1988–89 Inter Milan season

Internazionale
1988–89 season
Chairman	Ernesto Pellegrini
Manager	Giovanni Trapattoni
Serie A	1st
Coppa Italia	Group stage
UEFA Cup	Round of 16
Top goalscorer	League: Aldo Serena (22); All: Serena (28)
Average home league attendance	56,455
Home colours	Away colours
	All statistics correct as of 25 June 1989.

Season

After another disappointing season, Inter retained Giovanni Trapattoni and acquired German footballers: Brehme, a fullback, and Lothar Matthäus, a box-to-box midfielder, signed for the club.[1] For the role of centre-forward, the first choice was Rabah Madjer[2]: when he met physical issues, however, he was replaced by Ramón Díaz.[3] The attacking couple, completed by Aldo Serena, proved to be very regular in scoring.[4] The departure of Alessandro Altobelli was not critical, despite an early elimination from the Coppa Italia.[5][6]

The domestic league had an easier path[7], with Inter able to stay unbeaten for almost half of the season; but were knocked out of Europe, caused by Bayern Munich.[8] Fiorentina were the first to beat Inter, on matchday 17.[9] The following positive streak made the gap over rivals so large that Inter could celebrate the Scudetto on 28 May, after beating Napoli 2–1.[10] During the last month, with five games to spare, the side had collected 26 wins, six draws and two losses: the final amount was 58 points, a still-unbeaten record for Serie A with 18 teams and two points for a win.[11]

Squad

Goalkeepers

Defenders

Midfielders

Attackers

Competitions

Serie A

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Internazionale (C)	34	26	6	2	67	19	+48	58	Qualification to European Cup first round
2	Napoli	34	18	11	5	57	28	+29	47	Qualification to UEFA Cup first round
3	Milan[lower-alpha 1]	34	16	14	4	61	25	+36	46	Qualification to European Cup first round
4	Juventus	34	15	13	6	51	36	+15	43	Qualification to UEFA Cup first round
5	Sampdoria[lower-alpha 2]	34	14	11	9	43	25	+18	39	Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup first round

Source: 1988–89 Serie A, RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Draw. (Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played).[12]
(C) Champion.
Notes:

Milan qualified for the 1989–90 European Cup as the 1988–89 European Cup defending champions.
Sampdoria qualified for the 1989–90 European Cup Winners' Cup as the 1988–89 Coppa Italia champions.

Matches

9 October 1988 1	Ascoli	1–3	Inter	Ascoli Piceno
	Giovannelli 56' (pen.)	Report	Mandorlini 4' Serena 73' (pen.), 82'	Stadium: Cino e Lillo Del Duca

16 October 1988 2	Inter	4–1	Pisa	Milano
	Brehme 52' Díaz 75' Serena 84' Matthäus 88'	Report	Bernazzini 29'	Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza

23 October 1988 3	Verona	0–0	Inter	Verona
		Report		Stadium: Marcantonio Bentegodi

30 October 1988 4	Inter	2–0	Roma	Milano
	Berti 19' Serena 84'	Report		Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza

6 November 1988 5	Inter	1–0	Sampdoria	Milano
	Berti 1'	Report		Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza

20 November 1988 6	Como	1–2	Inter	Como
	Giunta 60'	Report	Díaz 41' Serena 83'	Stadium: Giuseppe Sinigaglia

27 November 1988 7	Inter	1–0	Cesena	Milano
	Matteoli 1'	Report		Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza

4 December 1988 8	Pescara	0–2	Inter	Pescara
		Report	Júnior 55' (o.g.) Matthäus 80'	Stadium: Adriatico

11 December 1988 9	Milan	0–1	Inter	Milano
		Report	Serena 26'	Stadium: San Siro

18 December 1988 10	Inter	1–1	Juventus	Milano
	Serena 20'	Report	Galia 54'	Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza

31 December 1988 11	Lecce	0–3	Inter	Lecce
		Report	Díaz 70' Brehme 78' Berti 82'	Stadium: Via del Mare

8 January 1989 12	Inter	1–0	Bologna	Milano
	Serena 72'	Report		Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza

15 January 1989 13	Napoli	0–0	Inter	Napoli
		Report		Stadium: San Paolo

22 January 1989 14	Inter	1–0	Lazio	Milano
	Mandorlini 40'	Report		Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza

29 January 1989 15	Atalanta	1–1	Inter	Bergamo
	Evair 61'	Report	Fortunato 50' (o.g.)	Stadium: Comunale

5 February 1989 16	Inter	2–0	Torino	Milano
	Serena 3' Brambati 19' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza

12 February 1989 17	Fiorentina	4–3	Inter	Firenze
	Baggio 33' Cucchi 52' Borgonovo 73, 85'	Report	Matthäus 13' (pen.) Serena 55, 57'	Stadium: Comunale

19 February 1989 18	Inter	3–1	Ascoli	Milano
	Berti 13' Serena 27' Díaz 69'	Report	Giordano 77'	Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza

26 February 1989 19	Pisa	0–3	Inter	Pisa
		Report	Díaz 36' Serena 39, 51'	Stadium: Arena Garibaldi

5 March 1989 20	Inter	1–0	Verona	Milano
	Berti 56'	Report		Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza

12 March 1989 21	Roma	0–3	Inter	Roma
		Report	Matthäus 12' Serena 22' Díaz 75'	Stadium: Olimpico

19 March 1989 22	Sampdoria	0–1	Inter	Genova
		Report	Mandorlini 43'	Stadium: Luigi Ferraris

2 April 1989 23	Inter	4–0	Como	Milano
	Berti 2' Matthäus 71' (pen.), 77' Bianchi 78'	Report		Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza

9 April 1989 24	Cesena	1–2	Inter	Cesena
	Gelain 78'	Report	Bianchi 11' Bordin 49' (o.g.)

16 April 1989 25	Inter	2–1	Pescara	Milano
	Berti 20' Serena 27'	Report	Pagano 84'	Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza

30 April 1989 26	Inter	0–0	Milan	Milano
		Report		Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza

7 May 1989 27	Juventus	1–1	Inter	Torino
	Rui Barros 29'	Report	Serena 55'	Stadium: Comunale

14 May 1989 28	Inter	2–0	Lecce	Milano
	Díaz 23' Serena 33'	Report		Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza

21 May 1989 29	Bologna	0–6	Inter	Bologna
		Report	Matthäus 31' (pen.) Díaz 54, 67' Serena 64, 83' Matteoli 86'	Stadium: Renato Dall'Ara

28 May 1989 30	Inter	2–1	Napoli	Milano
	Fusi 49' (o.g.) Matthäus 83'	Report	Careca 36'	Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza

4 June 1989 31	Lazio	1–3	Inter	Roma
	Dezotti 53'	Report	Bergomi 68' Díaz 79, 84'	Stadium: Olimpico

11 June 1989 32	Inter	4–2	Atalanta	Milano
	Matthäus 49' (pen.) Serena 59', 65' (pen.) Brehme 87'	Report	Nicolini 5' Madonna 60'	Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza

18 June 1989 33	Torino	2–0	Inter	Torino
	Škoro 54' Müller 73'	Report		Stadium: Comunale

25 June 1989 34	Inter	2–0	Fiorentina	Milano
	Díaz 61' Bianchi 76'	Report		Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza

Top Scorers

Coppa Italia

First round

21 August 1988 1	Parma	1-2	Inter	Parma
	Di Nicola 89'		78' (rig.) Matthäus 84' Morello	Stadium: Ennio Tardini Referee: Sguizzato

24 August 1988 2	Inter	1-0	Monopoli	Varese
	Serena 80'			Stadium: Franco Ossola Referee: Di Cola

28 August 1988 3	Ascoli	0-0	Inter	Ascoli Piceno
				Stadium: Stadio Cino e Lillo Del Duca Referee: Longhi

31 August 1988 4	Inter	3-0	Reggina	Varese
	Serena 23', 43' Ciocci 72'			Stadium: Franco Ossola Referee: Felicani

3 September 1988 5	Brescia Calcio	2-0	Inter	Brescia
	Cecconi 24' Corini 75'			Stadium: Mario Rigamonti Referee: Luci

Second round

14 September 1988 1	Udinese	1-1	Inter	Udine
	De Vitis 15' (pen.)		40' (pen.) Díaz	Stadium: Friuli Referee: Cornieti

21 September 1988 2	Lazio	1-1	Inter	Roma
	Dezotti 1'		6' Bianchi	Stadium: Olimpico Referee: Agnolin

28 September 1988 3	Inter	3-4	Fiorentina	Piacenza
	Matthäus 20' (pen.), 83' Morello 68'		28' Borgonovo 29', 52' (rig.) Baggio I 67' Mattei	Stadium: Galleana Referee: Baldas

Coppa UEFA

First round

7 September 1988	Inter	2-1	IK Brage	Milano
	Díaz 45' (pen.) Matteoli 89'		65' (pen.) Arnberg	Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza Referee: Crăciunescu

5 October 1988	IK Brage	1-2	Inter	Borlänge
	Hällman 45'		10' Berti 77' Morello	Stadium: Domnarvsvallen Referee: Scheurell

Second round

26 October 1988	Malmö FF	0-1	Inter	Malmö
			82' Serena	Stadium: Malmö Stadion Referee: Stiegler

9 November 1988	Inter	1-1	Malmö FF	Milano
	Díaz 12'		66' Nilsson	Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza Referee: Bouillet

Round of 16

23 November 1988	Bayern München	0-2	Inter	München
			60' Serena 71' Berti	Stadium: Olympiastadion Referee: Ponnet

7 December 1988	Inter	1-3 (3-3a agg.)	Bayern München	Milano
	Serena 45'		33' Wohlfarth 38' Augenthaler 40' Wegmann	Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza Referee: Galler

References

Gianni Brera (August 3, 1988). "La certezza è il modulo". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 46.
Licia Granello (June 22, 1988). "L' Inter rinuncia a Madjer". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 46.
"Inter, Diaz batte Madjer..." la Repubblica (in Italian). July 21, 1988. p. 28.
"Con Diaz e Matthaeus l' Inter diverte". la Repubblica (in Italian). August 2, 1988. p. 27.
Licia Granello (September 1, 1988). "Diaz-Serena, ora funziona". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 50.
Antonio Dipollina (September 29, 1988). "Audace Fiorentina". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 47.
Gianni Brera (October 11, 1988). "La beffa di Virdis". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 48.
Gianni Mura (December 8, 1988). "Inter, massima follia Il Bayern la condanna". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 37.
Licia Granello (February 14, 1989). "L' Inter ritorna sulla terra". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 35.
Licia Granello (May 30, 1989). "Quando la paura fa spettacolo". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 33.
Gianni Brera (June 27, 1989). "Prima di tutto l' Inter". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 27.
Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio - La Storia 1898-2004, Panini Edizioni, Modena, September 2005 "Norme organizzative interne della F.I.G.C. - Art. 51.6" (PDF) (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. 12 September 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2018.

Sources

RSSSF - Italy 1988/89

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[table_note_MIL0.060043627424186-12] Milan qualified for the 1989–90 European Cup as the 1988–89 European Cup defending champions.

[table_note_SAM0.060043627424186-13] Sampdoria qualified for the 1989–90 European Cup Winners' Cup as the 1988–89 Coppa Italia champions.

[1] Gianni Brera (August 3, 1988). "La certezza è il modulo". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 46.

[2] Licia Granello (June 22, 1988). "L' Inter rinuncia a Madjer". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 46.

[3] "Inter, Diaz batte Madjer..." la Repubblica (in Italian). July 21, 1988. p. 28.

[4] "Con Diaz e Matthaeus l' Inter diverte". la Repubblica (in Italian). August 2, 1988. p. 27.

[5] Licia Granello (September 1, 1988). "Diaz-Serena, ora funziona". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 50.

[6] Antonio Dipollina (September 29, 1988). "Audace Fiorentina". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 47.

[7] Gianni Brera (October 11, 1988). "La beffa di Virdis". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 48.

[8] Gianni Mura (December 8, 1988). "Inter, massima follia Il Bayern la condanna". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 37.

[9] Licia Granello (February 14, 1989). "L' Inter ritorna sulla terra". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 35.

[10] Licia Granello (May 30, 1989). "Quando la paura fa spettacolo". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 33.

[11] Gianni Brera (June 27, 1989). "Prima di tutto l' Inter". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 27.

[14] Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio - La Storia 1898-2004, Panini Edizioni, Modena, September 2005 "Norme organizzative interne della F.I.G.C. - Art. 51.6" (PDF) (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. 12 September 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2018.