Lazio 2002-03

Excellent season for Lazio who come fourth and reach a Champions League qualification

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Complete player statistics

Pre Season Friendly: July 20, 2002, Liverpool Lazio 0-1

Pre Season Friendly: August 5, 2002, Derby County Lazio 1-2

Pre Season Friendly: August 11, 2002, Tottenham Hotspur Lazio 2-2

Squad

Goalkeepers: Alessandro Boccolini, Emanuele Concetti, Luca Marchegiani, Angelo Peruzzi

Defenders: Francesco Colonnese, Fernando Couto, Giuseppe Favalli, Sinisa Mihajlovic, Paolo Negro, Massimo Oddo, Giuseppe Pancaro, Juan Pablo Sorin (1), Jaap Stam

Midfielders: Dino Baggio, Lucas Castroman, Cesar, Stefano Fiore, Alessandro Gazzi, Giuliano Giannichedda, Guerino Gottardi, Nikola Lazetic (2), Fabio Liverani, Christian Manfredini (1), Matteo Morici, Diego Simeone, Dejan Stankovic

Forwards: Enrico Chiesa, Bernardo Corradi, Simone Inzaghi, Claudio Lopez

Managers: Roberto Mancini

Assistants: Nando Orsi

Sports Director: Oreste Cinquini

President: Sergio Cragnotti (until January), Ugo Longo (from January)

(1) Left in winter transfer window

(2) Arrived in winter transfer window

Jersey

Image Sources: Football Kit Archive

Lazio 2002-03

Serie A: Lazio came fourth and qualified for the Champions League preliminary round. The scudetto was won by Juventus.

Coppa Italia: Eliminated in the semifinals. The cup was won by Milan

UEFA Cup: Biancocelesti reached the semifinals.

Competition	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Goals Scored
Serie A	34	15	15	4	57
Coppa Italia	6	3	1	2	7
UEFA Cup	12	6	4	2	18
Total	52	24	20	8	82

Top Five Appearances

Player	Total	Serie A	Coppa Italia	UEFA Cup
Claudio Lopez	47	34	4	9
Stefano Fiore	46	33	5	8
Dejan Stankovic	38	29	2	7
Cesar	36	26	1	9
Bernardo Corradi	36	32	4	-
Angleo Peruzzi	36	30	-	6

Top Five Goal Scorers

Player	Total	Serie A	Coppa Italia	UEFA Cup
Claudio Lopez	17	15	-	2
Bernardo Corradi	10	10	-	-
Stefano Fiore	9	6	1	2
Simone Inzaghi	9	4	1	4
Diego Simeone	7	7	-	-
Enrico Chiesa	7	2	1	4

Serie A

Game	Date & Venue	Fixture	Goals
2	Sunday, September 15, 2002, Stadio Olimpico, Rome	Lazio Chievo 2-3	5' Simeone, 14' D'Anna, 49' Bierhoff, 64' Corradi, 70' Della Morte
3	Sunday, September 22. 2002, Stadio delle Alpi, Turin	Torino Lazio 0-1	86' Simeone
4	Saturday, September 28, 2002, Stadio Olimpico, Rome	Lazio Milan 1-1	7' Maldini, 51' Lopez
5	Sunday, October 6, 2002, Atleti Azzurri d'Italia, Bergamo	Atalanta Lazio 0-1	24' Cesar
6	Sunday, October 20, 2002, Stadio Olimpico, Rome	Lazio Perugia 3-0	11' S.Inzaghi, 84' Chiesa, 90' Chiesa
7	Sunday, October 27, 2002, Stadio Olimpico, Rome	Lazio Roma 2-2	51' Fiore, 57' Delvecchio, 66' Batistuta, 75' Stankovic
8	Sunday, November 3, 2002, Stadio Carlo Castellani	Empoli Lazio 1-2	45' Corradi, 46' Atzori, 81' Stankovic
1	Wednesday, November 6, 2002, Stadio Oreste Granillo, Reggio Calabria	Reggina Lazio 0-3	16' Fiore, 33' Stankovic, 53' Corradi
9	Sunday, November 10, 2002, Stadio Olimpico, Rome	Lazio Parma 0-0
10	Sunday, November 17, 2002, Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia, Como	Como Lazio 1-3	18' Simeone, 37' Corrent, 56' Lopez, 63' Lopez
11	Sunday, November 24, 2002, Stadio Olimpico, Rome	Lazio Modena 4-0	25' Corradi, 31' Lopez, 71' Cesar, 90' Corradi
12	Sunday, December 1, Stadio Leonardo Garilli, Piacenza	Piacenza Lazio 2-3	18' Maresca, 27' Caccia, 42' Simeone, 45' Lopez, 92' Corradi
13	Saturday, December 7, 2002, Stadio Olimpico, Rome	Lazio Inter 3-3	10' Lopez (pen), 31' Lopez, 37' Lopez, 38' Couto (og), 67' Emre, 76' Emre
14	Sunday, December 15, 2002, Stadio delle Alpi, Turin	Juventus Lazio 1-2	34' Nedved, 35' Fiore, 50' Fiore
15	Sunday, December 22, 2002, Stadio Olimpico, Rome	Lazio Bologna 1-1	45' Lopez, 66' Zaccardo
16	Saturday, January 11, 2003, Stadio Mario Rigamonti, Brescia	Brescia Lazio 0-0
17	Sunday, January 19, 2003, Stadio Olimpico, Rome	Lazio Udinese 2-1	27' Lopez, 41' Muzzi, 45' Fiore

18	Sunday, January 26, 2003, Stadio Olimpico, Rome	Lazio Reggina 0-1	46' Bonazzoli
19	Sunday, February 2, 2003, Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi, Verona	Chievo Lazio 1-1	45' Corini (pen), 89' Simeone
20	Sunday, February 9, 2003, Stadio Olimpico, Rome	Lazio Torino 1-1	35' Simeone, 71' Ferrante
21	Sunday, February 16, 2003, Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan	Milan Lazio 2-2	21' Stankovic, 30' Lopez (pen), 62' F.Inzaghi, 70' Rivaldo
22	Sunday, Feberuary 23, 2003, Stadio Olimpico, Rome	Lazio Atalanta 0-0
23	Sunday, March 2, 2003, Stadio Renato Curi, Perugia	Perugia Lazio 2-2	13' Zé Maria (pen), 16' Corradi, 43' Grosso, 85' Negro
24	Saturday, March 8, 2003, Stadio Olimpico, Rome	Roma Lazio 1-1	8' Stankovic, 89' Cassano
25	Sunday, March 16, 2003, Stadio Olimpico, Rome	Lazio Empoli 4-1	5' Buscè, 8' Lopez, 41' Corradi, 71' Simeone, 85' Castroman
26	Sunday, March 23, 2003, Stadio Ennio Tardini, Parma	Parma Lazio 2-1	4' Cardone, 50' Stankovic, 90' Adriano
27	Sunday, April 6, 2003, Stadio Olimpico, Rome	Lazio Como 3-0	6' Fiore, 17' Corradi, 66' Lopez (pen)
28	Sunday, April 13, 2003, Stadio Alberto Braglia, Modena	Modena Lazio 0-0
29	Saturday, April 19, 2003, Stadio Olimpico, Rome	Lazio Piacenza 2-1	45' De Cesare, 60' S.Inzaghi, 74' Corradi
30	Sunday, April 27, 2003, Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Turin	Inter Lazio 1-1	43' Crespo, 77' S.Inzaghi
31	Saturday, May 3, 2003, Stadio Olimpico, Rome	Lazio Juventus 0-0
32	Saturday, May 10, 2003, Stadio Renato dall'Ara, Bologna	Bologna Lazio 0-2	45' S.Inzaghi (pen), 59' Favalli
33	Saturday, May 17, 2003, Stadio Olimpico, Rome	Lazio Brescia 3-1	20' R.Baggio, 39' Mihajlovic (pen), 45' Cesar, 81' Lopez
34	Saturday, May 24, 2003, Stadio Friuli, Udine	Udinese Lazio 2-1	67' Pizzarro (pen), 83' Jankulovski, 86' Lopez (pen)

UEFA Cup

Game, Belgrade	Date & Venue	Fixture	Goals
First Round, First Leg	Thursday, September 19, 2002, Stadio Olimpico, Rome	Lazio AC Skoda Xanthi 4-0	45' Manfredini, 51' Lopez, 67' S.Inzaghi, 69' Cesar
First Round, Second Leg	Thursday, October 3, 2002, Xanthi FC Arena, Xanthi	AC Skoda Xanthi Lazio 0-0
Second Round, First Leg	Thursday, October 31, 2002, Stadio Olimpico, Rome	Lazio Red Star Belgrade 1-0	10' Fiore
Second Round, Second Leg	Thursday, November 14, 2002, Stadion Crvena Belgrade	Red Star Belgrade Lazio 1-1	70' Boskovic, 77' Chiesa
Third Round, First Leg	Thursday, November 28, 2002, Arnold Schwarzenegger Stadium, Graz	Sturm Graz Lazio 1-3	45' Amoah, 46' Chiesa, 57' S.Inzaghi, 87' S.Inzaghi,
Third Round, Second Leg	Thursday, December 12, 2002, Stadio Olimpico, Rome	Lazio Sturm Graz 0-1	87' Szabics
Round of 16, First Leg	Thursday, February 20, 2003, Stadio Olimpico, Rome	Lazio Wisla Krakow 3-3	23' Lazetic, 39' Uche, 45' Jop (og), 50' Zurawski (pen), 63' Zurawski (pen), 71' Chiesa
Round of 16, Second Leg	Wednesday, March 5, 2003, Henryk Reyman Municipal Stadium, Krakow (game originally planned for February 27 but postoponed due to ice)	Wisla Krakow Lazio 1-2	4' Kuzba, 21' Couto, 55' Chiesa
Quarter Final, First Leg	Thursday, March 13, 2003, Stadio Olimpico, Rome	Lazio Beşiktaş 1-0	56' S.Inzaghi
Quarter Final, Second Leg	Thursday, March 20, 2003, İnönü Stadium, Istanbul	Beşiktaş Lazio 1-2	4' Fiore, 9' Castroman, 83' Sergen
Semi Final, First Leg	Thursday, April 10, 2003, Estádio das Antas, Oporto	Porto Lazio 4-1	6' Lopez, 10' Maniche, 28' Jorge Costa, 50' Derlei, 56' Postiga
Semi Final, Second Leg	Thursday, April 24, 2004, Stadio Olimpico, Rome	Lazio Porto 0-0

Coppa Italia

Game	Date & Venue	Fixture	Goals
Round of 16, First Leg	Wednesday, December 4, 2002, Stadio Olimpico, Rome	Lazio Empoli 2-0	10' Pancaro, 52' S.Inzaghi (pen)
Round of 16, Second Leg	Thursday, December 19, 2002, Stadio Carlo Castellani, Empoli	Empoli Lazio 1-2	45' Chiesa, 64' Pancaro, 70' Grieco
Quarter Final, First Leg	Wednesday, January 15, 2003, Stadio Olimpico, Rome	Lazio Bari 2-1	41' Castroman, 66' D'Agostino, 90 D'Agostino (og)
Quarter Final, Second Leg	Tuesday, January 21, 2003, Stadio San Nicola, Bari	Bari Lazio 0-0
Semi Final, First Leg	Wednesday, February 5, 2003, Stadio Olimpico, Rome	Lazio Roma 1-2	12' Cassano, 49' Emerson, 76' Fiore
Semi Final, Second Leg	Wednesday, April 16, 2003, Stadio Olimpico, Rome	Roma Lazio 1-0	56' Montella