| 1987–88 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Ernesto Pellegrini | ||
| Manager | Giovanni Trapattoni | ||
| Serie A | 5th | ||
| Coppa Italia | Semifinals | ||
| UEFA Cup | Round of 16 | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Altobelli (9) All: Altobelli (16)  | ||
| Average home league attendance | 47,812 | ||
| 
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| All statistics correct as of 15 May 1988. | |||
Season
Fans thought of 1987 as a year zero, hoping in a revival from the club.[1] Trapattoni managed to avoid the departures of Altobelli and Zenga[2] while Nobile and Scifo arrived, in add to a return for Serena.[3] Initial results were poor: Inter passed the preliminary stage of the Coppa Italia only due to goal difference, after have finished 4 out of 5 games from penalty spot (with an equal number of wins and losses).[4][5] Rummenigge left Milan days before Italian league could start[6] with a home loss (0–2) against Pescara, who gained his first win in Serie A on Inter's soil.[7]
The side collected a goalless draw in the UEFA Cup with Beşiktaş,[8] then beaten (3–1) in return match.[9] The next continental opponent was Turun Palloseura, able to win at the San Siro with a single goal.[10] After a 2–1 success over Juventus signed by Serena (former Bianconeri player),[11] Inter also won the second leg.[12] Inter was knocked out in the round of 16 by Espanyol[13] with a 2–1 aggregate.[14][15] Trapattoni's team managed to reach the semifinal of the domestic cup,[16][17][18] but lost to Sampdoria.[19][20] The Italian league, marked by losses in both citizen derbies, ended with a fifth place useful to get qualification for the UEFA Cup next season.[21]
Squad
Goalkeepers
Defenders
Midfielders
Attackers
Competitions
Serie A
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Roma | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 39 | 26 | +13 | 38 | Qualification to UEFA Cup | 
| 4 | Sampdoria | 30 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 41 | 30 | +11 | 37 | Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup | 
| 5 | Internazionale | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 42 | 35 | +7 | 32 | Qualification to UEFA Cup | 
| 6 | Juventus[lower-alpha 1] | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 35 | 30 | +5 | 31 | |
| 7 | Torino | 30 | 8 | 15 | 7 | 33 | 30 | +3 | 31 | 
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Draw.[22]
Notes:
- ↑ Juventus won the UEFA Cup qualification match against Torino 0–0*(4:2) then qualified to 1988–89 UEFA Cup.
 
Position by round
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; = 1988–89 European Cup; = 1988–89 UEFA Cup; = Relegation to 1988–89 Serie B
Matches
| 13 September 1987 1 | Inter | 0-2 | Pescara | Milan | 
| 16:00 CEST | Report | Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza Referee: Sguizzato  | 
| 20 September 1987 2 | Como | 1-2 | Inter | Como | 
| 16:00 CEST | Albiero  | 
Report | Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia Referee: Lanese  | 
| 27 September 1987 3 | Inter | 2-0 | Empoli | Milan | 
| 15:00 CET | Serena  Altobelli  | 
Report | Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza Referee: Coppetelli  | 
| 4 October 1987 4 | Torino | 1-1 | Inter | Torino | 
| 15:00 CET | G. Ferri  | 
Report | Stadium: Comunale Referee: Agnolin  | 
| 11 October 1987 5 | Inter | 1-1 | Verona | Milan | 
| 15:00 CET | Scifo  | 
Report | Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza Referee: D'Elia  | 
| 25 October 1987 6 | Inter | 2-1 | Juventus | Milan | 
| 14:30 CET | Serena  | 
Report | Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza Referee: Lanese  | 
| 1 November 1987 7 | Pisa | 2-1 | Inter | Pisa | 
| 14:30 CET | Bernazzani  Dunga  | 
Report | Stadium: Stadio Arena Garibaldi Referee: Lo Bello  | 
| 8 November 1987 8 | Inter | 2-2 | Ascoli | Milan | 
| 14:30 CET | Passarella  Serena  | 
Report | Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza Referee: Baldas (Trieste)  | 
| 22 November 1987 9 | Roma | 3-2 | Inter | Roma | 
| 14:30 CET | Manfredonia  Giannini Desideri  | 
Report | Stadium: Olimpico Referee: Pairetto  | 
| 29 November 1987 10 | Inter | 1-1 | Napoli | Milan | 
| 14:30 CET | De Napoli  | 
Report | Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza Referee: Longhi  | 
| 13 December 1987 11 | Fiorentina | 1-2 | Inter | Firenze | 
| 14:30 CET | Berti  | 
Report | Stadium: Stadio Comunale Referee: Agnolin  | 
| 20 December 1987 12 | Inter | 0-1 | Milan | Milan | 
| 14:30 CET | Report | Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza Referee: Lanese  | 
| 3 January 1988 13 | Sampdoria | 1-1 | Inter | Genova | 
| 14:30 CET | Mancini  | 
Report | Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Referee: Baldas  | 
| 10 January 1988 14 | Inter | 2-0 | Cesena | Milan | 
| 14:30 CET | Passarella  Altobelli  | 
Report | Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza Referee: Luci  | 
| 17 January 1988 15 | Avellino | 1-3 | Inter | Avellino | 
| 14:30 CET | Schachner  | 
Report | Stadium: Stadio Partenio Referee: Lo Bello  | 
| 24 January 1988 16 | Pescara | 1-1 | Inter | Pescara | 
| 14:30 CET | Slišković  | 
Report | Stadium: Stadio Adriatico Referee: Pezzella  | 
| 31 January 1988 17 | Inter | 1-0 | Como | Milan | 
| 15:00 CET | Serena  | 
Report | Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza Referee: Bergamo  | 
| 7 February 1988 18 | Empoli | 1-1 | Inter | Empoli | 
| 15:00 CET | Lucci  | 
Report | Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani Referee: Longhi  | 
| 14 February 1988 19 | Inter | 0-1 | Torino | Milan | 
| 15:00 CET | Report | Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza Referee: Paparesta  | 
| 28 February 1988 20 | Verona | 1-1 | Inter | Verona | 
| 15:00 CET | Fontolan  | 
Report | Stadium: Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi Referee: Lo Bello  | 
| 6 March 1988 21 | Juventus | 1-0 | Inter | Torino | 
| 15:30 CET | Magrin  | 
Report | Stadium: Stadio Comunale Referee: Pezzella  | 
| 13 March 1988 22 | Inter | 2-1 | Pisa | Milan | 
| 15:30 CET | Altobelli  Dolcetti  | 
Report | Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza Referee: Amendolia  | 
| 20 March 1988 23 | Ascoli | 2-1 | Inter | Ascoli Piceno | 
| 15:30 CET | Carillo  Scarafoni  | 
Report | Stadium: Stadio Cino e Lillo Del Duca Referee: Lombardo  | 
| 27 March 1988 24 | Inter | 4-2 | Roma | Milan | 
| 15:30 CEST | Altobelli  Bergomi Ciocci  | 
Report | Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza Referee: Agnolin  | 
| 10 April 1988 25 | Napoli | 1-0 | Inter | Napoli | 
| 15:30 CEST | Maradona  | 
Report | Stadium: San Paolo Referee: Fabio Baldas  | 
| 17 April 1988 26 | Inter | 3-0 | Fiorentina | Milan | 
| 14:30 CEST | Minaudo  Piraccini Ciocci  | 
Report | Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza Referee: Di Cola  | 
| 24 April 1988 27 | Milan | 2-0 | Inter | Milan | 
| 15:30 CEST | Gullit  Virdis  | 
Report | Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza Referee: Longhi  | 
| 1 May 1988 28 | Inter | 3-1 | Sampdoria | Milan | 
| 16:00 CEST | Mandorlini  Scifo Altobelli  | 
Report | Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza Referee: Coppetelli  | 
Coppa Italia
First round
| 23 August 1987 1 | Taranto | 2-2 (5-3 p)  | Inter | Taranto | 
| CEST | De Vitis  Dalla Costa  | 
Report | Stadium: Stadio Erasmo Iacovone Referee: Baldas  | |
| Penalties | ||||
| Paolucci  Donatelli Picci Serra Dalla Costa  | 
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| 26 August 1987 2 | Inter | 4-1 | Catania | Milan | 
| 20:30 CEST | Altobelli  Passarella  | 
Report | Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza Referee: Cornieti  | 
| 30 August 1987 3 | Brescia | 2-2 (4-2 p)  | Inter | Brescia | 
| CEST | Chiodini  Branco  | 
Report | Stadium: Mario Rigamonti Referee: D'Elia  | |
| Penalties | ||||
| Branco  Bonometti Mariani Piovani Beccalossi  | 
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| 2 September 1987 4 | Reggiana | 0-0 (8-9 p)  | Inter | Reggio nell'Emilia | 
| CEST | Report | Stadium: Stadio Giglio Referee: Agnolin  | ||
| Penalties | ||||
| Polverino  Cornacchini Bellatorre Poggi D'Agostino Dominissini Albi Perugi De Agostini Cornacchia  | 
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| 6 September 1987 5 | Inter | 0-0 (5-4 p)  | Ascoli | Milan | 
| CEST | Report | Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza Referee: Cornieti  | ||
| Penalties | ||||
| Fanna  Mandorlini Altobelli Scifo Passarella  | 
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Eightfinals
| 6 January 1988 | Bologna | 1-3 | Inter | Bologna | 
| CET | Pecci  | 
Report | Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Referee: D'Elia  | 
| 20 January 1988 | Inter | 3-0 | Bologna | Milan | 
| CET | Serena  Ciocci  | 
Report | Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza Referee: Nicchi  | 
Quarterfinals
| 10 February 1988 | Inter | 2-1 | Empoli | Milan | 
| CET | Serena  Lucci  | 
Report | Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza Referee: Amendolia  | 
| 2 March 1988 | Empoli | 0-1 | Inter | Milan | 
| CET | Report | Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani Referee: Lanese  | 
Semifinals
| 6 April 1988 | Inter | 0-0 | Sampdoria | Milan | 
| CEST | Report | Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza Referee: Lo Bello  | 
UEFA Cup
| 16 September 1987 |   | 0-0 | Inter | Istanbul | 
| 15:30 CEST | Report | Stadium: Stadio BJK İnönü Attendance: 42 000 Referee:  | 
| 30 September 1987 | Inter | 3-1 |   | Milan | 
| 20:30 CET | Altobelli  Serena  | 
Report | Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza Attendance: 15 000 Referee:  | 
Round of 16
| 21 October 1987 | Inter | 0-1 |   | Milan | 
| 19:00 CET | Report | Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza Attendance: 20 000 Referee:  | 
| 4 November 1987 |   | 0-2 | Inter | Turku | 
| 17:30 CET | Report | Stadium: Kupittaan jalkapallostadion Attendance: 13 375 Referee:  | 
Eightfinals
Statistics
Players statistics
Appearances and goals in domestic league.[23]
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Serie A | Coppa | UEFA | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| GK | Walter Zenga | 43 | -41 | 26 | -31 | 11 | -6 | 6 | -4 | ||
| DF | Giuseppe Bergomi | 42 | 1 | 28 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| DF | Giuseppe Baresi | 46 | 1 | 29 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| DF | Daniel Passarella | 35 | 7 | 21 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 0 | ||
| DF | Ricardo Ferri | 40 | 3 | 25 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| MF | Pietro Fanna | 44 | 4 | 26+2 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 0 | ||
| MF | Andrea Mandorlini | 44 | 2 | 27 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| MF | Gianfranco Matteoli | 35 | 2 | 16+5 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| MF | Vincenzo Scifo | 44 | 5 | 28 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 1 | ||
| FW | Alessandro Altobelli | 44 | 16 | 27+1 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 2 | ||
| FW | Aldo Serena | 31 | 12 | 21+1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | ||
| GK | Astutillo Malgioglio | 6 | -4 | 4 | -4 | 2 | -0 | 0 | -0 | ||
| DF | Salvatore Nobile | 31 | 0 | 16+3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| FW | Massimo Ciocci | 35 | 5 | 12+10 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| MF | Adriano Piraccini | 37 | 2 | 10+13 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| MF | Giuseppe Minaudo | 20 | 2 | 7+8 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| DF | Fabio Calcaterra | 20 | 0 | 7+5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| MF | Dario Morello | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| DF | Rivolta | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| GK | Sansonetti | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| MF | De Vincenzo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| DF | Stafico | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
References
- ↑ Gianni Mura (June 21, 1987). "Venite a vedere il calcio latino". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 23.
 - ↑ Licia Granello (July 11, 1987). "Zenga s' impunta Vuole andarsene". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 21.
 - ↑ Gianni Mura (July 29, 1987). "Le certezze di Trapattoni". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 21.
 - ↑ Enrico Currò; Luca Bianchin; Licia Granello; Gianni Mura (August 27, 1987). "Notte di gol Grandi firme". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 21.
 - ↑ Andrea Monti; Giulio Cardone (September 3, 1987). "Undici metri di paura". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 39.
 - ↑ "Il Verona ha preso Bonetti Rummenigge al Servette". la Repubblica (in Italian). September 10, 1987. p. 26.
 - ↑ Gianni Mura (September 15, 1987). "Ma dov' è finita l' Inter?". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 47.
 - ↑ Gianni Mura (September 17, 1987). "L' Inter perde zero a zero". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 20.
 - ↑ Gianni Mura (October 1, 1987). "Dopo la paura arriva l' Inter". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 22.
 - ↑ Gianni Mura (October 22, 1987). "Piange l' Inter formato caos". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 26.
 - ↑ Luca Argentieri (October 27, 1987). "Così Serena si è fermato". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 47.
 - ↑ Gianni Mura (November 5, 1987). "L' Inter è vera, viva l' Inter". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 33.
 - ↑ Gianni Mura (November 24, 1987). "Quanti alibi nel momento più brutto di una carriera". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 35.
 - ↑ Gianni Mura (November 26, 1987). "Ma l' Inter soffre ancora". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 23.
 - ↑ Gianni Mura (December 10, 1987). "L' Inter perde l' ultima chance". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 23.
 - ↑ Antonio Dipollina (January 21, 1988). "Applausi all' Inter con doppio Serena". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 23.
 - ↑ Luca Argentieri (March 3, 1988). "Ferri risolve Zenga s' infortuna". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 24.
 - ↑ Licia Granello (March 29, 1988). "E l' Inter fu salvata da un ragazzo del '68". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 26.
 - ↑ Licia Granello (April 7, 1988). "All' Inter solo i fischi". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 34.
 - ↑ Licia Granello (April 21, 1988). "All' Inter dei dubbi gol del solito Mancini". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 22.
 - ↑ "Ma Trapattoni piace ancora?". la Repubblica (in Italian). May 19, 1988. p. 24.
 - ↑ "Norme organizzative interne della F.I.G.C. - Art. 51.6" (PDF) (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. 12 September 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
 - ↑ Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio 1989 (in Italian). Modena: Panini Group. 1988.