1965–66 Inter Milan season

Football Club Internazionale
1965–66 season
Chairman	Angelo Moratti
Manager	Helenio Herrera
Stadium	San Siro
Serie A	1º in (European Cup)
Coppa Italia	Semifinals
European Cup	Semi-finals
Intercontinental Cup	Winners
Top goalscorer	League: Mazzola (19); All: Mazzola (20)
Highest home attendance	76,707 vs. Juventus (8 May 1966)
Lowest home attendance	25,590 vs. Vicenza (30 January 1966)
Average home league attendance	49759
	← 1964–65 1966–67 →

During 1965–66, Football Club Internazionale competed in Serie A, Coppa Italia and the European Cup.

Summary

After winning the European Cup last season, the club made just a few transfers in to the team, such as young players Cordova and Facco, also Cappellini back to the squad.^[2] Manager Herrera confirmed Grande Inter, with a substantial change: defender Facchetti moved to the left back and made numerous contributions in attacking,^[3] notably his capacity to finish and scoring goals.^[4] Facchetti held the record for most goals in a single Serie A season by a defender, with ten goals scored during this season, until it was broken by Perugia's Marco Materazzi during the 2000–01 season.^[5]

The team also won the 1965 Intercontinental Cup against Independiente de Avellaneda. The first leg was held on 8 September at San Siro, and Inter won the match 3–0, with goals from Joaquín Peiró and Sandro Mazzola. La Doble Visera hosted the return leg seven days later on 15 September 1965, and ended in a goalless draw. Internazionale thus won the Intercontinental Cup for the second year in a row.

The title holders advanced to the semi-finals in European Cup, where lost to Real Madrid with a 1–3 score after two legs.

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	ITA	Giuliano Sarti
—	GK	ITA	Ferdinando Miniussi
—	DF	ITA	Giacinto Facchetti
—	DF	ITA	Tarcisio Burgnich
—	DF	ITA	Armando Picchi
—	DF	ITA	Spartaco Landini
—	DF	ITA	Mario Facco
—	DF	ITA	Aristide Guarneri
—	DF	ITA	Giorgio Dellagiovanna
—	DF	ITA	Dante Lodrini
—	MF	ITA	Sandro Mazzola


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	ITA	Mario Corso
—	MF	ESP	Luis Suárez
—	MF	ITA	Gianfranco Bedin
—	MF	ITA	Franco Cordova
—	MF	ITA	Sergio Gori
—	MF	ITA	Saul Malatrasi
—	FW	ITA	Angelo Domenghini
—	FW	BRA	Jair
—	FW	ITA	Renato Cappellini
—	FW	ITA	Francesco Canella
—	FW	ESP	Joaquín Peiró

Transfers

In ^[6]
Pos.	Name	from	Type
GK	Ferdinando Miniussi	Varese
DF	Mario Facco
MF	Franco Cordova	Catania
FW	Renato Cappellini	Genoa

Out
Pos.	Name	To	Type
GK	Rosario Di Vincenzo	Varese
DF	Giorgio Dellagiovanna	Varese

Competitions

Serie A

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Internazionale (C)	34	20	10	4	70	28	+42	50	Qualification to European Cup
2	Bologna	34	19	8	7	60	37	+23	46	Chosen for Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
3	Napoli	34	17	11	6	44	27	+17	45	Chosen for Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
4	Fiorentina	34	16	11	7	45	22	+23	43	Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup
5	Juventus	34	13	16	5	38	23	+15	42	Chosen for Inter-Cities Fairs Cup

Source: Panini
(C) Champions

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34
Ground	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A
Result	W	W	L	D	W	W	W	D	W	D	W	D	W	D	D	W	D	W	W	W	D	L	W	W	W	W	W	W	D	D	L	W	W	L
Position	1	4	8	5	4	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; = Leader, 1966-67 European Cup; = 1966–67 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup

Matches

4 September 1965 1^[7]	Inter	5-2	Varese	Milan
	Corso 3' (rig.) Gori 12' Domenghini 21' Facchetti 39', 49'	Report	45' Bagatti 87' Combin	Stadium: San Siro Referee: Mario Bernardis

21 September 1965 3	Inter	1-0	Atalanta	Milan
	Mazzola 41'	Report		Stadium: San Siro Referee: Bruno De Marchi

26 September 1965 4	Roma	2-0	Inter	Rome
	Benítez 62' Barison 73'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Fabio Monti

29 September 1965 2 ^[8]	Vicenza	1-1	Inter	Vicenza
	Maraschi 25'	Report	15' Mazzola	Stadium: Stadio Romeo Menti Referee: Mario Bernardis

3 October 1965 5	Inter	3-1	Catania	Milan
	Facchetti 59' Bedin 65' Mazzola 79' (rig.)	Report	64' Facchin	Stadium: San Siro Referee: Giuliano Acernese

10 October 1965 6	Foggia	1-3	Inter	Foggia
	Di Giovanni 79'	Report	42', 55' (rig.) Mazzola 90' Corso	Stadium: Stadio Pino Zaccheria Referee: Alessandro D'Agostini

17 October 1965 7	Inter	4-0	Torino	Milan
	Rosato 15' (aut.) Mazzola 42', 63' Domenghini 46'	Report		Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 59 469 Referee: Concetto Lo Bello

24 October 1965 8	Brescia	2-2	Inter	Brescia
	Landini 38' (aut.) De Paoli 48'	Report	47' Domenghini 71' Guarneri	Stadium: Stadio Mario Rigamonti Referee: Aurelio Angonese

14 November 1965 9	Cagliari	0-1	Inter	Cagliari
		Report	69' Facchetti	Stadium: Stadio Amsicora Referee: Alessandro D'Agostini

21 November 1965 10	Inter	1-1	Milan	Milan
	Domenghini 31'	Report	56' Amarildo	Stadium: San Siro Referee: Concetto Lo Bello

28 November 1965 11	SPAL	0-1	Inter	Ferrara
		Report	75' Jair	Stadium: Stadio Paolo Mazza Referee: Mario Bernardis

12 December 1965 12	Inter	0-0	Fiorentina	Milan
		Report		Stadium: San Siro Referee: Priamo Varazzani

19 December 1965 13	Sampdoria	0-5	Inter	Genova
		Report	12' Facchetti 14' Bedin 68' (pen), 76' Mazzola 78' Jair	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Referee: Sergio Gonella

26 December 1965 14	Inter	0-0	Bologna	Milan
		Report		Stadium: San Siro Referee: Fabio Monti

1 January 1966 15	Juventus	0-0	Inter	Torino
		Report		Stadium: Comunale Referee: Concetto Lo Bello

9 January 1966 16	Lazio	1-3	Inter	Rome
	Governato 78'	Report	7' Domenghini 21' Mazzola 41' Jair	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Fabio Monti

16 January 1966 17	Inter	0-0	Napoli	Milan
		Report		Stadium: San Siro Referee: Bruno De Marchi

23 January 1966 18	Varese	1-3	Inter	Varese
	Ferrario 75'	Report	30' Cappellini 54' Corso 59' Mazzola	Stadium: Stadio Franco Ossola Referee: Mario Bernardis

30 January 1966 19	Inter	3-2	Vicenza	Milan
	Demarco 7' (o.g.) Peiró 74', 75'	Report	3' Maraschi 40' Vinicio	Stadium: San Siro Referee: Fulvio Pieroni

6 February 1966 20	Atalanta	0-2	Inter	Bergamo
		Report	41', 53' Domenghini	Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Referee: Fabio Monti

13 February 1966 21	Inter	2-2	Roma	Milan
	Mazzola 29' Suarez 60'	Report	28' Barison 39' Spanio	Stadium: San Siro Referee: Antonio Di Tonno

20 February 1966 22	Catania	1-0	Inter	Catania
	Facchin 19'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Cibali Referee: Alessandro D'Agostini

27 February 1966 23	Inter	5-0	Foggia	Milan
	Domenghini 16' Suárez 25' Mazzola 44', 55' (rig.), 61'	Report		Stadium: San Siro Referee: Fulvio Pieroni

6 March 1966 24	Torino	1-2	Inter	Torino
15:00 UTC+1	Puia 83'	Report	16' Suárez 86' Cappellini	Stadium: Comunale Referee: Fabio Monti

13 March 1966 25	Inter	7-0	Brescia	Milan
	Domenghini 1', 16' Jair 20' Mazzola 50', 78', 85' Facchetti 52'	Report		Stadium: San Siro Referee: Antonio Vitullo

27 March 1966 26	Inter	2-0	Cagliari	Milan
	Bedin 63' Facchetti 88'	Report		Stadium: San Siro Referee: Francesco De Robbio

3 April 1966 27	Milan	1-2	Inter	Milan
	Amarildo 32'	Report	8' Bedin 68' Domenghini	Stadium: San Siro Referee: Concetto Lo Bello

9 April 1966 28	Inter	2-1	SPAL	Milan
	Peiró 17', 66'	Report	47' Muzzio	Stadium: San Siro Referee: Antonio Vitullo

17 April 1966 29	Fiorentina	0-0	Inter	Firenze
		Report		Stadium: Comunale Referee: Antonio Sbardella

24 April 1966 30	Inter	1-1	Sampdoria	Milan
	Facchetti 72'	Report	54' Frustalupi	Stadium: San Siro Referee: Francesco De Robbio

1 May 1966 31	Bologna	2-1	Inter	Bologna
	Pascutti 23' Perani 28'	Report	16' Bedin	Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Referee: Concetto Lo Bello

8 May 1966 32	Inter	3-1	Juventus	Milan
	Facchetti 9', 14' Suárez 27'	Report	74' Mazzia	Stadium: San Siro Referee: Fulvio Pieroni

15 May 1966 33	Inter	4-1	Lazio	Milan
	Suárez 45' Mazzola 63' Governato 68' (o.g.) Domenghini 89'	Report	58' Renna	Stadium: San Siro Referee: Sergio Gonella

22 May 1966 34	Napoli	3-1	Inter	Napoli
	Altafini 54', 82' Juliano 55'	Report	81' (o.g.) Panzanato	Stadium: Stadio San Paolo Referee: Antonio Sbardella

European Cup

Eightfinals

1 December 1965	Dinamo Bucharest	2-1	Inter	Bucharest
	Fratila 25' Haidu 51'		12' Peiró	Stadium: Stadionul Dinamo Referee: Keller

16 December 1965	Inter	2-0	Dinamo Bucharest	Milan
	Mazzola 22' (pen) Facchetti 89'			Stadium: San Siro Referee: Mayer

Quarterfinals

23 February 1966	Inter	4-0	Ferencváros	Milan
	Jair 8' Corso 36' Peiró 65', 73'			Stadium: San Siro Referee: Arriba

2 March 1966	Ferencváros	1-1	Inter	Budapest
	Novák 31' (rig.)		62' Domenghini	Stadium: Albert Flórián Stadion Referee: Kurt Tschenscher

Semifinals

13 April 1966	Real Madrid	1-0	Inter	Madrid
	Pirri 12'			Stadium: Santiago Bernabeu Referee: Wlachojanis

20 April 1966	Inter	1-1	Real Madrid	Milan
	Facchetti 78'		20' Amancio	Stadium: San Siro Referee: Gyorgy Vadas

Intercontinental Cup

First leg

8 September 1965	Inter	3-0	Independiente	Milan
	Peiró 3' Mazzola 22', 59'			Stadium: San Siro Referee: Rudolf Kreitlein

Second leg

15 September 1965	Independiente	0-0	Inter	Avellaneda
				Stadium: Estadio Libertadores de América Referee: Yamasaki

Coppa Italia

Quarterfinals

6 January 1966	Vicenza	1-2	Inter	Vicenza
	Corradi 19'		42' Gori 78' Domenghini	Stadium: Stadio Romeo Menti Referee: Fulvio Pieroni

Semifinals

9 February 1966	Fiorentina	2-1	Inter	Firenze
	Brugnera 76' Hamrin 90'		75' Jair	Stadium: Comunale Referee: Priamo Varazzani

Statistics

Squad statistics

Competition	Points	Home				Away				Total				Gf	Ga	DR
Competition	Points	G	W	D	L	G	W	D	L	G	W	D	L	Gf	Ga	DR
Serie A	50	17	11	6	0	17	9	4	4	34	20	10	4	70	28	42
Coppa Italia	-	-	-	-	-	2	1	0	1	2	1	0	1	3	3	0
European Cup	-	3	2	1	0	3	0	1	2	6	2	2	2	9	5	4
Intercontinental Cup	-	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	2	1	1	0	3	0	3
Total	-	21	14	7	0	23	10	6	7	44	24	13	7	85	36	49

Player statistics

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		1965–66 Serie A
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	GK	ITA	Sarti	32	-27	32	-27
	DF	ITA	Burgnich	30	0	30	0
	DF	ITA	Picchi	29	0	29	0
	DF	ITA	Guarneri	31	1	31	1
	DF	ITA	Facchetti	32	10	32	10
	MF	ITA	Bedin	30	5	30	5
	MF	ITA	Corso	30	3	30	3
	MF	ESP	Luis Suárez	27	5	27	5
	FW	ITA	Domenghini	31	12	31	12
	FW	ITA	Mazzola	30	19	30	19
	FW	BRA	Jair	27	4	27	4
	GK	ITA	Miniussi	3	-1	3	-1
	DF	ITA	Facco	1	0	1	0
	DF	ITA	Landini	11	0	11	0
	DF	ITA	Malatrasi	7	0	7	0
	FW	ESP	Peiró	11	4	11	4
	FW	ITA	Cappellini	6	2	6	2
	FW	ITA	Gori	6	1	6	1
	FW	ITA	Canella	1	0	1	0
	MF	ITA	Cordova	1	0	1	0

Source: http://calcio-seriea.net/rose/1965/596/

References

^ Germano Tredesini. "Statistiche Spettatori Serie A 1965-1966".
^ Marco Perlisi. "Renato Cappellini: una storia d'altri tempi". Retrieved 29 September 2019.
^ Claudio Gregori (14 November 1997). ""Taca la bala"". La Gazzetta dello Sport.
^ Vittorio Pozzo (5 September 1965). "L'Inter scatta, segna su rigore e supera nettamente il Varese: 5 a 2". La Stampa. p. 8.
^ Giuseppe Bagnati (26 October 2009). "I difensori e il vizio del gol Facchetti il top, poi Matrix". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). Retrieved 2 January 2015.
^ "Inter 1995". storiainter.it. Archived from the original on 25 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
^ Rescheduled due to the second leg of 1965 Intercontinental Cup match on 15 September.
^ Match delayed from September 12th, due to Inter's participation in 1965 Intercontinental Cup.

Fabrizio Melegari (a cura di). Almanacco illustrato del calcio - La storia 1898-2004. Modena. Panini, 2004.
Calciatori 1965-66, Modena-Milano. Panini-L'Unità, 1994.
Chiesa, Carlo F. Il grande romanzo dello scudetto. da Calcio 2000, 2002 e 2003.
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Summary

Squad

Transfers

Competitions

Serie A

League table

Results by round

Matches

European Cup

Eightfinals

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Intercontinental Cup

First leg

Second leg

Coppa Italia

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Statistics

Squad statistics

Player statistics

References

See also