3 -2 2 -2
17 DF   SUI Gottardi 6 0 0+1 0 3 0 2 0
2 DF   ITA Colonnese 6 0 0 0 3 0 3 0

References

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  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

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