During the 2001–02 season, Fiorentina competed in the Serie A, Coppa Italia and UEFA Cup.
Summary Associazione Calcio Fiorentina endured a nightmare season, which proved to be the last for the initial club. The economy was in tatters, and despite the €40 million sale of playmaker Rui Costa, the financial problems just got worse as the season lingered on. Without Rui Costa and vital goalkeeper Francesco Toldo, the remainder of the Fiorentina squad was exposed when striker Enrico Chiesa ruptured his cruciate ligament in the fifth league game of the season.
The ageing defenders had no chance against the strikers of the opposing teams, and the off-pitch trouble clearly affected the performance of some well-known players including Domenico Morfeo and Nuno Gomes. Not even superstarlet Adriano, loaned in from Inter, could save the team, even though the Brazilian scored six goals.
Manager Roberto Mancini was sacked, before joining Lazio and turning his managerial career around. The club was relegated, and filed for bankruptcy in the summer, ensuring the club had to restart in Serie C2 as Florentia Viola. All players bar veteran Angelo Di Livio departed the club, and the remainder of the club was just in ashes.
Despite the weak performance of the club, several of its players were hired by illustrious clubs, including:
Emiliano Moretti (Juventus) Enrico Chiesa (Lazio) Roberto Baronio (Lazio) Nuno Gomes (Benfica) Domenico Morfeo (Inter) Daniele Adani (Inter) Moreno Torricelli (Espanyol) Paolo Vanoli (Bologna)
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Players
Transfers In Pos. Name from Type GK Alex Manninger Arsenal loan DF Alessandro Agostini Ternana loan ended MF Mirko Benin Ternana MF Ezequiel González Rosario Central MF Roberto Baronio Lazio loan MF Orlando Fanasca FW Maurizio Ganz AC Milan FW Anselmo Robbiati Internazionale loan
Out Pos. Name To Type MF Rui Costa AC Milan GK Francesco Toldo Internazionale DF Tomas Repka West Ham United MF Mauro Bressan Venezia DF Saliou Lassissi Parma loan ended DF Aldo Firicano Salernitana
Winter In Pos. Name from Type FW Adriano Internazionale loan
Out Pos. Name To Type MF Leandro Amaral Sao Paulo
Competitions
Supercoppa Italiana
Serie A
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches
Coppa Italia
Second stage
UEFA Cup
First round
Second round
Third round
Statistics
Goalscorers Adriano 6 Enrico Chiesa 5 Nuno Gomes 4
References