1952–53 Inter Milan season
| 1952–53 season | |
|---|---|
| Chairman | Carlo Masseroni |
| Manager | Alfredo Foni |
| Serie A | 1st |
| Top goalscorer |
League: Nyers (15) All: Nyers (15) |
| All statistics correct as of 31 May 1953. | |
Season
The chairman Carlo Masseroni appointed manager Alfredo Foni, who had coached the national team from 1936 to 1942.[1][2] He set up a revolution, later known as catenaccio referring to the use of play in defence.[1][2] The goalkeeper Giorgio Ghezzi was covered by Blason, Giacomazzi, Nesti, Giovannini and Neri.[1][2] Armano became the first winger of Italian football[2] while, in attacking zone, Skoglund acted as a playmaker behind Lorenzi and Nyers, both strikers.[1]
Inter conceded few goals and at mid-league, the side had 30 points in 17 games.[1] Inter also did not suffer a loss for 19 consecutive weeks.[1] Despite criticized, sometimes, for his defensive trend, Foni celebrated - with 3 games to spare - the win of the Scudetto, for the first time in 13 years since 1940.[1][2] Having the best defence of the season, Inter resulted to have conceded only 24 goals.[1][2] Inter won the title collecting 47 points.[1]
Squad
Source:[3]
The roles of players are in brackets.
Statistics
League results
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 34 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 46 | 24 | +22 | 66 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 28 | 11 | +17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 13 | +5 |
Last updated: 31 May 1953.
Source:
2 points were awarded for every win, so Inter collected 47 points instead 66.[4]
Players statistics
Source:[4]
Appearances and goals are referred to domestic league:[4]
Ghezzi (34/−24); Giacomazzi (33/1); Mazza (32/4); Giovannini (31); Nyers (31/15); Lorenzi (30/12); Skoglund (30/6); Armano (29/4); Nesti (29/1); Neri (26); Blason (25); Fattori (13); Padulazzi (11/1); Buzzin (8); Brighenti (4); Broccini (4/1); Mazzoni (2); Grava (1); Morin (1).
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Filippo Grassia; Gianpiero Lotito (2008). Inter: Dalla nascita allo scudetto del centenario (in Italian). Vallardi Editore. pp. 109–111.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Stefano Petrucci (2005). La grande storia dell'Inter (in Italian). L'Airone Editore. pp. 14–15.
- ↑ Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio Italiano 1953 (in Italian). RCS MediaGroup. 1952.
- 1 2 3 Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio Italiano 1954 (in Italian). RCS MediaGroup. 1953.