Associazione Calcio Fiorentina did not manage to repeat its
near-miss season from 1998–99, and instead missed out on qualification to the
Champions League, following an inconsistent season. Its topscorer Gabriel
Batistuta finally gave up on clinching the Serie A title with Fiorentina, and
switched to Roma in the summer, a move which was greeted with controversy since
Roma had only finished sixth in the 1999–2000 season.
Fiorentina came close to advancing to the quarter-finals of
the Champions League, but ultimately a draw at home against Bordeaux ensured
that home wins against Manchester United and Valencia were not enough
The 2001–02 season was Juventus Football Club's 104th in existence and 100th consecutive season in the top flight of Italian football. Juventus ended a three-year drought of league titles, following a remarkable turnaround in fortunes during the final days of the season, when Inter suffered from a collapse of nerves in the closing stages. On the final day of the league season, Juventus won 2–0 away from home against Udinese, while Inter fell at Lazio 4–2, despite leading twice. That handed Juventus its 26th Serie A title, and made up for the disappointing exit from the second group stage in the UEFA Champions League. As for individual players, the season saw new goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon claiming a stature as the best keeper in the world, while David Trezeguet got his Serie A breakthrough, sharing the topscoring title with Dario Hübner of Piacenza. Alessandro Del Piero also played a crucial part in the success, scoring 16 goals. Apart from Buffon, pre-season saw three s...



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