2000–01 Inter Milan season

The 2000–01 season was Inter Milan's 92nd in existence and 85th consecutive season in the top flight of Italian football.

Inter Milan
2000–01 season
OwnerMassimo Moratti
PresidentMassimo Moratti
Head coachMarcello Lippi
(until 3 October 2000)
Marco Tardelli
Serie A5th
Coppa ItaliaQuarter-finals
UEFA Champions LeagueThird qualifying round
UEFA CupRound of 16
Supercoppa ItalianaRunner-up
Top goalscorerLeague:
Christian Vieri (18)

All:
Christian Vieri (19)
Highest home attendance78,054 vs Milan
(11 May 2001)
Lowest home attendance1,000 vs Bologna
(17 June 2001)
Average home league attendance55,582

Season overview edit

Inter hoped to improve from past seasons;[1] the goalkeeper Angelo Peruzzi was replaced by a young Sébastien Frey (aged 20), while a defender - Fabio Macellari - did the same with Grigorios Georgatos who came from Greece.[1] The burden of scoring was given to Hakan Şükür and Robbie Keane,[1] waiting for Vieri's recovery and Ronaldo's return.[2] Inter did not pass the Champions League preliminary round: they were defeated by Helsingborgs, losing on a 1–0 aggregate.[3][4] The side then lost the Supercoppa Italiana, defeated 4–3 by Lazio.[5] Coach Lippi lost instead his job in October, after the 2–1 defeat to Reggina in Serie A.[6]

His place was taken by Marco Tardelli,[7] who achieved up and down results.[8] In the rest of season Inter suffered further blows: a 6–1 defeat to Parma and a second European flop, against Alavés in the UEFA Cup.[9][10] Inter supporters flew off the handle when, during a match with Atalanta, when they threw a scooter from the stands.[11] On following matchday, the side lost again: Milan won 6–0 in the Derby della Madonnina.[12] Inter finished fifth in the league with 51 points, two more than rivals Milan.[13]

First-team squad edit

Squad at the end of season[14]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   FRA Sébastien Frey
2 DF   COL Iván Córdoba
3 DF   ITA Fabio Macellari
4 DF   ARG Javier Zanetti (captain)
5 DF   FRA Laurent Blanc
6 DF   ITA Michele Serena
7 FW   URU Antonio Pacheco
8 MF   YUG Vladimir Jugović
9 FW   BRA Ronaldo
10 MF   NED Clarence Seedorf
11 FW   ITA Marco Ferrante
12 GK   ITA Marco Ballotta
13 DF   CRO Dario Šimić
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 MF   ITA Luigi Di Biagio
15 MF   FRA Benoît Cauet
16 GK   ITA Alex Cordaz
17 MF   ITA Nicola Beati
18 MF   FRA Stéphane Dalmat
20 FW   URU Álvaro Recoba
21 DF   ALG Matteo Ferrari
23 MF   ITA Cristian Brocchi
24 DF   SVK Vratislav Gresko
30 DF   ITA Bruno Cirillo
31 MF   ESP Javier Farinós
32 FW   ITA Christian Vieri
36 MF   ITA Carlo Trezzi
54 FW   TUR Hakan Şükür

Transfers edit

In
Pos. Name from Type
FW Robbie Keane Coventry City €19.50 million
MF Francisco Farinós Valencia €16.25 million
FW Hakan Şükür Galatasaray €6.30 million
GK Marco Ballotta Lazio free
DF Fabio Macellari Cagliari released
DF Bruno Cirillo Reggina
DF Michele Serena Parma
MF Cristian Brocchi Hellas Verona
MF Vampeta Corinthians
FW Anselmo Robbiati Napoli
DF Zoumana Camara Bastia loan ended
MF Andrea Pirlo Reggina loan ended
FW Nicola Ventola Bologna loan ended
FW Mohammed Kallon Reggina loan ended
GK Sébastien Frey Hellas Verona loan ended
GK Luca Anania Lecco loan ended
DF Matteo Ferrari Bari loan ended
MF Paulo Sousa Parma loan ended

Winter edit

In
Pos. Name from Type
MF Stéphane Dalmat Paris Saint-Germain co-ownership
FW Marco Ferrante Torino loan
FW Antonio Pacheco Peñarol
FW Adriano Flamengo €13.189 million
DF Vratislav Greško Bayer Leverkusen €5.0 million

Reserve squad edit

The following players did not appear for the first-team this season.

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
16 GK   ITA Alex Cordaz
26 FW   FRA Stéphane Biakolo
28 MF   ITA Jodi Bertarelli
29 MF   ITA Matteo Bogani
33 DF   ITA Davide Cattaneo
34 DF   ITA Salvatore Ferraro
No. Pos. Nation Player
35 DF   ITA Luca Perfetti
37 DF   ALG Anthar Yahia
38 DF   ITA Roberto Gimelli
DF   ITA Stefano Lombardi
MF   FRA Julien Brellier

Competitions edit

Supercoppa Italiana edit

8 September 2000 Lazio 4–3 Inter Rome
20:45 CET López   33', 38'
Mihajlović   47' (pen.)
Stanković   74'
Report Keane   2'
Farinós   61'
Vampeta   75'
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 61,446
Referee: Stefano Farina

Serie A edit

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
3 Lazio 34 21 6 7 65 36 +29 69 Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round[15]
4 Parma 34 16 8 10 51 31 +20 56
5 Internazionale 34 14 9 11 47 47 0 51 Qualification to UEFA Cup first round
6 Milan 34 12 13 9 56 46 +10 49
7 Atalanta 34 10 14 10 38 34 +4 44[a]
Source: 2000–01 Serie A, Soccerway, RSSSF.com
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).[16]
Notes:
  1. ^ Atalanta finished ahead of Brescia on head-to-head points: Atalanta 2–0 Brescia, Brescia 0–3 Atalanta.

Results by round edit

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GroundHAHAHAAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAAHAHA
ResultLWLWDLWDDLDWDDLWWDLWLWWWDLWLWLLDWW
Position147127811999101010111212119810686656757566665

Matches edit

14 October 2000 2 Inter Milan 3–1 Napoli Milan
20:30 (CEST) Di Biagio   10'
Zamorano   37'
Blanc   45'
Report Sesa   59' Stadium: San Siro
Referee: Fiorenzo Treossi
21 October 2000 3 Udinese 3–0 Inter Milan Udine
15:00 (CEST) Fiore   28' (pen.)
Muzzi   63'
Iaquinta   90+3' (pen.)
Report Stadium: Stadio Friuli
Referee: Salvatore Racalbuto
1 November 2000 4 Inter Milan 2–0 Roma Milan
20:30 (CET) Şükür   19'
Recoba   68'
Report Stadium: San Siro
Referee: Domenico Messina
5 November 2000 5 Verona 2–2 Inter Milan Verona
20:30 (CET) Bonazzoli   15'
Italiano   43'
Report Farinós   26'
Şükür   81'
Stadium: Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi
Referee: Pasquale Rodomonti
12 November 2000 6 Inter Milan 0–1 Lecce Milan
15:00 (CET) Report Vugrinec   20' Stadium: San Siro
Referee: Massimo De Santis
18 November 2000 7 Inter Milan 2–1 Perugia Milan
15:00 (CET) Recoba   9'
Vieri   77'
Report Materazzi   29' Stadium: San Siro
Referee: Roberto Rosetti
26 November 2000 8 Vicenza 0–0 Inter Milan Vicenza
15:00 (CET) Report Greško   80' Stadium: Stadio Romeo Menti
Referee: Domenico Messina
3 December 2000 9 Inter Milan 2–2 Juventus Milan
20:30 (CET) Blanc   14'
Di Biagio   66'
Report Trezeguet   7'
Zidane   10'
Stadium: San Siro
Referee: Stefano Braschi
10 December 2000 10 Fiorentina 2–0 Inter Milan Firenze
20:30 (CET) Chiesa   49'
Costa   90'
Report Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Referee: Alfredo Trentalange
17 December 2000 11 Inter Milan 0–0 Brescia
23 December 2000 12 Atalanta 0–1 Inter Milan
Seedorf   63'
7 January 2001 13 Milan 2–2 Inter Milan
Boban   65'
Bierhoff   84'
Şükür   11'
Di Biagio   72'
14 January 2001 14 Inter Milan 1–1 Parma
Vieri   69' Di Vaio   32'
21 January 2001 15 Lazio 2–0 Inter Milan
Crespo   5'
Salas   75'
28 January 2001 16 Inter Milan 1–0 Bari
Vieri   39'
4 February 2001 17 Bologna 0–3 Inter Milan
Vieri   26'
Di Biagio   62'
Jugović   63'
10 February 2001 18 Inter Milan 1–1 Reggina
Vieri   40' (pen.) Dionigi   22'
18 February 2001 19 Napoli 1–0 Inter Milan
Matuzalém   54'
25 February 2001 20 Inter Milan 2–1 Udinese
Blanc   18'
Ferrante   89'
Sosa   15'
4 March 2001 21 Roma 3–2 Inter Milan
Assunção   10'
Montella   27', 87'
Vieri   8', 45'
11 March 2001 22 Inter Milan 2–0 Verona
Vieri   45' (pen.)
Şükür   70'
18 March 2001 23 Lecce 1–2 Inter Milan
Piangerelli   47' Recoba   28', 59'
1 April 2001 24 Perugia 2–3 Inter Milan
Materazzi   44'
Vryzas   90'
Vieri   21', 57', 66'
8 April 2001 25 Inter Milan 1–1 Vicenza
Recoba   90' Kallon   30'
14 April 2001 26 Juventus 3–1 Inter Milan
Tacchinardi   50'
F. Inzaghi   54'
Del Piero   63'
Vieri   67' (pen.)
21 April 2001 27 Inter Milan 4–2 Fiorentina
Vieri   11', 40' (pen.)
Dalmat   44'
Şükür   57'
Bressan   64'
Chiesa   80'
29 April 2001 28 Brescia 1–0 Inter Milan
R. Baggio   12' (pen.)
6 May 2001 29 Inter Milan 3–0 Atalanta
Vieri   6', 9'
Recoba   34'
11 May 2001 30 Inter Milan 0–6 Milan
Comandini   3', 19'
Giunti   53'
Shevchenko   67', 81'
Serginho   81'
19 May 2001 31 Parma 3–1 Inter Milan
Júnior   14', 88'
Di Vaio   73'
Vieri   89'
27 May 2001 32 Inter Milan 1–1 Lazio Bari
Dalmat   90' Crespo   41' Stadium: Stadio San Nicola
10 June 2001 33 Bari 1–2 Inter Milan Bari
D. Andersson   44' (pen.) Recoba   35' (pen.), 67' Stadium: Stadio San Nicola
17 June 2001 34 Inter Milan 2–1 Bologna Bari
Seedorf   35'
Vieri   44'
Cipriani   79' Stadium: Stadio San Nicola

UEFA Champions League edit

Third Preliminary round edit

9 August 2000 Helsingborg   1-0   Inter Helsingborg
21:00 CEST Hansson   81' Attendance: 12.000
Referee: Arsic
23 August 2000 Inter   0-0   Helsingborg Milano
21:00 CEST Recoba   89' Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza
Attendance: 49,949
Referee: Hrinak

UEFA Cup edit

First round edit

14 September 2000 1 Ruch Chorzow   0-3   Inter Chorzów
20:30 CEST Report   62' Seedorf
  66' Recoba
  71' Keane
Stadium: Stadion Ruchu Chorzów
Attendance: 13 000
Referee:   Luinge
28 September 2000 2 Inter   4-1   Ruch Chorzow Milano
20:30 CEST Recoba   6'
Seedorf   41', 87'
Colombo   89'
Report   85' Skwara Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza
Attendance: 4 771
Referee:   Tokat

Second round edit

26 October 2000 1 Inter 0-0   Vitesse Milano
20:30 CEST Report Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza
Attendance: 9 093
Referee:   Granat
9 November 2000 2 Vitesse   1-1   Inter Arnhem
20:30 CET Peeters   14'   80' Šimić Stadium: Gelredome
Attendance: 27 500
Referee:   Mccurry

Third round edit

21 November 2000 Hertha Berlin   0-0   Inter Berlin
20:30 CET Report Stadium: Olympiastadion
Attendance: 39 100
Referee:   Durkin
7 December 2000 Inter   2-1   Hertha Berlin Milano
20:30 CET Recoba   6'
Şükür   89'
Report   54' Tretschok Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza
Attendance: 12 693
Referee:   Batista

Eightfinals edit

15 February 2001 Deportivo Alaves   3-3   Inter Vitoria
20:30 CET Moreno   44'
Téllez   70'
Alonso   73'
Report   45', 50' Recoba
  65' Vieri
Stadium: Estadio Mendizorrotza
Attendance: 17 307
Referee:   Hamer
22 February 2001 2 Inter   0-2   Deportivo Alaves Milano
20:30 CET Report   78' Cruijff
  83' Tomić
Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza
Attendance: 9 845
Referee:   Barber
Note: Match suspended at 100' due to Inter fans rioting; [17]

Coppa Italia edit

Eightfinals edit

18 September 2000 Inter 1-1 Lecce Milano
20:30 CEST Di Biagio   20'   42' Vugrinec Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza
Attendance: 5 413
Referee: Stefano Cassarà
24 September 2000 Lecce 1-3 Inter Lecco
20:30 CEST Lucarelli   10' (pen)   66' Córdoba
  70' Recoba
  75' Keane
Stadium: Stadio Via del Mare
Attendance: 18 785
Referee: Roberto Rosetti

Quarterfinals edit

29 November 2000 Parma F.C. 6-1 Inter Parma
20:30 CET Serena   18' (aut.)
Micoud   33'
Montaño   34'
Amoroso   39'
Appiah   53'
Sartor   59'
  44' Recoba Stadium: Il Tardini
Referee: Alfredo Trentalange
14 December 2000 Inter 0-0 Parma F.C. Milano
20:30 CET Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
Referee: Andrea Zaltron

Statistics edit

Appearances and goals edit

As of 31 June 2001[18]
No. Pos Nat Player Total Serie A Coppa Italia Supercoppa Italiana Champions
League
UEFA Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK   FRA Frey 38 0 28 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 8 0
4 DF   ARG Zanetti J 34 0 29 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
2 DF   COL Cordoba 36 2 23 0 3 1 1 0 2 0 7 1
5 DF   FRA Blanc 44 3 33 3 2 0 0 0 2 0 7 0
21 DF   ALG Ferrari 27 0 17+2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 5+1 0
18 MF   FRA Dalmat 17 2 16+1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 MF   ITA Di Biagio 44 5 31+1 4 2+1 1 0 0 0+1 0 7+1 0
10 MF   NED Seedorf 36 5 14+10 2 3+1 0 1 0 1+1 0 2+3 3
8 MF   YUG Jugovic 28 1 18+3 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 4 0
32 FW   ITA Vieri 32 19 22+5 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 3+2 1
20 FW   URU Recoba 41 14 23+6 8 2+1 2 0 0 0+1 0 6+2 4
12 GK   ITA Ballotta 11 0 6 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
54 FW   TUR Sukur 35 6 18+6 5 1 0 1 0 2 0 5+2 1
13 DF   CRO Simic 25 1 15+3 0 1+1 0 0 0 1 0 3+1 1
30 DF   ITA Cirillo 26 0 14+3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 5+2 0
24 DF   SVK Gresko 20 0 13+5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 DF   ITA Serena 22 0 12+1 0 3+1 0 1 0 0 0 3+1 0
31 MF   ESP Farinos 33 2 10+11 1 3 0 1 1 0 0 8 0
23 MF   ITA Brocchi 18 1 10+5 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
15 MF   FRA Cauet 21 0 7+8 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0+3 0
3 DF   ITA Macellari 16 0 5+2 0 2+1 0 1 0 1+1 0 2+1 0
7 FW   IRL Keane 15 3 4+2 0 3 1 1 1 1+1 0 1+2 1
11 FW   ITA Ferrante 11 1 3+8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 FW   CHI Zamorano 8 1 2 1 2 0 0 0 1+1 0 2 0
25 MF   BRA Vampeta 8 1 1 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 0
11 MF   ITA Pirlo 8 0 0+4 0 0+1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0
17 MF   ITA Beati 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
36 MF   ITA Trezzi 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 FW   URU Pacheco 2 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
27 FW   ITA Colombo 5 1 0+1 0 1+1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0+1 1
16 DF   ITA Fissore 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 DF   CIV Domoraud 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
19 MF   ITA Robbiati 1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 MF   ARG Peralta 3 0 0 0 0+1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0+1 0

Last updated: 31 June 2001
Source: Competitions

References edit

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