1997–98 Inter Milan season
Football team season
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In the 1997–98 season, the Italian football club Inter Milan, managed by Luigi Simoni, won the UEFA Cup and achieved second place in the Serie A league.
| 1997–98 season | ||||
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| Owner | Massimo Moratti | |||
| President | Massimo Moratti | |||
| Manager | Luigi Simoni | |||
| Serie A | 2nd (in 1998-99 UEFA Champions League) | |||
| Coppa Italia | Quarter-finals | |||
| UEFA Cup | Winners | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Ronaldo (25) All: Ronaldo (34) | |||
| Highest home attendance | 80,095 vs. Milan (22 November 1997) | |||
| Lowest home attendance | 16,085 vs. Lyon (21 October 1997) | |||
| Average home league attendance | 67,825 | |||
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| All statistics correct as of 16 May 1998. | ||||
Season overview
Massimo Moratti relied on Luigi Simoni as coach and on Ronaldo as star.[1] Further purchases resulted in Diego Simeone, Francesco Moriero and Álvaro Recoba who – in his debut – scored twice, helping Inter beat Brescia in a 2–1 comeback.[2] Compared to the previous seasons, it proved to be better for Inter who mounted their first serious shot at the title since 1989.[3]
However, with a loss at Juventus, the reigning champions won 1–0, holding three points over Inter.[4] Ten days later, Inter won – for the third time in the last seven years – the UEFA Cup beating Lazio 3–0.[5] The domestic league ended with Inter in second place, last achieved in 1993.
Players
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
| In | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Name | from | Type |
| FW | Ronaldo | Barcelona | U$31,0 million |
| MF | Diego Simeone | Atletico Madrid | U$6,5 million |
| FW | Álvaro Recoba | Nacional de Montevideo | U$3,5 million |
| MF | Zé Elias | Bayer Leverkusen | |
| MF | Benoît Cauet | Paris Saint-Germain | |
| DF | Luigi Sartor | Vicenza | U$3,2 million |
| DF | Taribo West | Auxerre | U$3,0 million |
| MF | Francesco Moriero | A.C. Milan | co-ownership |
| DF | André Cruz | Napoli | |
| DF | Devis Nossa | Orsa Treviglio | |
| FW | Alessandro Sgrigna | Lodigiani | |
| MF | Alessandro Conticchio | Gualdo | re-purchased |
| MF | Fabio Di Sauro | Cremonese | re-purchased |
| MF | Marco Nichetti | Gualdo | re-purchased |
| MF | Andrea Zanchetta | Foggia | re-purchased |
| GK | Marco Fortin | Torres | loan ended |
| GK | Giorgio Frezzolini | Trapani | loan ended |
| GK | Raffaele Nuzzo | Gualdo | loan ended |
| GK | Paolo Orlandoni | Foggia | loan ended |
| DF | Alessandro Fioretti | Trapani | loan ended |
| DF | Natale Gonnella | Ravenna | loan ended |
| DF | Luca Mezzano | Torino | loan ended |
| DF | Alessandro Pedroni | Cremonese | loan ended |
| MF | Fabio Cinetti | Torino | loan ended |
| MF | Pierluigi Orlandini | Hellas Verona | loan ended |
| MF | Gianni Testa | Frosinone | loan ended |
| FW | Caio | Napoli | loan ended |
| FW | Samuel Ipoua | Torino | loan ended |
| FW | Mohammed Kallon | Lugano | loan ended |
| FW | Fabrizio Laccetti | Solbiatese | loan ended |
| FW | Marco Veronese | Monza | loan ended |
| Out | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Name | To | Type |
| MF | Paul Ince | Liverpool | |
| MF | Ciriaco Sforza | Kaiserslautern | |
| DF | Jocelyn Angloma | Valencia | |
| DF | André Cruz | A.C. Milan | |
| DF | Alessandro Pistone | Newcastle United | |
| MF | Pierluigi Orlandini | Parma | |
| FW | Marco Delvecchio | AS Roma | |
| GK | Christian Berretta | Varese | |
| GK | Marco Fortin | Giorgione | |
| DF | Matteo Ferrari | Genoa | |
| DF | Natale Gonnella | Hellas Verona | |
| DF | Alessandro Pedroni | Monza | |
| FW | Caio | Santos | released |
| MF | Alessandro Conticchio | Lecce | |
| MF | Gianni Testa | Lodigiani | |
| GK | Paolo Orlandoni | Acireale | loan |
| GK | Giorgio Frezzolini | Fidelis Andria | loan |
| MF | Fabio Cinetti | Chievo Verona | loan |
| MF | Fabio Di Sauro | Fidelis Andria | loan |
| MF | Marco Nichetti | Ascoli | loan |
| FW | Arturo Di Napoli | Vicenza | loan |
| FW | Mohammed Kallon | Bologna | loan |
| FW | Marco Veronese | Prato | loan |
| FW | Samuel Ipoua | Rapid Wien | loan renewal |
| MF | Andrea Zanchetta | Chievo Verona | co-ownership |
| FW | Gionatha Spinesi | Castel di Sangro | co-ownership |
Autumn
| In | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Name | To | Type |
| MF | Paulo Sousa | Borussia Dortmund | U$6,0 million |
| DF | Mauro Milanese | Parma | loan |
| DF | Francesco Colonnese | Napoli | |
| DF | Martín Rivas | Danubio | |
| GK | Giorgio Frezzolini | Fidelis Andria | loan ended |
| MF | Marco Nichetti | Ascoli | loan ended |
| FW | Mohammed Kallon | Bologna | loan ended |
| Out | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Name | To | Type |
| FW | Marco Branca | Middlesbrough | |
| FW | Maurizio Ganz | A.C. Milan | |
| MF | Nicola Berti | Tottenham Hostpur | |
| DF | Massimo Paganin | Bologna | |
| DF | Massimo Tarantino | Bologna | co-ownership |
| GK | Giorgio Frezzolini | Udinese | loan |
| MF | Marco Nichetti | Varese | loan |
| FW | Mohammed Kallon | Genoa | loan |
Winter
| In | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Name | from | Type | |
| GK | Sébastien Frey | Cannes | ||
| Out | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Name | To | Type |
| GK | Sébastien Frey | Cannes | loan |
Competitions
Serie A
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juventus (C) | 34 | 21 | 11 | 2 | 67 | 28 | +39 | 74 | Qualification to Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Internazionale | 34 | 21 | 6 | 7 | 62 | 27 | +35 | 69 | Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round |
| 3 | Udinese | 34 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 62 | 40 | +22 | 64 | Qualification to UEFA Cup |
| 4 | Roma | 34 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 67 | 42 | +25 | 59 | |
| 5 | Fiorentina | 34 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 65 | 36 | +29 | 57[a] |
Source: 1997–98 Serie A, RSSSF.com, 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).[6]
(C) Champions
Notes:
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).[6]
(C) Champions
Notes:
- Fiorentina finished ahead of Parma on head-to-head points: FIO 1–1 PAR; PAR 1–2 FIO.
Results by round
Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed; = Leader, 1998–99 UEFA Champions League Group stage; = 1998–99 UEFA Champions League Second Qualifying round; = 1998–99 UEFA Cup First round; = 1998–99 Serie B
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed; = Leader, 1998–99 UEFA Champions League Group stage; = 1998–99 UEFA Champions League Second Qualifying round; = 1998–99 UEFA Cup First round; = 1998–99 Serie B
Matches
| 31 August 1997 1 | Inter | 2–1 | Brescia | Milan |
| 16:00 CET | Recoba  80', 85' |
Report | Hübner 73' |
Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 69,682 Referee: Pasquale Rodomonti |
| 14 September 1997 2 | Bologna | 2–4 | Inter | Bologna |
| 16:00 CET | R. Baggio 45', 58' (pen.) |
Report | Galante 12' Ganz 38' Ronaldo 52' Zamorano 66' |
Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Attendance: 36,267 Referee: Stefano Braschi |
| 21 September 1997 3 | Inter | 3–2 | Fiorentina | Milan |
| 16:00 CET | Ronaldo 45' Moriero 72' Djorkaeff 81' |
Report | Serena 46' Batistuta 47' |
Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 73,375 Referee: Graziano Cesari |
| 27 September 1997 4 | Lecce | 1–5 | Inter | Lecce |
| 20:30 CET | Palmieri 61' (pen.) |
Report | Djorkaeff 33', 78' Ronaldo 48', 81' Ganz 84' |
Stadium: Stadio Via del Mare Attendance: 35,535 Referee: Stefano Farina |
| 5 October 1997 5 | Inter | 1–1 | Lazio | Milan |
| 20:30 CET | Ronaldo 41' (pen.) |
Report | Nedvěd 35' |
Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 65,656 Referee: Fiorenzo Treossi |
| 18 October 1997 6 | Napoli | 0–2 | Inter | Naples |
| 15:30 CET | Report | Galante 10' Turrini  69' (o.g.) |
Stadium: Stadio San Paolo Attendance: 55,881 Referee: Pierluigi Pairetto |
| 1 November 1997 7 | Inter | 1–0 | Parma | Milan |
| 14:30 CET | Ronaldo 15' |
Report | Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 72,000 Referee: Piero Ceccarini |
| 9 November 1997 8 | Atalanta | 1–2 | Inter | Bergamo |
| 15:00 CET | Caccia 81' |
Report | Djorkaeff 28' West 88' |
Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Attendance: 23,870 Referee: Pasquale Rodomonti |
| 22 November 1997 9 | Inter | 2–2 | Milan | Milan |
| 20:30 CET | Simeone 13' Ronaldo 68' (pen.) |
Report | Weah 29' Cruz 80' (pen.) |
Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 80,905 Referee: Pierluigi Collina |
| 30 November 1997 10 | Vicenza | 1–3 | Inter | Vicenza |
| 15:00 CET | Ambrosini 59' |
Report | Simeone 33', 39' Ronaldo 68' |
Stadium: Stadio Romeo Menti Attendance: 19,744 Referee: Alfredo Trentalange |
| 6 December 1997 11 | Sampdoria | 1–1 | Inter | Genoa |
| 14:30 CET | Montella 31' (pen.) |
Report | Ronaldo 9' |
Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 35,375 Referee: Fiorenzo Treossi |
| 14 December 1997 12 | Inter | 3–0 | Roma | Milan |
| 14:30 CET | Djorkaeff 40' (pen.) Branca 49' Petruzzi 71' (o.g.) |
Report | Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 65,846 Referee: Domenico Messina |
| 21 December 1997 13 | Udinese | 1–0 | Inter | Udine |
| 20:30 CET | Bierhoff 90+1' |
Report | Stadium: Stadio Friuli Attendance: 29,123 Referee: Livio Bazzoli |
| 4 January 1998 14 | Inter | 1–0 | Juventus | Milan |
| 20:30 CET | Djorkaeff 47' |
Report | Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 80,569 Referee: Stefano Braschi |
| 11 January 1998 15 | Piacenza | 0–1 | Inter | Piacenza |
| 14:30 CET | Report | 70' Moriero |
Stadium: Stadio Leonardo Garilli Attendance: 17,508 Referee: Gennaro Borriello |
| 18 January 1998 16 | Inter | 0–1 | Bari | Milan |
| 14:30 CET | Report | 77' Masinga |
Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 63,846 Referee: Stefano Farina |
| 25 January 1998 17 | Empoli | 1–1 | Inter | Empoli |
| 14:30 CET | Esposito 3' |
Report | 82' Recoba |
Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani Attendance: 19,720 Referee: Emilio Pellegrino |
| 1 February 1998 18 | Brescia | 0–1 | Inter | Brescia |
| 14:30 CET | Report | 75' Ronaldo |
Stadium: Stadio Mario Rigamonti Attendance: 26,121 Referee: Graziano Cesari |
| 8 February 1998 19 | Inter | 0–1 | Bologna | Milan |
| 14:30 CET | Report | 56' Paramatti |
Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 66,327 Referee: Roberto Bettin |
| 11 February 1998 20 | Fiorentina | 1–1 | Inter | Florence |
| 20:30 CET | Batistuta 42' |
Report | 26' Ronaldo |
Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Attendance: 40,547 Referee: Robert Boggi |
| 15 February 1998 21 | Inter | 5–0 | Lecce | Milan |
| 15:00 CET | Ronaldo 18', 70' (pen.), 79' Milanese 29' Cauet 40' |
Report | Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 57,362 Referee: Tarcisio Serena |
| 22 February 1998 22 | Lazio | 3–0 | Inter | Rome |
| 15:00 CET | Fuser 25' Bokšić 29' Casiraghi 61' |
Report | Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 66,535 Referee: Pierluigi Collina |
| 28 February 1998 23 | Inter | 2–0 | Napoli | Milan |
| 20:30 CET | Zamorano 63' Ronaldo 73' |
Report | Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 57,564 Referee: Pierpaolo Rossi |
| 8 March 1998 24 | Parma | 1–0 | Inter | Parma |
| 15:30 CET | Crespo 78' |
Report | Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini Attendance: 27,924 Referee: Pasquale Rodomonti |
| 14 March 1998 25 | Inter | 4–0 | Atalanta | Milan |
| 15:00 CET | Moriero 66' Kanu 74' Ronaldo 78' Cauet 89' |
Report | Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 60,131 Referee: Massimo De Santis |
| 22 March 1998 26 | Milan | 0–3 | Inter | Milan |
| 20:30 CET | Report | 42', 87' Simeone 77' Ronaldo |
Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 80,227 Referee: Livio Bazzoli |
| 28 March 1998 27 | Inter | 2–1 | Vicenza | Milan |
| 15:00 CET | Simeone 67' Ronaldo 90+5' (pen.) |
Report | Zauli 82' |
Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza Attendance: 64,674 Referee: Domenico Messina |
| 5 April 1998 28 | Inter | 3–0 | Sampdoria | Milan |
| 15:00 CET | Hugo 50' (o.g.) Sartor 53' Ronaldo 88' |
Report | Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza Attendance: 69,273 Referee: Robert Boggi |
| 11 April 1998 29 | Roma | 1–2 | Inter | Rome |
| 16:00 CET | Cafu 63' |
Report | 53', 75' Ronaldo |
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 71,766 Referee: Graziano Cesari |
| 19 April 1998 30 | Inter | 2–0 | Udinese | Milan |
| 16:00 CET | Djorkaeff 80' Ronaldo 85' |
Report | Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 77,172 Referee: Gennaro Borriello |
| 26 April 1998 31 | Juventus | 1–0 | Inter | Turin |
| 16:00 CET | Del Piero 21' |
Report | Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi Attendance: 64,001 Referee: Piero Ceccarini |
| 3 May 1998 32 | Inter | 0–0 | Piacenza | Milan |
| 16:00 CET | Report | Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 65,484 Referee: Livio Bazzoli |
| 10 May 1998 33 | Bari | 2–1 | Inter | Bari |
| 16:00 CET | Ventola 86' Masinga 89' |
Report | 34' Ronaldo |
Stadium: Stadio San Nicola Attendance: 48,614 Referee: Pierluigi Collina |
Coppa Italia
Round of 32
| 3 September 1997 First leg | Foggia | 0–1 | Inter Milan | Foggia |
| 20:45 CET | Recoba 21' |
Stadium: Stadio Pino Zaccheria Referee: Pierluigi Pairetto |
Eightfinals
| 15 October 1997 First leg | Piacenza | 0–3 | Inter Milan | Piacenza |
| 20:45 CET | Ronaldo 17', 19', 58' |
Stadium: Stadio Leonardo Garilli Referee: Pasquale Rodomonti |
Quarter-finals
UEFA Cup
First round
| 16 September 1997 | Inter Milan  | 2–0 |  Neuchâtel Xamax | Milan |
| 20:45 (CET) | Ronaldo 59' Zé Elias 71' |
Report | Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Karl-Erik Nilsson (Sweden) |
| 30 September 1997 | Neuchâtel Xamax | 0–2 | Inter Milan | Neuchâtel |
| 20:45 (CET) | Report | Moriero 26' Ganz 69' |
Stadium: La Maladière Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Ryszard Wójcik (Poland) |
Second round
| 21 October 1997 | Inter Milan | 1–2 |  Lyon | Milan |
| 20:45 (CET) | Ganz 69' |
Report | Giuly 22' Caveglia 80' (pen.) |
Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 16,085 Referee: Peter Mikkelsen (Denmark) |
| 4 November 1997 | Lyon | 1–3 | Inter Milan | Lyon |
| 20:45 (CET) | Bąk 67' |
Report | Moriero 9', 69' Cauet 46' |
Stadium: Stade Gerland Attendance: 29,591 Referee: Bernd Heynemann (Germany) |
Round of 16
| 25 November 1997 | Strasbourg | 2–0 | Inter Milan | Strasbourg |
| 20:45 (CET) | Baticle 11' Ismaël 19' |
Report | Stadium: Stade de la Meinau Attendance: 25,101 Referee: Sergei Khusainov (Russia) |
| 9 December 1997 | Inter Milan | 3–0 | Strasbourg | Milan |
| 20:45 (CET) | Ronaldo 27' Zanetti 48'Simeone 73' |
Report | Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 46,560 Referee: Atanas Ouzounov (Bulgaria) |
Quarter-finals
| 3 March 1998 | Inter Milan | 1–0 |  Schalke 04 | Milan |
| 20:45 (CET) | Ronaldo 17' |
Report | Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Urs Meier (Czech Republic) |
| 17 March 1998 | Schalke 04 | 1–1 | Inter Milan | Gelsenkirchen |
| 20:30 (CET) | Goossens 90+2' |
Report | West 90+1' |
Stadium: Parkstadion Attendance: 56,824 Referee: Gilles Veissière (France) |
Semi-finals
| 31 March 1998 | Inter Milan | 2–1 |  Spartak Moscow | Milan |
| 20:45 (CET) | Zamorano 45' Zé Elias 89' |
Report | Alenichev 48' |
Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 57,803 Referee: Markus Merk (Germany) |
| 14 April 1998 | Spartak Moscow | 1–2 | Inter Milan | Moscow |
| 17:30 (CET) | Tikhonov 12' |
Report | Ronaldo 45', 75' |
Stadium: Dynamo Stadium Attendance: 36,500 Referee: Hugh Dallas (Scotland) |
Final
| 6 May 1998 | Lazio | 0–3 | Inter Milan | Paris |
| 20:45 (CET) | Report | Zamorano 5' Zanetti 60'Ronaldo 70' |
Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 44,412 Referee: Antonio López Nieto (Spain) |
Statistics
Players statistics
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Serie A | Coppa Italia | UEFA Cup | ||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK | ITA |
Pagliuca | 49 | -42 | 34 | -26 | 4 | -8 | 11 | -8 |
| 4 | DF |  ARG |
Zanetti J | 41 | 2 | 25+3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 2 |
| 2 | DF | ITA |
Bergomi | 42 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | ITA |
Sartor | 38 | 1 | 23 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ITA |
Galante | 31 | 2 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 16 | DF |  NGA |
West | 34 | 2 | 22+1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| 17 | MF | ITA |
Moriero | 44 | 6 | 26+2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 3 |
| 14 | MF | ARG |
Simeone | 41 | 7 | 27+3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| 8 | MF |  NED |
Winter | 35 | 1 | 23+1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | FRA |
Djorkaeff | 42 | 8 | 25+4 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 10 | FW |  BRA |
Ronaldo | 47 | 34 | 32 | 25 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 6 |
| 12 | GK | ITA |
Mazzantini | 3 | -2 | 0+1 | -1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | ITA |
Colonnese | 29 | 1 | 17+4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | FRA |
Cauet | 42 | 3 | 15+13 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| 7 | DF | ITA |
Fresi | 23 | 0 | 13+3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 13 | MF | BRA |
Zé Elias | 30 | 2 | 12+8 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
| 40 | MF |  POR |
Paulo Sousa | 11 | 0 | 10+1 | 0 | ||||
| 36 | DF | ITA |
Milanese | 9 | 1 | 5+4 | 1 | ||||
| 9 | FW |  CHI |
Zamorano | 20 | 3 | 4+9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 27 | FW | ITA |
Branca | 8 | 1 | 3+4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | ITA |
Ganz | 10 | 4 | 3+3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 11 | FW | NGA |
Kanu | 18 | 1 | 3+8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 20 | FW |  URU |
Recoba | 19 | 5 | 2+6 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | ITA |
Mezzano | 8 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | ITA |
Berti | 4 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | ||||
| 22 | GK | ITA |
Nuzzo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 19 | DF | ITA |
Paganin | ||||||||
| 35 | DF | URU |
Rivas | 3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ITA |
Tarantino | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |