| 1998–99 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President | Vittorio Chiusano | |||
| Manager | Marcello Lippi (until 7 February 1999) Carlo Ancelotti | |||
| Stadium | Stadio delle Alpi | |||
| Serie A | 7th | |||
| Coppa Italia | Quarter-finals | |||
| Supercoppa Italiana | Runners-up | |||
| UEFA Champions League | Semi-finals | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Filippo Inzaghi (13) All: Filippo Inzaghi (20) | |||
| Average home league attendance | 47,169[1] | |||
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The 1998–99 season was Juventus Football Club's 101st in existence and 97th consecutive season in the top flight of Italian football.
Season summary
Juventus endured their worst domestic season since 1990–91, with superstar Alessandro Del Piero picking 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 similarly plagued by injury. Having won the World Cup with France the previous July, Zidane promptly picked up a knee injury and further injured himself in November.[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
Squad information
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
Summer
| In | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Name | from | |
| DF | .svg.png.webp) Zoran Mirković | Atalanta | |
| DF |  Igor Tudor |  Hajduk Split | |
| MF |  Jocelyn Blanchard |  Metz | |
| MF | Simone Perrotta | Reggina | |
| Out | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Name | to | |
| DF | Salvatore Aronica | Reggina | |
| DF |  César Pellegrín | Ternana | |
| DF | Moreno Torricelli | Fiorentina | |
| MF | Raffaele Ametrano | Genoa | loan | 
Winter
| In | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Name | from | |
| A |  Juan Esnáider |  Espanyol | |
| A |  Thierry Henry |  Monaco | |
| Out | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Name | to | |
| D |  Dimas |  Fenerbahçe | |
| C | Fabio Pecchia | Sampdoria | loan | 
| A |  Marcelo Zalayeta | Empoli | loan | 
Competitions
Supercoppa Italiana
Serie A
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Roma | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 69 | 49 | +20 | 54[lower-alpha 1] | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round | 
| 6 | Udinese[lower-alpha 2] | 34 | 16 | 6 | 12 | 52 | 52 | 0 | 54 | |
| 7 | Juventus[lower-alpha 3] | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 42 | 36 | +6 | 54 | Qualification to Intertoto Cup third round[4] | 
| 8 | Internazionale | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 59 | 54 | +5 | 46 | |
| 9 | Bologna[lower-alpha 4] | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 44 | 47 | −3 | 44 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round | 
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:
- ↑ ROM 7pts. JUV 5pts. UDI 4pts.
- ↑ Udinese gained entry to the 1999–2000 UEFA Cup winning the UEFA Cup qualification match against Juventus
- ↑ Juventus qualified to the 1999 UEFA Intertoto Cup Third round.
- ↑ Bologna gained entry to the 1999–2000 UEFA Cup winning the cup third place UEFA Cup qualification match against Internazionale
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | 
| 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 42 | 36 | +6 | 54 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 16 | +9 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 20 | −3 | 
Last updated: 23 May 1999.
Source: Competitive matches
Results by round
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; = Leader, UEFA Champions League Group stage; = UEFA Champions League Group stage; = UEFA Champions League Qualifying round; = 1999-2000 UEFA Cup; = 1999 UEFA Intertoto Cup
Matches
| 13 September 1998 1 | Perugia | 3–4 | Juventus | Perugia | 
| Nakata  52', 59' Bernardini  87' (pen.) | Report | Davids  22' Tudor  32' Pessotto  45' Fonseca  65' | Stadium: Stadio Renato Curi Attendance: 25,005 Referee: Daniele Tombolini | 
| 20 September 1998 2 | Juventus | 1–0 | Cagliari | Turin | 
| Inzaghi  8' | Report | Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Domenico Messina | 
| 26 September 1998 3 | Parma | 1–0 | Juventus | Parma | 
| 20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) | D. Baggio  47' | Report | Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini Referee: Cosimo Bolognino | 
| 4 October 1998 4 | Juventus | 1–0 | Piacenza | Turin | 
| 15:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Inzaghi  8' | Report | Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi Referee: Emilio Pellegrino | 
| 18 October 1998 5 | Vicenza | 1–1 | Juventus | Vicenza | 
| 15:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Zauli  40' | Report | Del Piero  45' | Stadium: Stadio Romeo Menti Referee: Salvatore Racalbuto | 
| 25 October 1998 6 | Juventus | 1–0 | Internazionale | Turin | 
| 20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Del Piero  87' (pen.) | Report | Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi Referee: Domenico Messina | 
| 1 November 1998 7 | Juventus | 2–0 | Sampdoria | Turin | 
| 14:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Inzaghi  44', 59' | Report | Stadium: Stadio 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 | Zidane  44' Inzaghi  49' | Stadium: Stadio Friuli Referee: Graziano Cesari | 
| 15 November 1998 9 | Roma | 2–0 | Juventus | Rome | 
| 14:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Paulo Sérgio  45' Candela  87' | Report | Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Stefano Braschi | 
| 22 November 1998 10 | Juventus | 0–0 | Empoli | Turin | 
| 14:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Report | Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi Referee: Emilio Pellegrino | 
| 29 November 1998 11 | Bologna | 3–0 | Juventus | Bologna | 
| 14:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Paramatti  3' Signori  9' Fontolan  28' | Report | Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Referee: Graziano Cesari | 
| 6 December 1998 12 | Juventus | 0–1 | Lazio | Turin | 
| 14:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Report | Salas  82' | Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi Referee: Gennaro Borriello | 
| 13 December 1998 13 | Fiorentina | 1–0 | Juventus | Florence | 
| 20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Batistuta  58' | Report | Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Referee: Stefano Farina | 
| 20 December 1998 14 | Juventus | 3–0 | Salernitana | Turin | 
| 14:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Inzaghi  20', 29', 87' | Report | Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi Referee: Gennaro Borriello | 
| 6 January 1999 15 | Milan | 1–1 | Juventus | Milan | 
| 20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Albertini  27' (pen.) | Report | Fonseca  85' | Stadium: San Siro Referee: Roberto Bettin | 
| 10 January 1999 16 | Juventus | 1–1 | Bari | Turin | 
| 14:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Davids  47' | Report | D. Andersson  76' (pen.) | Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi Referee: Stefano Farina | 
| 17 January 1999 17 | Venezia | 1–1 | Juventus | Venice | 
| 14:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Pedone  6' | Report | Fonseca  54' | Stadium: Stadio Pier Luigi Penzo Referee: Massimo De Santis | 
| 24 January 1999 18 | Juventus | 2–1 | Perugia | Turin | 
| 14:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Fonseca  49' Zidane  55' | Report | Kaviedes  20' | Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi Referee: Cosimo Bolognino | 
| 31 January 1999 19 | Cagliari | 1–0 | Juventus | Cagliari | 
| 14:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Berretta  17' | Report | Stadium: Stadio Sant'Elia Referee: Piero Ceccarini | 
| 7 February 1999 20 | Juventus | 2–4 | Parma | Turin | 
| 20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Tacchinardi  15' Fonseca  72' | Report | Crespo  35', 40', 58' Chiesa  39' | Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi Referee: Robert Anthony Boggi | 
| 14 February 1999 21 | Piacenza | 0–2 | Juventus | Piacenza | 
| 15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Report | Manighetti  45+1' (o.g.) Birindelli  90+5' | Stadium: Stadio Leonardo Garilli Referee: Domenico Messina | 
| 21 February 1999 22 | Juventus | 2–0 | Vicenza | Turin | 
| 15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Amoruso  11' Conte  29' | Report | Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi Referee: Piero Ceccarini | 
| 27 February 1999 23 | Internazionale | 0–0 | Juventus | Milan | 
| 20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Report | Stadium: San Siro Referee: Daniele Tombolini | 
| 7 March 1999 24 | Sampdoria | 1–2 | Juventus | Genoa | 
| 20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Ortega  64' | Report | Amoruso  74' Inzaghi  90' | Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Referee: Stefano Farina | 
| 13 March 1999 25 | Juventus | 2–1 | Udinese | Turin | 
| 15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Fonseca  29' Inzaghi  76' | Report | Sosa  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' | Report | Delvecchio  52' | Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi Referee: Gennaro Borriello | 
| 3 April 1999 27 | Empoli | 1–0 | Juventus | Empoli | 
| 16:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Bianconi  26' | Report | Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani Referee: Livio Bazzoli | 
| 11 April 1999 28 | Juventus | 2–2 | Bologna | Turin | 
| 16:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Inzaghi  17' Di Livio  81' | Report | Kolyvanov  34' Cappioli  52' | Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi Referee: Cosimo Bolognino | 
| 17 April 1999 29 | Lazio | 1–3 | Juventus | Rome | 
| 16:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Mancini  56' | Report | Henry  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' | Report | Tacchinardi  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' | Report | Stadium: Stadio Arechi Referee: Gennaro Borriello | 
| 9 May 1999 32 | Juventus | 0–2 | Milan | Turin | 
| 16:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Report | Weah  46', 64' | Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi Referee: Graziano Cesari | 
UEFA Cup qualification
| 28 May 1999 First leg | Udinese | 0–0 | Juventus | Udine | 
| 20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Stadium: Stadio Friuli Referee: Graziano Cesari | 
Top Scorers
Coppa Italia
Second round
Round of 16
| 27 October 1998 First leg | Juventus | 1–1 | Venezia | Turin | 
| Amoruso  11' | Report | Luppi  73' (pen.) | Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi Attendance: 561 Referee: Graziano Cesari | 
Quarter-finals
| 13 January 1999 First leg | Juventus | 1–2 | Bologna | Turin | 
| Perrotta  13' | Report | Boselli  74' Ingesson  90' (pen.) | Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Domenico Messina | 
UEFA Champions League
Group stage
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Juventus | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 8 | Advance to knockout stage | 
| 2 |  Galatasaray | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 8 | |
| 3 |  Rosenborg | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 8 | |
| 4 |  Athletic Bilbao | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 6 | 
| 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' | Report | Okan  2' Şükür  44',  89' Ümit  63' Hagi  67' | Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi Attendance: 37,192 Referee: Markus Merk (Germany) | 
| 30 September 1998 2 | Rosenborg   | 1–1 |  Juventus | Trondheim, Norway | 
| 20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Skammelsrud  69' (pen.) Berg  74' | Report | Birindelli  20' Mirković  25' Inzaghi  26' Tacchinardi  62' | Stadium: Lerkendal stadion Attendance: 15,385 Referee: Armand Ancion (Belgium) | 
| 21 October 1998 3 | Athletic Bilbao   | 0–0 |  Juventus | Bilbao, Spain | 
| 20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Report | Inzaghi  79' | Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 39,000 Referee: Kim Milton Nielsen (Denmark) | 
| 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' | Report | Guerrero  26',  45' Lasa  39' Lacruz  85'  Etxeberria  88' | Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi Attendance: 44,584 Referee: Hugh Dallas (Scotland) | 
| 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' | Report | Montero  15' Conte  18' Amoruso  78' | Stadium: Ali Sami Yen Stadium Attendance: 22,920 Referee: Gilles Veissière (France) | 
| 9 December 1998 6 | Juventus   | 2–0 |  Rosenborg | Turin, Italy | 
| 20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) | Inzaghi  16' Amoruso  36' Conte  68' | Report | Hernes  79' | Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi Attendance: 7,174 Referee: Mario van der Ende (Netherlands) | 
Knockout phase
Quarter-finals
| 3 March 1999 First leg | Juventus   | 2–1 |  Olympiacos | Turin, Italy | 
| 20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) | Mirković  33' Inzaghi  38' Zidane  56' Conte  78' Peruzzi  89' | Report | Karapialis  67' Niniadis  90+' (pen.) | Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi Attendance: 33,871 Referee: José María García-Aranda (Spain) | 
| 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' | Report | Di Livio  7' Montero  11' Davids  28' Conte  53',  85' Deschamps  90' | Stadium: Olympic Stadium Attendance: 75,000 Referee: Markus Merk (Germany) | 
Semi-finals
| 7 April 1999 First leg | Manchester United   | 1–1 |  Juventus | Manchester, England | 
| 20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Giggs  90+2' | Report | Conte  25' Mirković  81' | Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 54,487 Referee: Manuel Díaz Vega (Spain) | 
| 21 April 1999 Second leg | Juventus   | 2–3 (3–4 agg.) |  Manchester United | Turin, Italy | 
| 20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Inzaghi  6', 11' Davids  53' | Report | Keane  24',  33' Yorke  34' Scholes  76' Cole  83' | Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi Attendance: 60,806 Referee: Urs Meier (Switzerland) | 
Statistics
Players statistics
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Serie A | Coppa | Champions League | Supercoppa | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK |  ITA | Peruzzi | 34 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 
| 13 | DF |  ITA | Iuliano | 33 | 1 | 18+2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 
| 19 | DF |  CRO | Tudor | 34 | 1 | 18+5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 
| 4 | DF |  URU | Montero | 33 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| 17 | DF |  ITA | Pessotto | 33 | 1 | 15+4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 
| 7 | MF |  ITA | Di Livio | 46 | 2 | 28+5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 
| 14 | MF |  FRA | Deschamps | 40 | 0 | 26+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 
| 26 | MF |  NED | Davids | 41 | 3 | 27 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 
| 21 | MF |  FRA | Zidane | 40 | 2 | 24+1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 
| 9 | FW |  ITA | Inzaghi | 40 | 19 | 25+3 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 
| 6 | FW |  FRA | Henry | 17 | 3 | 12+4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 12 | GK |  ITA | De Sanctis | 4 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 22 | GK |  ITA | Rampulla | 16 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 3 | DF | .svg.png.webp) YUG | Mirkovic | 28 | 1 | 13+6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | ||
| 15 | DF |  ITA | Birindelli | 35 | 2 | 17+7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 
| 2 | DF |  ITA | Ferrara | 23 | 1 | 17+1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 8 | MF |  ITA | Conte | 37 | 7 | 23+6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | ||
| 18 | MF |  FRA | Blanchard | 21 | 0 | 2+10 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 20 | MF |  ITA | Tacchinardi | 36 | 1 | 17+6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 
| 23 | MF |  ITA | Perrotta | 12 | 1 | 1+4 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 10 | FW |  ITA | Del Piero | 14 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 
| 11 | FW |  URU | Fonseca | 35 | 10 | 8+17 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 
| 16 | FW |  ITA | Amoruso | 28 | 6 | 12+8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | ||
| 34 | FW |  ARG | Esnaider | 12 | 0 | 7+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 25 | DF |  ITA | Paci | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 27 | DF |  ITA | Marchio | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 28 | MF |  ITA | Pellegrini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 29 | MF |  ITA | Rigoni | 6 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||||
| 30 | MF |  ITA | Papa | ||||||||||
| 31 | DF |  ITA | Scardina | ||||||||||
| 32 | MF |  ITA | Sinato | ||||||||||
| 33 | GK |  ITA | Pergolizzi | ||||||||||
| MF |  ITA | Pecchia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| DF |  POR | Dimas | 3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| FW |  URU | Zalayeta | 3 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |||
- Source:
References
- ↑ "Serie A: Presenze (Spettatori abbonati/ gara)" (PDF) (in Italian). Lega Serie A. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
- ↑ "Campionato gia' finito per Del Piero infortunato" (in Italian). Il Corriere della Sera. 10 November 1998. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
- ↑ "Zidane sets up his second battle of wounded knee". The Guardian. 13 April 1999. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
- ↑ With consequent qualification to UEFA Cup first round
- ↑ 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.



















