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1961–62 Inter Milan season

During the 1961–62 season Football Club Internazionale Milano competed in Serie A, Coppa Italia and the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup.

Football Club Internazionale
1961–62 season
OwnerAngelo Moratti
PresidentAngelo Moratti
ManagerHelenio Herrera
StadiumSan Siro
Serie A2nd
Coppa ItaliaEightfinals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Gerry Hitchens (16)
All:
Hitchens (18)

Summary edit

During summer oil tycoon and President Angelo Moratti[1] in his 7th campaign as chairman transferred in several players to reinforce the club such as: Welsh forward Gerry Hitchens from Aston Villa[2][3] and Spanish midfielder Luis Suarez from FC Barcelona after paid 25 million Spanish pesetas (£152,000).[4]

Hitchens arrived to the team after a failed bid on Scottish Forward Denis Law who moved to Torino for a fee of £110,000,[note 1] (a record fee for a transfer involving a British player)[5][6] included claims by Internazionale that he had signed a pre-contract agreement with them, although they dropped this claim before the season started.

The club finished in 2nd place just 5 points below of league Champions AC Milan. In Coppa Italia the team was early eliminated by Novara in Eightfinals. In the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup the squad advanced to the quarterfinals and lost the series to Valencia CF.

Squad edit

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK   ITA Lorenzo Buffon
— GK   ITA Ottavio Bugatti
— DF   ITA Aristide Guarneri
— DF   ITA Costanzo Balleri
— DF   ITA Giacinto Facchetti
— DF   ITA Remo Bicchierai
— DF   ITA Luigi Caloi
— DF   ITA Giorgio Dellagiovanna
— MF   ITA Giorgio Brigo
— MF   ITA Guido Gratton
— MF   ITA Mauro Bicicli
— MF   ITA Armando Picchi
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF   ESP Luis Suárez
— MF   ITA Egidio Morbello
— MF   ITA Bruno Bolchi
— MF   ITA Franco Zaglio
— MF   ITA Enea Masiero
— MF   ITA Sandro Mazzola
— FW   ITA Mario Corso
— FW   ITA Lorenzo Bettini
— FW   ITA Mario Mereghetti
— FW   ITA Bruno Petroni
— FW   POR Humberto
— FW   WAL Gerry Hitchens

Transfers edit

Winter edit

In
Pos. Name from Type
Out
Pos. Name To Type
MF Guido Gratton SS Lazio

Competitions edit

Serie A edit

Main article: 1961-62 Serie A

League table edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Milan (C) 34 24 5 5 83 36 +47 53 Qualified for the European Cup
2 Internazionale 34 19 10 5 59 31 +28 48
3 Fiorentina 34 19 8 7 57 32 +25 46
4 Bologna 34 19 7 8 57 41 +16 45
5 Roma 34 18 8 8 61 35 +26 44 Invited for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
Source: Panini
(C) Champions

Results by round edit

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundHAHAHAHHAAHAHAHHAAHAHAHHAHHAHAHAAH
ResultWWDDWWLWWWWDWDWDWWLDWLWWLWDLDDDWWW
Position1112111111111111111111112123233322
Source: http://calcio-seriea.net/allenatori_squadra/1960/501/
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss;   = Leader, European Cup;   = Registered to 1962 Mitropa Cup;   = Invited to 1962–63 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup;   = Relegation to 1962–63 Serie B

Matches edit

27 August 1961 1 Inter 6 – 0 Atalanta Milano
ore 15:30 CEST Corso   22'
Hitchens   28',   43'
Bettini   30',   79'
Suárez   70'		 Stadium: San Siro
Referee: Di Tonno
3 September 1961 2 Roma 2 – 3 Inter Roma
ore 15:30 CEST Pestrin   54'
Manfredini   66' (pen)		   13'
Hitchens  58' Suárez
  70' Bettini		 Stadium: Olimpico
Referee: Gambarotta
10 September 1961 3 Inter 0 – 0 Torino Milano
15:30 CEST Stadium: San Siro
Referee: Francescon
13 September 1961 4 Mantova 1 – 1 Inter Mantova
18:00 CEST Sormani   3'   90' Bettini Stadium: Martelli
Referee: Sbardella
17 September 1961 5 Inter 4 – 1 Fiorentina Milano
ore 15:30 CEST Corso   13'
Suárez   30' (pen)
Hitchens   39',   76'		   88' (o.g.) Picchi Stadium: San Siro
Referee: Gambarotta
24 September 1961 6 Padova 0 – 2 Inter Padova
ore 15:30 CEST   36',   89' Corso Stadium: Stadio Silvio Appiani
Referee: Lo Bello
1 October 1961 7 Inter 1 – 3 Milan Milano
15:30 CEST Suárez   70'   18' Pivatelli
  53' Greaves
  86' Conti		 Stadium: San Siro
Referee: Bonetto (Torino)
4 October 1961 8 Inter 2 – 1 SPAL Milano
ore 18:30 CET Bolchi   68',   87'   41' Gori Stadium: San Siro
Referee: De Marchi
8 October 1961 9 Udinese 0 – 1 Inter Udine
15:30 CET   4' Hitchens Stadium: Moretti
Referee: Jonni
22 October 1961 10 Juventus 2 – 4 Inter Torino
15:30 CET Charles  19'
Nicolè   70'		   14' Hitchens
  58' (pen) Suárez
  74',   88' Bettini		 Stadium: Comunale
Referee: Lo Bello
29 October 1961 11 Inter 1 – 0 Palermo Milano
15:30 CET Corso  28' (pen) Stadium: San Siro
Referee: Marchese
12 November 1961 12 Sampdoria 0 – 0 Inter Genova
15:30 CET Stadium: Marassi
Referee: Adami
19 November 1961 13 Inter 2 – 1 Lanerossi Vicenza Milano
15:30 CET Hitchens   23'
Corso   26'		   71' Puia Stadium: San Siro
Referee: Sebastio
26 November 1961 14 Venezia 1 – 1 Inter Venezia
15:30 Raffin   62'   30' Bettini Stadium: Penzo
Referee: Jonni
3 December 1961 15 Inter 6 – 4 Bologna Milano
15:30 CET Hitchens  22' (pen),   60' (pen)
Bettini   36'
Masiero   43'
Morbello   71',   86'		   8' Vinicio
  37',   54' Pascutti
  42' (pen) Renna		 Stadium: San Siro
Referee: Adami
10 December 1961 16 Inter 1 – 1 Catania Milano
15:30 CET Guarneri   6'   68' Prenna Stadium: San Siro
Referee: De Marchi
17 December 1961 17 Lecco 0 – 1 Inter Lecco
15:30 CET   44' Bettini Stadium: Rigamonti-Ceppi
Referee: Bonetto
24 December 1961 18 Atalanta 2 – 3 Inter Bergamo
14:00 CET Maschio   50',   58' (pen)   9' Bicicli
  33' Dellagiovanna
  59' Suárez		 Stadium: Comunale
Referee: Gambarotta
31 December 1961 19 Inter 0 – 1 AS Roma Milano
14:00 CET   81' Manfredini Stadium: San Siro
Referee: Lo Bello
7 January 1962 20 Torino 0 – 0 Inter Torino
ore 14:00 CET Stadium: Comunale
Referee: Gambarotta
14 January 1962 21 Inter 2 – 0 Mantova Milano
ore 14:00 CET Hitchens   24' Morbello   48' Stadium: San Siro
Referee: De Robbio
21 January 1962 22 Fiorentina 4 – 1 Inter Firenze
ore 14:00 CET Milani   20',   44',   57'
Bartù   45'		   80' (pen) Suárez Stadium: Comunale
Referee: Adami
28 January 1962 23 Inter 2 – 1 Padova Milano
ore 14:00 CET Hitchens   1'
Suárez   27' (pen)		   69' Del Vecchio Stadium: San Siro
Referee: Bonetto (Torino)
4 February 1962 24 Milan 0 – 2 Inter Milano
14:00 CET   39' Morbello
  89' Suárez		 Stadium: San Siro
Referee: Adami
11 February 1962 25 SPAL 1 – 0 Inter Ferrara
ore 14:00 CET Mencacci   5' Stadium: Paolo Mazza
Referee: Gambarotta
18 February 1962 26 Inter 2 – 0 Udinese Milano
ore 14:00 CET Hitchens   19'
Tagliavini   85' (o.g.)		 Stadium: San Siro
Referee: De Robbio
25 February 1962 27 Inter 2 – 2 Juventus Milano
ore 14:00 CET Bicicli   12'
Hitchens   75'		   79' Sivori
  87' Stacchini		 Stadium: San Siro
Referee: Jonni
4 March 1962 28 Palermo 1 – 0 Inter Palermo
15:30 CET Fernando   67' Stadium: La Favorita
Referee: Adami
11 March 1962 29 Inter 1 – 1 Sampdoria Milano
ore 15:30 CET Suárez   78'   63' Delfino Stadium: San Siro
Referee: Di Tonno
18 March 1962 30 Lanerossi Vicenza 1 – 1 Inter Vicenza
ore 15:30 CET Campana   22'   3' (o.g.) Stenti Stadium: Romeo Menti
Referee: Lo Bello
25 March 1962 31 Inter 0 – 0 Venezia Milano
ore 15:30 CET Stadium: San Siro
Referee: Bonetto (Torino)
1 April 1962 32 Bologna 0 – 2 Inter Bologna
ore 15:30 CET   55' Bicicli
  75' (pen) Suárez		 Stadium: Comunale
Referee: Rigato (Mestre)
8 April 1962 33 Catania 0 – 2 Inter Catania
ore 15:30 CET   4' Hitchens
  78' Corso		 Stadium: Cibali
Referee: De Marchi
15 April 1962 34 Inter 3 – 0 Lecco Milano
ore 15:30 CET Corso   5',   49'
Hitchens   87'		 Stadium: San Siro
Referee: Righetti

Coppa Italia edit

Main article: 1961-62 Coppa Italia

Eightfinals edit

25 April 1962 Inter 1 – 2 (a.e.t.) Novara Milano
16:00 CET Humberto   85'   80' Fumagalli
  111' (pen) Zeno		 Stadium: San Siro
Referee: Varazzani

Inter-Cities Fairs Cup edit

Main article: 1961-62 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup

Round of 32 edit

27 September 1961 1.FC Köln   4 – 2   Inter Köln
Sturm   2'
Müller   23' Hemmersbach   36'
Thielen   71'		   19' Morbello
  63' Petroni		 Stadium: Müngersdorfer Stadion
Referee:   Finney
11 October 1961 Inter   2 – 0   1.FC Köln Milano
Suárez   4',   59' (pen) Stadium: San Siro
Referee:   Skoric
25 October 1961 Inter   5 – 3   1.FC Köln Milano
Humberto   2',   32',   63'
Suárez   16'
Morbello   40'		   42',   54' Regh
  73' Ripkens		 Stadium: San Siro
Referee:   Kelly

Eightfinals edit

6 November 1961 Hearts   0 – 1   Inter Edinburgh
  33' Humberto Stadium: Tynecastle Stadium
Referee:   Howley
22 November 1961 Inter   4 – 0   Hearts Milano
Hitchens   11',   86'
Morbello   31'
Humberto   75'		 Stadium: San Siro
Referee:   Caballero

Quarterfinals edit

14 February 1962 Valencia   2 – 0   Inter Valencia
Guillot   3'
Waldo   7'		 Stadium: Estadio de Mestalla
Referee:  Finney
21 March 1962 Inter   3 – 3   Valencia CF Milano
Bettini   7',   52'
Suárez   23' (pen)		   3' Chicão
  34' Recaman
  86' Ficha		 Stadium: San Siro
Referee:   Versyp
Note: Internazionale goalkeeper Lorenzo Buffon complained of an injury at halftime and was replaced by Ottavio Bugatti, substitutions were not officially allowed at the time.

Statistics edit

Players statistics edit

No. Pos Nat Player Total Serie A Coppa Fairs Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK   ITA Lorenzo Buffon 31 -33 29 -28 0 -0 2 -5
DF   ITA Aristide Guarneri 37 1 33 1 0 0 4 0
DF   ITA Costanzo Balleri 27 0 19 0 1 0 7 0
MF   ITA Mauro Bicicli 26 3 22 3 0 0 4 0
MF   ITA Armando Picchi 33 0 29 0 1 0 3 0
MF   ITA Bruno Bolchi 29 2 28 2 0 0 1 0
MF   ITA Enea Masiero 35 1 29 1 1 0 5 0
MF   ESP Luis Suárez 31 15 27 11 0 0 4 4
FW   ITA Mario Corso 32 9 30 9 0 0 2 0
FW   ITA Lorenzo Bettini 24 11 22 9 0 0 2 2
FW   WAL Gerry Hitchens 37 18 34 16 0 0 3 2
GK   ITA Ottavio Bugatti 11 -12 5 -3 1 -2 5 -7
DF   ITA Giacinto Facchetti 21 0 15 0 0 0 6 0
MF   ITA Mario Mereghetti 19 0 15 0 1 0 3 0
MF   ITA Egidio Morbello 18 7 12 4 1 0 5 3
MF   ITA Franco Zaglio 15 0 11 0 0 0 4 0
DF   ITA Giorgio Dellagiovanna 12 1 8 1 1 0 3 0
DF   ITA Remo Bicchierai 6 0 2 0 1 0 3 0
FW   POR Humberto 8 6 2 0 1 1 5 5
FW   ITA Sandro Mazzola 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
FW   ITA Bruno Petroni 5 1 1 0 1 0 3 1
MF   ITA Guido Brigo 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
DF   ITA Luigi Caloi 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
MF   ITA Guido Gratton 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

References edit

Notes
  1. ^ This was roughly equivalent to £1.65 million at 2004 values, according to the retail price conversion utility Archived 14 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine at measuringworth.com.
References
  1. ^ Caltagirone, Michele (28 October 2018). "Inter, i 10 presidenti nerazzurri che hanno vinto trofei". Blasting News (in Italian). Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Player who went from miner to international " Express & Star". Expressandstar.com. 30 May 2009. Retrieved 15 November 2012.
  3. ^ Mat Kendrick (7 November 2009). "Aston Villa legends remember Gerry Hitchens five goal salvo against Charlton in a record 11–1 win". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 15 November 2012.
  4. ^ "History of the world transfer record". BBC Sport. 1 September 2013. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  5. ^ "Manchester United and Scotland legend Denis Law turns 80". Raidió Teilifís Éireann. 23 February 2020. Archived from the original on 11 January 2021. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  6. ^ "Denis Law – Gran Torino". Voices in Football. Archived from the original on 16 April 2015. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
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