1963–64 Inter Milan season

Inter made their debut in the European Cup, due to the Scudetto won last year.[2] Their first match was in Everton, resulting in a goalless draw.[3] Jair, in the retour match, became the first scorer of the club in this competition.[3] In the following rounds, Inter beat in order: Monaco (4–1 aggregate), Partizan Beograd (4–1) and Borussia Dortmund (4–2).[4][5]

In the final, Inter faced off with Real Madrid who had defeated Milan (qualified as the reigning champion) in the quarter-finals.[4] Some key men of the Spanish side, like Puskas and Di Stefano, were about to turn 40 years old but had still wishes to win.[4] Near the end of the first half, Sandro Mazzola scored with a shot from 25 metres.[4] During the second half, Milani scored the goal to go up by two after Vicente's mistake.[4] Felo marked the only point for Real Madrid, before Mazzola signed the final 3–1.[4][3] Inter won the trophy in its first attempt, conquering - at the same time - its first European honour.[4] Four days later, Inter ended the domestic league equal with Bologna at 54 points.[3] It led, for the only time in Serie A history, to a tie-break for the awarding of Italian title: Bologna won 2–0, qualifying for 1964–65 European Cup in which Inter was admitted as defending champion.[3]

1963–64 Inter Milan team at the San Siro Stadium.

Squad at the end of the season Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player GK Ottavio Bugatti DF Tarcisio Burgnich FW Renato Cappellini FW Nicola Ciccolo DF Sergio Codognato MF Mario Corso FW Jair da Costa FW Beniamino Di Giacomo DF Giacinto Facchetti DF Aristide Guarneri

No. Position Player DF Spartaco Landini MF Enea Masiero MF Sandro Mazzola FW Aurelio Milani FW Bruno Petroni DF Armando Picchi GK Giuliano Sarti MF Luis Suárez Miramontes MF Horst Szymaniak MF Carlo Tagnin DF Franco Zaglio

• Helenio Herrera (Manager)

• History of Grande Inter