2002–03 SS Lazio season
| 2002–03 season | ||
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| Manager | Roberto Mancini | |
| Serie A | 4th | |
| Coppa Italia | Semi-finals | |
| UEFA Cup | Semi-finals | |
| Top goalscorer | League: Claudio López (15) All: Claudio López (17) | |
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The 2002–03 season was the 103rd season in Società Sportiva Lazio's history and their 15th consecutive season in the top-flight of Italian football. Under new manager Roberto Mancini, Lazio finished 4th in Serie A and reached the semi-finals of both the Coppa Italia and the UEFA Cup.
Squad
Goalkeepers
Defenders
Fernando Couto
Jaap Stam
Giuseppe Favalli- Giuseppe Pancaro
Juan Pablo Sorín (left in January 2003 for Barcelona)
Siniša Mihajlović- Massimo Oddo
- Paolo Negro
- Francesco Colonnese
/ Guerino Gottardi
Midfielders
- Dejan Stanković
- Stefano Fiore
- Diego Simeone
César- Lucas Castromán
- Giuliano Giannichedda
- Nikola Lazetić (arrived in January 2003 from Chievo)
- Fabio Liverani
- Dino Baggio
/ Christian Manfredini (left in January 2003 for Osasuna)
Attackers
Serie A
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Internazionale | 34 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 64 | 38 | +26 | 65 | Qualification to Champions League group stage |
| 3 | Milan[a] | 34 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 55 | 30 | +25 | 61 | |
| 4 | Lazio | 34 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 57 | 32 | +25 | 60 | Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round |
| 5 | Parma | 34 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 55 | 36 | +19 | 56[b] | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round |
| 6 | Udinese | 34 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 38 | 35 | +3 | 56 |
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).[1]
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).[1]
Notes:
- ^ Milan qualified for the Champions League group stage as defending champions.
- ^ Parma finished ahead of Udinese on head-to-head points: Udinese 1–1 Parma, Parma 3–2 Udinese.
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 34 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 57 | 32 | +25 | 60 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 31 | 16 | +15 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 26 | 16 | +10 |
Matches
| 5 | Lazio | 3–0 | Perugia | |
S. Inzaghi  11' Chiesa 84, 90 + 1' |
| 29 | Lazio | 2–1 | Piacenza | |
| S. Inzaghi 60' Corradi 74' |
De Cesare 45' |
| 30 | Inter | 1–1 | Lazio | |
| Crespo 43' |
S. Inzaghi 77' |
| 32 | Bologna | 0–2 | Lazio | |
| S. Inzaghi 45' (pen.) Favalli 59' |
Top scorers
- Claudio López 15 (4)
- Bernardo Corradi 10
- Diego Simeone 6
- Stefano Fiore 6
- Dejan Stanković 5
UEFA Cup
First round
- Lazio-Xanthi 4-0
- 1-0 Christian Manfredini (45)
- 2-0 Claudio López (52)
- 3-0 Simone Inzaghi (67)
- 4-0 César (70)
- Xanthi-Lazio 0-0
Second round
- Lazio-Crvena Zvezda 1-0
- 1-0 Stefano Fiore (7)
- Crvena Zvezda-Lazio 1-1
- 1-0 Branko Bošković (70)
- 1-1 Enrico Chiesa (77)
Third round
- Sturm Graz-Lazio 1-3
- 1-0 Charles Amoah (45)
- 1-1 Enrico Chiesa (46)
- 1-2 Simone Inzaghi (57)
- 1-3 Simone Inzaghi (88)
- Lazio-Sturm Graz 0-1
- 0-1 Imre Szabics (87)
Fourth round
- Lazio-Wisla Kraków 3-3
- 1-0 Nikola Lazetić (22)
- 1-1 Kalu Uche (39)
- 2-1 Mariusz Jop (44 og)
- 2-2 Maciej Żurawski (49 pen)
- 2-3 Maciej Żurawski (63 pen)
- 3-3 Enrico Chiesa (70)
- Wisla Kraków-Lazio 1-2
- 1-0 Marcin Kuźba (4)
- 1-1 Fernando Couto (21)
- 1-2 Enrico Chiesa (55)
Quarter Final
- Lazio-Beşiktaş 1-0
- 1-0 Simone Inzaghi (55)
- Beşiktaş-Lazio 1-2
- 0-1 Stefano Fiore (5)
- 0-2 Lucas Castromán (9)
- 1-2 Sergen Yalçın (83)
Semi Final
- Porto-Lazio 4-1
- 0-1 Claudio López (6)
- 1-1 Maniche (10)
- 2-1 Derlei (27)
- 3-1 Derlei (50)
- 4-1 Hélder Postiga (56)
- Lazio-Porto 0-0
References
- ^ 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.