2002–03 A.C. Milan season
| 2002–03 season | ||||
| President | Silvio Berlusconi | |||
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| Manager | Carlo Ancelotti | |||
| Stadium | San Siro | |||
| Serie A | 3rd | |||
| Coppa Italia | Winners | |||
| UEFA Champions League | Winners | |||
| Top goalscorer |
League: Filippo Inzaghi (17) All: Filippo Inzaghi (30) | |||
| Highest home attendance |
78,843 vs Internazionale (23 November 2002, Serie A) | |||
| Lowest home attendance |
2,551 vs Ancona (18 December 2002, Serie A) | |||
| Average home league attendance | 61,534[1] | |||
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The 2002–03 season saw great success for Associazione Calcio Milan. Milan won both the Coppa Italia and the Champions League, defeating Juventus on penalties after a 0–0 draw.
In Serie A Milan were on top in January, but finished in third place behind Juventus and Inter.
Players
Squad information
- Squad at end of season[2]
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Left club during season
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Reserve squad
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Competitions
Serie A
League table
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Qualification or relegation | Head-to-head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juventus (C) | 34 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 64 | 29 | +35 | 72 | 2003–04 UEFA Champions League Group stage | |
| 2 | Internazionale | 34 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 64 | 38 | +26 | 65 | ||
| 3 | Milan | 34 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 55 | 30 | +25 | 61 | ||
| 4 | Lazio | 34 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 57 | 32 | +25 | 60 | 2003–04 UEFA Champions League Third qualifying round | |
| 5 | Parma | 34 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 55 | 36 | +19 | 56 | 2003–04 UEFA CupFirst round | |
| 6 | Udinese | 34 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 38 | 35 | +3 | 56 | ||
| 7 | Chievo | 34 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 51 | 39 | +12 | 55 | ||
| 8 | Roma | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 55 | 46 | +9 | 49 | 2003–04 UEFA CupFirst round 1 | |
| 9 | Brescia | 34 | 9 | 15 | 10 | 36 | 38 | −2 | 42 | 2003 UEFA Intertoto CupSecond round | BRE 3–1 PER PER 0–0 BRE |
| 10 | Perugia | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 40 | 48 | −8 | 42 | 2003 UEFA Intertoto CupThird round 2 | |
| 11 | Bologna | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 39 | 47 | −8 | 41 | ||
| 12 | Modena | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 30 | 48 | −18 | 38 | MOD: 10 pts EMP: 9 pts ATA: 7 pts REG: 5 pts | |
| 13 | Empoli | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 36 | 46 | −10 | 38 | ||
| 14 | Atalanta (R) | 34 | 8 | 14 | 12 | 35 | 47 | −12 | 38 | Relegation play-off | |
| 15 | Reggina | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 38 | 53 | −15 | 38 | ||
| 16 | Piacenza (R) | 34 | 8 | 6 | 20 | 44 | 62 | −18 | 30 | Relegation to Serie B | |
| 17 | Como (R) | 34 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 29 | 57 | −28 | 24 | ||
| 18 | Torino (R) | 34 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 23 | 58 | −35 | 21 |
Source: Lega Serie A
Rules for classification:
1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
1Roma 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.
2Perugia gained entry to the 2003 UEFA Intertoto Cup after Chievo renounced.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Matches
| 14 September 2002 2 | Modena | 0–3 | Milan | Modena, Emilia-Romagna |
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| 20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Report | Inzaghi Šimić |
Stadium: Stadio Alberto Braglia Attendance: 15,349 Referee: Massimo De Santis |
| 21 September 2002 3 | Milan | 3–0 | Perugia | Milan, Lombardy |
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| 18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Maldini Inzaghi Seedorf |
Report | Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 59,296 Referee: Massimiliano Saccani |
| 28 September 2002 4 | Lazio | 1–1 | Milan | Rome, Lazio |
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| 20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) | C. López |
Report | Maldini |
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 59,226 Referee: Roberto Rosetti |
| 6 October 2002 5 | Milan | 6–0 | Torino | Milan, Lombardy |
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| 15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Pirlo Inzaghi Serginho Fattori |
Report | Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 60,945 Referee: Matteo Trefoloni |
| 20 October 2002 6 | Atalanta | 1–4 | Milan | Bergamo, Lombardy |
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| 15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Sala |
Report | Rivaldo Tomasson Pirlo |
Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Attendance: 23,628 Referee: Gianluca Paparesta |
| 26 October 2002 7 | Chievo | 3–2 | Milan | Verona, Veneto |
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| 18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Marazzina Bierhoff Cossato |
Report | Shevchenko Tomasson |
Stadium: Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi Attendance: 33,431 Referee: Salvatore Racalbuto |
| 3 November 2002 8 | Milan | 2–0 | Reggina | Milan, Lombardy |
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| 15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Inzaghi Rivaldo |
Report | Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 63,892 Referee: Massimo De Santis |
| 6 November 2002 1 | Milan | 1–0 | Udinese | Milan, Lombardy | ||
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| 20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Rivaldo |
Report | Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 53,347 Referee: Paolo Bertini | |||
| Note: Rescheduled | ||||||
| 10 November 2002 9 | Juventus | 2–1 | Milan | Turin, Piedmont |
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| 20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Di Vaio Thuram |
Report | Pirlo |
Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi Attendance: 57,762 Referee: Gianluca Paparesta |
| 17 November 2002 10 | Milan | 2–1 | Parma | Milan, Lombardy |
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| 15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Pirlo |
Report | Filippini |
Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 59,648 Referee: Paolo Bertini |
| 23 November 2002 11 | Milan | 1–0 | Internazionale | Milan, Lombardy |
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| 20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Serginho |
Report | Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 78,843 Referee: Gianluca Paparesta |
| 1 December 2002 12 | Empoli | 1–1 | Milan | Empoli, Tuscany |
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| 15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Rocchi |
Report | Shevchenko |
Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani Attendance: 17,652 Referee: Massimo De Santis |
| 7 December 2002 13 | Milan | 1–0 | Roma | Milan, Lombardy |
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| 20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Inzaghi |
Report | Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 67,786 Referee: Pierluigi Collina |
| 15 December 2002 14 | Como | 1–2 | Milan | Como, Lombardy |
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| 15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Pecchia |
Report | Ambrosini Shevchenko |
Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia Attendance: 10,508 Referee: Stefano Farina |
| 22 December 2002 15 | Milan | 0–0 | Brescia | Milan, Lombardy |
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| 15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Report | Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 61,724 Referee: Emidio Morganti |
| 12 January 2003 16 | Bologna | 0–2 | Milan | Bologna, Emilia-Romagna |
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| 15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Report | Shevchenko Serginho |
Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Attendance: 34,915 Referee: Alfredo Trentalange |
| 19 January 2003 17 | Milan | 2–1 | Piacenza | Milan, Lombardy |
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| 15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Pirlo Rivaldo |
Report | Gurenko |
Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 54,452 Referee: Massimo De Santis |
| 26 January 2003 18 | Udinese | 1–0 | Milan | Udine, Friuli-Venezia Giulia |
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| 20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Pizarro |
Report | Stadium: Stadio Friuli Attendance: 22,853 Referee: Gianluca Paparesta |
| 2 February 2003 19 | Milan | 2–1 | Modena | Milan, Lombardy |
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| 15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Pirlo Inzaghi |
Report | Scoponi |
Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 59,594 Referee: Matteo Trefoloni |
| 9 February 2003 20 | Perugia | 1–0 | Milan | Perugia, Umbria |
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| 15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Miccoli |
Report | Stadium: Stadio Renato Curi Attendance: 18,853 Referee: Paolo Dondarini |
| 16 February 2003 21 | Milan | 2–2 | Lazio | Milan, Lombardy |
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| 20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Inzaghi Rivaldo |
Report | Stanković C. López |
Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 61,605 Referee: Pierluigi Collina |
| 22 February 2003 22 | Torino | 0–3 Abandoned1 |
Milan | Turin, Piedmont |
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| 20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Report | Inzaghi Seedorf |
Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi Attendance: 16,343 Referee: Luca Palanca |
| 2 March 2003 23 | Milan | 3–3 | Atalanta | Milan, Lombardy |
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| 15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Inzaghi Tomasson |
Report | Maldini Rossini |
Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 60,095 Referee: Stefano Farina |
| 9 March 2003 24 | Milan | 0–0 | Chievo | Milan, Lombardy |
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| 20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Report | Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 56,123 Referee: Massimo De Santis |
| 15 March 2003 25 | Reggina | 0–0 | Milan | Reggio Calabria, Calabria |
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| 18:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Report | Stadium: Stadio Oreste Granillo Attendance: 26,640 Referee: Matteo Trefoloni |
| 22 March 2003 26 | Milan | 2–1 | Juventus | Milan, Lombardy |
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| 20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Shevchenko Inzaghi |
Report | Nedvěd |
Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 78,671 Referee: Matteo Trefoloni |
| 5 April 2003 27 | Parma | 1–0 | Milan | Parma, Emilia-Romagna |
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| 20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Adriano |
Report | Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini Attendance: 25,603 Referee: Stefano Farina |
| 12 April 2003 28 | Internazionale | 0–1 | Milan | Milan, Lombardy |
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| 20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Report | Inzaghi |
Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 76,660 Referee: Roberto Rosetti |
| 19 April 2003 29 | Milan | 0–1 | Empoli | Milan, Lombardy |
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| 15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Report | Di Natale |
Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 57,784 Referee: Domenico Messina |
| 26 April 2003 30 | Roma | 2–1 | Milan | Rome, Lazio |
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| 20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Cassano Tommasi |
Report | Tomasson |
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 60,313 Referee: Gianluca Paparesta |
| 3 May 2003 31 | Milan | 2–0 | Como | Milan, Lombardy |
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| 15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Inzaghi Nesta |
Report | Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 54,503 Referee: Paolo Dondarini |
| 8 May 2003 32 | Brescia | 1–0 | Milan | Brescia, Lombardy |
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| 15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Appiah |
Report | Stadium: Stadio Mario Rigamonti Attendance: 19,155 Referee: Pierluigi Collina |
| 17 May 2003 33 | Milan | 3–1 | Bologna | Milan, Lombardy |
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| 15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Pirlo Seedorf Inzaghi |
Report | Meghni |
Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 57,766 Referee: Matteo Trefoloni |
| 24 May 2003 34 | Piacenza | 4–2 | Milan | Piacenza, Emilia-Romagna |
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| 15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Hübner Maresca Marchionni |
Report | Brocchi |
Stadium: Stadio Leonardo Garilli Attendance: 7,386 Referee: Nicola Rizzoli |
- Notes
- Note 1: Torino v Milan was abandoned with 27 minutes to go, after the crowd started to riot.[4] The result was confirmed as 3–0 in favor of Milan by the FIGC.
Top Scorers
UEFA Champions League
Third qualifying round
| 14 August 2002 First leg | Milan |
1–0 | |
Milan, Lombardy |
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| 20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Gattuso Serginho Inzaghi |
Report | Pilný |
Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 30,064 Referee: Konrad Plautz (Austria) |
| 28 August 2002 Second leg | Slovan Liberec |
2–1 (2–2a agg.) |
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Liberec, Liberec Region |
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| 21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Slepička Langer |
Report | Inzaghi |
Stadium: Stadion u Nisy Attendance: 8,740 Referee: Arturo Dauden Ibañez (Spain) |
Group stage
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 12 | |
| 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 12 | −1 | 12 | |
| 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 8 | |
| 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 13 | −4 | 2 |
| 18 September 2002 1 | Milan |
2–1 | |
Milan, Lombardy |
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| 20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Maldini Inzaghi |
Report | Diop Moreira |
Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 70,214 Referee: Kyros Vassaras (Greece) |
| 24 September 2002 2 | Deportivo La Coruña |
0–4 | |
A Coruña, A Coruña |
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| 20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Silva Naybet |
Report | Pirlo Seedorf Inzaghi |
Stadium: Estadio Riazor Attendance: 27,614 Referee: Kim Milton Nielsen (Denmark) |
| 1 October 2002 3 | Bayern Munich |
1–2 | |
Munich, Upper Bavaria |
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| 20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Ballack Pizarro Linke |
Report | Inzaghi Nesta |
Stadium: Olympiastadion Attendance: 60,000 Referee: Hugh Dallas (Scotland) |
| 23 October 2002 4 | Milan |
2–1 | |
Milan, Lombardy |
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| 20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Serginho Ambrosini Seedorf Inzaghi |
Report | Kuffour Tarnat Pizarro Santa Cruz |
Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 75,611 Referee: Ľuboš Micheľ (Slovakia) |
| 29 October 2002 5 | Lens |
2–1 | |
Lens, Pas-de-Calais |
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| 20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) | Moreira Utaka Coly |
Report | Shevchenko Pirlo Seedorf Tomasson |
Stadium: Stade Félix-Bollaert Attendance: 39,474 Referee: Graham Barber (England) |
| 13 November 2002 6 | Milan |
1–2 | |
Milan, Lombardy |
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| 20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) | Tomasson |
Report | Tristán Makaay |
Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 56,000 Referee: Mike Riley (England) |
Second group stage
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 12 | |
| 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 11 | |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 10 | |
| 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 10 | −7 | 1 |
| 26 November 2002 1 | Milan |
1–0 | |
Milan, Lombardy |
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| 20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) | Shevchenko Gattuso |
Report | Pavón Helguera |
Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 75,777 Referee: Urs Meier (Switzerland) |
| 11 December 2002 2 | Borussia Dortmund |
0–1 | |
Dortmund, Germany |
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| 20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) | Report | Inzaghi |
Stadium: Westfalenstadion Attendance: 52,000 Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden) |
| 19 February 2003 3 | Milan |
1–0 | |
Milan, Lombardy |
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| 20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) | Tomasson |
Report | Obradović Lekgetho |
Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 72,028 Referee: Gilles Veissière (France) |
| 25 February 2003 4 | Lokomotiv Moscow |
0–1 | |
Moscow, Russia |
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| 18:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Evseev Loskov Nizhegorodov |
Report | Gattuso Rivaldo Serginho |
Stadium: Lokomotiv Stadium Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Kyros Vassaras (Greece) |
| 12 March 2003 5 | Real Madrid |
3–1 | |
Madrid, Spain |
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| 20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) | Raúl Roberto Carlos Guti |
Report | Dalla Bona Shevchenko Rivaldo |
Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Attendance: 77,824 Referee: Kim Milton Nielsen (Denmark) |
| 18 March 2003 6 | Milan |
0–1 | |
Milan, Lombardy |
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| 20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) | Gattuso |
Report | Ewerthon Frings Koller |
Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 70,577 Referee: Graham Barber (England) |
Knockout phase
Quarter-finals
| 8 April 2003 First leg | Ajax |
0–0 | |
Amsterdam, Netherlands |
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| 20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Report | Gattuso Ambrosini |
Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 50,967 Referee: Terje Hauge (Norway) |
| 23 April 2003 Second leg | Milan |
3–2 (3–2 agg.) |
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Milan, Lombardy |
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| 20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Ambrosini Inzaghi Costacurta Shevchenko Tomasson |
Report | Litmanen Pasanen Pienaar |
Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 76,079 Referee: Manuel Mejuto González (Spain) |
Semi-finals
| 7 May 2003 First leg | Milan |
0–0 | |
Milan, Lombardy |
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| 20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Report | Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 77,049 Referee: Valentin Ivanov (Russia) |
| 13 May 2003 Second leg | Internazionale |
1–1 (1–1a agg.) |
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Milan, Lombardy |
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| 20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Di Biagio Martins |
Report | Inzaghi Gattuso Rui Costa Shevchenko Kaladze |
Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 81,854 Referee: Gilles Veissière (France) |
Final
| 28 May 2003 Final | Juventus |
0–0 (a.e.t.) (2–3 p) |
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Manchester, Greater Manchester, England |
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| 20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Tacchinardi Del Piero |
Report | Costacurta |
Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 63,215 Referee: Markus Merk (Germany) |
| Penalties | ||||
| Trezeguet Birindelli Zalayeta Montero Del Piero |
References
- ↑ http://www.stadiapostcards.com/a02-03.htm
- ↑ http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/italy/2002-2003/seriea/milan.htm
- ↑ Ba was born in Dakar, Senegal.
- ↑ "Torino handed ban". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2013-07-31.
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