2001–02 Piacenza Calcio season
# 2001–02 Piacenza Calcio season

Piacenza Calcio had the highest-scoring season in the club's history, but in spite of this, a defeat to Verona in the final round would have rendered relegation. Two goals from Dario Hübner helped sealing a 3–0 victory, which propelled Hübner to become top scorer of the entire Serie A, tying for 24 goals with David Trezeguet. The ex-Brescia hitman Hübner came following the promotion, and aged 34, he reached the very top of his level.

The season also saw the first three foreign players arrive at Piacenza. Brazilians Matuzalém and Amauri were the most prominent of those.

## Squad

### Goalkeepers

* Matteo Guardalben
* Paolo Orlandoni
* Cristiano Scalabrelli

### Defenders

* Nicola Boselli
* Giuseppe Cardone
* Filippo Cristante
* Gianluca Lamacchi
* Alessandro Lucarelli
* Roberto Maltagliati
* Nicola Mora
* Stefano Sacchetti
* Vittorio Tosto

### Midfielders

* Gabriele Ambrosetti
* Eusebio Di Francesco
* Matuzalém
* Salvatore Miceli
* Bogdan Pătraşcu
* Vincenzo Sommense
* Francesco Statuto
* Sergio Volpi
* Paolo Tramezzani

### Attackers

* Dario Hübner
* Nicola Caccia
* Amauri
* Paolo Poggi
* Massimo Rastelli
* Daniele Cacia
* Francesco Palmieri
* Francesco Zerbini

## Serie A

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 10 | Parma | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 43 | 47 | −4 | 44 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round |
| 11 | Torino | 34 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 37 | 39 | −2 | 43 | Qualification to Intertoto Cup second round |
| 12 | Piacenza | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 49 | 43 | +6 | 42 | |
| 13 | Brescia | 34 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 43 | 52 | −9 | 40 | |
| 14 | Udinese | 34 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 41 | 52 | −11 | 40 | |

* ↑ Parma gained entry to the 2002–03 UEFA Cup as the 2001–02 Coppa Italia champions.
* ↑ Torino gained entry to the 2002 UEFA Intertoto Cup after Atalanta declined to take part.
* 1 2 Brescia finished ahead of Udinese on head-to-head goal difference: Brescia 2–0 Udinese, Udinese 3–2 Brescia.

### Top Scorers

* Dario Hübner 24 (6)
* Carmine Gautieri 7
* Eusebio Di Francesco 6
* Matuzalém 3
* Paolo Poggi 3

## Sources

RSSSF - Italy 2001/02

vte2001–02 in Italian football :

* ↑ 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.
