2002–03 AC Perugia season
| 2002–03 season | |
|---|---|
| Chairman | Luciano Gaucci |
| Manager | Serse Cosmi |
| Serie A | 10th |
| Coppa Italia | Semi-finals |
| Top goalscorer | Fabrizio Miccoli (9) |
A.C. Perugia finished tenth in Serie A, and reached the semis of the Coppa Italia in a successful season by the club's standards.
The season started off with much negative publicity for club president Luciano Gaucci, when he decided to let South Korean striker Ahn Jung-Hwan go, following the Korean's winning goal against Italy in the FIFA World Cup.
In the season itself, Perugia fought in the middle of the table all year, but ended only four points above the dropzone, and in the end relied on inspired performances against top sides to seal the contract. Perugia's highlight of the season was a 4–1 victory against Inter, but it also beat Milan and drew at champions Juventus's home.
Its two most fancied players, Fabrizio Miccoli and Manuele Blasi were both bought by Juventus following the season, Miccoli being hailed as one of the season's major breakthroughs. Despite interest from top clubs, Perugia was able to keep right-back Zé Maria, who grew in importance during the season.
Squad
[edit]Goalkeepers
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Defenders
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Zé Maria
Marco Di Loreto- Mauro Milanese
- Fabio Grosso
- Sean Sogliano
Rahman Rezaei- William Viali
Konstantinos Loumpoutis
Midfielders
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Christian Obodo- Manuele Blasi
- Giovanni Tedesco
- Massimiliano Fusani
- Luigi Pagliuca
- Roberto Baronio
- Giovanni Sulcis
- Fabio Gatti
Attackers
[edit]- Fabrizio Miccoli
- Zisis Vryzas
- Andrea Caracciolo
- Emanuele Berrettoni
- Nicola Amoruso
- Antonio Criniti
- Lorenzo Crocetti
Competitions
[edit]Serie A
[edit]League table
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Roma[a] | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 55 | 46 | +9 | 49 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round |
| 9 | Brescia | 34 | 9 | 15 | 10 | 36 | 38 | −2 | 42[b] | Qualification to Intertoto Cup second round |
| 10 | Perugia[c] | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 40 | 48 | −8 | 42 | Qualification to Intertoto Cup third round[1] |
| 11 | Bologna | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 39 | 47 | −8 | 41 | |
| 12 | Modena | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 30 | 48 | −18 | 38[d] |
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).[2]
Notes:
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).[2]
Notes:
- ^ Roma qualified for the first round of the 2003-04 UEFA Cup as Coppa Italia runner-up because the winner, Milan, qualified for Champions League through championship position.
- ^ Brescia finished ahead of Perugia on head-to-head points: Brescia 3–1 Perugia, Perugia 0–0 Brescia.
- ^ Perugia gained entry to the 2003 UEFA Intertoto Cup after Chievo renounced; then they qualified to the 2003–04 UEFA Cup First round.
- ^ Modena finished ahead of Empoli, Atalanta and Reggina on head-to-head points: Modena: 10 pts, Empoli: 9 pts, Atalanta: 7 pts, Reggina: 5 pts.
Matches
[edit]| 2 | Milan | 3-0 | Perugia | |
Paolo Maldini 40'Filippo Inzaghi 50'Clarence Seedorf 65' |
| 3 | Perugia | 1-3 | Empoli | Perugia |
| Rahman Rezaei (8) | Luca Saudati (20)
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Stadium: Stadio Renato Curi |
| 4 | Parma | 2-2 | Perugia | |
1-0 Adrian Mutu (20)
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| 6 | Perugia | 2-0 | Modena | Perugia |
Zé Maria (6 pen)
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Stadium: Stadio Renato Curi |
| 7 | Roma | 2-2 | Perugia | |
Christian Panucci (67)
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| 8 | Chievo | 3-0 | Perugia | |
Nicola Legrottaglie (25)
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| 9 | Perugia | 2-1 | Torino | Perugia |
| Andrea Caracciolo (38) Zé Maria (87 pen) |
Marco Ferrante (81) | Stadium: Stadio Renato Curi |
| 10 | Bologna | 2-1 | Perugia | |
| Julio Cruz (30)Giuseppe Signori (37) | Andrea Caracciolo (45) |
| 11 | Perugia | 3-0 | Como | Perugia |
Massimiliano Fusani (14)
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Stadium: Stadio Renato Curi |
| 12 | Atalanta | 0-2 | Perugia | |
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| 13 | Perugia | 0-0 | Piacenza | Perugia |
| Stadium: Stadio Renato Curi |
| 14 | Brescia | 3-1 | Perugia | |
Igli Tare (23)
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Fabrizio Miccoli (63) |
| 15 | Perugia | 0-1 | Juventus | Perugia |
| Camoranesi 91' |
Stadium: Stadio Renato Curi |
| Perugia | 4-1 | Inter | ||
Zé Maria (9 pen)
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Vieri 79' (pen.) |
| Perugia | 1-0 | Chievo | ||
| Marco Di Loreto (39) |
| Reggina | 3-1 | Perugia | ||
| David Di Michele (1)Francesco Cozza (27)Emiliano Bonazzoli (47) | Rahman Rezaei (2) |
| Perugia | 1-0 | Milan | ||
| Fabrizio Miccoli (36) |
| Empoli | 1-1 | Perugia | ||
| Marco Carparelli (7) | Zisis Vryzas (5) |
| Perugia | 1-2 | Parma | ||
| Fabio Grosso (51) | Adriano (30) Matteo Ferrari (72) |
| Perugia | 2-2 | Lazio | ||
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| Modena | 1-1 | Perugia | ||
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| Perugia | 1-0 | Roma | ||
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| Torino | 2-1 | Perugia | ||
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| Perugia | 1-1 | Bologna | ||
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| Como | 1-1 | Perugia | ||
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| Perugia | 1-0 | Atalanta | ||
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| Piacenza | 5-1 | Perugia | ||
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| Juventus | 2-2 | Perugia | ||
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| Perugia | 0-2 | Udinese | ||
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| Inter | 2-2 | Perugia | ||
| Crespo 10' Crespo 56' |
Chris Obodo 46' Marco Di Loreto 89' |
Top scorers
[edit]Sources
[edit]- ^ With consequent qualification to UEFA Cup first round
- ^ 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.