2002–03 Juventus F.C. season

The 2002–03 season was Juventus Football Club's 105th in existence and 101st consecutive season in the top flight of Italian football.

Juventus
2002–03 season
PresidentVittorio Chiusano
ManagerMarcello Lippi
StadiumStadio delle Alpi
Serie A1st
Supercoppa ItalianaWinners
Coppa ItaliaQuarter-finals
UEFA Champions LeagueRunners-up
Top goalscorerLeague:
Alessandro Del Piero (16)
All:
Alessandro Del Piero (23)
Average home league attendance39,771[1]

Juventus enjoyed much success, with Marcello Lippi guiding the team to the Serie A title for the second season in a row, finishing seven points ahead of Inter and 11 in front of Milan and, in Europe, reaching the Champions League Final after eliminating powerhouses like Barcelona and Real Madrid en route. In the all-Italian final, Juventus faced Milan and were beaten in a penalty shoot-out after a goalless draw. It was the fourth time that Lippi had led Juventus to the Champions League final (winning in 1996 but losing in 1997 and 1998).

Lippi employed the 4–3–1–2 formation for most of the season, with Pavel Nedvěd in the role of trequartista instead of his usual left midfield position. Nedvěd had one of the best seasons of his career and was awarded the 2003 Ballon d'Or in the wake of his performances. Unfortunately for the club, he was ruled out of the Champions League final after receiving a yellow card in the second leg of the semi-final against Real Madrid, and his absence would be greatly felt.

Players

Squad information
Squad no. Name Nationality Position
Goalkeepers
1 Gianluigi Buffon GK
12 Antonio Chimenti GK
22 Landry Bonnefoi GK
Defenders
2 Ciro Ferrara CB / RB
4 Paolo Montero CB / LB
5 Igor Tudor CB / DM / RB
21 Lilian Thuram CB / RB
13 Mark Iuliano CB / LB / RB
19 Gianluca Zambrotta RB / LB / RM / LM / DM
7 Gianluca Pessotto RB / LB
15 Alessandro Birindelli RB / LB
14 Cristian Zenoni RB / RM
6 Salvatore Fresi CB / SW
Midfielders
3 Alessio Tacchinardi DM / CM
26 Edgar Davids CM / DM
11 Pavel Nedvěd LM / AM / LW / SS
8 Antonio Conte CM / RM / LM
16 Mauro Camoranesi RM / RW / AM
23 Rubén Olivera AM / LW
37 Matteo Paro CM / DM
Forwards
10 Alessandro Del Piero (Captain) SS / CF
17 David Trezeguet CF
25 Marcelo Zalayeta CF
18 Marco Di Vaio CF / SS
9 Marcelo Salas CF

Left club during 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
20 MF  ITA Davide Baiocco (on loan to Piacenza)
24 DF  ITA Emiliano Moretti (on loan to Modena)
No. Pos. Nation Player
33 DF  ITA Mattia Cassani (to Sampdoria)

Season review

On the field, the side coached by Marcello Lippi had a relatively slow start to the league season. They remained unbeaten in the first 12 matches, but this included five draws. The club's form suffered a blip at the beginning of autumn with two draws and two consecutive defeats, to Brescia and Lazio, between 23 November and 15 December. At this point of the season, with 14 matches played, Juventus were fourth in Serie A, trailing Inter, Lazio and Milan. On 22 December, a late Mauro Camoranesi goal at Perugia was needed to put an end to this winless streak.

From this moment on, the Bianconeri gained a momentum they sustained going into the new year, winning nine of their next ten matches. Unfortunately, the only fixture they failed to win during this period, a 1–1 draw against Atalanta in early February, was marred by a serious injury to Alessandro Del Piero, at a time when he had rediscovered his goalscoring touch. Del Piero subsequently missed two months of football. Even in his absence, la Vecchia Signora continued to prevail, though in a less dominant fashion. On 2 March, Juventus thrashed Inter 3–0, a result that took the club to top spot in the league, a position it would never leave. After the match, the Bianconeri lost only two more of their remaining matches and won most of the remainder, including an important success over Roma, who had been something of a bogey side for the Turin club in previous years.

The 27th league title of Juve's history was confirmed on 10 May following a 2–2 draw with Perugia — with two matches to play, second-placed Inter were no longer in a position to challenge for the Scudetto.

Europe

All three North Italian clubs succeeded in Europe. Along with the two Milan clubs, Juventus were one of the three Italian sides who appeared in the semi-finals that season. Juventus eliminated the only remaining non-Italian team, Real Madrid, to set up an all-Italian final with Milan, who had beaten Inter in the other semi-final. The final, played at Old Trafford in Manchester, ended 0–0 with Milan winning on penalties. Normally reliable goalscorer David Trezeguet was among the players who missed their attempts.

It was Juventus' best run in the competition since the 1997–98 season, where they had also been beaten finalists. However, the Bianconeri's run to the final actually involved a lot of tough moments. After impressing in the first group stage, topping their group (which included Feyenoord, Dynamo Kyiv and Newcastle United) and conceding just three goals in six matches (the best defence of all 32 teams competing), Juventus struggled in the second group stage.

Drawn in Group D alongside Basel, Deportivo La Coruña and Manchester United, Juventus were beaten by Manchester United both at Old Trafford and at home at the Stadio delle Alpi and also lost to Basel in Switzerland. Eventually, they scraped by as group runners-up behind Manchester United.

More epic games awaited them, with Barcelona next on their agenda. While struggling in their domestic league, Barcelona had impressed in both group stages, topping their group every time and establishing a new record of nine consecutive wins in the competition. The first leg of the quarter-final in Turin finished 1–1, Javier Saviola's 78th-minute goal equalising Paolo Montero's early goal. Barcelona appeared to be in a fine position heading into the second leg at the Camp Nou. There, Pavel Nedvěd scored first for Juventus, but the Catalans soon equalised through Xavi. When Edgar Davids was sent-off for repeated fouling, the Bianconeri were seemingly doomed. However, ten-man Juventus held on until extra time, and with six minutes left on the clock, substitute Marcelo Zalayeta scored a second goal to advance the club to the semi-finals.

Even tougher opposition was awaiting them in the following round in Real Madrid. Madrid had won three of the previous five editions of the competition and presented a star-studded squad with players such as Iker Casillas, Roberto Carlos, Luís Figo, Raúl, Ronaldo and former Juventus playmaker Zinedine Zidane. They had imperiously seen off the challenge of Manchester United in the quarter-finals and were in search of their tenth European Cup/Champions League title.

The first leg was played in Madrid on 6 May. Real Madrid scored with Ronaldo, but David Trezeguet equalised. The second half saw Roberto Carlos grab a second goal for the home side.

In the return leg on 14 May, Juventus set out to attack and were rewarded for their efforts with just 12 minutes gone. A fine collective move saw Gianluca Zambrotta cross from deep for Alessandro Del Piero, who headed back into the six-yard box for David Trezeguet to smash home. Just before half-time, Del Piero beat goalkeeper Casillas at his near post with a well-placed shot. Del Piero thus maintained his tradition of scoring key goals against Real Madrid, having already done so as a 21-year-old in a 1996 quarter-final tie.

Real Madrid earned a penalty after 65 minutes, but Gianluigi Buffon saved Luís Figo's effort, thus keeping his side's two-goal advantage. On 73 minutes, Pavel Nedvěd made it 3–0, but he received a yellow card for a rash challenge in the closing minutes of the match, meaning he would miss the final through suspension. On 89 minutes, Zidane, playing on the pitch which had been his home for five seasons, pulled one back for Real Madrid. The match ended 3–1 as Juventus qualified for the final.

Key players

For the league title, Nedvěd was considered the key player, also winning the European Player of the Year award. With five goals scored, he was — alongside Alessandro Del Piero — the club's joint top goalscorer in the Champions League.

Gianluigi Buffon, Lilian Thuram, Ciro Ferrara, Edgar Davids and Alessandro Del Piero all made key contributions to the squad, but the biggest surprise was Mauro Camoranesi. Signed from Hellas Verona in the summer of 2002, the Argentinian-born midfielder adapted with ease to his new surroundings and was one of the club's best players for the first seven months of the season. In April and May 2003, he suffered from a slight loss of form which did not change the fact that he had significantly contributed to a positive season for the club.

2001–02 topscorer David Trezeguet suffered from a knee injury in pre-season practice. He recovered strongly from this setback, but his absence gave the opportunity to Marcelo Zalayeta and Marco Di Vaio to play more matches than would be expected, with Zalayeta in particular scoring some key goals.

Competitions

Supercoppa Italiana
Main article: 2002 Supercoppa Italiana
25 August 2002 Juventus 2–1 Parma Tripoli, Libya
21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Del Piero  38', 73' Report Di Vaio  64' Stadium: June 11 Stadium
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Stefano Farina

Serie A
Main article: 2002–03 Serie A

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Juventus (C) 34 21 9 4 64 29 +35 72 Qualification to Champions League group stage
2 Internazionale 34 19 8 7 64 38 +26 65
3 Milan 34 18 7 9 55 30 +25 61
4 Lazio 34 15 15 4 57 32 +25 60 Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round
5 Parma 34 15 11 8 55 36 +19 56 Qualification to UEFA Cup first round
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion.

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
34 21 9 4 64 29  +35 72 12 4 1 37 14  +23 9 5 3 27 15  +12

Last updated: 24 May 2003.
Source: Competitive matches

Results by round
Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundHAHHAHAAHAHAAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHHAHAH
ResultWWDDDWWWWWDDLLWWWWDWWWWWWLWDWWDDLW
Position2233533321244554433211111111111111
Updated to match(es) played on 24 May 2003. Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches
15 September 2002 2 Juventus 3–0 Atalanta Turin
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Del Piero  27' (pen.), 34'
Fresi  90+1'		 Report Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi
Attendance: 38,315
Referee: Gianluca Paparesta
21 September 2002 3 Empoli 0–2 Juventus Empoli
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Report Del Piero  6' (pen.), 73' Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani
Attendance: 18,700
Referee: Salvatore Racalbuto
28 September 2002 4 Juventus 2–2 Parma Turin
18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Tudor  87'
Del Piero  90+5'		 Report Nakata  66'
Adriano  81'
Lamouchi  88'		 Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi
Attendance: 38,993
Referee: Stefano Cassarà
6 October 2002 5 Juventus 1–1 Como Turin
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Zalayeta  88' Report Pecchia  65' Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi
Attendance: 37,112
Referee: Paolo Bertini
19 October 2002 6 Internazionale 1–1 Juventus Milan
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Morfeo  90+1'
Vieri  90+5'		 Report Del Piero  89' (pen.)
Conte  90+1'		 Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 76,166
Referee: Pierluigi Collina
26 October 2002 7 Juventus 1–0 Udinese Turin
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Salas  49' Report Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi
Attendance: 35,168
Referee: Paolo Bertini
3 November 2002 8 Modena 0–1 Juventus Modena
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Milanetto  -'  83' Report Del Piero  74' Stadium: Stadio Alberto Braglia
Attendance: 16,227
Referee: Salvatore Racalbuto
6 November 2002 1 Piacenza 0–1 Juventus Piacenza
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Report Nedvěd  70' Stadium: Stadio Leonardo Garilli
Attendance: 12,763
Referee: Matteo Trefoloni
10 November 2002 9 Juventus 2–1 Milan Turin
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Di Vaio  8'
Thuram  21'		 Report Pirlo  32' (pen.) Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi
Attendance: 57,762
Referee: Gianluca Paparesta
17 November 2002 10 Torino 0–4 Juventus Turin
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Report Del Piero  6'
Di Vaio  33'
Nedvěd  52'
Davids  89'		 Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi
Attendance: 32,947
Referee: Massimo De Santis
23 November 2002 11 Juventus 1–1 Bologna Turin
18:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Iuliano  86' Report Signori  66' (pen.) Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi
Attendance: 36,544
Referee: Stefano Farina
1 December 2002 12 Roma 2–2 Juventus Rome
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Totti  12'  90'
Cassano  44'
Candela  87'		 Report Del Piero  45+2'
Nedvěd  85'
Birindelli  87'		 Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 74,313
Referee: Paolo Bertini
8 December 2002 13 Brescia 2–0 Juventus Brescia
15:15 CET (UTC+01:00) Schopp  78'
Tare  84'
Matuzalém  -'  88'		 Report Stadium: Stadio Mario Rigamonti
Attendance: 19,714
Referee: Stefano Farina
15 December 2002 14 Juventus 1–2 Lazio Turin
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Nedvěd  34' Report Fiore  35', 50' Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi
Attendance: 38,014
Referee: Emilio Pellegrino
22 December 2002 15 Perugia 0–1 Juventus Perugia
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Report Camoranesi  90+1' Stadium: Stadio Renato Curi
Attendance: 19,739
Referee: Luca Palanca
12 January 2003 16 Juventus 5–0 Reggina Turin
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Conte  21'
Trezeguet  34'
Cozza  64' (o.g.)
Del Piero  71' (pen.)
Di Vaio  83'		 Report Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi
Attendance: 35,735
Referee: Matteo Trefoloni
19 January 2003 17 Chievo 1–4 Juventus Verona
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Cossato  72'
Bierhoff  76'		 Report Trezeguet  11', 68', 86' (pen.)
Del Piero  20' (pen.)		 Stadium: Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi
Attendance: 34,544
Referee: Salvatore Racalbuto
26 January 2003 18 Juventus 2–0 Piacenza Turin
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Del Piero  9'
Nedvěd  43'		 Report Rinaldi  -'  83' Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi
Attendance: 35,539
Referee: Cosimo Bolognino
2 February 2003 19 Atalanta 1–1 Juventus Bergamo
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Pinardi  40'
Doni  -'  82'		 Report Di Vaio  51' Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia
Attendance: 23,647
Referee: Emilio Pellegrino
8 February 2003 20 Juventus 1–0 Empoli Turin
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Trezeguet  7' (pen.) Report Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi
Attendance: 34,595
Referee: Marco Gabriele
16 February 2003 21 Parma 1–2 Juventus Parma
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Mutu  90' Report Di Vaio  13'
Tacchinardi  30'		 Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini
Attendance: 23,451
Referee: Emilio Pellegrino
22 February 2003 22 Como 1–3 Juventus Piacenza
18:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Pecchia  79' Report Juárez  11' (o.g.)
Di Vaio  22'
Camoranesi  43'		 Stadium: Stadio Leonardo Garilli
Attendance: 8,377
Referee: Antonio Dattilo A.
2 March 2003 23 Juventus 3–0 Internazionale Turin
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Guglielminpietro  4' (o.g.)
Nedvěd  34'
Camoranesi  83'		 Report Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi
Attendance: 57,393
Referee: Gianluca Paparesta
9 March 2003 24 Udinese 0–1 Juventus Udine
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Pinzi  60' Report Trezeguet  84' Stadium: Stadio Friuli
Attendance: 26,694
Referee: Luca Palanca
15 March 2003 25 Juventus 3–0 Modena Turin
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Nedvěd  54', 83'
Trezeguet  85'		 Report Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi
Attendance: 36,921
Referee: Emidio Morganti
22 March 2003 26 Milan 2–1 Juventus Milan
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Shevchenko  4'
Inzaghi  25'		 Report Nedvěd  10' Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 78,671
Referee: Matteo Trefoloni
5 April 2003 27 Juventus 2–0 Torino Turin
18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Comotto  6' (o.g.)
Tudor  42'
Tacchinardi  88'		 Report C. Lucarelli  42'
Mezzano  -'  56'
Marinelli  -'  67'		 Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi
Attendance: 19,826
Referee: Massimo De Santis
13 April 2003 28 Bologna 2–2 Juventus Bologna
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Cruz  15'
Locatelli  74'		 Report Zambrotta  87'
Camoranesi  90+5'		 Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
Attendance: 36,178
Referee: Gianluca Paparesta
19 April 2003 29 Juventus 2–1 Roma Turin
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Del Piero  30' (pen.), 39' Report Montella  44' Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi
Attendance: 42,592
Referee: Emilio Pellegrino
27 April 2003 30 Juventus 2–1 Brescia Turin
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Del Piero  9', 86' Report Appiah  83' Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi
Attendance: 40,881
Referee: Matteo Trefoloni
3 May 2003 31 Lazio 0–0 Juventus Rome
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Report Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 60,146
Referee: Pierluigi Collina
10 May 2003 32 Juventus 2–2 Perugia Turin
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Trezeguet  25' (pen.)
Di Vaio  46'		 Report Miccoli  36'
Grosso  90+2'		 Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi
Attendance: 51,299
Referee: Paolo Bertini
17 May 2003 33 Reggina 2–1 Juventus Reggio Calabria
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Di Michele  17'
Bonazzoli  51'		 Report Zalayeta  23' Stadium: Stadio Oreste Granillo
Attendance: 26,182
Referee: Gianluca Paparesta
24 May 2003 34 Juventus 4–3 Chievo Turin
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Zalayeta  16', 57'
Trezeguet  70'
C. Zenoni  87'		 Report Bierhoff  62', 74', 79'
D'Anna  72'		 Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi
Attendance: 39,417
Referee: Tiziano Pieri

Coppa Italia
Main article: 2002–03 Coppa Italia

Round of 16
5 December 2002 First leg Reggina 0–2 Juventus Reggio Calabria
21:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Report Salas  66' (pen.)
Zalayeta  90+1'		 Stadium: Stadio Oreste Granillo
Referee: Emidio Morganti
18 December 2002 Second leg Juventus 0–1
(2–1 agg.)		 Reggina Turin
17:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Report Maffucci  21'
Alderuccio  85' 		 Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi
Referee: Daniele Tombolini

Quarter-finals
15 January 2003 First leg Juventus 1–2 Perugia Turin
21:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Zalayeta  43' Report Miccoli  44', 53' Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi
Referee: Massimiliano Saccani
23 January 2003 Second leg Perugia 2–0
(4–1 agg.)		 Juventus Perugia
21:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Miccoli  84'
Zé Maria  90' (pen.)		 Report Stadium: Stadio Renato Curi
Referee: Gianluca Paparesta

UEFA Champions League
Main article: 2002–03 UEFA Champions League

Group stage
Main article: 2002–03 UEFA Champions League group stage § Group E
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification JUV NEW DK FEY
1 Juventus 6 4 1 1 12 3 +9 13 Advance to second group stage — 2–0 5–0 2–0
2 Newcastle United 6 3 0 3 6 8 −2 9 1–0 — 2–1 0–1
3 Dynamo Kyiv 6 2 1 3 6 9 −3 7 Transfer to UEFA Cup 1–2 2–0 — 2–0
4 Feyenoord 6 1 2 3 4 8 −4 5 1–1 2–3 0–0 —
Source: UEFA
18 September 2002 1 Feyenoord 1–1 Juventus Rotterdam, Netherlands
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Emerton  18'
Van Hooijdonk  75'
Kalou  85'		 Report Ferrara  10'
Camoranesi  32'
Fresi  73'
Nedvěd  74'		 Stadium: De Kuip
Attendance: 40,759
Referee: Antonio Jesús López Nieto (Spain)
24 September 2002 2 Juventus 5–0 Dynamo Kyiv Turin, Italy
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Ferrara  5'
Di Vaio  14', 52'
Del Piero  22'
Tacchinardi  62'
Davids  67'
Nedvěd  79'		 Report Leko  68' Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi
Attendance: 26,876
Referee: Wolfgang Stark (Germany)
1 October 2002 3 Juventus 2–0 Newcastle United Turin, Italy
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Del Piero  66', 81'
Iuliano  73'		 Report Dabizas  64' Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi
Attendance: 41,424
Referee: René Temmink (Netherlands)
23 October 2002 4 Newcastle United 1–0 Juventus Newcastle upon Tyne, England
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Griffin  62' Report Tacchinardi  71' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 48,370
Referee: Rune Pedersen (Norway)
29 October 2002 5 Juventus 2–0 Feyenoord Turin, Italy
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) Di Vaio  4', 69'
Tacchinardi  26'		 Report Ono  21'
Rząsa  24'
Paauwe  33'
Bombarda  52'		 Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi
Attendance: 35,789
Referee: Gilles Veissière (France)
13 November 2002 6 Dynamo Kyiv 1–2 Juventus Kiev, Ukraine
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) Shatskikh  50' Report Salas  53'
Olivera  55'
Zalayeta  61'		 Stadium: Olimpiyskiy National Sports Complex
Attendance: 76,000
Referee: Claus Bo Larsen (Denmark)

Second group stage
Main article: 2002–03 UEFA Champions League second group stage § Group D
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MU JUV BAS DEP
1 Manchester United 6 4 1 1 11 5 +6 13 knockout stage — 2–1 1–1 2–0
2 Juventus 6 2 1 3 11 11 0 7 0–3 — 4–0 3–2
3 Basel 6 2 1 3 5 10 −5 7 1–3 2–1 — 1–0
4 Deportivo La Coruña 6 2 1 3 7 8 −1 7 2–0 2–2 1–0 —
Source: UEFA
26 November 2002 1 Deportivo La Coruña 2–2 Juventus A Coruña, Spain
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) Tristán  9'
Makaay  11'
Martín  28'
Capdevila  83'
Scaloni  89'		 Report Davids  22'
Birindelli  38'
Montero  55'
Nedvěd  57'
Tacchinardi  58'		 Stadium: Estadio Riazor
Attendance: 32,000
Referee: Herbert Fandel (Germany)
11 December 2002 2 Juventus 4–0 Basel Turin, Italy
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) Trezeguet  3'
Montero  34'
Tacchinardi  43'
Del Piero  51' (pen.)
Iuliano  53'		 Report Esposito  50'
H. Yakin  70'		 Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi
Attendance: 22,639
Referee: Lucílio Batista (Portugal)
19 February 2003 3 Manchester United 2–1 Juventus Manchester, England
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) Brown  4'
Scholes  36'
Keane  80'
Van Nistelrooy  85'		 Report Davids  19'
Tacchinardi  45+2'
Nedvěd  90+2'		 Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 66,703
Referee: Kim Milton Nielsen (Denmark)
25 February 2003 4 Juventus 0–3 Manchester United Turin, Italy
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) Nedvěd  89' Report P. Neville  12'
Giggs  15', 41'
Van Nistelrooy  63'		 Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi
Attendance: 59,111
Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)
12 March 2003 5 Juventus 3–2 Deportivo La Coruña Turin, Italy
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) Ferrara  12'
Trezeguet  63'
Tacchinardi  67'
Montero  79'
Davids  90+2'
Tudor  90+3'		 Report Tristán  34'
Makaay  52'		 Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi
Attendance: 25,070
Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)
18 March 2003 6 Basel 2–1 Juventus Basel, Switzerland
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) Cantaluppi  38'
Giménez  90+2'		 Report Tacchinardi  10' Stadium: St. Jakob-Park
Attendance: 30,501
Referee: Wolfgang Stark (Germany)

Knockout stage
Main article: 2002–03 UEFA Champions League knockout stage
Quarter-finals
9 April 2003 First leg Juventus 1–1 Barcelona Turin, Italy
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Montero  16'
Birindelli  76'		 Report Kluivert  61'
Gabri  69'
Saviola  78'		 Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi
Attendance: 48,783
Referee: Ľuboš Micheľ (Slovakia)
22 April 2003 Second leg Barcelona 1–2 (a.e.t.)
(2–3 agg.)		 Juventus Barcelona, Spain
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Xavi  66'
Luis Enrique  76'
Gerard  106'
Motta  117'		 Report Zambrotta  20'
Montero  21'
Nedvěd  53'
Davids  33'  79'
Tacchinardi  94'
Zalayeta  114'
Buffon  117'		 Stadium: Camp Nou
Attendance: 98,000
Referee: Graham Poll (England)
Semi-finals
6 May 2003 First leg Real Madrid 2–1 Juventus Madrid, Spain
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Ronaldo  23'
Roberto Carlos  73'		 Report Birindelli  29'
Iuliano  31'
Zambrotta  35'
Trezeguet  45'
Conte  57'
Ferrara  79'		 Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu
Attendance: 75,000
Referee: Terje Hauge (Norway)
14 May 2003 Second leg Juventus 3–1
(4–3 agg.)		 Real Madrid Turin, Italy
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Trezeguet  12'
Del Piero  43'
Montero  58'
Tacchinardi  64'
Nedvěd  73'  82'		 Report Conceição  23'
Salgado  58'
Hierro  75'
Figo  86'
Zidane  89'		 Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi
Attendance: 67,299
Referee: Urs Meier (Switzerland)
Final
Main article: 2003 UEFA Champions League Final
28 May 2003 Final Juventus 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(2–3 p)		 Milan Manchester, England
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Tacchinardi  69'
Del Piero  111'		 Report Costacurta  18' Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 63,215
Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)
Penalties
Trezeguet
Birindelli
Zalayeta
Montero
Del Piero 		Serginho
Seedorf
Kaladze
Nesta
Shevchenko

Statistics

Appearances and goals in the Serie A
No. Pos. Player A
1GK Gianluigi Buffon32-2370
2DF Ciro Ferrara24040
3MF Alessio Tacchinardi27220
4DF Paolo Montero21020
5DF Igor Tudor14121
6DF Salvatore Fresi9100
7DF Gianluca Pessotto17020
8MF Antonio Conte18131
9FW Marcelo Salas11120
10FW Alessandro Del Piero241600
11MF Pavel Nedvěd29930
12GK Antonio Chimenti4-600
13DF Mark Iuliano22130
14MF Cristian Zenoni13100
15DF Alessandro Birindelli17071
16MF Mauro Camoranesi30470
17FW David Trezeguet17900
18FW Marco Di Vaio26720
19DF Gianluca Zambrotta26140
20MF Davide Baiocco7000
21DF Lilian Thuram27100
23MF Rubén Olivera3000
24DF Emiliano Moretti8030
25FW Marcelo Zalayeta22420
26MF Edgar Davids26130
37MF Matteo Paro1000
Own goals for-4--

Overall statistics
Total Home Away
Games played341717
Games won21129
Games drawn945
Games lost413
Biggest win5–0 vs Reggina5–0 vs Reggina4–0 vs Torino
Biggest loss0-2 vs Brescia1–2 vs Lazio0-2 vs Brescia
Clean sheets1587
Goals scored643727
Goals conceded291415
Goal difference+35+23+12
Average GF per game1.882.181.59
Average GA per game0.850.820.88
Yellow cards40
Red cards3
Most appearances Gianluigi Buffon (32)
Top scorer Alessandro Del Piero (16)
Worst discipline Alessandro Birindelli 7 1
Penalties for9/11 (81.82%)
Penalties against2/4 (50%)
Points72/102 (70.59%)40/51 (62.5%)32/51 (59.26%)
Winning rate61.76%70.59%52.94%

References
  1. http://www.stadiapostcards.com/a02-03.htm
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