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1988–89 Inter Milan season

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Internazionale
1988–89 season
PresidentErnesto Pellegrini
ManagerGiovanni Trapattoni
StadiumGiuseppe Meazza
Serie A1st
(In 1989-90 European Cup)
Coppa ItaliaGroup stage
UEFA CupRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague:
Aldo Serena (22)

All:
Serena (28)
Average home league attendance56,455
All statistics correct as of 25 June 1989.

Season

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After another disappointing season, Inter retained Giovanni Trapattoni and signed German footballers Brehme, a fullback, and Lothar Matthäus, a box-to-box midfielder, to strengthen the club.[1]

Inter targetted Rabah Madjer to be their first choice at centre-forward,[2] however, issues arose during Madjer's physical assessment so the team opted instead to acquire Ramón Díaz.[3] The new attacking partnership of Díaz and Aldo Serena proved to be consistent goal scorers for Inter.[4]

Alessandro Altobelli would depart the team, although Inter's performance was not critically impacted.[5][6]

On the pitch, Inter was eliminated early from the Coppa Italia,[7][8] while, in Europe, they were knocked out of the UEFA Cup by Bayern Munich.[9]

Conversely, Inter dominated play in the domestic league,[10] with Inter able to stay unbeaten for almost half of the season. Fiorentina were the first to beat Inter, on matchday 17.[11] Following the defeat, a positive streak made the gap over rivals so large that Inter could celebrate the Scudetto on 28 May, after beating Napoli 2–1.[12] During the last month, with five games to spare, the side had collected 26 wins, six draws and two losses: the final amount was 58 points, a still-unbeaten record for Serie A with 18 teams and two points for a win.[13]

Squad

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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 Italy ITA Walter Zenga
GK Italy ITA Astutillo Malgioglio
DF Italy ITA Giuseppe Bergomi
DF Italy ITA Giuseppe Baresi
DF West Germany FRG Andreas Brehme
DF Italy ITA Riccardo Ferri
DF Italy ITA Andrea Mandorlini
DF Italy ITA Corrado Verdelli
DF Italy ITA Romano Galvani
MF Italy ITA Salvatore Nobile
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF West Germany FRG Lothar Matthäus
MF Italy ITA Alessandro Bianchi
MF Italy ITA Nicola Berti
MF Italy ITA Gianfranco Matteoli
MF Italy ITA Alberto Rivolta
MF Italy ITA Pietro Fanna
FW Italy ITA Aldo Serena
FW Italy ITA Dario Morello
FW Italy ITA Massimo Ciocci
FW Argentina ARG Ramón Díaz

Transfers

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Out
Pos. Name To Type
FW Alessandro Altobelli Juventus
MF Vincenzo Scifo Bordeaux co-ownership
DF Daniel Passarella River Plate
MF Enrico Cucchi Fiorentina loan
MF Pierluigi Di Già Parma co-ownership
MF Adriano Piraccini Cesena
MF Giuseppe Minaudo Udinese definitivo
MF Fausto Pizzi Vicenza co-ownership renewed

Winter

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In
Pos. Name from Type
DF Alberto Rivolta Parma
MF Romano Galvani Bologna FC loan
Out
Pos. Name to Type
GK Claudio Bozzini Celano loan
DF Salvatore Nobile Lecce
FW Massimo Ciocci Padova loan

Competitions

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Serie A

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Internazionale (C) 34 26 6 2 67 19 +48 58 Qualification to European Cup
2 Napoli 34 18 11 5 57 28 +29 47 Qualification to UEFA Cup
3 Milan[a] 34 16 14 4 61 25 +36 46 Qualification to European Cup
4 Juventus 34 15 13 6 51 36 +15 43 Qualification to UEFA Cup
5 Sampdoria 34 14 11 9 43 25 +18 39 Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup
Source: 1988–89 Serie A, 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.[14]
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ Milan qualified for the 1989–90 European Cup as the 1988–89 European Cup defending champions.

Results by round

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Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundAHAHHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHHAHAHAHAH
ResultWWDWWWWWWDWWDWDWLWWWWWWWWDDWWWWWLW
Position3221111111111111111111111111111111
Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss;   = 1989–90 European Cup;   = 1989–90 UEFA Cup

Matches

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9 October 1988 1 Ascoli 1–3 Inter Ascoli Piceno
Giovannelli 56' (pen.) Report Mandorlini 4'
Serena 73' (pen.), 82'
Stadium: Cino e Lillo Del Duca
16 October 1988 2 Inter 4–1 Pisa Milan
Brehme 52'
Díaz 75'
Serena 84'
Matthäus 88'
Report Bernazzini 29' Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza
23 October 1988 3 Verona 0–0 Inter Verona
Report Stadium: Marcantonio Bentegodi
30 October 1988 4 Inter 2–0 Roma Milan
Berti 19'
Serena 84'
Report Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza
6 November 1988 5 Inter 1–0 Sampdoria Milan
Berti 1' Report Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza
20 November 1988 6 Como 1–2 Inter Como
Giunta 60' Report Díaz 41'
Serena 83'
Stadium: Giuseppe Sinigaglia
27 November 1988 7 Inter 1–0 Cesena Milan
Matteoli 1' Report Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza
4 December 1988 8 Pescara 0–2 Inter Pescara
Report Júnior 55' (o.g.)
Matthäus 80'
Stadium: Adriatico
11 December 1988 9 Milan 0–1 Inter Milan
Report Serena 26' Stadium: San Siro
18 December 1988 10 Inter 1–1 Juventus Milan
Serena 20' Report Galia 54' Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza
31 December 1988 11 Lecce 0–3 Inter Lecce
Report Díaz 70'
Brehme 78'
Berti 82'
Stadium: Via del Mare
8 January 1989 12 Inter 1–0 Bologna Milan
Serena 72' Report Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza
15 January 1989 13 Napoli 0–0 Inter Naples
Report Stadium: San Paolo
22 January 1989 14 Inter 1–0 Lazio Milan
Mandorlini 40' Report Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza
29 January 1989 15 Atalanta 1–1 Inter Bergamo
Evair 61' Report Fortunato 50' (o.g.) Stadium: Comunale
5 February 1989 16 Inter 2–0 Torino Milan
Serena 3'
Brambati 19' (o.g.)
Report Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza
12 February 1989 17 Fiorentina 4–3 Inter Firenze
Baggio 33'
Cucchi 52'
Borgonovo 73, 85'
Report Matthäus 13' (pen.)
Serena 55, 57'
Stadium: Comunale
19 February 1989 18 Inter 3–1 Ascoli Milan
Berti 13'
Serena 27'
Díaz 69'
Report Giordano 77' Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza
26 February 1989 19 Pisa 0–3 Inter Pisa
Report Díaz 36'
Serena 39, 51'
Stadium: Arena Garibaldi
5 March 1989 20 Inter 1–0 Verona Milan
Berti 56' Report Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza
12 March 1989 21 Roma 0–3 Inter Rome
Report Matthäus 12'
Serena 22'
Díaz 75'
Stadium: Olimpico
19 March 1989 22 Sampdoria 0–1 Inter Genoa
Report Mandorlini 43' Stadium: Luigi Ferraris
2 April 1989 23 Inter 4–0 Como Milan
Berti 2'
Matthäus 71' (pen.), 77'
Bianchi 78'
Report Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza
9 April 1989 24 Cesena 1–2 Inter Cesena
Gelain 78' Report Bianchi 11'
Bordin 49' (o.g.)
16 April 1989 25 Inter 2–1 Pescara Milan
Berti 20'
Serena 27'
Report Pagano 84' Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza
30 April 1989 26 Inter 0–0 Milan Milan
Report Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza
7 May 1989 27 Juventus 1–1 Inter Turin
Rui Barros 29' Report Serena 55' Stadium: Comunale
14 May 1989 28 Inter 2–0 Lecce Milan
Díaz 23'
Serena 33'
Report Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza
21 May 1989 29 Bologna 0–6 Inter Bologna
Report Matthäus 31' (pen.)
Díaz 54, 67'
Serena 64, 83'
Matteoli 86'
Stadium: Renato Dall'Ara
28 May 1989 30 Inter 2–1 Napoli Milan
Fusi 49' (o.g.)
Matthäus 83'
Report Careca 36' Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza
4 June 1989 31 Lazio 1–3 Inter Rome
Dezotti 53' Report Bergomi 68'
Díaz 79, 84'
Stadium: Olimpico
11 June 1989 32 Inter 4–2 Atalanta Milan
Matthäus 49' (pen.)
Serena 59', 65' (pen.)
Brehme 87'
Report Nicolini 5'
Madonna 60'
Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza
18 June 1989 33 Torino 2–0 Inter Turin
Škoro 54'
Müller 73'
Report Stadium: Comunale
25 June 1989 34 Inter 2–0 Fiorentina Milan
Díaz 61'
Bianchi 76'
Report Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza

Coppa Italia

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First round

21 August 1988 1 Parma 1-2 Inter Parma
Di Nicola 89' 78' (rig.) Matthäus
84' Morello
Stadium: Ennio Tardini
Referee: Sguizzato
24 August 1988 2 Inter 1-0 Monopoli Varese
Serena 80' Stadium: Franco Ossola
Referee: Di Cola
28 August 1988 3 Ascoli 0-0 Inter Ascoli Piceno
Stadium: Stadio Cino e Lillo Del Duca
Referee: Longhi
31 August 1988 4 Inter 3-0 Reggina Varese
Serena 23', 43'
Ciocci 72'
Stadium: Franco Ossola
Referee: Felicani
3 September 1988 5 Brescia Calcio 2-0 Inter Brescia
Cecconi 24'
Corini 75'
Stadium: Mario Rigamonti
Referee: Luci

Second round

14 September 1988 1 Udinese 1-1 Inter Udine
De Vitis 15' (pen.) 40' (pen.) Díaz Stadium: Friuli
Referee: Cornieti
21 September 1988 2 Lazio 1-1 Inter Roma
Dezotti 1' 6' Bianchi Stadium: Olimpico
Referee: Agnolin
28 September 1988 3 Inter 3-4 Fiorentina Piacenza
Matthäus 20' (pen.), 83'
Morello 68'
28' Borgonovo
29', 52' (rig.) Baggio I
67' Mattei
Stadium: Galleana
Referee: Baldas

Coppa UEFA

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First round

7 September 1988 Inter 2-1 SwedenIK Brage Milan
Díaz 45' (pen.)
Matteoli 89'
65' (pen.) Arnberg Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza
Referee: RomaniaCrăciunescu
5 October 1988 SwedenIK Brage 1-2 Inter Borlänge
Hällman 45' 10' Berti
77' Morello
Stadium: Domnarvsvallen
Referee: West GermanyScheurell

Second round

26 October 1988 SwedenMalmö FF 0-1 Inter Malmö
82' Serena Stadium: Malmö Stadion
Referee: CzechoslovakiaStiegler
9 November 1988 Inter 1-1 SwedenMalmö FF Milan
Díaz 12' 66' Nilsson Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
Referee: FranceBouillet

Round of 16

23 November 1988 West GermanyBayern München 0-2 Inter München
60' Serena
71' Berti
Stadium: Olympiastadion
Referee: BelgiumPonnet
7 December 1988 Inter 1-3
(3-3a agg.)
West GermanyBayern München Milan
Serena 45' 33' Wohlfarth
38' Augenthaler
40' Wegmann
Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza
Referee: CzechoslovakiaGaller

Statistics

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Players statistics

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No. Pos Nat Player Total Serie A Coppa UEFA
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK Italy ITA Zenga 43 -31 33 -19 5 -7 5 -5
DF Italy ITA Bergomi 46 1 32 1 8 0 6 0
DF Italy ITA Ferri 45 0 31 0 8 0 6 0
DF Italy ITA Mandorlini 38 3 26 3 8 0 4 0
DF West Germany FRG Brehme 44 3 31 3 7 0 6 0
MF Italy ITA Bianchi 45 4 26+5 3 8 1 6 0
MF West Germany FRG Matthäus 44 12 32 9 7 3 5 0
MF Italy ITA Matteoli 45 3 31+1 2 8 0 5 1
MF Italy ITA Berti 44 9 32 7 6 0 6 2
FW Italy ITA Serena 42 28 32 22 5 3 5 3
FW Argentina ARG Diaz 43 15 33 12 7 1 3 2
GK Italy ITA Malgioglio 6 -3 1 0 3 -2 2 -1
DF Italy ITA Baresi 45 0 13+19 0 8 0 5 0
DF Italy ITA Verdelli 23 0 13+7 0 1 0 2 0
MF Italy ITA Fanna 13 0 7+6 0
DF Italy ITA Galvani 3 0 1+2 0
MF Italy ITA Nobile 7 0 0 0 7 0
MF Italy ITA Rivolta 1 0 0+1 0
FW Italy ITA Morello 17 3 0+10 0 4 2 3 1
FW Italy ITA Ciocci 9 1 0 0 8 1 1 0
FW Italy ITA P. D. Rocco 6 0 0+1 0 3 0 2 0

References

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  1. ^ Gianni Brera (August 3, 1988). "La certezza è il modulo". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 46.
  2. ^ Licia Granello (June 22, 1988). "L' Inter rinuncia a Madjer". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 46.
  3. ^ "Inter, Diaz batte Madjer..." la Repubblica (in Italian). July 21, 1988. p. 28.
  4. ^ "Con Diaz e Matthaeus l' Inter diverte". la Repubblica (in Italian). August 2, 1988. p. 27.
  5. ^ Licia Granello (September 1, 1988). "Diaz-Serena, ora funziona". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 50.
  6. ^ Antonio Dipollina (September 29, 1988). "Audace Fiorentina". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 47.
  7. ^ Licia Granello (September 1, 1988). "Diaz-Serena, ora funziona". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 50.
  8. ^ Antonio Dipollina (September 29, 1988). "Audace Fiorentina". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 47.
  9. ^ Gianni Mura (December 8, 1988). "Inter, massima follia Il Bayern la condanna". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 37.
  10. ^ Gianni Brera (October 11, 1988). "La beffa di Virdis". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 48.
  11. ^ Licia Granello (February 14, 1989). "L' Inter ritorna sulla terra". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 35.
  12. ^ Licia Granello (May 30, 1989). "Quando la paura fa spettacolo". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 33.
  13. ^ Gianni Brera (June 27, 1989). "Prima di tutto l' Inter". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 27.
  14. ^ Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio - La Storia 1898-2004, Panini Edizioni, Modena, September 2005 "Norme organizzative interne della F.I.G.C. - Art. 51.6" (PDF) (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. 12 September 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2018.

Sources

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