2002–03 Inter Milan season

Internazionale
2002–03 season
President Massimo Moratti
Manager Héctor Cúper
Stadium San Siro
Serie A 2nd
Coppa Italia Round of 16
UEFA Champions League Semi-finals
Top goalscorer League:
Christian Vieri (24)
All:
Christian Vieri (27)
Highest home attendance 76,854 vs Milan
(13 May 2003, Serie A)
Lowest home attendance 54,825 vs Perugia
(24 May 2003, Serie A)
Average home league attendance 61,943
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours

The 2002–03 season was Football Club Internazionale Milano's

Season overview

Despite the failure in previous end season, Massimo Moratti agreed to keep Héctor Cúper on as manager. This choose led to Ronaldo's departure, for the star striker had a poor relationship with his coach. In order to replace his former player, the club managed to make a last minute signing in Hernán Crespo from Lazio. Other notable arrivals to the side were Fabio Cannavaro, Matías Almeyda, Domenico Morfeo and Francesco Coco.

About domestic league Inter had an other attempt to aiming the title, failing again. They got the first place after four weeks, leaving it due to 1–1 draw with Juventus: along the autumnal months Milan and Lazio headed the league, too. After 17 games, Milan reached the first place with 39 points. During the second half of season, Inter wasted his chanches mainly due to losses and no point in big matches: the manic goal-score regularity shown by Christian Vieri was useful to get a second place.

Their European campaign started off from Champions League's third preliminary round, beating Sporting CP. Then Inter was able to pass two round-robin groups topping the first (ahead Ajax) and being second in latter (behind Barcelona). In single-elimination rounds, Inter knocked Valencia out due to away goals rule. However, in semifinals, the same rule contributed to Inter's elimination despite 0–0 and 1–1 ties in Milan derby.

Squad

Squad at end of season[1]

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 Turkey MF Emre Belözoğlu
6 Italy MF Cristiano Zanetti
7 Portugal MF Sérgio Conçeicão
9 Argentina FW Hernán Crespo
10 Italy MF Domenico Morfeo
11 Argentina MF Guly
12 Italy GK Alberto Fontana
13 Italy DF Fabio Cannavaro
14 Italy MF Luigi Di Biagio
15 Italy DF Daniele Adani
16 Uruguay DF Gonzalo Sorondo
17 Italy DF Michele Serena
18 France MF Stéphane Dalmat
19 Argentina FW Gabriel Batistuta (on loan from Roma)
20 Uruguay FW Álvaro Recoba
No. Position Player
21 Italy MF Nicola Beati
22 Turkey MF Okan Buruk
23 Italy DF Marco Materazzi
24 Paraguay DF Carlos Gamarra
25 Argentina MF Matias Almeyda
26 Italy DF Giovanni Pasquale
27 France GK Mathieu Moreau
30 Nigeria FW Obafemi Martins
31 Argentina DF Nelson Vivas
32 Italy FW Christian Vieri
34 Italy FW Mattia Altobelli
40 Italy DF Luca Franchini
41 Italy MF Nicola Napolitano
43 Italy DF Alessandro Potenza
44 Italy MF Mario Rebecchi
45 Brazil FW Wellington
65 Italy GK Enrico Rossi Chauvenet
77 Italy DF Francesco Coco
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
8 Spain MF Javier Farinós (on loan to Villarreal)
No. Position Player
39 Italy DF Salvatore Ferraro (on loan to Prato)

Transfers

In

Out

Loan in

Loan out

Results

Serie A

Champions League

First group stage

Second group stage

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Top scorers

References

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