1997–98 Inter Milan season

Internazionale
1997–98 season
Chairman Massimo Moratti
Manager Luigi Simoni
Serie A 2nd
Coppa Italia Quarter-finals
UEFA Cup Winners
Top goalscorer League: Ronaldo (25)
All: Ronaldo (34)
Highest home attendance 80,095 vs. Milan (22 November 1997)
Lowest home attendance 16,085 vs. Lyon (21 October 1997)
Average home league attendance 67,825
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours
All statistics correct as of 16 May 1998.

Season overview

Moratti relied on Luigi Simoni as coach and on Ronaldo as star.[1] Further purchases resulted in Diego Simeone, Francesco Moriero and Álvaro Recoba who – in his debut – scored twice, helping Inter beat Brescia in a 2–1 comeback.[2] Compared to the previous seasons, it proved to be better for Inter who mounted their first serious shot at the title since 1989.[3]

However, with a loss at Juventus, the reigning champions won 1–0, holding three points over Inter.[4] Ten days later, Inter conquered – for the third time in the last seven years – the UEFA Cup beating Lazio 3–0.[5] The domestic league ended with Inter in second place, last achieved in 1993.

Players

Squad information

Squad no. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (age)
Goalkeepers
1 Gianluca Pagliuca Italy GK 18 December 1966 (aged 30)
12 Andrea Mazzantini Italy GK 11 July 1968 (aged 28)
22 Raffaele Nuzzo Italy GK 21 February 1973 (aged 24)
Defenders
2 Giuseppe Bergomi (Captain) Italy RB / CB 22 December 1963 (aged 33)
3 Massimo Tarantino Italy LB 20 May 1971 (aged 26)
4 Javier Zanetti Argentina RB / CM / RM 10 August 1973 (aged 23)
5 Fabio Galante Italy CB 20 November 1973 (aged 23)
7 Salvatore Fresi Italy CB 18 January 1973 (aged 24)
16 Taribo West Nigeria RB 26 March 1974 (aged 23)
21 Luca Mezzano Italy CB 1 August 1977 (aged 19)
24 Luigi Sartor Italy RB 30 January 1975 (aged 22)
33 Francesco Colonnese Italy CB / RB 10 August 1971 (aged 25)
35 Martín Rivas Uruguay CB / LB 17 February 1977 (aged 20)
36 Mauro Milanese Italy LB / ML 17 February 1971 (aged 26)
Midfielders
6 Youri Djorkaeff France AM / CF 9 March 1968 (aged 29)
8 Aron Winter Netherlands DM 1 March 1967 (aged 30)
13 Zé Elias Brazil DM 25 September 1975 (aged 21)
14 Diego Simeone Argentina CM 28 April 1970 (aged 27)
15 Benoît Cauet France CM / DM 2 May 1969 (aged 28)
17 Francesco Moriero Italy RW / RM 31 March 1969 (aged 28)
18 Nicola Berti Italy CM / LM / DM 14 April 1967 (aged 30)
40 Paulo Sousa Portugal DM 30 August 1970 (aged 26)
Forwards
9 Iván Zamorano Chile CF 18 January 1967 (aged 30)
10 Ronaldo Brazil CF 18 September 1976 (aged 20)
11 Nwankwo Kanu Nigeria CF / SS 1 August 1976 (aged 20)
20 Álvaro Recoba Uruguay SS / AM / LW 17 March 1976 (aged 21)
23 Maurizio Ganz Italy CF 13 October 1968 (aged 28)
27 Marco Branca Italy CF 6 January 1965 (aged 32)
27 Alessandro Sgrigna Italy SS / LW / RW 24 April 1980 (aged 17)

Starting Lineup

Starting 11

4-3-3 Formation

Competitions

Serie A

Coppa Italia

Round of 32

Round of 16

Quarter-finals

Statistics

Top scorers

Serie A

References

  1. ↑ (in Italian) Enrico Currò (May 30, 1997). "Ronaldo, è proprio Inter". la Repubblica. p. 51.
  2. ↑ (in Italian) Gianni Mura (September 1, 1997). "Recoba l' altro fenomeno Entra, segna e salva l' Inter". la Repubblica. p. 40.
  3. ↑ (in Italian) Gianni Piva (January 26, 1998). "SORPASSO/INTER 37 Recoba evita l' umiliazione". la Repubblica. p. 32.
  4. ↑ (in Italian) Licia Granello (April 27, 1998). "Juventus, toccata e fuga". la Repubblica. p. 32.
  5. ↑ (in Italian) Alberto Cerruti; Luigi Garlando; Antonello Capone (May 7, 1998). "Champagne per l' Inter". La Gazzetta dello Sport.

Sources

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