SSC Napoli spent the 2001–02 season in Serie B, which had been assured following sensational events in the final Serie A round the season before, when all bottom teams won their matches. In 2002, Napoli came fairly close to promotion, but stumbled due to a 2–1 defeat to Siena at the end of the campaign. With Empoli rounding off their campaign with a victory, not even a win could have helped Napoli to have a chance, and with the team also losing the final game of the season, Luigi De Canio stepped down as coach.
Squad
Goalkeepers Marco Roccati Raffaele Gragnaniello Francesco Mancini
Defenders Dario Baccin Antonio Bocchetti Mauro Bonomi Ciro Caruso Esteban López Gianluca Luppi Marco Quadrini Abdelilah Saber Emanuele Troise Matteo Villa
Midfielders Giuseppe Alessi Raffaele Ametrano Emiliano Bigica Domenico Cristiano Marek Jankulovski Oscar Magoni Montezine Francesco Moriero José Luís Vidigal
Attackers Antonio Floro Flores Roberto Stellone Mattia Graffiedi Carlos Pavón Massimo Rastelli Edoardo Artistico David Sesa
Serie B
Matches
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