2002–03 Brescia Calcio season

Brescia Calcio
2002–03 season
Chairman	Luigi Corioni
Manager	Carlo Mazzone
Stadium	Stadio Mario Rigamonti
Serie A	9th
Coppa Italia	Second Round
Top goalscorer	Roberto Baggio (12)
	← 2001–02 2003–04 →

During the 2002–03 Italian football season, Brescia competed in the Serie A.

Kit

Brescia's kit was manufactured by British sports retailer Umbro and sponsored by Banca Lombarda.

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	ITA	Davide Micillo
—	GK	ITA	Matteo Sereni
—	DF	BRA	Fábio Bilica
—	DF	ITA	Dario Dainelli
—	DF	ITA	Simone Dalla Mano
—	DF	PAR	Víctor Hugo Mareco
—	DF	CRC	Gilberto Martínez
—	DF	ITA	Fabio Petruzzi
—	DF	ITA	Marco Pisano
—	DF	CRO	Anthony Seric
—	MF	GHA	Stephen Appiah
—	MF	ITA	Jonathan Bachini


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	ITA	Antonio Filippini
—	MF	ITA	Roberto Guana
—	MF	BRA	Matuzalém
—	MF	AUT	Markus Schopp
—	FW	ITA	Andrea Alberti
—	FW	ITA	Roberto Baggio
—	FW	ITA	Massimiliano Caputo
—	FW	ITA	Simone Del Nero
—	FW	MAR	Abderrazzak Jadid
—	FW	ALB	Igli Tare
—	FW	ITA	Luca Toni

Competitions

Serie A

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
7	Chievo	34	16	7	11	51	39	+12	55
8	Roma^[a]	34	13	10	11	55	46	+9	49	Qualification to UEFA Cup first round
9	Brescia	34	9	15	10	36	38	−2	42^[b]	Qualification to Intertoto Cup second round
10	Perugia^[c]	34	10	12	12	40	48	−8	42	Qualification to Intertoto Cup third round^[1]
11	Bologna	34	10	11	13	39	47	−8	41

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).^[2]
Notes:

^ Roma 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.
^ Brescia finished ahead of Perugia on head-to-head points: Brescia 3–1 Perugia, Perugia 0–0 Brescia.
^ Perugia gained entry to the 2003 UEFA Intertoto Cup after Chievo renounced; then they qualified to the 2003–04 UEFA Cup First round.

Matches

15 September 2002 1	Brescia	1–2	Piacenza	Brescia
20:30	Bachini 69'		Montaño 72' Hübner 79'	Stadium: Stadio Mario Rigamonti

22 September 2002 2	Chievo	1–2	Brescia	Verona
15:00	Cossato 75'		Tare 57' Šerić 88'	Stadium: Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi

29 September 2002 3	Brescia	2–3	Roma	Brescia
15:00	R. Baggio 45+2' (pen.) Schopp 84'		Totti 30' (pen.), 41', 81'	Stadium: Stadio Mario Rigamonti

5 October 2002 4	Reggina	2–2	Brescia	Reggio Calabria
18:00	Pierini 43' Nakamura 81'		Appiah 10' Baggio 45' (pen.)	Stadium: Stadio Oreste Granillo

20 October 2002 5	Bologna	3–0	Brescia	Bologna
15:00	Locatelli 19' Cruz 76' (pen.), 90'			Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara

27 October 2002 6	Brescia	1–1	Como	Brescia
15:00	Baggio 82' (pen.)		Padalino 73'	Stadium: Stadio Mario Rigamonti

2 November 2002 7	Torino	0–2	Brescia	Turin
20:30			Tare 30' Appiah 86'	Stadium: Stadio Delle Alpi

6 November 2002 8	Parma	4–3	Brescia	Parma
20:30	Ferrari 15' Mutu 27' Bonazzoli 53' Gilardino 75'		Appiah 14' Baggio 25' (pen.), 60'	Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini

10 November 2002 9	Brescia	0–2	Empoli	Brescia
15:00			Buscè 71' Di Natale 90'	Stadium: Stadio Mario Rigamonti

17 November 2002 10	Atalanta	2–0	Brescia	Bergamo
15:00	Dabo 69' Comandini 73'			Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia

24 November 2002 11	Brescia	1–1	Udinese	Brescia
15:00	Sensini 68' (o.g.)		Jørgensen 9'	Stadium: Stadio Mario Rigamonti

1 December 2002 12	Inter	4–0	Brescia	Milan
15:00	Vieri 3', 12', 58', 84'			Stadium: Stadio San Siro

8 December 2002 13	Brescia	2–0	Juventus	Brescia
15:00	Schopp 78' Tare 83'			Stadium: Stadio Mario Rigamonti

15 December 2002 14	Brescia	3–1	Perugia	Brescia
15:00	Tare 23', 40' Baggio 88' (pen.)		Miccoli 64'	Stadium: Stadio Mario Rigamonti

22 December 2002 15	Milan	0–0	Brescia	Milan
15:00				Stadium: Stadio San Siro

11 January 2003 16	Brescia	0–0	Lazio	Brescia
20:30				Stadium: Stadio Mario Rigamonti

19 January 2003 17	Modena	0–0	Brescia	Modena
15:00				Stadium: Stadio Alberto Braglia

26 January 2003 18	Brescia	1–1	Parma	Brescia
15:00	Baggio 39'		Bonera 32'	Stadium: Stadio Mario Rigamonti

1 February 2003 19	Piacenza	1–4	Brescia	Piacenza
18:00	Hübner 17'		Appiah 7' Baggio 32' Toni 47' Tare 87'	Stadium: Stadio Leonardo Garilli

9 February 2003 20	Brescia	0–0	Chievo	Brescia
15:00				Stadium: Stadio Mario Rigamonti

15 February 2003 21	Roma	0–0	Brescia	Rome
20:30				Stadium: Stadio Olimpico

23 February 2003 22	Brescia	2–1	Reggina	Brescia
15:00	Baggio 60' Petruzzi 86'		Di Michele 69'	Stadium: Stadio Mario Rigamonti

1 March 2003 23	Brescia	0–0	Bologna	Brescia
18:00				Stadium: Stadio Mario Rigamonti

9 March 2003 24	Como	1–1	Brescia	Como
15:00	Pecchia 53'		Toni 54'	Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia

16 March 2003 25	Brescia	1–0	Torino	Brescia
15:00	Guardiola 59'			Stadium: Stadio Mario Rigamonti

23 March 2003 26	Empoli	0–0	Brescia	Empoli
15:00				Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani

6 April 2003 27	Brescia	3–0	Atalanta	Brescia
15:00	Appiah 30' Baggio 45' Petruzzi 85'			Stadium: Stadio Mario Rigamonti

13 April 2003 28	Udinese	0–0	Brescia	Udine
15:00				Stadium: Stadio Friuli

19 April 2003 29	Brescia	0–1	Inter	Brescia
15:00			Crespo 90'	Stadium: Stadio Mario Rigamonti

27 April 2003 30	Juventus	2–1	Brescia	Turin
15:00	Del Piero 9', 85'		Appiah 83'	Stadium: Stadio Delle Alpi

3 May 2003 31	Perugia	0–0	Brescia	Perugia
15:00				Stadium: Stadio Renato Curi

10 May 2003 32	Brescia	1–0	Milan	Brescia
15:00	Appiah 83'			Stadium: Stadio Mario Rigamonti

17 May 2003 33	Lazio	3–1	Brescia	Rome
15:00	Mihajlović 39' (pen.) César 45' López 81'		Baggio 20'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico

24 May 2003 34	Brescia	2–2	Modena	Brescia
15:00	Filippini 69' Baggio 86'		Colucci 4' Vignaroli 20'	Stadium: Stadio Mario Rigamonti

Statistics

Players statistics

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		2002-03 Serie A
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	GK	ITA	Davide Micillo	8	-11	8	-11
	GK	ITA	Matteo Sereni	23	-17	23	-17
	GK	CZE	Pavel Srnicek	5	-10	5	-10
	DF	BRA	Fábio Bilica	11	0	11	0
	DF	ITA	Dario Dainelli	24	0	24	0
	DF	LTU	Marius Stankevicius	6	0	6	0
	DF	PAR	Víctor Hugo Mareco	11	0	11	0
	DF	CRC	Gilberto Martínez	34	0	34	0
	DF	ITA	Fabio Petruzzi	31	2	31	2
	DF	ITA	Marco Pisano	17	0	17	0
	DF	CRO	Anthony Seric	30	1	30	1
	MF	GHA	Stephen Appiah	31	7	31	7
	MF	ITA	Jonathan Bachini	18	1	18	1
	MF	ITA	Antonio Filippini	29	1	29	1
	MF	ITA	Roberto Guana	10	0	10	0
	MF	BRA	Matuzalém	30	0	30	0
	MF	AUT	Markus Schopp	23	2	23	2
	MF	ESP	Josep Guardiola	13	1	13	1
	FW	ITA	Andrea Alberti	3	0	3	0
	FW	URU	Alejandro Correa	1	0	1	0
	FW	ITA	Roberto Baggio	32	12	32	12
	FW	ITA	Simone Del Nero	3	0	3	0
	FW	MAR	Abderrazzak Jadid	9	0	9	0
	FW	ALB	Igli Tare	33	6	33	6
	FW	ITA	Luca Toni	16	2	16	2

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

References

^ With consequent qualification to UEFA Cup first round
^ 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.

[table_note_ROM0.39737228974578-2] Roma 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.

[table_hth_BRE0.39737228974578-3] Brescia finished ahead of Perugia on head-to-head points: Brescia 3–1 Perugia, Perugia 0–0 Brescia.

[table_note_PER0.39737228974578-4] Perugia gained entry to the 2003 UEFA Intertoto Cup after Chievo renounced; then they qualified to the 2003–04 UEFA Cup First round.

[1] With consequent qualification to UEFA Cup first round

[5] 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.

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