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   ITA Walter Zenga
GK   ITA Astutillo Malgioglio
DF   ITA Giuseppe Bergomi
DF   ITA Giuseppe Baresi
DF   FRG Andreas Brehme
DF   ITA Riccardo Ferri
DF   ITA Andrea Mandorlini
DF   ITA Corrado Verdelli
DF   ITA Romano Galvani
MF   ITA Salvatore Nobile
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF   FRG Lothar Matthäus
MF   ITA Alessandro Bianchi
MF   ITA Nicola Berti
MF   ITA Gianfranco Matteoli
MF   ITA Alberto Rivolta
MF   ITA Pietro Fanna
FW   ITA Aldo Serena
FW   ITA Dario Morello
FW   ITA Massimo Ciocci
FW   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  IK Brage Milan
Díaz   45' (pen.)
Matteoli   89'
  65' (pen.) Arnberg Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza
Referee:  Crăciunescu
5 October 1988  IK Brage 1-2 Inter Borlänge
Hällman   45'   10' Berti
  77' Morello
Stadium: Domnarvsvallen
Referee:  Scheurell

Second round

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

Round of 16

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

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   ITA Zenga 43 -31 33 -19 5 -7 5 -5
DF   ITA Bergomi 46 1 32 1 8 0 6 0
DF   ITA Ferri 45 0 31 0 8 0 6 0
DF   ITA Mandorlini 38 3 26 3 8 0 4 0
DF   FRG Brehme 44 3 31 3 7 0 6 0
MF   ITA Bianchi 45 4 26+5 3 8 1 6 0
MF   FRG Matthäus 44 12 32 9 7 3 5 0
MF   ITA Matteoli 45 3 31+1 2 8 0 5 1
MF   ITA Berti 44 9 32 7 6 0 6 2
FW   ITA Serena 42 28 32 22 5 3 5 3
FW   ARG Diaz 43 15 33 12 7 1 3 2
GK   ITA Malgioglio 6 -3 1 0 3 -2 2 -1
DF   ITA Baresi 45 0 13+19 0 8 0 5 0
DF   ITA Verdelli 23 0 13+7 0 1 0 2 0
MF   ITA Fanna 13 0 7+6 0
DF   ITA Galvani 3 0 1+2 0
MF   ITA Nobile 7 0 0 0 7 0
MF   ITA Rivolta 1 0 0+1 0
FW   ITA Morello 17 3 0+10 0 4 2 3 1
FW   ITA Ciocci 9 1 0 0 8 1 1 0
FW   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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