Associazione Calcio Fiorentina did not manage to repeat its near-miss season from 1998–99, and instead missed out on qualification to the Champions League, following an inconsistent season. Its topscorer Gabriel Batistuta finally gave up on clinching the Serie A title with Fiorentina, and switched to Roma in the summer, a move which was greeted with controversy since Roma had only finished sixth in the 1999–2000 season.
Fiorentina came close to advancing to the quarter-finals of the Champions League, but ultimately a draw at home against Bordeaux ensured that home wins against Manchester United and Valencia were not enough.
Players
Transfers In Pos. Name from TypeFW Enrico Chiesa Parma €14.46 millionMF Angelo Di Livio Juventus FW Abel Balbo Parma FW Predrag Mijatović Real Madrid DF Stefano BettariniBologna loan endedMF Fabio Rossitto Napoli GK Giuseppe Taglialatela Napoli €2.582 millionDF Daniele Adani Brescia DF Mauro Bressan Bari MF Paul Okon Lazio FW Riccardo Taddei Pontedera MF Luigi Pagliuca Youth squad Out Pos. Name To Type FW EdmundoVasco da Gama FWFrancesco FlachiSampdoria FWAnselmo RobbiatiNapoli MFDomenico MorfeoCagliari loan DFGiulio Falcone Bologna FWCarmine EspositoSampdoria DFRoberto Mirri Empoli DF Lorenzo Collacchioni Pisa MF Emiliano Bigica DF Stefano BettariniVenezia
Winter In Pos. Name from Type Out Pos. Name To Type FWLuis Airton OliveiraCagliari
Competitions
Serie A
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches
Coppa Italia
Round of 16
Quarter-finals
UEFA Champions League
Third qualifying round
Group stage
Second group stage
Statistics
Appearances and goals
Goalscorers Gabriel Batistuta 23 Enrico Chiesa 7 Rui Costa 4 Abel Balbo 3
References