1952–53 Inter Milan 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]

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The roles of players are in brackets.

• Gino Armano (winger)
• Ivano Blason (full back)
• Sergio Brighenti (centre forward)
• Pietro Broccini (midfielder)
• Sebastiano Buzzin (midfielder)
• Osvaldo Fattori (midfielder)
• Giorgio Ghezzi (goalkeeper)
• Giovanni Giacomazzi (centre back)
• Attilio Giovannini (half back)
• Lino Grava (full back)
• Benito Lorenzi (centre forward)
• Bruno Mazza (midfielder)
• Lido Mazzoni (winger)
• Sergio Morin (midfielder)
• Maino Neri (midfielder)
• Fulvio Nesti (midfielder)
• István Nyers (centre forward)
• Bruno Padulazzi (full back)
• Lennart Skoglund (playmaker)

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