Japan v Italy, 07 November 2001
| Score | 1-1 |
| Competition | International Friendly |
| Venue | Saitama |
| Attendance | 61,833 |
View Japan v Italy head to head
1
Japan
Goals:
| Atsushi Yanagisawa | 9 |
|
Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Hitoshi Sogahata
Defender
Ryuzo Morioka
Defender
Koji Nakata
Defender/Centre back
Tsuneyasu Miyamoto
Midfielder
Yasuhiro Hato
Midfielder
Junichi Inamoto
Midfielder
Hiroaki Morishima
Midfielder
Shinji Ono
Midfielder
Kazuyuki Toda
Forward
Naohiro Takahara
Forward
Atsushi Yanagisawa
Substitutions:
| Hidetoshi Nakata for Hiroaki Morishima | 46 |
| Takayuki Suzuki for Naohiro Takahara | 46 |
| Akinori Nishizawa for Atsushi Yanagisawa | 67 |
| Toshihiro Hattori for Shinji Ono | 70 |
| Tomokazu Myojin for Yasuhiro Hato | 73 |
| Teruyoshi Ito for Junichi Inamoto | 75 |
| Mashshi Nakayama for Takayuki Suzuki | 87 |
Cards:
| Junichi Inamoto | Y | |
| Kazuyuki Toda | Y | |
| Naohiro Takahara | Y |
On the bench:
Defender
Toshihiro Hattori
Midfielder
Teruyoshi Ito
Midfielder
Tomokazu Myojin
Midfielder
Hidetoshi Nakata
Forward
Mashshi Nakayama
Forward
Akinori Nishizawa
Forward
Takayuki Suzuki
1
Italy
Goals:
| Cristiano Doni | 51 |
|
Starting lineup:
Gianluigi Buffon
Goalkeeper
Fabio Cannavaro
Defender
Mark Iuliano
Defender
Alessandro Nesta
Defender
Gianluca Zambrotta
Defender
Francesco Coco
Midfielder
Luigi Di Biagio
Midfielder
Gennaro Gattuso
Midfielder
Alessandro Del Piero
Forward
Filippo Inzaghi
Forward
Francesco Totti
Forward
Substitutions:
| Cristiano Doni for Francesco Totti | 46 |
| Cristiano Zanetti for Luigi Di Biagio | 46 |
| Marco Delvecchio for Alessandro Del Piero | 59 |
| Giuseppe Pancaro for Francesco Coco | 67 |
| Stefano Fiore for Filippo Inzaghi | 87 |
| Angelo Di Livio for Cristiano Doni | 89 |
Cards:
| Gennaro Gattuso | Y | |
| Cristiano Doni | Y |
On the bench:
Defender
Giuseppe Pancaro
Midfielder
Angelo Di Livio
Midfielder
Cristiano Doni
Midfielder
Stefano Fiore
Midfielder
Cristiano Zanetti
Forward
Marco Delvecchio