1984–85 Inter Milan season

Internazionale
1984–85 season
Chairman	Ernesto Pellegrini
Manager	Ilario Castagner
Serie A	3rd
Coppa Italia	Semi-finals
UEFA Cup	Semi-finals
Top goalscorer	League: Alessandro Altobelli (17); All: Alessandro Altobelli (25)
Home colours	Away colours
	← 1983–84 1985–86 →
	All statistics correct as of 26 June 1985.

Season

Inter purchased Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, a striker well known for his physical skills and the regularity in scoring.^[1] The other foreign was Liam Brady, former Juventus player.^[1] The German – who declared to have chosen the Italian league it was the most difficult step of his career – partnered with Alessandro Altobelli, resulting in a notable number of goals.^[2] Before the Christmas break, Inter had reached the quarter-finals of the UEFA Cup and was second in Serie A behind an underdog opponent, Hellas Verona.^[3]

However, when the path became to get harder, the side did not manage to meet the expectations.^[2] In the semi-finals of European cup, they went out to Real Madrid despite a 2–0 win in the first leg: the Spanish team was able – in the second leg – to reach a 3–0 success, leaving Inter to complain for a glass bead that hit Bergomi on head.^[4] The season ended in a third place outcome, behind Hellas Verona and Torino.^[2] Inter had a gap of five points from first place.^[2]

Squad

Goalkeepers

Defenders

Midfielders

Attackers

Competitions

Serie A

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Hellas Verona (C)	30	15	13	2	42	19	+23	43	Qualification to European Cup
2	Torino	30	14	11	5	36	22	+14	39	Qualification to UEFA Cup
3	Internazionale	30	13	12	5	42	28	+14	38	Qualification to UEFA Cup
4	Sampdoria	30	12	13	5	36	21	+15	37	Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup
5	Milan	30	12	12	6	31	25	+6	36^[a]	Qualification to UEFA Cup

Source: RSSSF.com
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]
(C) Champions
Notes:

^ Position defined by head-to-head points: Milan: 3 pts; Juventus: 1 pt.

Matches

16 September 1984 1	Atalanta	1–1	Inter	Bergamo
	Osti 48'	Report	Muraro 8'	Stadium: Atleti Azzurri d'Italia

23 September 1984 2	Inter	2–1	Avellino	Milan
	Altobelli 54' (pen.) Pasinato 82'	Report	Díaz 42'	Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza

30 September 1984 3	Lazio	1–1	Inter	Roma
	Giordano 27'	Report	Altobelli 33'	Stadium: Olimpico

7 October 1984 4	Inter	0–0	Verona	Milan
		Report		Stadium: San Siro

14 October 1984 5	Torino	1–1	Inter	Turin
	Serena 56'	Report	Bergomi 21'	Stadium: Comunale

21 October 1984 6	Inter	1–0	Como	Milan
	Altobelli 42'	Report		Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza

28 October 1984 7	Milan	2–1	Inter	Milan
	Di Bartolomei 33' Hateley 63'	Report	Altobelli 10'	Stadium: San Siro

11 November 1984 8	Inter	4–0	Juventus	Milan
	Rummenigge 12, 88' Ferri 32' Collovati 75'	Report		Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza

18 November 1984 9	Inter	1–0	Udinese	Milan
	Galparoli 2' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza

25 November 1984 10	Fiorentina	1–1	Inter	Florence
	Monelli 30'	Report	Marini 44'	Stadium: Comunale

2 December 1984 11	Inter	2–1	Napoli	Milan
	Rummenigge 62' Altobelli 88'	Report	Caffarelli 47'	Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza

16 December 1984 12	Cremonese	1–2	Inter	Cremona
	Nicoletti 87'	Report	Brady 5' Altobelli 37'

23 December 1984 13	Inter	2–0	Sampdoria	Milan
	Altobelli 9' Rummenigge 82'	Report		Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza

6 January 1985 14	Inter	0–0	Roma	Milan
		Report		Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza

13 January 1985 15	Ascoli	1–1	Inter	Ascoli Piceno
	Iachini 76'	Report	Altobelli 49'	Stadium: Cino e Lillo de Luca

20 January 1985 16	Inter	1–0	Atalanta	Milan
	Sabato 44'	Report		Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza

27 January 1985 17	Avellino	0–0	Inter	Avellino
		Report

10 February 1985 18	Inter	1–0	Lazio	Milan
	Marini 84'	Report		Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza

17 February 1985 19	Hellas Verona	1–1	Inter	Verona
	Briegel 48'	Report	Altobelli 39'

24 February 1985 20	Inter	1–1	Torino	Milan
	Collovati 28'	Report	Corradini 13'	Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza

3 March 1985 21	Como	0–0	Inter	Como
		Report

17 March 1985 22	Inter	2–2	Milan	Milan
	Rummenigge 48' Altobelli 81'	Report	Virdis 22' Verza 85'	Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza

24 March 1985 23	Juventus	3–1	Inter	Turin
	Tardelli 40' Boniek 62' Briaschi 87'	Report	Altobelli 38'	Stadium: Comunale

31 March 1985 24	Udinese	2–1	Inter	Udine
	Zico 38' Miano 69'	Report	Altobelli 3'	Stadium: Friuli

14 April 1985 25	Inter	1–0	Fiorentina	Milan
	Rummenigge 40'	Report		Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza

21 April 1985 26	Napoli	3–1	Inter	Naples
	Bertoni 18, 63' Dal Fiume 50'	Report	Bergomi 39'	Stadium: San Paolo

28 April 1985 27	Inter	2–0	Cremonese	Milan
	Bencina 9' (o.g.) Altobelli 57' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza

5 May 1985 28	Sampdoria	1–2	Inter	Genoa
	Scanziani 81'	Report	Brady 40' (pen.) Altobelli 65'	Stadium: Luigi Ferraris

12 May 1985 29	Roma	4–3	Inter	Rome
	Ancelotti 25' Conti 38' Giannini 49' Pruzzo 51'	Report	Oddi 28' (o.g.) Rummenigge 59' Altobelli 65'	Stadium: Olimpico

19 May 1985 30	Inter	5–1	Ascoli	Milan
	Marini 43' Altobelli 45' (pen.), 84' Bergomi 75' Rummenigge 82'	Report	Cantarutti 48'	Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza

Appearances and goals

Statistics referred to domestic league.^[6]

Altobelli (30/17); Baresi G. (30/1); Bergomi (29/2); Brady (29/2); Collovati (29/2); Mandorlini (29); Sabato (29/1); Ferri (28/1); Rummenigge (26/8); Zenga (25/−23); Causio (24); Marini (23/3); Pasinato (12); Cucchi (7); Muraro (7/1); Recchi (5/−5); Bini (4).

Coppa Italia

Group 2

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Internazionale	5	4	1	0	9	1	+8	9
2	Pisa	5	2	3	0	9	5	+4	7
3	Avellino	5	2	2	1	4	4	0	6
4	Bologna	5	1	2	2	4	5	−1	4
5	Francavilla	5	0	2	3	5	9	−4	2
6	SPAL	5	0	2	3	4	11	−7	2

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Eightfinals

13 February 1985

Empoli

0-1

Inter

Empoli

27 February 1985

Inter

1-0

Empoli

Milan

Quarterfinals

12 June 1985

Hellas Verona

3-0

Inter

Verona

19 June 1985	Inter	5-1 (5-4 aet agg.)	Hellas Verona	Milan
				Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza

Semifinals

23 June 1985	Inter	1-2	Milan	Milan
				Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza

26 June 1985	Milan	1-1 (3-2 agg.)	Inter	Milan
				Stadium: San Siro

UEFA Cup

First Round

20 September 1984	Sportul Studenţesc	1-0	Inter	Bucharest
	Sandu 84'			Stadium: Aurica Radulescu Referee: Castillo

3 October 1984	Inter	2-0	Sportul Studenţesc	Milan
	Brady 68' Rummenigge 84'			Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza Attendance: 52 600 Referee: Fredriksson

Second round

24 October 1984	Inter	3-0	Rangers	Milan
	Sabato 17' Causio 67' Rummenigge 87'			Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza Attendance: 65 591 Referee: Roth

7 November 1984	Rangers	3-1	Inter	Glasgow
	Mitchell 5' Ferguson 16' 55'		15' Altobelli	Stadium: Ibrox Attendance: 30 000 Referee: Christov

Eightfinals

28 November 1984	Hamburg	2-1	Inter	Hamburg
	Schröder 2' von Heesen 80'		47' Rummenigge	Stadium: Volksparkstadion Attendance: 62 000 Referee: Daina

12 December 1984	Inter	1-0	Hamburg	Milan
	Brady 78' (rig.)			Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza Attendance: 78 398 Referee: Hackett

Quarterfinals

6 March 1985	Inter	1-0	FC Köln	Milan
	Causio 55'			Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza Referee: Wurtz

20 March 1985	FC Köln	1-3	Inter	Köln
	Bein 64'		17' Marini 75' 83' Rummenigge	Stadium: Müngersdorfer Stadion Referee: Ponnet

Semifinals

10 April 1985	Inter	2-0	Real Madrid	Milan
	Brady 25' (rig.) Altobelli 57'			Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza Attendance: 75 521 Referee: Wöhrer

24 April 1985	Real Madrid	3-0 (3-2 agg.)	Inter	Madrid
	Santillana 12' 42' Míchel 57'			Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Attendance: 90 000 Referee: Valentine

References

^ ^a ^b Luciano Pedrelli (August 23, 1984). "All' opera Brady e Rummenigge". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 25.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Stefano Petrucci (2005). La storia dell'Inter (in Italian). L'Airone Editrice. pp. 50–51. ISBN 88-7944-723-8.
^ Gianni Brera (January 27, 1985). "Il giorno giusto per capire se l' Inter vale". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 23.
^ Gianni Brera (April 25, 1985). "L' Inter scompare davanti al Real". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 25.
^ "Norme organizzative interne della F.I.G.C. - Art. 51.6" (PDF) (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. 12 September 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 January 2019. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
^ Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio 1986 (in Italian). Panini Group. 1985.

Sources

RSSSF - Italy 1984/85

[table_hth_MIL0.30164626953269-5] Position defined by head-to-head points: Milan: 3 pts; Juventus: 1 pt.

[coppa-1] Luciano Pedrelli (August 23, 1984). "All' opera Brady e Rummenigge". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 25.

[inter-2] Stefano Petrucci (2005). La storia dell'Inter (in Italian). L'Airone Editrice. pp. 50–51. ISBN 88-7944-723-8.

[3] Gianni Brera (January 27, 1985). "Il giorno giusto per capire se l' Inter vale". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 23.

[4] Gianni Brera (April 25, 1985). "L' Inter scompare davanti al Real". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 25.

[6] "Norme organizzative interne della F.I.G.C. - Art. 51.6" (PDF) (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. 12 September 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 January 2019. Retrieved 11 November 2018.

[7] Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio 1986 (in Italian). Panini Group. 1985.

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