2014–15 Inter Milan season

Internazionale
2014–15 season
President Erick Thohir
Manager Walter Mazzarri
Roberto Mancini[1]
Stadium San Siro
Serie A 8th
Coppa Italia Quarter-finals
Europa League Round of 16
Top goalscorer League: Icardi (22)
All: Icardi (27)
Highest home attendance 74,022 vs Milan
(19 April 2015, Serie A)
Lowest home attendance 27,314 vs Hellas Verona
(9 November 2014, Serie A)
Average home league attendance 33,669[2]
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours

The 2014–15 season was Football Club Internazionale Milano's 106th in existence and 99th consecutive season in the top flight of Italian football. The team took part at Serie A, Coppa Italia and UEFA Europa League.

Season overview

During the summer of 2014, Inter was left by the main protagonists of the 2009–10 Treble: the captain Javier Zanetti, Walter Samuel, Esteban Cambiasso and Diego Milito.[3] Therefore, the only left of that season were Joel Obi and Rene Krhin, both returning from loan.[3] The renewal signed by Walter Mazzarri[4] added to the arrivals of new men (Gary Medel, Pablo Osvaldo, Yann M'Vila, Dodô and Nemanja Vidić) and a several years without trophies helped the fans to predict a "year zero" for their club.[5] The new era started on 20 August when, in the first leg of the Europa League play-off, Inter beat Stjarnan 3–0.[6] The second leg match resulted in another large win of 6–0: Kovačić unlocked his record, scoring half of the goals.[7] The results of Serie A were - instead - disappointing, except the 7–0 win over Sassuolo.[8] Inter lost with Cagliari and Fiorentina, suffering a total of seven goals.[9] Mazzarri put his job at risk due to a quarrel with Massimo Moratti, stating that "he didn't have time to waste".[10] Despite a good European campaign, with eight points collected in four matches of the group stage, the coach was fired after a 2–2 draw with Hellas Verona.[11] Erick Thohir bet on Roberto Mancini, who coached the side from 2004 to 2008 winning the Italian title for three consecutive years.[12] Mancini made his debut in the Derby della Madonnina (1–1), then reached the European knockout phase on his fiftieth birthday.[13] However, the gap with other opponents was unattainable at mid-season.[14]

Mancini tried to resolve the problem of a team not built by him with new purchases (Podolski, Shaqiri and Brozović) and a policy based on young players such as Pușcaș, Bonazzoli, Gnoukouri, Donkor and Dimarco: however Inter had poor results, being defeated in both cups (Coppa Italia and Europa League).[15][16][17][18] The attempt of getting a placement useful for European competitions failed in final matches, sticking Inter at eighth position.[19] Icardi's goals - that crowned him Serie A top scorer - were not enough to save the season.[20]

Kit

Supplier: Nike[21] / Sponsor: Pirelli[22]

Home
Home alt.
Home alt. 2
Home alt. 3
Away
Away alt.
Third

Kit information

The new home kit is black with a thin blue pinstripe and also boasts a new enlarged and enhanced club crest. The club crest – in the version with the star on the top – will be present exclusively on the jersey. The shirt has a tailored black collar with a thin blue trim, which has a button at the top, and a placket with a hidden button. Inside the back of the neck is a pennant tab featuring the Saint George’s cross to represent the city of Milan’s coat of arms. On the back of the neck is "Inter" in a specially designed font, which has been used by the Nerrazzurri’s most committed fans on flags and banners inside the San Siro since the 1970s. The new home shorts are black with a thin blue stripe along each side, and the new home socks are black with a wide tonal stripe of chevrons on the back. The new away kit has a ribbed crew neck collar and is white with a tonal light grey graphic on the front consisting of lines which create a Saint George’s cross from the city of Milan’s coat of arms. Inside the back of the neck is a pennant tab featuring the proud message "Milano E’ Solo Inter" (Milan is only Inter). It is written in a specially designed font. On the back of the neck is another Saint George's cross to once again proudly represent the city of Milan's coat of arms. The new away kit is completed by white shorts and socks.[23]

Pre-season and friendlies

Pinzolo training camp

International Champions Cup

Other friendlies

Competitions

Overview

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Serie A 31 August 201431 May 2015 Matchday 1 8th 38 14 13 11 59 48 +11 036.84
Coppa Italia 21 January 20154 February 2015 Round of 16 Quarter-finals 2 1 0 1 2 1 +1 050.00
Europa League 20 August 201413 March 2013 Play-off Round of 16 12 6 4 2 21 10 +11 050.00
Total 52 21 17 14 82 59 +23 040.38

Last updated: 31 May 2015
Source: Serie A statistics, Coppa Italia statistics, UEFA Europa League statistics

Serie A

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
6 Genoa[lower-alpha 1] 38 16 11 11 62 47 +15 59
7 Sampdoria 38 13 17 8 48 42 +6 56 Qualification to Europa League third qualifying round[lower-alpha 2]
8 Internazionale 38 14 13 11 59 48 +11 55
9 Torino 38 14 12 12 48 45 +3 54
10 Milan 38 13 13 12 56 50 +6 52
Updated to match(es) played on 31 May 2015. Source: Serie A
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) draw. (Head-to-head record is applied for clubs with the same amount of points only once all matches between said clubs have been played.)
Notes:
  1. ↑ Genoa failed to obtain a UEFA license from Italian Football Federation. Therefore, they were barred to participate in European competitions.[24] Genoa appealed the decision, but the appeal was denied.[25][26]
  2. ↑ Since the winners of the 2014–15 Coppa Italia (Juventus) qualified for European competition based on league position, the spot awarded to the cup winners (Europa League group stage) was passed to the fifth-placed team and the spot originally meant for the fifth-placed team (Europa League third qualifying round) was given to the highest placed team that has obtained an UEFA license and not already qualified for European competition.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
38 14 13 11 59 48  +11 55 7 7 5 33 23  +10 7 6 6 26 25  +1

Last updated: 31 May 2015.
Source: Competitive matches

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAHHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHHAHAHAH
ResultDWDWLLDWWLDDLLWDDWDLLWWWLDDLDWDWWDWLLW
Position134445101088999121211111199101310108997998109987888

Updated to match(es) played on 31 May 2015. Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Coppa Italia

UEFA Europa League

Play-off round

Group stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification INT DNI QAR SET
1 Italy Internazionale 6 3 3 0 6 2 +4 12 Advance to knockout phase — 2–1 2–0 0–0
2 Ukraine Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 6 2 1 3 4 5 −1 7 0–1 — 0–1 1–0
3 Azerbaijan Qarabağ 6 1 3 2 3 5 −2 6 0–0 1–2 — 0–0
4 France Saint-Étienne 6 0 5 1 2 3 −1 5 1–1 0–0 1–1 —
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Knockout phase

Round of 32
Round of 16

Statistics

[28][29]

TotalHomeAwayNeutral
Games played522626
Games won21129
Games drawn17710
Games lost1468
Biggest win7–0 vs Sassuolo7–0 vs Sassuolo3–0 vs Stjarnan
Biggest loss1–4 vs Cagliari
0–3 vs Fiorentina		1–4 vs Cagliari0–3 vs Fiorentina
Biggest win (League)7–0 vs Sassuolo7–0 vs Sassuolo
Biggest win (Cup)—--
Biggest win (Europe)6–0 vs Stjarnan6–0 vs Stjarnan3–0 vs Stjarnan
Biggest loss (League)---
Biggest loss (Cup)---
Biggest loss (Europe)---
Clean sheets633
Goals scored20155
Goals conceded101
Goal difference+19+15+4
Average GF per game46.53
Average GA per game000
Yellow cards111
Red cards000
Most appearances
Top scorer
Worst discipline
Penalties for
Penalties against
League points
Winning rate

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player TotalSerie ACoppa ItaliaEuropa League
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Slovenia Samir Handanović 4003700030
18 GK Argentina Juan Pablo Carrizo 120102090
46 GK Italy Tommaso Berni 00000000
Defenders
2 DF Brazil Jonathan 5020001+20
5 DF Brazil Juan Jesus 45032020110
6 DF Italy Marco Andreolli 1305+10105+10
14 DF Argentina Hugo Campagnaro 1608+20004+20
15 DF Serbia Nemanja Vidić 281231004+10
21 DF Italy Davide Santon 1407+201040
22 DF Brazil Dodô 28216+401+105+12
23 DF Italy Andrea Ranocchia 42232+121080
26 DF Brazil Felipe 403+100000
33 DF Italy Danilo D'Ambrosio 32319+40106+23
54 DF Ghana Isaac Donkor 301+100010
55 DF Japan Yuto Nagatomo 18011+301030
93 DF Italy Federico Dimarco 100+100000
Midfielders
10 MF Croatia Mateo Kovačić 44826+95105+33
13 MF Colombia Fredy Guarín 37725+360+1081
17 MF Serbia Zdravko Kuzmanović 25110+40106+41
18 MF Chile Gary Medel 44034+10206+10
20 MF Nigeria Joel Obi 1716+510+102+30
27 MF Ivory Coast Assane Demoya Gnoukouri 502+300000
29 MF Guinea Gaston Camara 300+201000
77 MF Croatia Marcelo Brozović 16113+211000
88 MF Brazil Hernanes 35517+95008+10
Forwards
8 FW Argentina Rodrigo Palacio 411230+58005+14
9 FW Argentina Mauro Icardi 482733+322219+14
11 FW Germany Lukas Podolski 1818+911000
28 FW Romania George Pușcaș 701+301+100+10
91 FW Switzerland Xherdan Shaqiri 2038+712131
97 FW Italy Federico Bonazzoli 700+400+1020
Players transferred out during the season
7 FW Italy Dani Osvaldo 1975+75003+42
19 MF Argentina Rubén Botta[30] 20000+1010
44 MF Slovenia Rene Krhin[31] 500+30001+10
90 MF France Yann M'Vila 1403+500060

Last updated: 31 May 2015
Source: Competitions

Goalscorers

No. Pos. Nation Name Serie A Coppa Italia Europa League Total
9 FW Argentina Mauro Icardi 22 1 4 27
8 FW Argentina Rodrigo Palacio 8 0 4 12
10 MF Croatia Mateo Kovačić 5 0 3 8
7 FW Italy Dani Osvaldo 5 0 2 7
13 MF Colombia Fredy Guarín 6 0 1 7
88 MF Brazil Hernanes 5 0 0 5
33 DF Italy Danilo D'Ambrosio 0 0 3 3
91 MF Switzerland Xherdan Shaqiri 1 1 1 3
22 DF Brazil Dodô 0 0 2 2
23 DF Italy Andrea Ranocchia 2 0 0 2
11 FW Germany Lukas Podolski 1 0 0 1
15 DF Serbia Nemanja Vidić 1 0 0 1
17 MF Serbia Zdravko Kuzmanović 0 0 1 1
20 MF Nigeria Joel Obi 1 0 0 1
77 MF Croatia Marcelo Brozović 1 0 0 1
# Own goals 1 0 0 1
TOTAL 59 2 21 82

Last updated: 31 May 2015
Source: Calcio.com

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  2. ↑ 2014–15 Serie A attendance
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