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1998–99 Inter Milan season
The 1998–99 Inter Milan season was the club's 90th in existence and 83rd consecutive season in Serie A, the top flight of Italian football.
| 1998–99 season | |
|---|---|
| Owner | Massimo Moratti |
| President | Massimo Moratti |
| Manager | Luigi Simoni (until 30 November 1998) Mircea Lucescu (until 22 March 1999) Luciano Castellini (until 30 April 1999) Roy Hodgson |
| Serie A | 8th |
| Coppa Italia | Semi-finals |
| UEFA Champions League | Quarter-finals |
| Top goalscorer | League: Ronaldo (14) All: Ronaldo (15) |
| Average home league attendance | 68,459 |
Season edit
Inter continued its increasingly frustrating run without the league title, which was extended to ten years following a chaotic season. Head coach Luigi Simoni was fired when the side did not perform to the expected level, and the season saw a further three coaches trying to tame Inter without any success. Despite the chaos, the side managed to reach the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League, where it lost to eventual champions Manchester United.
Another worry was the injury problems affecting star striker Ronaldo, who only played in 19 of the 34 league matches (although in those 19 games he scored 14 goals).
After the season, Inter signed Christian Vieri from Lazio for a world-record transfer fee of £32 million to help with goalscoring, while successful ex-Juventus coach Marcello Lippi was appointed in the hope he could end Inter's title drought.
Squad edit
- Squad at end of season[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers edit
| In[2] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Name | from | Type |
| FW | Roberto Baggio | Bologna | €1.80 million |
| GK | Sébastien Frey | Cannes | loan ended |
| GK | Giorgio Frezzolini | Fidelis Andria | loan ended |
| DF | Zoumana Camara | Saint-Étienne | |
| DF | Matteo Ferrari | Genoa | loan ended |
| DF | Mikaël Silvestre | Rennes | |
| MF | Ousmane Dabo | Rennes | |
| MF | Andrea Pirlo | Brescia | |
| MF | Cristiano Zanetti | Reggiana | |
| FW | Mohammed Kallon | Bologna | loan ended |
| FW | Alonso Piola | Internacional | loan ended |
| FW | Gionatha Spinesi | Castel di Sangro | |
| FW | Nicola Ventola | Bari | |
| Out | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Name | To | Type |
| GK | Giorgio Frezzolini | Cosenza/Milan | loan |
| DF | Matteo Ferrari | Lecce | loan |
| DF | Martín Rivas | Perugia | loan |
| DF | Luigi Sartor | Parma | |
| DF | Massimo Tarantino | Bologna | co-ownership |
| FW | Mohammed Kallon | Cagliari | loan |
| FW | Gionatha Spinesi | Bari | co-ownership |
| FW | Samuel Ipoua | Toulouse | |
Autumn edit
| Out | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Name | To | Type |
| DF | Salvatore Fresi | Salernitana | loan (November) |
| MF | Cristiano Zanetti | Cagliari | loan (October) |
| MF | Ousmane Dabo | Vicenza | loan (October) |
| FW | Nwankwo Kanu | Arsenal | (October) |
Winter edit
| In | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Name | from | Type | |
| DF | Gilberto | Cruzeiro | [3] | |
| DF | Dario Šimić | Dinamo Zagreb | ||
| Out | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Name | To | Type |
| GK | Andrea Mazzantini | Perugia | |
| DF | Luca Mezzano | Perugia | loan |
| FW | Álvaro Recoba | Venezia | loan[4] |
Competitions edit
Serie A edit
League table edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Udinese[a] | 34 | 16 | 6 | 12 | 52 | 52 | 0 | 54 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round |
| 7 | Juventus[b] | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 42 | 36 | +6 | 54 | Qualification to Intertoto Cup third round[5] |
| 8 | Internazionale | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 59 | 54 | +5 | 46 | |
| 9 | Bologna[c] | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 44 | 47 | −3 | 44 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round |
| 10 | Bari | 34 | 9 | 15 | 10 | 39 | 44 | −5 | 42[d] |
Source: Serie A, RSSSF.com, Soccerway
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).[6]
Notes:
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).[6]
Notes:
- ^ Udinese gained entry to the 1999–2000 UEFA Cup winning the UEFA Cup qualification match against Juventus
- ^ Juventus qualified to the 1999 UEFA Intertoto Cup Third round.
- ^ Bologna gained entry to the 1999–2000 UEFA Cup winning the cup third place UEFA Cup qualification match against Internazionale
- ^ BAR 1–0 VEN, VEN 2–1 BAR
Results by round edit
Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; = Leader, UEFA Champions League Groups stage; = UEFA Champions League Groups stage; = UEFA Champions League Qualifying round; = 1999–2000 UEFA Cup; = 1999 UEFA Intertoto Cup; = 1999–2000 Serie B
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; = Leader, UEFA Champions League Groups stage; = UEFA Champions League Groups stage; = UEFA Champions League Qualifying round; = 1999–2000 UEFA Cup; = 1999 UEFA Intertoto Cup; = 1999–2000 Serie B
Matches edit
| 13 September 1998 1 | Cagliari | 2–2 | Inter Milan | Cagliari |
| 16:00 CEST | Kallon 31' Muzzi 42' | Report | Ventola 32' Ventola 37' | Stadium: Stadio Sant'Elia Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Florenzo Treossi |
| 27 September 1998 3 | Empoli | 1–2 | Inter Milan | Empoli |
| 16:00 CEST | Carparelli 13' | Report | Ventola 37' Bergomi 53' | Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani Attendance: 13,464 Referee: Salvatore Racalbuto |
| 4 October 1998 4 | Inter Milan | 2–0 | Perugia | Milan |
| 15:30 CEST | Zamorano 11' Djorkaeff 55' | Report | Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 66,752 Referee: Stefano Farina |
| 25 October 1998 6 | Juventus | 1–0 | Inter Milan | Turin |
| 20:30 CET | Del Piero 87' (pen.) | Report | Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi Attendance: 58,459 Referee: Domenico Messina |
| 15 November 1998 9 | Inter Milan | 3–0 | Sampdoria | Milan |
| 14:30 CET | Djorkaeff 6' (pen.), 17' (pen.) Zamorano 80' | Report | Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 60,000 Referee: Alfredo Trentalange |
| 22 November 1998 10 | Fiorentina | 3–1 | Inter Milan | Florence |
| 14:30 CET | Padalino 5' Batistuta 16' Heinrich 75' | Report | Djorkaeff 3' (pen.) | Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Attendance: 40,873 Referee: Pasquale Rodomonti |
| 29 November 1998 11 | Inter Milan | 2–1 | Salernitana | Milan |
| 14:30 CET | Simeone 76' Zanetti 90' | Report | Di Michele 43' | Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 53,000 Referee: Pasquale Rodomonti |
| 6 December 1998 12 | Vicenza | 1–1 | Inter Milan | Vicenza |
| 14:30 | Luiso 21' (pen.) | Report | Silvestre 90' | Stadium: Stadio Romeo Menti Attendance: 17,379 Referee: Salvatore Racalbuto |
| 13 December 1998 13 | Udinese | 0–1 | Inter Milan | Udine |
| 14:30 | Report | Ronaldo 88' (pen.) | Stadium: Stadio Friuli Attendance: 27,000 Referee: Domenico Messina |
| 20 December 1998 14 | Inter Milan | 4–1 | Roma | Milan |
| 20:30 | Cauet 58' Zamorano 76' R. Baggio 86' Zanetti 88' | Report | Paulo Sérgio 38' | Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 67,797 Referee: Emilio Pellegrino |
| 6 January 1999 15 | Parma | 1–0 | Inter Milan | Parma |
| 14:30 | Fuser 54' | Report | Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini Attendance: 29,964 Referee: Alfredo Trentalange |
| 17 January 1999 17 | Bologna | 2–0 | Inter Milan | Bologna |
| 14:30 | Signori 41' (pen.) Bergomi 52' (o.g.) | Report | Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Robert Boggi |
| 24 January 1999 18 | Inter Milan | 5–1 | Cagliari | Milan |
| 14:30 | R. Baggio 30', 78' Šimić 60' Simeone 67', 72' | Report | Muzzi 3' | Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 58,000 Referee: Alfredo Trentalange |
| 31 January 1999 19 | Piacenza | 0–0 | Inter Milan | Piacenza |
| 14:30 CET | Report | Stadium: Stadio Leonardo Garilli Attendance: 16,000 Referee: Domenico Messina |
| 7 February 1999 20 | Inter Milan | 5–1 | Empoli | Milan |
| 14:30 | Baggio 7' Simeone 17' Djorkaeff 35' (pen.), 67', 90' | Report | Carparelli 57' | Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 65,311 Referee: Daniele Tombolini |
| 14 February 1999 21 | Perugia | 2–1 | Inter Milan | Perugia |
| 15:00 | Kaviedes 19' Rapaić 81' | Report | Djorkaeff 90' (pen.) | Stadium: Stadio Renato Curi Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Salvatore Racalbuto |
| 21 February 1999 22 | Lazio | 1–0 | Inter Milan | Rome |
| 15:00 | Conceição 38' | Report | Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 70,000 Referee: Graziano Cesari |
| 27 February 1999 23 | Inter Milan | 0–0 | Juventus | Milan |
| 20:30 | Report | Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Daniele Tombolini |
| 7 March 1999 24 | Bari | 1–0 | Inter Milan | Bari |
| 15:00 | Osmanovski 43' | Report | Stadium: Stadio San Nicola Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Alfredo Trentalange |
| 13 March 1999 25 | Inter Milan | 2–2 | Milan | Milan |
| 20:30 | Ngotty 7' (o.g.) Zanetti 77' | Report | Leonardo 14', 52' | Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 79,540 Referee: Pierluigi Collina |
| 21 March 1999 26 | Sampdoria | 4–0 | Inter Milan | Genoa |
| 16:00 | Montella 12', 56' (pen.), 59' Ortega 69' | Report | Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Daniele Tombolini |
| 3 April 1999 27 | Inter Milan | 2–0 | Fiorentina | Milan |
| 20:30 | Ronaldo 45' (pen.), 84' (pen.) | Report | Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 74,000 Referee: Alfredo Trentalange |
| 11 April 1999 28 | Salernitana | 2–0 | Inter Milan | Salerno |
| 16:00 | Di Michele 8' Giampaolo 90' | Report | Stadium: Stadio Arechi Attendance: 34,787 Referee: Piero Ceccarini |
| 25 April 1999 30 | Inter Milan | 1–3 | Udinese | Milan |
| 16:00 | Zamorano 53' | Report | M. Amoroso 11' (pen.), 64' Poggi 87' | Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 55,000 Referee: Salvatore Racalbuto |
| 2 May 1999 31 | Roma | 4–5 | Inter Milan | Rome |
| 20:30 | Totti 26' (pen.) Paulo Sérgio 47' Delvecchio 49' Di Francesco 79' | Report | Ronaldo 17', 56' Zamorano 22', 35' Simeone 87' | Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 65,000 Referee: Pierluigi Collina |
| 16 May 1999 33 | Venezia | 3–1 | Inter Milan | Venice |
| 16:30 | Volpi 1' Frey 5' (o.g.) Maniero 19' | Report | Ronaldo 52' (pen.) | Stadium: Stadio Pier Luigi Penzo Attendance: 12,137 Referee: Massimo De Santis |
| 23 May 1999 34 | Inter Milan | 3–1 | Bologna | Milan |
| 16:30 | Ronaldo 8' Šimić 87' Ventola 89' | Report | Simutenkov 88' | Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 62,705 Referee: Pasquale Rodomonti |
Coppa Italia edit
Round of 32 edit
| 9 September 1998 | Inter Milan | 1–0 | Cesena | Milan |
| 20:30 CET | Zamorano 27' | Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 23,772 Referee: Alfredo Trentalange |
| 24 September 1998 | Cesena | 0–0 | Inter Milan | Cesena |
| 20:30 CET | Stadium: Stadio Dino Manuzzi Attendance: 21,369 Referee: Pasquale Rodomonti |
Round of 16 edit
| 28 October 1998 | Inter Milan | 1–0 | Castel di Sangro | Milan |
| 20:30 CET | Ventola 26' | Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Daniele Tombolini |
| 11 November 1998 | Castel di Sangro | 1–1 | Inter Milan | Castel di Sangro |
| 20:30 CET | Bernardi 76' | Djorkaeff 79' (o.g.) | Stadium: Stadio Teofilo Patini Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Daniele Tombolini |
Quarter-finals edit
| 3 December 1998 | Lazio | 2–1 | Inter Milan | Rome |
| 20:30 CET | Salas 13' (pen.), 47' | Report | Djorkaeff 32' | Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Piero Ceccarini |
Semi-finals edit
| 17 February 1999 | Inter Milan | 0–2 | Parma | Milan |
| 20:30 CET | Report | Verón 76' Balbo 90+6' | Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 15,053 Referee: Stefano Braschi |
| 9 March 1999 | Parma | 2–1 | Inter Milan | Parma |
| 20:30 CET | Chiesa 4' Verón 36' | Report | Zamorano 10' | Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini Attendance: 11,419 Referee: Massimo De Santis |
UEFA Cup qualification edit
| 30 May 1999 | Bologna | 2–1 | Inter Milan | Bologna |
| Signori 3' Bettarini 41' | Ventola 90' | Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Attendance: 27,000 Referee: Graziano Cesari |
Coppa Italia 3rd place: Bologna
UEFA Champions League edit
Second round edit
Group phase edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Internazionale | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 13 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 8 | +9 | 12 | |
| 3 | Spartak Moscow | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 8 | |
| 4 | Sturm Graz | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 16 | −14 | 1 |
Source: UEFA
| 16 September 1998 1 | Real Madrid | 2–0 | Inter Milan | Seville |
| 20:30 CET | Hierro 80' (pen.) Seedorf 90' | Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Stadium[8] Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Hugh Dallas (Scotland) |
| 30 September 1998 2 | Inter Milan | 1–0 | Sturm Graz | Milan |
| 20:45 CET | Djorkaeff 90' | Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 24,791 Referee: Rune Pedersen (Norway) |
| 21 October 1998 3 | Inter Milan | 2–1 | Spartak Moscow | Milan |
| 20:45 CET | Ventola 32' Ronaldo 59' | Report | Tsymbalar 65' | Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 44,199 Referee: Marc Batta (France) |
| 4 November 1998 4 | Spartak Moscow | 1–1 | Inter Milan | Moscow |
| 20:30 CET | Tikhonov 68' | Simeone 89' | Stadium: Luzhniki Stadium Attendance: 75,000 Referee: Urs Meier (Czech Republic) |
| 25 November 1998 5 | Inter Milan | 3–1 | Real Madrid | Milan |
| 20:45 CET | Zamorano 51' Baggio 86', 90' | Seedorf 57' | Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 77,820 Referee: Markus Merk (Germany) |
| 9 December 1998 6 | Sturm Graz | 0–2 | Inter Milan | Graz |
| 20:30 CET | Zanetti 64' Baggio 80' | Stadium: Arnold Schwarzenegger-Stadion Attendance: 12,685 Referee: Jacek Granat |
Quarter-finals edit
| 3 March 1999 | Manchester United | 2–0 | Inter Milan | Manchester |
| Yorke 7', 45' | Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 54,430 Referee: Hellmut Krug (Germany) |
| 17 March 1999 | Inter Milan | 1–1 | Manchester United | Milan |
| Ventola 63' | Scholes 88' | Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 79,528 Referee: Gilles Veissière (France) |
Statistics edit
Appearances and goals edit
- As of 30 June 1999[9]
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Serie A | Coppa Italia | Champions League | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK | ITA | Pagliuca | 47 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | ARG | Zanetti J | 50 | 4 | 34+2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 7+2 | 1 |
| 3 | DF | ITA | Colonnese | 40 | 1 | 28+1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | ITA | Bergomi | 37 | 1 | 23 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | FRA | Silvestre | 31 | 1 | 17+3 | 1 | 3+2 | 0 | 4+2 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | NED | Winter | 42 | 1 | 24+5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | ARG | Simeone | 44 | 7 | 28 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 2 |
| 15 | MF | FRA | Cauet | 46 | 3 | 22+8 | 1 | 3+4 | 1 | 9 | 1 |
| 18 | FW | CHI | Zamorano | 38 | 14 | 21+4 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 7+3 | 3 |
| 9 | FW | BRA | Ronaldo | 28 | 15 | 18+2 | 14 | 1+1 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 10 | FW | ITA | Baggio | 35 | 11 | 19+6 | 6 | 3+1 | 0 | 4+2 | 5 |
| 22 | GK | FRA | Frey | 9 | 0 | 5+2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | NGA | West | 30 | 0 | 20+3 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | CRO | Simic | 21 | 2 | 18+1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | FRA | Djorkaeff | 36 | 14 | 17+8 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
| 5 | DF | ITA | Galante | 29 | 1 | 16+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| 11 | FW | ITA | Ventola | 37 | 11 | 14+9 | 7 | 5+2 | 1 | 3+4 | 3 |
| 19 | MF | POR | Paulo Sousa | 19 | 0 | 10+2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | ITA | Milanese | 15 | 0 | 7+1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | ITA | Moriero | 18 | 2 | 6+5 | 1 | 1+2 | 1 | 3+1 | 0 |
| 13 | MF | BRA | Zé Elias | 23 | 1 | 5+9 | 0 | 2+3 | 1 | 2+2 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | ITA | Pirlo | 32 | 0 | 5+15 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 | 0+7 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | FRA | Dabo | 8 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | BRA | Gilberto | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | DF | ITA | Fresi | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | FRA | Camara | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | DF | ITA | Mezzano | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | ITA | Zanetti C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | URU | Recoba | 4 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 32 | FW | ITA | Sinigaglia | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | NGA | Kanu | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last updated: 30 June 1999
Source: Competitions
References edit
- ^ 1998–99 Inter Milan[permanent dead link]
- ^ . storiainter.com. Archived from the original on 2011-09-25. Retrieved 2020-04-29.
- ^ Bruno Bartolozzi (14 January 1999). "L'Inter apre a sinistra con Gilberto". La Gazzetta dello Sport.
- ^ Carlo Laudisa (12 January 1999). "Recoba dice sì al Venezia, West ora vuole andarsene". La Gazzetta dello Sport.
- ^ With consequent qualification to UEFA Cup first round
- ^ 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.
- ^ Played at Pisa due to field maintenance for the San Siro. "Champions League in agosto, l'Inter pensa a Reggio Emilia". La Gazzetta dello Sport. 9 June 1998.
- ^ Played in Seville due to a ban on matches at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium sanctioned by incidents in the 1998 UEFA Champions League semi-finals against Borussia Dortmund. "Porta crollata, due giornate al Real Madrid" (in Italian). la Repubblica. 6 April 1998. p. 40.
- ^ "Inter.it".
Sources edit
- - RSSSF Italy Championship 1998/99