2002–03 A.C. Perugia season

A.C. Perugia finished tenth in Serie A, and reached the semis of the Coppa Italia in a successful season by the clubs' standards.

The season started off with lots of negative publicity for club president Luciano Gaucci, when he decided to let South Korean striker Ahn Jung-Hwan go, following the Korean's winning goal against Italy in the FIFA World Cup.

In the season itself, Perugia fought in the middle of the table all year, but ended only four points above the dropzone, and in the end relied on inspired performances against top sides to seal the contract. Perugia's highlight of the season was a 4-1 victory against Inter, but it also beat Milan and drew at champions Juventus's home.

Its two most fancied players, Fabrizio Miccoli and Manuele Blasi were both bought by Juventus following the season, Miccoli being hailed as one of the season's major breakthroughs. Despite interest from top clubs, Perugia got to keep right-back Zé Maria, who grew in importance during the season.

Squad

Goalkeepers

• Željko Kalac
• Sebastiano Rossi
• Michele Tardioli

Defenders

• Zé Maria
• Marco Di Loreto
• Mauro Milanese
• Fabio Grosso
• Sean Sogliano
• Rahman Rezaei
• William Viali
• Konstantinos Loumpoutis

Midfielders

• Christian Obodo
• Manuele Blasi
• Giovanni Tedesco
• Massimiliano Fusani
• Luigi Pagliuca
• Roberto Baronio
• Giovanni Sulcis
• Fabio Gatti

Attackers

• Fabrizio Miccoli
• Zisis Vryzas
• Andrea Caracciolo
• Emanuele Berrettoni
• Nicola Amoruso
• Antonio Criniti
• Lorenzo Crocetti

Serie A

Games

• Perugia-Reggina 2-0
• 1-0 Fabrizio Miccoli (51)
• 2-0 Giovanni Tedesco (80)

• Milan-Perugia 3-0
• 1-0 Paolo Maldini (40)
• 2-0 Filippo Inzaghi (50)
• 3-0 Clarence Seedorf (65)

• Perugia-Empoli 1-3
• 1-0 Rahman Rezaei (8)
• 1-1 Luca Saudati (20)
• 1-2 Antonio Di Natale (42)
• 1-3 Tommaso Rocchi (65)

• Parma-Perugia 2-2
• 1-0 Adrian Mutu (20)
• 2-0 Massimo Donati (53)
• 2-1 Giovanni Tedesco (64)
• 2-2 Giovanni Tedesco (72)

• Lazio-Perugia 3-0
• 1-0 Simone Inzaghi (11)
• 2-0 Enrico Chiesa (84)
• 3-0 Enrico Chiesa (90 + 1)

• Perugia-Modena 2-0
• 1-0 Zé Maria (6 pen)
• 2-0 Rahman Rezaei (29)

• Roma-Perugia 2-2
• 0-1 Zé Maria (39 pen)
• 0-2 Fabrizio Miccoli (43)
• 1-2 Christian Panucci (67)
• 2-2 Francesco Totti (71)

• Chievo-Perugia 3-0
• 1-0 Nicola Legrottaglie (25)
• 2-0 Ivano Della Morte (28)
• 3-0 Eugenio Corini (52 pen)

• Perugia-Torino 2-1
• 1-0 Andrea Caracciolo (38)
• 1-1 Marco Ferrante (81)
• 2-1 Zé Maria (87 pen)

• Bologna-Perugia 2-1
• 1-0 Julio Cruz (30)
• 2-0 Giuseppe Signori (37)
• 2-1 Andrea Caracciolo (45)

• Perugia-Como 3-0
• 1-0 Massimiliano Fusani (14)
• 2-0 Fabrizio Miccoli (47)
• 3-0 Mauro Milanese (90 + 4)

• Atalanta-Perugia 0-2
• 0-1 Fabrizio Miccoli (21)
• 0-2 Massimiliano Fusani (79)

• Perugia-Piacenza 0-0

• Brescia-Perugia 3-1
• 1-0 Igli Tare (23)
• 2-0 Igli Tare (39)
• 2-1 Fabrizio Miccoli (63)
• 3-1 Roberto Baggio (88 pen)

• Perugia-Juventus 0-1
• 0-1 Mauro Camoranesi (90 + 1)

• Udinese-Perugia 0-0

• Perugia-Inter 4-1
• 1-0 Zé Maria (9 pen)
• 2-0 Zisis Vryzas (34)
• 3-0 Massimiliano Fusani (55)
• 4-0 Zisis Vryzas (63)
• 4-1 Christian Vieri (79 pen)

• Perugia-Chievo 1-0
• 1-0 Marco Di Loreto (39)

• Reggina-Perugia 3-1
• 1-0 David Di Michele (1)
• 1-1 Rahman Rezaei (2)
• 2-1 Francesco Cozza (27)
• 3-1 Emiliano Bonazzoli (47)

• Perugia-Milan 1-0
• 1-0 Fabrizio Miccoli (36)

• Empoli-Perugia 1-1
• 0-1 Zisis Vryzas (5)
• 1-1 Marco Carparelli (7)

• Perugia-Parma 1-2
• 0-1 Adriano (30)
• 1-1 Fabio Grosso (51)
• 1-2 Matteo Ferrari (72)

• Perugia-Lazio 2-2
• 1-0 Zé Maria (13 pen)
• 1-1 Bernardo Corradi (16)
• 2-1 Fabio Grosso (43)
• 2-2 Paolo Negro (85)

• Modena-Perugia 1-1
• 1-0 Giuseppe Colucci (14)
• 1-1 Zisis Vryzas (34)

• Perugia-Roma 1-0
• 1-0 Fabrizio Miccoli (52)

• Torino-Perugia 2-1
• 0-1 Fabio Grosso (41)
• 1-1 Marco Ferrante (65)
• 2-1 Marco Ferrante (79)

• Perugia-Bologna 1-1
• 1-0 Zisis Vryzas (33)
• 1-1 Giuseppe Signori (68)

• Como-Perugia 1-1
• 1-0 Nicola Amoruso (30)
• 1-1 Fabrizio Miccoli (90 + 1)

• Perugia-Atalanta 1-0
• 1-0 Luigi Pagliuca (78)

• Piacenza-Perugia 5-1
• 1-0 Eusebio Di Francesco (5)
• 2-0 Hugo Campagnaro (36)
• 3-0 Dario Hübner (41)
• 3-1 Zé Maria (50)
• 4-1 Hugo Campagnaro (63)
• 5-1 Claudio Ferrarese (80)

• Perugia-Brescia 0-0

• Juventus-Perugia 2-2
• 1-0 David Trezeguet (25 pen)
• 1-1 Fabrizio Miccoli (36)
• 2-1 Marco Di Vaio (46)
• 2-2 Fabio Grosso (90 + 1)

• Perugia-Udinese 0-2
• 0-1 Marek Jankulovski (60)
• 0-2 Martin Jørgensen (87)

• Inter-Perugia 2-2
• 1-0 Hernán Crespo (10)
• 1-1 Chris Obodo (46)
• 2-1 Hernán Crespo (56)
• 2-2 Marco Di Loreto (89)

Topscorers

• Fabrizio Miccoli 9
• Zé Maria 6
• Zisis Vryzas 5
• Fabio Grosso 4
• Giovanni Tedesco 3

Sources

RSSSF - Italy 2002/03