1996–97 Inter Milan season

During the 1996–97 Italian football season, F.C. Internazionale Milano competed in Serie A.

Internazionale
1996–97 season
OwnerMassimo Moratti
PresidentMassimo Moratti
ManagerEnglandRoy Hodgson
(until 22 May 1997)
Luciano Castellini
StadiumGiuseppe Meazza
Serie A3rd
Coppa ItaliaSemi-final
UEFA CupRunners-up
Top goalscorerLeague: FranceYouri Djorkaeff (14)
All: Maurizio Ganz (20)

Season summary

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Inter finished third in the championship and reached the UEFA Cup final in Roy Hodgson's first (and only) full season in charge. The third place was Inter's best since the days of Lothar Matthäus and Andreas Brehme in the early 1990s and a starting point for further success in the coming years. The most significant happening for Inter in 1997 was the purchase of Brazilian striker Ronaldo for a record-breaking fee from Barcelona. The biggest disappointment was the fact that Inter failed to beat Schalke 04 in the UEFA Cup final, and lost the second leg on penalties - at home. The loss meant Hodgson was fired, despite his successful season at the helm.

Squad

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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.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   ITA Gianluca Pagliuca
2 DF   ITA Giuseppe Bergomi
3 DF   ITA Alessandro Pistone
4 DF   ARG Javier Zanetti
5 DF   ITA Fabio Galante
6 FW   FRA Youri Djorkaeff
7 DF   ITA Salvatore Fresi
8 MF   ENG Paul Ince
9 FW   CHI Iván Zamorano
12 GK   ITA Andrea Mazzantini
14 MF   NED Aron Winter
15 MF   ITA Sergio D'Autilia
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 DF   ITA Claudio Riboni
18 MF   ITA Nicola Berti
19 DF   ITA Massimo Paganin
20 DF   FRA Jocelyn Angloma
21 MF   SUI Ciriaco Sforza
22 GK   ITA Armando Pantanelli
23 FW   ITA Maurizio Ganz
24 MF   ITA Davide Torretta
25 DF   ITA Massimo Tarantino
27 FW   ITA Marco Branca
29 FW   ITA Arturo Di Napoli
31 DF   ITA Matteo Ferrari

Transfers

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Autumn

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In
R. Nome da Modalità
Out
Pos. Name To Type
GK Marco Fortin Torres loan
MF Andrea Seno Bologna F.C.
MF Giammarco Frezza Fidelis Andria loan
FW Benito Carbone Sheffield Wednesday

Winter

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In
Pos. Name from Type
FW Arturo Di Napoli S.S.C. Napoli re-purchased
Out
Pos. Name To Type
DF Gianluca Festa Middlesbrough F.C.
FW Gionatha Spinesi Castel di Sangro loan


Left club during season

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
10 FW   ITA Benito Carbone (to Sheffield Wednesday)
11 FW   NGA Nwankwo Kanu (de-registered)
13 DF   ITA Gianluca Festa (to Middlesbrough)
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 MF   ITA Andrea Seno (to Bologna)
26 DF   ITA Gianmarco Frezza (to Fidelis Andria)
28 FW   ITA Gionatha Spinesi (to Castel di Sangro)

Competitions

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Serie A

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Juventus (C) 34 17 14 3 51 24 +27 65 Qualified to Champions League group stage
2 Parma 34 18 9 7 41 26 +15 63 Qualified to Champions League qualifying round
3 Internazionale 34 15 14 5 51 35 +16 59 Qualification to UEFA Cup
4 Lazio 34 15 10 9 54 37 +17 55
5 Udinese 34 15 9 10 53 41 +12 54
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).[2]
(C) Champions

Results by round

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Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
ResultWWDDWLWWDDDDLDWWLDDDWWDLWDWWLWWDWD
Position7333132113235432345443343333333333
Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed;   = Leader, 1997–98 UEFA Champions League Group stage;   = 1997–98 UEFA Champions League Second Qualifying round;   = 1997–98 UEFA Cup First round;   = Relegation to 1997–98 Serie B

Matches

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7 September 1996 1 Udinese 0–1 Inter Udine
20:30 CEST Report Sforza   10' Stadium: Friuli
Referee: Ceccarini
15 September 1996 2 Inter 1–0 Perugia Milan
15:00 CEST Zanetti   62' Report Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza
Referee: Pellegrino
21 September 1996 3 Inter 1–1 Lazio Milan
15:00 CEST Angloma   40' Report Signori   33' Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza
29 September 1996 4 Atalanta 1–1 Inter Bergamo
15:00 CEST F. Inzaghi   86' Report Djorkaeff   44' Stadium: Atleti Azzurri d'Italia
12 October 1996 5 Inter 2–0 Piacenza Milan
15:00 CEST Branca   45'
Djorkaeff   48'
Report Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza
20 October 1996 6 Juventus 2–0 Inter Torino
15:00 CEST Jugović   40'
Zidane   62'
Report Stadium: delle Alpi
Referee: Braschi
27 October 1996 7 Inter 3–1 Parma Milan
15:00 CET Zamorano   6', 54'
Zanetti   24'
Report Crespo   1' Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza
3 November 1996 8 Verona 0–1 Inter Verona
15:00 CET Report Zanetti   85' Stadium: Marcantonio Bentegodi
Referee: Messina
16 November 1996 9 Inter 2–2 Fiorentina Milan
20:30 CET Ganz   50'
Ince   83'
Report Luís Oliveira   44', 64' Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza
24 November 1996 10 Milan 1–1 Inter Milan
20:30 CET R. Baggio   3' Report Djorkaeff   13' (pen.) Stadium: San Siro
Referee: Braschi
30 November 1996 11 Inter 2–2 Cagliari Milan
15:00 CET Ganz   8'
Djorkaeff   90' (pen.)
Report Muzzi   44'
Silva   49'
Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza
8 December 1996 12 Vicenza 1–1 Inter Vicenza
15:00 CET Maini   19' Report Djorkaeff   63' (pen.) Stadium: Romeo Menti
Referee: Cesari
15 December 1996 13 Inter 3–4 Sampdoria Milan
15:00 CET Branca   11', 46'
Berti   42'
Report Montella   7', 57'
Franceschetti   85'
Mancini   90'
Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza
22 December 1996 14 Reggiana 1–1 Inter Reggio Emilia
15:00 CET Pacheco   42' Report Djorkaeff   64' Stadium: Giglio
5 January 1997 15 Inter 3–1 Roma Milan
15:00 CET Ganz   11'
Djorkaeff   39'
Fresi   69'
Report Delvecchio   48' Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza
12 January 1997 16 Napoli 1–2 Inter Napoli
15:00 CET Caccia   90' Report Branca   43'
Djorkaeff   88'
Stadium: San Paolo
Referee: Bazzoli
19 January 1997 17 Inter 0–2 Bologna Milan
15:00 CET Report Marocchi   38'
Shalimov   90'
Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza
26 January 1997 18 Inter 1–1 Udinese Milan
15:00 CET Djorkaeff   63' (pen.) Report Poggi   12' Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza
2 February 1997 19 Perugia 0–0 Inter Perugia
14:30 CET Report Stadium: Renato Curi
Referee: Collina
16 February 1997 20 Lazio 2–2 Inter Roma
15:00 CET Fuser   24'
Signori   72'
Report Zamorano   60'
Djorkaeff   62'
Stadium: Olimpico
Referee: Ceccarini
23 February 1997 21 Inter 2–0 Atalanta Milan
15:00 CET Djorkaeff   68'
Zamorano   90'
Report Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza
1 March 1997 22 Piacenza 0–3 Inter Piacenza
15:00 CET Report Ince   39', 45'
Ganz   54'
Stadium: Leonardo Garilli
Referee: Trentalange
9 March 1997 23 Inter 0–0 Juventus Milan
20:30 CET Report Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza
15 March 1997 24 Parma 1–0 Inter Parma
15:00 CET Chiesa   22' Report Stadium: Ennio Tardini
Referee: Bazzoli
23 March 1997 25 Inter 2–1 Verona Milan
15:00 CET Ganz   31'
Branca   57'
Report Maniero   33' Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza
5 April 1997 26 Fiorentina 0–0 Inter Firenze
15:00 CEST Report Stadium: Artemio Franchi
Referee: Cesari
13 April 1997 27 Inter 3–1 Milan Milan
20:30 CEST Djorkaeff   32' (pen.)
Zamorano   43'
Ganz   57'
Report R. Baggio   88' Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza
19 April 1997 28 Cagliari 1–2 Inter Cagliari
15:00 CEST Tovalieri   80' Report Zamorano   42'
Ince   50'
Stadium: Sant'Elia
Referee: Pellegrino
3 May 1997 29 Inter 0–1 Vicenza Milan
15:00 CEST Report Iannuzzi   23' Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza
11 May 1997 30 Sampdoria 1–2 Inter Genova
15:00 CET Verón   14' Report Ganz   45, 76' Stadium: Luigi Ferraris
Referee: Pairetto
15 May 1997 31 Inter 3–1 Reggiana Milan
15:00 CEST Ince   42', 90'
Ganz   60'
Report Galli   66' Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza
18 May 1997 32 Roma 1–1 Inter Roma
15:00 CEST Statuto   55' Report Djorkaeff   83' Stadium: Olimpico
25 May 1997 33 Inter 3–2 Napoli Milan
15:00 CEST Ince   50'
Zamorano   66'
Djorkaeff   82'
Report Ince   33' (o.g.)
Caccia   90'
Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza
1 June 1997 34 Bologna 2–2 Inter Bologna
15:00 CEST Shalimov   5'
Paramatti   75'
Report Ganz   51', 65' Stadium: Renato Dall'Ara

Coppa Italia

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Second round

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28 August 1996 Ravenna 0-1 Inter Ravenna
20:45 CET   28' Winter Stadium: Bruno Benelli
Referee: Braschi

Eightfinals

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24 October 1996 Cagliari 2-2 Inter Cagliari
20:45 CET Pancaro   85'
Silva   87'
  57' Ince
  68' Zamorano
Stadium: Sant'Elia
Referee: Boggi
6 November 1996 replay Inter 2-1 Cagliari Milan
20:45 CET Paganin   35'
Zamorano   42'
  81' (o.g.) Angloma Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
Referee: Farina

Quarterfinals

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13 November 1996 Juventus 0-3 Inter Torino
20:45 CET   33' Zamorano
  77' Ince
  89' Djorkaeff
Stadium: delle Alpi
Referee: Cesari
18 December 1996 Inter 1-1 Juventus Milan
20:45 CET Ganz   50'   46' Amoruso Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza
Referee: Nicchi

Semifinals

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29 January 1997 Inter 1-1 Napoli Milan
20:45 CET Zamorano   5'   11' Cruz Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza
Referee: Treossi
26 February 1997 Napoli 1-1
(5-4 p)
Inter Napoli
20:45 CET Beto   73'   11' Zanetti Stadium: San Paolo
Referee: Pairetto
Penalties
Milanese  
Caccia  
Caio  
Turrini  
Boghossian  
  Zamorano
  Djorkaeff
  Paganin
  Pistone

UEFA Cup

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First round

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10 September 1996 Guingamp  0-3  Inter Guingamp
20:45 (CET) Report   24' Ganz
  71' (pen) Djorkaeff
  85' Sforza
Stadium: municipal de Roudourou
Attendance: 6,981
Referee:  Vega
24 September 1996 Inter  1-1  Guingamp Milan
20:45 (CET) Branca   7' Report   75' Wreh Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza
Attendance: 7,000
Referee:  Hamer

Second round

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15 October 1996 Inter  1-0  Grazer AK Milan
20:45 (CET) Angloma   80' Report Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza
Attendance: 8,145
Referee:  Jol
29 October 1996 Grazer AK  1-0
(3-5 p)
 Inter Kapfenberg
20:45 (CET) Sabitzer   36' (pen) Report Stadium: Franz Fekete Stadion
Attendance: 10,500
Referee:  Veissière
Penalties
Anicic  
Dampfhofer  
Rajkovic  
Muzek  
  Zamorano
  Djorkaeff
  Berti
  Pistone
  Fresi

Eightfinals

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19 November 1996 Inter  5-1  Boavista Milan
20:45 (CET) Sforza   6', 58'
Angloma   14'
Ganz   23', 66'
Report   62' Hasselbaink Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza
Attendance: 20,018
Referee:  Durkin
3 December 1996 Boavista  0-2  Inter Porto
20:45 (CET) Report   12' (pen) Djorkaeff
  66' Ince
Stadium: do Bessa Seculo XXI
Attendance: 15,000
Referee:  Merk

Quarterfinals

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4 March 1997 Anderlecht  1-1  Inter Anderlecht, Brussels
20:45 (CET) Versavel   27' Report   75' Ganz Stadium: Constant Vanden Stock Stadium
Attendance: 27,000
Referee:  Puhl
18 March 1997 Inter  2-1  Anderlecht Milan
20:45 (CET) Ganz   12', 60' Report   33' Preko Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza
Attendance: 43,221
Referee:  Heynemann

Semifinals

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8 April 1997 Inter  3-1  Monaco Milan
20:45 (CET) Ganz   17', 30'
Zamorano   39'
Report   71' Ikpeba Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza
Attendance: 49,078
Referee:  Piraux
22 April 1997 Monaco   1-0   Inter Monaco
20:45 (CET) Ikpeba   69' Report Stadium: Stade Louis II
Attendance: 20,000
Referee:  Van der Ende

Final

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7 May 1997 Schalke 04  1-0  Inter Gelsenkirchen
20:45 (CET) Wilmots   69' Report Stadium: Parkstadion
Attendance: 56,824
Referee:  Batta
21 May 1997 Inter  1-0
(1-4 p)
 Schalke 04 Milan
20:45 (CET) Zamorano   84' Report Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza
Attendance: 81,675
Referee:  García-Aranda
Penalties
Zamorano  
Djorkaeff  
Winter  
  Anderbrügge
  Thon
  Max
  Wilmots

Statistics

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Players statistics

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No. Pos Nat Player Total Serie A Coppa UEFA
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK   ITA Pagliuca 53 -49 34 −35 7 −6 12 −8
20 DF   FRA Angloma 45 3 28+2 1 6 0 7+2 2
7 DF   ITA Fresi 44 1 28+1 1 5 0 10 0
19 DF   ITA Paganin 49 1 31+1 0 6 1 11 0
3 DF   ITA Pistone 39 0 23+3 0 4 0 7+2 0
4 MF   ARG Zanetti J 50 4 32+1 3 5 1 12 0
8 MF   ENG Ince 38 10 24 7 4 2 10 1
21 MF   SUI Sforza 40 4 24+2 1 3 0 9+2 3
6 MF   FRA Djorkaeff 49 17 31+2 14 6 1 8+2 2
9 FW   CHI Zamorano 48 14 26+5 7 7 5 10 2
23 FW   ITA Ganz 48 20 20+10 11 7 1 8+3 8
12 GK   ITA Mazzantini 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
5 DF   ITA Galante 28 0 18 0 6 0 3+1 0
27 FW   ITA Branca 31 6 16+5 5 4 0 3+3 1
2 DF   ITA Bergomi 36 0 16+3 0 7 0 9+1 0
4 MF   NED Winter 42 1 14+10 0 7 1 7+4 0
18 MF   ITA Berti 37 1 5+18 1 7 0 3+4 0
13 DF   ITA Festa 11 0 4+1 0 2 0 3+1 0
30 FW   ITA Di Napoli 6 0 0+6 0
10 FW   ITA Carbone 4 0 0+1 0 1 0 1+1 0
15 MF   ITA D'Autilia 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
MF   ITA Seno 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
FW   NGA Kanu 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    ITA Pantanelli 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF   ITA Spinesi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF   ITA Tarantino 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

References

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  1. ^ "FootballSquads - Internazionale - 1996/97".
  2. ^ 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

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