1999–2000 Juventus FC season

Season review

Juventus came close to adding to its collection of league titles, but in the end, a controversial refereeing decision denied them the title.

Juventus led 1–0 at home to Parma in their penultimate match. Parma made a huge effort to equalise, and thought they had done so when Fabio Cannavaro headed the ball into the back of the net during stoppage time. However, referee Massimo De Santis controversially disallowed the goal due to a perceived foul, despite protests from the Parma players.

On the last day of the season, title rivals Lazio beat Reggina by 3–0 at home, but Juventus unexpectedly ran into problems at Perugia, where heavy rainfall began with the score tied at 0–0 in half-time. Referee Pierluigi Collina nonetheless decided to kick off the game, albeit half an hour too late. Nervous Laziali and players followed the Perugia–Juventus game via radio, hoping that Juventus would be defeated. A draw would mean a re-match between the sides to decide the title, while a win would give Juventus another scudetto. The Juventus players' efforts were in vain, since Alessandro Calori struck a half-volley into the back of the net with half an hour to go. With Juventus unable to make a comeback, they lost the title in the final round of the season.

It was a bitter end to the season for the Turin club, who had led the table for most of the campaign and lost just one of their first 26 matches, only to collapse in the final 8 games (4 losses suffered in those games). To make matters worse, despite initially winning the 1999 UEFA Intertoto Cup, Juventus had endured a humiliating UEFA Cup run, being beaten 4–0 and eliminated in the round of 16 by Spanish club Celta Vigo. This was their earliest exit from European competitions since the 1987–88 UEFA Cup.

Players

Squad information

Transfers

Competitions

Serie A

Main article: 1999–2000 Serie A

League table

Results summary

Results by round

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Matches

Inzaghi Zambrotta Conticchio Inzaghi Kovačević Zidane Kovačević Zidane Inzaghi Inzaghi Del Piero Lentini Del Piero Paganin

Coppa Italia

Main article: 1999–2000 Coppa Italia

Round of 16

Kovačević

Quarter-finals

Conte Kovačević Mancini Simeone

UEFA Intertoto Cup

Main article: 1999 UEFA Intertoto Cup

Third round

Semi-finals

Inzaghi Kovačević Tacchinardi Del Piero

Final

Nonda Zambrotta

UEFA Cup

Main article: 1999–2000 UEFA Cup

First round

Kontolefteros Kovačević Esnáider Montero Del Piero Tacchinardi Conte

Second round

Pažin Oliseh Conte Kovačević ,

Third round

Poursaitides Antzas Kovačević , Davids Inzaghi Tudor Poursaitidis

Fourth round

Montero Zambrotta Sergio Mostovoi Mostovoi Birindelli McCarthy Mazinho Conte Birindelli Montero Kovačević Tacchinardi

Statistics

Players statistics

References

References

1. "Serie A: Presenze (Spettatori abbonati/ gara)". Lega Serie A.