 Kunyora kuenderera kweiyi ndima - Mushure mekuratidzira zvakanyanya panguva ye Azzurris 2002 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign, Tommasi akasarudzwa nemaneja Giovanni Trapattoni kuchikwata chaizotora chikamu mumakwikwi ekupedzisiramuJapan neSouth Korea. Akatamba mumitambo mina yose panguva yemutambo, iyo yakaguma mumutambo we-16; mumutambo wekupokana nevanogamuchira South Korea, akasvika pedyo nekuwana zvibodzwa kaviri: kutanga apo Roma teammate Francesco Totti akamutamba chete kuti apfure pfuti yake yakavharwa naLee Woon-Jae. Munguva yekuwedzera, mutongi Byron Moreno akamurambidza chinangwa nekuda kwesarudzo yekukakavadzana, uye maItaly akazokundwa nechinangwa chegoridhe. 