2002–03 Atalanta BC season

Atalanta 2002–03 football season

Atalanta
2002–03 season
Chairman	Ivan Ruggeri
Manager	Giovanni Vavassori Giancarlo Finardi
Serie A	15th
Coppa Italia	Second Round
Top goalscorer	Cristiano Doni (10)
← 2001–02 2003–04 →

Atalanta B.C. lost its momentum it had built in its first two Serie A seasons in its stint, eventually being relegated following a playoff against Reggina. The championship was such competitive than Atalanta was only four points away from repeating its 9th place from the 2001-02 season, but instead had to face Serie B competition, losing key players such as Cristiano Doni, Luciano Zauri and Ousmane Dabo to bigger clubs.

Squad

Goalkeepers

Massimo Taibi
Alex Calderoni

Defenders

Gianpaolo Bellini
Massimo Carrera
Fabiano
Paolo Foglio
Natale Gonnella
Cesare Natali
Fabio Rustico
Luigi Sala
Sebastiano Siviglia
Paolo Tramezzani
Damiano Zenoni
Danilo Zini

Midfielders

Attackers

Serie A

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
13	Empoli	34	9	11	14	36	46	−10	38^[a]
14	Reggina	34	10	8	16	38	53	−15	38^[a]	Relegation tie-breaker
15	Atalanta (R)	34	8	14	12	35	47	−12	38	Serie B after tie-breaker^[b]
16	Piacenza (R)	34	8	6	20	44	62	−18	30	Relegation to Serie B
17	Como (R)	34	4	12	18	29	57	−28	24	Relegation to Serie B

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]
(R) Relegated
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Modena finished ahead of Empoli, Atalanta and Reggina on head-to-head points: Modena: 10 pts, Empoli: 9 pts, Atalanta: 7 pts, Reggina: 5 pts.
^ Atalanta to 2003–04 Serie B after tie-breaker.

Matches

Juventus-Atalanta 3-0
1-0 Alessandro Del Piero (27 pen)
2-0 Alessandro Del Piero (34)
3-0 Salvatore Fresi (90 + 1)
Atalanta-Bologna 2-2
0-1 Salvatore Fresi (13)
1-1 Cristiano Doni (18)
2-1 Cristiano Doni (51 pen)
2-2 Claudio Bellucci (77 pen)
Udinese-Atalanta 1-0
1-0 Néstor Sensini (60)
Atalanta-Lazio 0-1
0-1 César (24)
Atalanta-Milan 1-4
0-1 Rivaldo (15)
1-1 Luigi Sala (30)
1-2 Jon Dahl Tomasson (41)
1-3 Andrea Pirlo (66 pen)
1-4 Andrea Pirlo (81)
Parma-Atalanta 2-1
1-0 Hidetoshi Nakata (14)
2-0 Adrian Mutu (71)
2-1 Gianni Comandini (85)
Atalanta-Piacenza 2-0
1-0 Luigi Sala (78)
2-0 Gianni Comandini (88)
Atalanta-Modena 1-3
0-1 Giuseppe Colucci (13)
0-2 Diomansy Kamara (39)
0-3 Stefano Mauri (75)
1-3 Ousmane Dabo (89)
Chievo-Atalanta 4-1
0-1 Luigi Sala (40)
1-1 Federico Cossato (45)
2-1 Daniele Franceschini (56)
3-1 Simone Perrotta (84)
4-1 Federico Cossato (87)
Atalanta-Brescia 2-0
1-0 Ousmane Dabo (69)
2-0 Gianni Comandini (73)
Reggina-Atalanta 1-1
0-1 Carmine Gautieri (34)
1-1 Gianluca Savoldi (56)
Atalanta-Perugia 0-2
0-1 Fabrizio Miccoli (21)
0-2 Massimiliano Fusani (79)
Inter-Atalanta 1-0
1-0 Mohamed Kallon (70)
Atalanta-Empoli 2-2
1-0 Cristiano Doni (13)
2-0 Damiano Zenoni (33)
2-1 Gaetano Grieco (85)
2-2 Francesco Tavano (89)
Torino-Atalanta 1-1
0-1 Cesare Natali (14)
1-1 Luca Mezzano (61)
Como-Atalanta 1-1
1-0 Saša Bjelanović (45 + 1)
1-1 Paolo Foglio (53)
Atalanta-Roma 2-1
0-1 Francesco Totti (9)
1-1 Cristiano Doni (40)
2-1 Paolo Tramezzani (85)
Modena-Atalanta 0-2
0-1 Ousmane Dabo (35)
0-2 Alex Pinardi (85)
Atalanta-Juventus 1-1
1-0 Alex Pinardi (40)
1-1 Marco Di Vaio (50)
Bologna-Atalanta 2-3
0-1 Alex Pinardi (28)
0-2 Alex Pinardi (49)
1-2 Giuseppe Signori (69 pen)
2-2 Giuseppe Signori (72 pen)
2-3 Fausto Rossini (90 + 4)
Atalanta-Udinese 0-0
Lazio-Atalanta 0-0
Milan-Atalanta 3-3
0-1 Paolo Maldini (1 og)
0-2 Fausto Rossini (29)
0-3 Fausto Rossini (30)
1-3 Filippo Inzaghi (34)
2-3 Jon Dahl Tomasson (70)
3-3 Filippo Inzaghi (79)
Atalanta-Parma 0-0
Piacenza-Atalanta 2-0
1-0 Dario Hübner (41)
2-0 Ciro De Cesare (89)
Atalanta-Chievo 1-0
1-0 Ousmane Dabo (52)
Brescia-Atalanta 3-0
1-0 Stephen Appiah (31)
2-0 Roberto Baggio (52)
3-0 Fabio Petruzzi (85)
Atalanta-Reggina 1-1
1-0 Cristiano Doni (9)
1-1 Emiliano Bonazzoli (52)
Perugia-Atalanta 1-0
1-0 Luigi Pagliuca (78)
Atalanta-Torino 2-2
0-1 Massimo Donati (22)
1-1 Cristiano Doni (75)
1-2 Massimo Donati (89)
2-2 Cristiano Doni (90 + 2 pen)
Atalanta-Inter 1-1
0-1 Obafemi Martins (13)
1-1 Carmine Gautieri (71)
Empoli-Atalanta 0-0
Atalanta-Como 2-1
0-1 Nicola Caccia (17)
1-1 Cristiano Doni (63 pen)
2-1 Cristiano Doni (81)
Roma-Atalanta 1-2
0-1 Cristiano Doni (27)
1-1 Daniele De Rossi (30)
1-2 Carmine Gautieri (55)

Relegation playoffs

Reggina-Atalanta 0-0
Atalanta-Reggina 1-2
1-0 Cesare Natali (18)
1-1 Francesco Cozza (35)
1-2 Emiliano Bonazzoli (85)

Atalanta relegated, with Reggina staying in Serie A 2003-04.

Scores Overview

Opposition	Home Score	Away Score	Double
Bologna	2 – 2	3 – 2	N
Brescia	2 – 0	0 – 3	N
Chievo Verona	1 – 0	1 – 4	N
Como	2 – 1	1 – 1	N
Empoli	2 – 2	0 – 0	N
Internazionale	1 – 0	1 – 1	N
Juventus	1 – 1	0 – 3	N
Lazio	0 – 1	0 – 0	N
Milan	1 – 4	3 – 3	N
Modena	1 – 3	2 – 0	N
Parma	0 – 0	1 – 2	N
Perugia	0 – 2	0 – 1	N
Piacenza	2 – 0	0 – 2	N
Reggina	1 – 1	1 – 1	N
Roma	2 – 1	2 – 1	Y
Torino	2 – 2	1 – 1	N
Udinese	0 – 0	0 – 1	N

Topscorers

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.

Sources

RSSSF - Italy 2002/03

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2002–03 in Italian football

Domestic leagues	Serie A Serie B Serie C1 Serie C2
Domestic cups	Coppa Italia Final Supercoppa Italiana
European competitions	Champions League UEFA Cup Intertoto Cup

Club seasons
Serie A	Atalanta Bologna Brescia Chievo Como Empoli Internazionale Juventus Lazio Milan Modena Parma Perugia Piacenza Reggina Roma Torino Udinese
Serie B	Lecce Palermo Sampdoria