The 2001–02 season was

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's 104th in existence and 100th consecutive season in the top flight of

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. Juventus ended a three-year drought of league titles, following a remarkable turnaround in fortunes during the final days of the season, when

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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

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, while Inter fell at

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4–2, despite leading twice. That handed Juventus its 26th

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title, and made up for the disappointing exit from the second group stage in the

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. Juventus also reached the 2002 Coppa Italia final, but were defeated by

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on away goals following a 2–2 draw on aggregate. As for individual players, the season saw new goalkeeper

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claiming a stature as the best keeper in the world, while

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got his Serie A breakthrough, sharing the topscoring title with

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also played a crucial part in the success, scoring 16 goals. Apart from Buffon, pre-season saw three significant signings.

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came from

along with Buffon, but failed to establish himself as centre-back and ended up on the right wing-back position.

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came from Lazio as a replacement for departed

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after Pavel Nedvěd snubbed

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, and performed at an acceptable level, without finding the form he had shown a few years before. Fellow Lazio signing

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was however a major flop, because of a serious cruciate ligament injury he suffered during a scoreless draw at

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, which kept him away for almost the entire season; a technically gifted, prolific goalscorer in his prime, Salas was subsequently plagued by injuries and his career was never the same again. The sale of

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of Spain from Juventus, was the

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at the time, costing the Spanish club €77.5 million. The intake of

from

cost Juventus €45 million, making it the most expensive transfer for a goalkeeper of all time.

Players

Squad information

Transfers

Left club during season

Reserve squad

Competitions

Serie A

League table

Results summary

Results by round

Matches

Coppa Italia

Round of 16

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

UEFA Champions League

Group stage

Second group stage

Statistics

Appearances and goals

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References

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Italian football championship–winning seasons