When Juve pipped Inter to the title in the greatest Serie A finale in history

There has been plenty of glamour and drama in the 124-year history of Serie A, but no single day produced as much as 5 May 2002. The day began with three teams competing for the title and, at the other end of the table, four sides trying to retain their status in what was unquestionably the best league in the world.

When the sun rose that morning, Inter – who were managed by Héctor Cúper and had Ronaldo, Christian Vieri and Clarence Seedorf in their squad – were top of the table on 69 points. Club owner Massimo Moratti had broken the world transfer record twice since he had taken over in 1995, but his vast investment had yet to bring the club a league title. Inter had a galaxy of stars and had been top of the table since late March. Their task on the final day was simple: beat Lazio at the Stadio Olimpico and the Scudetto would be theirs. But there was still a genuine three-way title race in play.

Juventus, who had sold Zinedine Zidane to Real Madrid the previous summer but still had the formidable strike partnership of David Trezeguet and Alessandro Del Piero, sat in second place on 68 points. They would travel to Udinese on the final day of the campaign. And Fabio Capello’s defending champions Roma, who had only lost two league games all season, were third in the table on 67 points. They were off to the Stadio delle Alpi on the final day to face Torino.

The big names were not only reserved for the title race. Brescia began the day two points adrift of safety despite having Roberto Baggio, Pep Guardiola and Luca Toni in their squad. Just above them on 39 points were Piacenza, who has produced one of the stories of the season. Their 35-year-old striker Dario Hübner was just one goal behind Trezeguet in the race for the