The 1998–99 Serie A saw

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win their 16th Scudetto, led by coach Alberto Zaccheroni.

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finished second, losing the title on the last day.

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, with an often injured or rested Ronaldo, had a disastrous season, finishing in 8th position, whereas

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' impressive start was cut short by a bad injury to Alessandro Del Piero, and they wound up having an unimpressive season.

Teams

Salernitana, Venezia,

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and

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had been promoted from

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Personnels and Sponsoring

League table

Results

UEFA Cup qualification

:''6th and 7th of Serie A:'' ---- :''Coppa Italia Third place:'' ---- Udinese and

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qualified to 1999–2000 UEFA Cup, while

qualified for the 1999 UEFA Intertoto Cup.

Top goalscorers

References and sources

*''Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio – La Storia 1898-2004'', Panini Edizioni, Modena, September 2005

External links

* :it:Classifica calcio Serie A italiana 1999 – Italian version with pictures and info.

– All results on Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation, RSSSF Website.
1998/1999 Serie A Squads
– (www.footballsquads.com) {{DEFAULTSORT:1998-99 Serie A Serie A seasons

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1998–99 in Italian football leagues