2008–09 Inter Milan season
The 2008–09 season was Football Club Internazionale Milano's 100th in existence and 93rd consecutive season in the top flight of Italian football. This was the first season for new Inter manager José Mourinho.
2008–09 season | |
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President | Massimo Moratti |
Head coach | José Mourinho |
Stadium | San Siro |
Serie A | 1st |
Coppa Italia | Semi-finals |
Supercoppa Italiana | Winners |
UEFA Champions League | Round of 16 |
Top goalscorer | League: Zlatan Ibrahimović (25) All: Zlatan Ibrahimović (29) |
Highest home attendance | 76,437 vs Juventus (22 November 2008) |
Lowest home attendance | 43,040 vs Torino (1 February 2009) |
Average home league attendance | 55,345 |
Season overview
After Roberto Mancini's departure, José Mourinho became the new coach of Inter.[1] The Portuguese manager won a trophy at his debut, Supercoppa Italiana, defeating Roma on penalties.[2] He planned a 4–3–3 formation, with the new arrivals Amantino Mancini and Quaresma as wingers beside Zlatan Ibrahimović.[3]
As the 4–3–3 soon failed, Mourino reviewed his ideas switching in a 4–3–1–2 like the predecessor: Stanković acted as playmaker, behind Ibrahimović and his offensive partner (Adriano, rarely Cruz or Crespo, then Balotelli).[4] The quality of playing is immediately awake, and Inter came on the prints of previous season winning again the Scudetto (fourth in row), 10 points clear Juventus and Milan.[5]
Players
Squad information
Squad no. | Name | Nationality | Position | Date of birth (age) | ||
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Goalkeepers | ||||||
1 | Francesco Toldo | GK | 2 December 1971 (aged 36) | |||
12 | Júlio César | GK | 3 September 1979 (aged 28) | |||
22 | Paolo Orlandoni | GK | 12 August 1972 (aged 35) | |||
Defenders | ||||||
2 | Iván Córdoba (vice-Captain) | CB | 11 August 1976 (aged 31) | |||
4 | Javier Zanetti (Captain) | RB / CM / RM | 10 August 1973 (aged 34) | |||
6 | Maxwell | LB | 27 August 1981 (aged 26) | |||
13 | Maicon | RB | 26 July 1981 (aged 26) | |||
16 | Nicolás Burdisso | CB | 12 April 1981 (aged 27) | |||
23 | Marco Materazzi | CB | 19 August 1973 (aged 34) | |||
24 | Nelson Rivas | CB | 25 March 1983 (aged 25) | |||
25 | Walter Samuel | CB | 23 March 1978 (aged 30) | |||
26 | Cristian Chivu | LB / CB / DM | 26 October 1980 (aged 27) | |||
39 | Davide Santon | LB | 2 January 1991 (aged 17) | |||
Midfielders | ||||||
5 | Dejan Stanković | CM / AM | 11 September 1978 (aged 29) | |||
7 | Luís Figo | RW / AM | 4 November 1972 (aged 35) | |||
11 | Luis Jiménez | AM / CM / RW | 17 June 1984 (aged 24) | |||
14 | Patrick Vieira | DM / CM | 23 June 1976 (aged 32) | |||
15 | Olivier Dacourt | DM | 25 September 1974 (aged 33) | |||
19 | Esteban Cambiasso | DM / CM | 18 August 1980 (aged 27) | |||
20 | Sulley Muntari | CM / DM / LM | 27 August 1984 (aged 23) | |||
33 | Mancini | AM / LW / RW | 1 August 1980 (aged 27) | |||
77 | Ricardo Quaresma | RW / LW / SS | 26 September 1983 (aged 24) | |||
Forwards | ||||||
8 | Zlatan Ibrahimović | CF | 3 October 1981 (aged 26) | |||
9 | Julio Cruz | CF | 10 July 1974 (aged 34) | |||
10 | Adriano | CF | 17 February 1982 (aged 26) | |||
18 | Hernán Crespo | CF | 5 July 1975 (aged 33) | |||
21 | Victor Obinna | CF | 25 March 1987 (aged 21) | |||
45 | Mario Balotelli | CF | 12 August 1990 (aged 17) |
From youth squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Players transfer
2008–09 confirmed transfers
In
No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Age | EU | Moving from | Type | Transfer window | Ends | Transfer fee | Source |
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FW | Filkor | 19 | EU | Grosseto | Loan End | Summer | 2010 | n/a | |||
10 | FW | Adriano | 26 | Non-EU | São Paulo | Loan End | Summer | 2010 | n/a | ||
FW | Acquafresca | 20 | EU | Cagliari | Co-ownership Termination | Summer | undisclosed | undisclosed | |||
51 | DF | Bonucci | 21 | EU | Treviso | Co-ownership Termination | Summer | undisclosed | undisclosed | ||
18 | FW | Crespo | 33 | EU | Free agent | Transfer | Summer | undisclosed | Free | ||
33 | MF | Mancini | 27 | EU | Roma | Transfer | Summer | 2012 | €13M | inter.it | |
11 | MF | Jiménez | 24 | EU | Ternana | Co-ownership | Summer | 2011 | undisclosed | inter.it | |
20 | MF | Muntari | 23 | Non-EU | Portsmouth | Transfer | Summer | 2012 | €16M | inter.it | |
77 | MF | Quaresma | 24 | EU | Porto | Transfer | Summer | 2012 | €18.6M + Pélé | inter.it | |
21 | FW | Victor Obinna | 21 | Non-EU | Chievo | Transfer | Summer | 2012 | |||
51 | DF | Bonucci | 21 | EU | Treviso | Loan Return | Winter | undisclosed | N/A | ||
MF | Maaroufi | 20 | EU | Twente | Loan Return | Winter | 2009 | N/A | |||
GK | Viviano | 23 | EU | Brescia | Co-ownership | Winter | undisclosed | undisclosed |
Total spending: €46.6 million
Out
N | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Age | EU | Moving to | Type | Transfer window | Transfer fee | Source |
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DF | Ceccarelli | 26 | EU | Milan | Co-ownership Termination | Summer | ||||
DF | Andreolli | 23 | EU | Roma | Co-ownership Termination | Summer | ||||
GK | Cordaz | 26 | EU | Treviso | Co-ownership Termination | Summer | ||||
MF | Maa Boumsong | 22 | Non-EU | Treviso | Co-ownership Termination | Summer | ||||
FW | Eliakwu | 23 | Non-EU | Triestina | Co-ownership Termination | Summer | ||||
29 | FW | Suazo | 28 | EU | Benfica | Loan | Summer | Free | inter.it | |
28 | MF | Maniche | 30 | EU | Atlético Madrid | Loan End | Summer | Free | ||
21 | MF | Solari | 31 | EU | San Lorenzo | Contract expired | Summer | Free | ||
20 | MF | Recoba | 32 | EU | Panionios | Contract expired | Summer | Free | ||
31 | MF | César | 33 | EU | Bologna | Released | Summer | Free | ||
MF | Filkor | 19 | EU | Sassuolo | Loan | Summer | N/A | |||
FW | Ribas | 20 | EU | Dijon | Transfer | Summer | undisclosed | |||
30 | MF | Pelé | 20 | EU | Porto | Trade | Summer | Included in Quaresma transfer | inter.it | |
15 | MF | Dacourt | 25 | EU | Fulham | Loan | Winter | Free | inter.it | |
77 | MF | Quaresma | 25 | EU | Chelsea | Loan | Winter | Free | chelseafc.com | |
51 | DF | Bonucci | 21 | EU | Pisa | Loan | Winter | N/A | ||
MF | Maaroufi | 20 | EU | Vicenza | Co-ownership | Winter | undisclosed | |||
GK | Viviano | 23 | EU | Brescia | Loan | Winter | N/A | |||
10 | FW | Adriano | 27 | Non-EU | Flamengo | Released | Winter | Free | inter.it |
Last updated: 22 May
Total income: €0
Start formations
Club
Non-playing staff
Position | Staff |
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Head coach | José Mourinho |
Assistant coach | Giuseppe Baresi |
Technical Assistant | André Villas-Boas |
Goalkeeper coach | Silvino Louro |
Masseurs/Physiotherapists | Rui Faria |
Director in charge of transfers | Marco Branca |
Transfer Market Consultant First-Team Representative | Gabriele Oriali |
Last updated: 5 June 2008
Source: F.C. Internazionale Milano Official Website
Pre-season and friendlies
Riscone di Brunico training camp
Tim Trophy
29 July 2008 TT | Juventus | 1–0 | Internazionale | Turin |
21:30 CET | Iaquinta 27' | Report | Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Gabriele Gava |
2008 Amsterdam tournament
8 August 2008 Friendly | Internazionale | 0–0 | Sevilla | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
19:00 CET | Report | Stadium: Amsterdam ArenA Referee: Bas Nijhuis |
9 August 2008 Friendly | Ajax | 0–1 | Internazionale | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
21:15 CET | Report | Adriano 5' | Stadium: Amsterdam ArenA Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Kevin Blom |
Other friendlies
5 August 2008 Friendly | Bayern Munich | 0–1 | Internazionale | Munich, Germany |
20:45 CET | Report | Mancini 52' | Stadium: Allianz Arena Referee: Felix Brych |
15 August 2008 Eusébio Cup | Benfica | 0–1 (4–5 p) | Internazionale | Lisbon, Portugal |
20:45 CET | Report | Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 54,001 Referee: Bruno Paixão | ||
Penalties | ||||
Aimar Bastos Reyes Nuno Gomes David Luiz Nélson | Maxwell Balotelli Stanković Ibrahimović Burdisso Cambiasso |
5 September 2008 Friendly | Locarno | 2–2 | Internazionale | Locarno, Switzerland |
18:00 CET | Sara 41' Cruz 56' (o.g.) | Report | Córdoba 72' Cruz 78' (pen.) | Stadium: Stadio del Lido Referee: Massimo Busacca |
Competitions
Overview
Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
Serie A | 30 August 2008 | 31 May 2009 | Matchday 1 | Winners | 38 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 70 | 32 | +38 | 65.79 |
Coppa Italia | 13 January 2009 | 23 April 2009 | Round of 16 | Semi-finals | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 75.00 |
Supercoppa Italiana | 24 August 2008 | Final | Winners | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +0 | 100.00 | |
Champions League | 16 September 2008 | 11 March 2009 | Group stage | Round of 16 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 25.00 |
Total | 51 | 31 | 12 | 8 | 86 | 48 | +38 | 60.78 |
Last updated: 31 May 2009
Source: Soccerway, Calcio
Serie A
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Internazionale (C) | 38 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 70 | 32 | +38 | 84 | Qualification to Champions League group stage |
2 | Juventus | 38 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 69 | 37 | +32 | 74[a] | |
3 | Milan | 38 | 22 | 8 | 8 | 70 | 35 | +35 | 74[a] | |
4 | Fiorentina | 38 | 21 | 5 | 12 | 53 | 38 | +15 | 68[b] | Qualification to Champions League play-off round |
5 | Genoa | 38 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 56 | 39 | +17 | 68[b] | Qualification to Europa League play-off round[c] |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion
Notes:
- ^ a b Juventus finished ahead of Milan on head-to-head points: Juventus 4–2 Milan, Milan 1–1 Juventus.
- ^ a b Fiorentina finished ahead of Genoa on head-to-head points: Fiorentina 1–0 Genoa, Genoa 3–3 Fiorentina.
- ^ Lazio qualified for the play-off round of the 2009–10 UEFA Europa League by winning the 2008–09 Coppa Italia.
Results summary
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
38 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 70 | 32 | +38 | 84 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 37 | 16 | +21 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 33 | 16 | +17 |
Last updated: 31 May 2009.
Source:
Results by round
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
30 August 2008 1 | Sampdoria | 1–1 | Internazionale | Genoa |
20:30 CET | Franceschini 59' Delvecchio 68' Padalino 77' Stanković 90+3' | Report | Muntari 15' Ibrahimović 33' Figo 53' | Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 33,975 Referee: Roberto Rosetti |
21 September 2008 3 | Torino | 1–3 | Internazionale | Turin |
15:00 CET | P. Zanetti 19' Pisano 28' Pratali 78' Abbruscato 79' | Report | Pisano 24' (o.g.) Maicon 26' Ibrahimović 51' Balotelli 74' | Stadium: Stadio Olimpico di Torino Attendance: 21,497 Referee: Stefano Farina |
28 September 2008 5 | Milan | 1–0 | Internazionale | Milan |
20:30 CET | Ronaldinho 36' Gattuso 41' Jankulovski 51' | Report | Burdisso 61' 77' Vieira 66' Quaresma 69' Zanetti 81' Materazzi 83' | Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 79,057 Referee: Emidio Morganti |
19 October 2008 7 | Roma | 0–4 | Internazionale | Rome |
20:30 CET | Vučinić 33' | Report | Ibrahimović 5', 47' Stanković 54' Obinna 56' Chivu 76' | Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 48,958 Referee: Nicola Rizzoli |
26 October 2008 8 | Internazionale | 0–0 | Genoa | Milan |
15:00 CET | Muntari 12' Maicon 50' Ibrahimović 55' Burdisso 69' | Report | Criscito 25' Ferrari 42' Motta 55' Jurić 51' 60' | Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 62,224 Referee: Daniele Orsato |
29 October 2008 9 | Fiorentina | 0–0 | Internazionale | Florence |
20:30 CET | Krøldrup 53' | Report | Maicon 60' | Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Attendance: 36,358 Referee: Roberto Rosetti |
1 November 2008 10 | Reggina | 2–3 | Internazionale | Reggio Calabria |
18:00 CET | Cozza 33' Barreto 37' Brienza 53' Tognozzi 90+2' | Report | Maicon 9' Vieira 23' Córdoba 39' 90+1' | Stadium: Stadio Oreste Granillo Attendance: 18,059 Referee: Andrea De Marco |
9 November 2008 11 | Internazionale | 1–0 | Udinese | Milan |
15:00 CET | Cruz 74' 91+1' Córdoba 82' | Report | Pepe 33' D'Agostino 39' Inler 56' | Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 51,595 Referee: Emidio Morganti |
15 November 2008 12 | Palermo | 0–2 | Internazionale | Palermo |
20:30 CET | Bovo 58' Simplício 75' Balzaretti 78' | Report | Ibrahimović 46', 62' Córdoba 65' | Stadium: Stadio Renzo Barbera Attendance: 34,203 Referee: Paolo Tagliavento |
22 November 2008 13 | Internazionale | 1–0 | Juventus | Milan |
20:30 CET | Materazzi 50' Samuel 54' Muntari 70' Júlio César 88' | Report | Amauri 25' Legrottaglie 29' | Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 76,437 Referee: Nicola Rizzoli |
6 December 2008 15 | Lazio | 0–3 | Internazionale | Rome |
20:30 CET | Diakité 41' Zárate 45+2' Brocchi 76' | Report | Samuel 2' Stanković 26' Diakité 45+3' (o.g.) Ibrahimović 55' Júlio César 59' Maxwell 90+4' | Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Daniele Orsato |
14 December 2008 16 | Internazionale | 4–2 | Chievo Verona | Milan |
15:00 CET | Maxwell 3' Muntari 44' Stanković 45+2' 47' Ibrahimović 79', 88' 84' | Report | Morero 45' 82' Pellissier 51' Bentivoglio 65' Mantovani 67' Yepes 84' | Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 46,357 Referee: Mauro Bergonzi |
20 December 2008 17 | Siena | 1–2 | Internazionale | Siena |
20:30 CET | Kharja 44' 79' Vergassola 77' Del Grosso 84' | Report | Balotelli 20' Maicon 34', 83' 84' Samuel 81' | Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Attendance: 15,446 Referee: Andrea De Marco |
10 January 2009 18 | Internazionale | 1–1 | Cagliari | Milan |
20:30 CET | Ibrahimović 77' Muntari 82' | Report | Acquafresca 65' Cossu 88' | Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 45,171 Referee: Nicola Pierpaoli |
18 January 2009 19 | Atalanta | 3–1 | Internazionale | Bergamo |
15:00 CET | Floccari 18' Doni 28', 33' Bellini 67' Vieri 90+2' | Report | Burdisso 36' Ibrahimović 45+2' 90+2' | Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Attendance: 16,983 Referee: Nicola Rizzoli |
25 January 2009 20 | Internazionale | 1–0 | Sampdoria | Milan |
20:30 CET | Chivu 10' Stanković 40' Adriano 45+1' | Report | Stankevičius 16' Sammarco 32' Pazzini 34' Franceschini 43' | Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 45,359 Referee: Domenico Celi |
28 January 2009 21 | Catania | 0–2 | Internazionale | Catania |
20:30 CET | Mascara 12' Tedesco 60' D'Amico 90' | Report | Stanković 5' Muntari 31' Ibrahimović 15' 71' | Stadium: Stadio Angelo Massimino Attendance: 20,738 Referee: Gianluca Rocchi |
7 February 2009 23 | Lecce | 0–3 | Internazionale | Lecce |
18:00 CET | Esposito 47' Tiribocchi 55' Caserta 77' | Report | Ibrahimović 12' 38' Figo 71' Stanković 82' Balotelli 89' | Stadium: Stadio Via del Mare Attendance: 26,669 Referee: Paolo Tagliavento |
7 March 2009 27 | Genoa | 0–2 | Internazionale | Genoa |
18:00 CET | Milito 22' Motta 52' Biava 59' Ferrari 71' | Report | Ibrahimović 2' 45+2' Balotelli 61' 73' Mancini 84' | Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 32,332 Referee: Emidio Morganti |
15 March 2009 28 | Internazionale | 2–0 | Fiorentina | Milan |
20:30 CET | Ibrahimović 11', 90+4' Balotelli 33' Samuel 42' Muntari 50' Júlio César 71' | Report | Felipe Melo 49' | Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 51,535 Referee: Daniele Orsato |
22 March 2009 29 | Internazionale | 3–0 | Reggina | Milan |
15:00 CET | Cambiasso 6' Ibrahimović 10' (pen.), 58' Santon 51' | Report | Valdez 10' Barillà 26' Carmona 68' | Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 52,025 Referee: Paolo Mazzoleni |
5 April 2009 30 | Udinese | 0–1 | Internazionale | Udine |
19:00 CET | Quagliarella 22' Pepe 77' | Report | Maxwell 41' Vieira 69' Isla 77' (o.g.) | Stadium: Stadio Friuli Attendance: 25,930 Referee: Luca Banti |
18 April 2009 32 | Juventus | 1–1 | Internazionale | Turin |
20:30 CET | Legrottaglie 36' Poulsen 54' Tiago 76' Grygera 90+1' | Report | Figo 3' Balotelli 64' 68' | Stadium: Stadio Olimpico di Torino Attendance: 24,790 Referee: Stefano Farina |
26 April 2009 33 | Napoli | 1–0 | Internazionale | Naples |
20:30 CET | Amodio 19' Zalayeta 73' Lavezzi 82' | Report | Vieira 13' Cruz 82' Balotelli 83' Stanković 87' | Stadium: Stadio San Paolo Attendance: 53,772 Referee: Roberto Rosetti |
2 May 2009 34 | Internazionale | 2–0 | Lazio | Milan |
20:30 CET | Samuel 26' Ibrahimović 58' 86' Muntari 70' Vieira 82' Chivu 90+1' | Report | Del Nero 44' Matuzalém 86' Ledesma 89' | Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 58,576 Referee: Paolo Tagliavento |
10 May 2009 35 | Chievo Verona | 2–2 | Internazionale | Verona |
15:00 CET | Marcolini 27' Morero 37' Rigoni 40' Luciano 73' Malagò 88' | Report | Crespo 3' Córdoba 32' Balotelli 65' Cruz 85' | Stadium: Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi Attendance: 28,924 Referee: Andrea De Marco |
17 May 2009 36 | Internazionale | 3–0 | Siena | Milan |
20:30 CET | Cambiasso 45' Balotelli 52' Ibrahimović 76' | Report | Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 73,492 Referee: Mauro Bergonzi |
24 May 2009 37 | Cagliari | 2–1 | Internazionale | Cagliari |
15:00 CET | Cossu 34' 35' Acquafresca 71' | Report | Ibrahimović 8' Chivu 73' | Stadium: Stadio Sant'Elia Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Gianpaolo Calvarese |
31 May 2009 38 | Internazionale | 4–3 | Atalanta | Milan |
15:00 CET | Muntari 6' Ibrahimović 12', 81' 81' Stanković 56' Cambiasso 80' | Report | Doni 10', 53' Cigarini 25' | Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 69,405 Referee: Gianluca Rocchi |
Coppa Italia
Round of 16
Quarter-finals
21 January 2009 Quarter-final | Internazionale | 2–1 | Roma | Milan |
21:00 | Adriano 10' Samuel 23' Ibrahimović 72' | Report | Juan 8' Vučinić 10' Perrotta 45+1' Taddei 61' Mexès 83' | Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 26,520 Referee: Daniele Orsato |
Semi-finals
4 March 2009 First leg | Sampdoria | 3–0 | Internazionale | Genoa |
20:45 (CET) | Cassano 9' Gastaldello 25' 59' Pazzini 30', 42' | Report | Córdoba 53' Balotelli 57' Materazzi 87' Zanetti 87' | Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 14,185 Referee: Massimiliano Saccani |