2001–02 Inter Milan season

Season overview

After a disappointing previous season, Massimo Moratti appointed former Valencia coach Héctor Cúper as the new head coach. Cúper managed to line-up a new team, buying players such as Toldo, Materazzi, Kallon and Ventola. Inter had a sprint-start, topping the league and passing several challenges in Europe. 2001 closed with Giuseppe Prisco's death, vice-chairman since 1962.

In the second part of season, Inter showed signs of exhaustion: 1–2 home loss to Atalanta was followed, on Thursday, by European elimination. Before the last league game, against Lazio, Inter was still at the top, with one point over Juventus and two over Roma. In the first half, Inter scored twice, but both goals were equalized by Lazio's Poborsky. During second half of the match, Lazio - still in race for a UEFA Cup spot - scored another two goals, eventually winning the match. Inter fell to third place, enough to qualify for next season's Champions League playoff. The Lazio-Inter game also marked Ronaldo's last appearance with Inter.

First-team squad

:Squad at end of season.

Transfers

Winter

Reserve squad

:The following players did not make an appearance for the first team.

Competitions

Serie A

Results by round

H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/A/H/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/H/A/H/A | color_3-4 = green1| text_3-4 =2002–03 UEFA Champions League Second qualifying round

Matches

Vieri Guly Okan Mazzantini Sogliano Baiocco Gatti Grosso Bonazzoli Ventola Seedorf Kallon
Adriano Maniero Conteh Materazzi Toldo Macellari Zauli Pecchia

Caballero Pinzi Dalmat Di Biagio Kallon Kallon
Vivas Materazzi Contra F. Inzaghi Laursen Contra Materazzi Di Biagio Zanetti C. Di Biagio
Materazzi Zanetti J. Popescu Superbi Chevanton Candela Di Biagio Sorondo Vieri Gresko Sala Zenoni Colombo Vieri Kallon Conceicao A. Filippini Giunti Vieri
Gresko Okan Zanetti C. Cordoba Di Biagio Marazzina Eriberto Corini Ronaldo Cordoba
Di Biagio
C. Zanetti Colucci Lucarelli Gautieri Gautieri Statuto Di Francesco Cristante Cordoba 67' Ronaldo Kallon Vieri Guly Vivas Emre Favalli Bazzani Vryzas Recoba Gresko Di Biagio Guly Vieri Vannucchi C. Zanetti Di Biagio Conceicao Vergassola Castellini Zauli Fresi Castellini Brioschi Sorondo Materazzi Georgatos C. Zanetti Vieri Materazzi Di Biagio Ventola Conceição Pinzi Rui Costa Materazzi C. Zanetti Seedorf Cordoba Materazzi Di Biagio Tudor Pessotto Conte Nedved Vugrinec Stovini
Giacomazzi Guly Seedorf Dalmat Vieri Recoba Emre Materazzi Di Biagio Zebina Cafu Del Vecchio Assuncao Gresko Seedorf Berretta Zauri Rossini Natali Colombo Emre Bonera Petruzzi Bachini Luca Toni Igli Tare Cossato Perrotta Corradi Ronaldo Toldo Zanetti J Cordoba Zanetti C Gresko Recoba Ronaldo Gresko Sommese Matuzalém Sacchetti Hubner Simeone S. Inzaghi Di Biagio

Coppa Italia

Main article: 2001-02 Coppa Italia

Eightfinals

Pizarro J. Zanetti Jørgensen

UEFA Cup

First round

Kallon Di Biagio Guly Inter Milan won 6–0 on aggregate.

Second round

Inter Milan won 2–1 on aggregate.

Third round

Kallon Inter Milan won 4–2 on aggregate.

Fourth round

Kallon Ventola Nikolaidis Ventola Inter Milan won 5–3 on aggregate.

Quarter-finals

Toldo |location Valencia Inter Milan won 2–1 on aggregate.

Semi-finals

Materazzi Rzasa Córdoba Tomasson Kallon Feyenoord won 3–2 on aggregate.

Statistics

Appearances and goals

:As of 30 June 2002 |- ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Players transferred out during the season

References

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