The 1998–99 season was

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's 101st in existence and 97th consecutive season in the top flight of

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Season summary

Juventus endured their worst domestic season since 1990–91, largely due to injury woes plaguing their star players.

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picked up a serious knee injury in the final minutes of a 2–2 draw with

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on 8 November 1998. France's

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hero

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was similarly plagued by injury. Having won the World Cup with France the previous July, Zidane promptly picked up a knee injury and further injured himself in November . Unlike the preceding four seasons, under the guidance of

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, Juventus' attack malfunctioned. In December 1998, Lippi announced his intention to depart the following June to manage

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. In February Lippi was let go by the club, with successful former

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coach

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taking over. With Ancelotti at the helm, Juve managed to salvage a little respectability by reaching the semi-finals of the Champions League, drawing the first-leg 1–1 at

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. Following the first-leg, playmaker Zidane limped off at half-time in Juve's home draw against Bologna on 12 April 1999. Eventual champions

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then defeated Juventus 3–2 at Stadio delle Alpi in the second-leg of the semi-final. Following that Champions League semi-final defeat, Juve's season ended poorly by their high standards, finishing a lowly seventh in

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. Juve had to settle for the relative ignominy of the

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the next season.

Players

Squad information

Transfers

Summer

Winter

Competitions

Supercoppa Italiana

Serie A

League table

Results summary

Results by round

Matches

UEFA Cup qualification

Top Scorers

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Coppa Italia

Second round

Round of 16

Quarter-finals

UEFA Champions League

Group stage

Knockout phase

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=Semi-finals

Statistics

Players statistics

References

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