1998–99 Juventus FC season

The 1998–99 season was Juventus Football Club's 101st in existence and 97th consecutive season in the top flight of Italian football.

Juventus
1998–99 season
PresidentVittorio Chiusano
ManagerMarcello Lippi
(until 7 February 1999)
Carlo Ancelotti
StadiumStadio delle Alpi
Serie A7th
Coppa ItaliaQuarter-finals
Supercoppa ItalianaRunners-up
UEFA Champions LeagueSemi-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Filippo Inzaghi (13)

All:
Filippo Inzaghi (20)
Average home league attendance47,169[1]

Season summary

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Juventus endured their worst domestic season since 1990–91, with superstar Alessandro Del Piero picked up a serious knee injury in the final minutes of a 2–2 draw with Udinese[2] on 8 November 1998. France's World Cup hero Zinedine Zidane was left with a big task to step up in Del Piero’s absence, a task he miserably failed. In an interview with L’equipe he described that season as «could not put one foot in front of the other». And he emphasized that it came as a result of him being too relaxed after having won the world cup.[3]

Unlike the preceding four seasons, under the guidance of Marcello Lippi, Juventus' attack malfunctioned. In December 1998, Lippi announced his intention to depart the following June to manage Inter. In February Lippi was let go by the club, with successful former Parma coach Carlo Ancelotti 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 Old Trafford. Following the first-leg, playmaker Zidane limped off at half-time in Juve's home draw against Bologna on 12 April 1999. Eventual champions Manchester United 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 Serie A. Juve had to settle for the relative ignominy of the UEFA Cup the next season.

Players

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Squad information

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos. NationPlayer
1GK  ITAAngelo Peruzzi
2DF  ITACiro Ferrara
3DF  YUGZoran Mirković
4DF  URUPaolo Montero
6FW  FRAThierry Henry
7MF  ITAAngelo Di Livio
8MF  ITAAntonio Conte (captain)
9FW  ITAFilippo Inzaghi
10FW  ITAAlessandro Del Piero
11FW  URUDaniel Fonseca
12GK  ITAMorgan De Sanctis
13DF  ITAMark Iuliano
14MF  FRADidier Deschamps
15DF  ITAAlessandro Birindelli
16FW  ITANicola Amoruso
17DF  ITAGianluca Pessotto
No.Pos. NationPlayer
18MF  FRAJocelyn Blanchard
19DF  CROIgor Tudor
20MF  ITAAlessio Tacchinardi
21MF  FRAZinedine Zidane
22GK  ITAMichelangelo Rampulla
23MF  ITASimone Perrotta
25DF  ITAMassimo Paci
26MF  NEDEdgar Davids
27DF  ITAMassimiliano Marchio
28MF  ITALuca Pellegrini
29MF  ITAMarco Rigoni
30MF  ITASalvatore Papa
31DF  ITAFrancesco Scardina
32MF  ITAManuel Sinato
33GK  ITAStefano Pergolizzi
34FW  ARGJuan Esnáider

Transfers

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Summer

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Winter

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Competitions

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Supercoppa Italiana

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29 August 1998 Juventus 1–2 Lazio Turin, Italy
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)Del Piero 87' (pen.)ReportNedvěd 38'
Conceição 90+4'
Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi
Attendance: 16,500
Referee: Roberto Bettin

Serie A

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League table

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PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
5Roma34159106949+2054[a]Qualification to UEFA Cup first round
6Udinese[b]34166125252054
7Juventus[c]34159104236+654Qualification to Intertoto Cup third round[4]
8Internazionale34137145954+546
9Bologna[d]341111124447−344Qualification to UEFA Cup first round
Source: 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).[5]
Notes:
  1. ^ ROM 7pts. JUV 5pts. UDI 4pts.
  2. ^ Udinese gained entry to the 1999–2000 UEFA Cup winning the UEFA Cup qualification match against Juventus
  3. ^ Juventus qualified to the 1999 UEFA Intertoto Cup Third round.
  4. ^ Bologna gained entry to the 1999–2000 UEFA Cup winning the cup third place UEFA Cup qualification match against Internazionale

Results summary

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OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
34159104236 +65410432516 +95571720 −3

Last updated: 23 May 1999.
Source: Competitive matches

Results by round

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Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundAHAHAHHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHHAHAHAHAH
ResultWWLWDWWDLDLLLWDDDWLLWWDWWDLDWWLLWW
Position4364421234569877977987865677666767

Matches

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13 September 1998 1 Perugia 3–4 Juventus Perugia
Nakata 52', 59'
Bernardini 87' (pen.)
Report 22' Davids
32' Tudor
45'Pessotto
48' Iuliano
65' Fonseca
Stadium: Renato Curi
Attendance: 25,005
Referee: Daniele Tombolini
20 September 1998 2 Juventus 1–0 Cagliari Turin
Inzaghi 8'ReportStadium: Stadio delle Alpi
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Domenico Messina
4 October 1998 4 Juventus 1–0 Piacenza Turin
15:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)Inzaghi 8'ReportStadium: Stadio delle Alpi
Referee: Emilio Pellegrino
18 October 1998 5 Vicenza 1–1 Juventus Vicenza
15:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)Zauli 40'ReportDel Piero 45'Stadium: Stadio Romeo Menti
Referee: Salvatore Racalbuto
1 November 1998 7 Juventus 2–0 Sampdoria Torino
14:30 CET (UTC+01:00)Inzaghi 44', 59'
Pessotto 54'
ReportStadium: delle Alpi
Referee: Cosimo Bolognino
8 November 1998 8 Udinese 2–2 Juventus Udine
14:30 CET (UTC+01:00)Bachini 65'
Sosa 90+4'
Report 44' Zidane
49' Inzaghi
90' Del Piero
Stadium: Friuli
Referee: Graziano Cesari
15 November 1998 9 Roma 2–0 Juventus Roma
14:30 CET (UTC+01:00)Paulo Sérgio 45'
Candela 87'
Report 55' Edgar Davids
 59' Montero
Stadium: Olimpico
Referee: Stefano Braschi
22 November 1998 10 Juventus 0–0 Empoli Turin
14:30 CET (UTC+01:00)ReportStadium: Stadio delle Alpi
Referee: Emilio Pellegrino
6 December 1998 12 Juventus 0–1 Lazio Turin
14:30 CET (UTC+01:00)ReportSalas 82'Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi
Referee: Gennaro Borriello
13 December 1998 13 Fiorentina 1–0 Juventus Firenze
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00)Batistuta 58'Report 46' IulianoStadium: Artemio Franchi
Referee: Stefano Farina
20 December 1998 14 Juventus 3–0 Salernitana Turin
14:30 CET (UTC+01:00)Inzaghi 20', 29', 87'ReportStadium: Stadio delle Alpi
Referee: Gennaro Borriello
6 January 1999 15 Milan 1–1 Juventus Milan
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00)Albertini 27' (pen.)ReportFonseca 85'Stadium: San Siro
Referee: Roberto Bettin
10 January 1999 16 Juventus 1–1 Bari Turin
14:30 CET (UTC+01:00)Davids 47'ReportD. Andersson 76' (pen.)Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi
Referee: Stefano Farina
7 February 1999 20 Juventus 2–4 Parma Torino
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00)Tacchinardi 15'
Pessotto 16'
Fonseca 72'
Report 35', 40', 58' Crespo
39'Chiesa
Stadium: delle Alpi
Referee: Robert Anthony Boggi
21 February 1999 22 Juventus 2–0 Vicenza Turin
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00)Amoruso 11'
Conte 29'
ReportStadium: Stadio delle Alpi
Referee: Piero Ceccarini
27 February 1999 23 Internazionale 0–0 Juventus Milan
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00)ReportStadium: San Siro
Referee: Daniele Tombolini
13 March 1999 25 Juventus 2–1 Udinese Turin
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00)Fonseca 29'
Inzaghi 76'
ReportSosa 48'Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi
Referee: Emilio Pellegrino
21 March 1999 26 Juventus 1–1 Roma Turin
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00)Iuliano 72'
Montero 79'
Report 52' DelvecchioStadium: Stadio delle Alpi
Referee: Gennaro Borriello
3 April 1999 27 Empoli 1–0 Juventus Empoli
16:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)Bianconi 26'ReportStadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani
Referee: Livio Bazzoli
17 April 1999 29 Lazio 1–3 Juventus Rome
16:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)Mancini 56'ReportHenry 34', 64'
Amoruso 45+3'
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Referee: Livio Bazzoli
25 April 1999 30 Juventus 2–1 Fiorentina Turin
16:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)Inzaghi 24'
Conte 87'
ReportTacchinardi 85' (o.g.)Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi
Referee: Fiorenzo Treossi
2 May 1999 31 Salernitana 1–0 Juventus Salerno
16:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)Di Vaio 37'ReportStadium: Stadio Arechi
Referee: Gennaro Borriello
9 May 1999 32 Juventus 0–2 Milan Turin
16:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)Ferrara 3'Report 46', 64' WeahStadium: Stadio delle Alpi
Referee: Graziano Cesari
16 May 1999 33 Bari 0–1 Juventus Bari
16:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)ReportConte 83'Stadium: Stadio San Nicola
Referee: Robert Boggi
23 May 1999 34 Juventus 3–2 Venezia Turin
16:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)Conte 12'
Inzaghi 45'
Henry 85'
ReportPedone 63'
Recoba 90'
Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi
Referee: Gennaro Borriello

UEFA Cup qualification

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28 May 1999 First leg Udinese 0–0 Juventus Udine
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)Stadium: Stadio Friuli
Referee: Graziano Cesari
31 May 1999 Second leg Juventus 1–1
(1–1a agg.)
Udinese Turin
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)Inzaghi 23' (pen.)Poggi 71'Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi
Referee: Stefano Braschi

Top Scorers

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Coppa Italia

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Second round

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10 September 1998 First leg Ravenna 0–2 Juventus Ravenna
ReportDi Livio 70'
Fonseca 83'
Stadium: Stadio Bruno Benelli
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Gennaro Borriello
23 September 1998 Second leg Juventus 4–0
(6–0 agg.)
Ravenna Turin
Fonseca 35', 59'
Zalayeta 73', 78'
ReportStadium: Stadio delle Alpi
Attendance: 583
Referee: Mucini

Round of 16

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27 October 1998 First leg Juventus 1–1 Venezia Turin
Amoruso 11'ReportLuppi 73' (pen.)Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi
Attendance: 561
Referee: Graziano Cesari
11 November 1998 Second leg Venezia 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(3–3a agg.)
Juventus Venice
Tuta 87'
Luppi 107' (pen.)
ReportFonseca 88' (pen.)
Ferrara 109'
Stadium: Stadio Pier Luigi Penzo
Attendance: 11,101
Referee: Pasquale Rodomonti

Quarter-finals

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13 January 1999 First leg Juventus 1–2 Bologna Turin
Perrotta 13'
Inzaghi 90'
ReportBoselli 74'
Ingesson 90' (pen.)
Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Domenico Messina
26 January 1999 Second leg Bologna 0–1
(2a–2 agg.)
Juventus Bologna
ReportDavids 78'Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
Attendance: 23,000
Referee: Salvatore Racalbuto

UEFA Champions League

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Group stage

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PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Juventus615075+28Advance to knockout stage
2 Galatasaray62228808
3 Rosenborg622278−18
4 Athletic Bilbao613256−16
Source: UEFA
v Galatasaray
16 September 1998 1 Juventus 2–2 Galatasaray Turin, Italy
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)Inzaghi 17'
Fonseca  19'
Peruzzi  32'
Di Livio  56'
Birindelli 69'
Deschamps  71'
ReportOkan  2'
Şükür 44',  89'
Ümit 63'
Hagi  67'
Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi
Attendance: 37,192
Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)
v Juventus
30 September 1998 2 Rosenborg 1–1 Juventus Trondheim, Norway
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)Skammelsrud 69' (pen.)
Berg  74'
ReportBirindelli  20'
Mirković  25'
Inzaghi 26'
Tacchinardi  62'
Stadium: Lerkendal stadion
Attendance: 15,385
Referee: Armand Ancion (Belgium)
v Athletic Bilbao
4 November 1998 4 Juventus 1–1 Athletic Bilbao Turin, Italy
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00)Davids  44'
Lasa 68' (o.g.)
Di Livio  79'
Tacchinardi  89'
ReportGuerrero  26', 45'
Lasa  39'
Lacruz  85' 
Etxeberria  88'
Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi
Attendance: 44,584
Referee: Hugh Dallas (Scotland)
v Juventus
2 December 1998 5 Galatasaray 1–1 Juventus Istanbul, Turkey
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00)Tolunay  5'
Hakan  22'
Şükür  69'
Filipescu  90'
Suat 90'
ReportMontero  15'
Conte  18'
Amoruso 78'
Stadium: Ali Sami Yen Stadium
Attendance: 22,920
Referee: Gilles Veissière (France)
v Rosenborg
9 December 1998 6 Juventus 2–0 Rosenborg Turin, Italy
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00)Inzaghi 16'
Amoruso 36'
Conte  68'
ReportHernes  79'Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi
Attendance: 7,174
Referee: Mario van der Ende (Netherlands)

Knockout phase

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Quarter-finals
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v Juventus
17 March 1999 Second leg Olympiacos 1–1
(2–3 agg.)
Juventus Athens, Greece
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00)Gogić 13'
Anatolakis  58'
Karapialis  60'
ReportDi Livio  7'
Montero  11'
Davids  28'
Conte  53', 85'
Deschamps  90'
Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 75,000
Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)
Semi-finals
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Statistics

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Players statistics

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No.PosNatPlayerTotalSerie ACoppaChampions League
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1GK  ITAPeruzzi3302500080
13DF  ITAIuliano32118+214080
19DF  CROTudor33118+514060
4DF  URUMontero3302202090
17DF  ITAPessotto32115+415080
7MF  ITADi Livio45228+514180
14MF  FRADeschamps39026+301090
26MF  NEDDavids4032724190
21MF  FRAZidane39224+1240100
9FW  ITAInzaghi391925+31310106
6FW  FRAHenry17312+4310
22GK  ITARampulla160705040
8MF  ITAConte37723+642063
15DF  ITABirindelli34217+712081
20MF  ITATacchinardi35117+614080
2DF  ITAFerrara23117+102130
3DF  YUGMirkovic28113+605041
16FW  ITAAmoruso28612+833152
11FW  URUFonseca34108+1765440
10FW  ITADel Piero132821040
34FW  ARGEsnaider1207+301010
12GK  ITADe Sanctis402+1010
18MF  FRABlanchard2102+1006030
23MF  ITAPerrotta1211+406110
25DF  ITAPaci0000
27DF  ITAMarchio100010
28MF  ITAPellegrini0000
29MF  ITARigoni600+1050
30MF  ITAPapa
31DF  ITAScardina
32MF  ITASinato
33GK  ITAPergolizzi
MF  ITAPecchia200020
DF  PORDimas300+1020
FW  URUZalayeta320+101210

References

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  1. ^ "Serie A: Presenze (Spettatori abbonati/ gara)" (PDF) (in Italian). Lega Serie A. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
  2. ^ "Campionato gia' finito per Del Piero infortunato" (in Italian). Il Corriere della Sera. 10 November 1998. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
  3. ^ "Zidane sets up his second battle of wounded knee". The Guardian. 13 April 1999. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  4. ^ With consequent qualification to UEFA Cup first round
  5. ^ Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio – La Storia 1898-2004, Panini Edizioni, Modena, September 2005 "Norme organizzative interne della F.I.G.C. – Art. 51.6" (PDF) (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. 12 September 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2018.