1988–89 Inter Milan season

Internazionale
1988–89 season
ChairmanErnesto Pellegrini
ManagerGiovanni Trapattoni
Serie A1st
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

After another disappointing season, Inter retained Giovanni Trapattoni and acquired German footballers: Brehme, a fullback, and Lothar Matthäus, a box-to-box midfielder, signed for the club.[1] For the role of centre-forward, the first choice was Rabah Madjer:[2] when he met physical issues, however, he was replaced by Ramón Díaz.[3] The attacking couple, completed by Aldo Serena, proved to be very regular in scoring.[4] The departure of Alessandro Altobelli was not critical, despite an early elimination from the Coppa Italia.[5][6]

The domestic league had an easier path,[7] with Inter able to stay unbeaten for almost half of the season; but were knocked out of Europe, caused by Bayern Munich.[8] Fiorentina were the first to beat Inter, on matchday 17.[9] The following positive streak made the gap over rivals so large that Inter could celebrate the Scudetto on 28 May, after beating Napoli 2–1.[10] 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.[11]

Squad

Goalkeepers

Defenders

Midfielders

Attackers

Competitions

Serie A
Main article: 1988–89 Serie A

League table
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[lower-alpha 1] 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.[12]
(C) Champion.
Notes:
  1. Milan qualified for the 1989–90 European Cup as the 1988–89 European Cup defending champions.

Matches
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 Milano
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 Milano
Berti  19'
Serena  84'		 Report Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza
6 November 1988 5 Inter 1–0 Sampdoria Milano
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 Milano
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 Milano
Report Serena  26' Stadium: San Siro
18 December 1988 10 Inter 1–1 Juventus Milano
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 Milano
Serena  72' Report Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza
15 January 1989 13 Napoli 0–0 Inter Napoli
Report Stadium: San Paolo
22 January 1989 14 Inter 1–0 Lazio Milano
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 Milano
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 Milano
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 Milano
Berti  56' Report Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza
12 March 1989 21 Roma 0–3 Inter Roma
Report Matthäus  12'
Serena  22'
Díaz  75'		 Stadium: Olimpico
19 March 1989 22 Sampdoria 0–1 Inter Genova
Report Mandorlini  43' Stadium: Luigi Ferraris
2 April 1989 23 Inter 4–0 Como Milano
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 Milano
Berti  20'
Serena  27'		 Report Pagano  84' Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza
30 April 1989 26 Inter 0–0 Milan Milano
Report Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza
7 May 1989 27 Juventus 1–1 Inter Torino
Rui Barros  29' Report Serena  55' Stadium: Comunale
14 May 1989 28 Inter 2–0 Lecce Milano
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 Milano
Fusi  49' (o.g.)
Matthäus  83'		 Report Careca  36' Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza
4 June 1989 31 Lazio 1–3 Inter Roma
Dezotti  53' Report Bergomi  68'
Díaz  79, 84'		 Stadium: Olimpico
11 June 1989 32 Inter 4–2 Atalanta Milano
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 Torino
Škoro  54'
Müller  73'		 Report Stadium: Comunale
25 June 1989 34 Inter 2–0 Fiorentina Milano
Díaz  61'
Bianchi  76'		 Report Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza

Top Scorers

Coppa Italia
Main article: 1988–89 Coppa Italia

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
Main article: 1988–89 UEFA Cup

First round

7 September 1988 Inter 2-1 IK Brage Milano
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 Milano
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 Milano
Serena  45'  33' Wohlfarth
 38' Augenthaler
 40' Wegmann		 Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza
Referee: Galler

References
  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. Gianni Brera (October 11, 1988). "La beffa di Virdis". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 48.
  8. Gianni Mura (December 8, 1988). "Inter, massima follia Il Bayern la condanna". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 37.
  9. Licia Granello (February 14, 1989). "L' Inter ritorna sulla terra". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 35.
  10. Licia Granello (May 30, 1989). "Quando la paura fa spettacolo". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 33.
  11. Gianni Brera (June 27, 1989). "Prima di tutto l' Inter". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 27.
  12. 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.

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