1983–84 Inter Milan season

Internazionale

1983–84 season
Chairman	Ivanoe Fraizzoli Ernesto Pellegrini [1]
Manager	Luigi Radice
Serie A	4th
Coppa Italia	Group stage
UEFA Cup	Round of 16
Top goalscorer	League: Altobelli (10) All: Altobelli (15)
Average home league attendance	51,772
Home colours Away colours
←  1982–83 1984–85  →
All statistics correct as of 13 May 1984.

Season

Coached by Luigi Radice, Inter had an awful start to the season failing in the Coppa Italia in the group stage, and losing three of four of the first league matches: fans used to describe it as a year of tears and blood. ^[2] When the spring of 1984 was about to begin, Ernesto Pellegrini became the new chairman buying the club from Ivanoe Fraizzoli. ^[3]

Inter resulted to have the best defence of the league, ^[4] conceding only 23 goals in 30 games and achieving fourth place. ^[3] This placement allowed the side take part in the 1984–85 UEFA Cup. ^[5]

Squad

Source: ^[6]

Goalkeepers

• Fabrizio Lorieri
• Walter Zenga

Defenders

• Giuseppe Baresi
• Giuseppe Bergomi
• Graziano Bini
• Fulvio Collovati
• Riccardo Ferri
• Luca Meazza

Midfielders

• Salvatore Bagni
• Evaristo Beccalossi
• Ludo Coeck
• Giampiero Marini
• Hansi Müller
• Giancarlo Pasinato
• Antonio Sabato

Forwards

• Alessandro Altobelli
• Carlo Muraro
• Aldo Serena

Coach: Luigi Radice

Serie A

Main article: 1983–84 Serie A

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
2	Roma	30	15	11	4	48	28	+20	41	Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup
3	Fiorentina	30	12	12	6	48	31	+17	36	Qualification to UEFA Cup
4	Internazionale	30	12	11	7	37	23	+14	35
5	Torino	30	11	11	8	37	30	+7	33
6	Milan	30	10	12	8	37	40	−3	32

Source: RSSSF.com
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). ^[7]

Matches

Internazionale v Sampdoria

11 September 19831	Internazionale	1-2	Sampdoria	Milan
	Bini 46'	Report	63', 82' Francis	Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza

Lazio v Internazionale

18 September 19832	Lazio	3-0	Internazionale	Roma
	Giordano 22' Cupini 61' Laudrup 90'	Report		Stadium: Olimpico

Internazionale v Torino

25 September 19833	Internazionale	0-0	Torino	Milan
		Report		Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza

Ascoli v Internazionale

2 October 19834	Ascoli	1-0	Internazionale	Ascoli
	Ferri R. 37' (aut.)	Report		Stadium: Stadio Cino e Lillo Del Duca

Internazionale v Napoli

9 October 19835	Internazionale	1-0	Napoli	Milan
	Altobelli 81'	Report		Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza

Udinese v Internazionale

23 October 19836	Udinese	2-2	Internazionale	Udine
	Zico 5' (rig.) De Agostini 80'	Report	48' Beccalossi 75' Bagni	Stadium: Friuli

Pisa v Internazionale

30 October 19837	Pisa	0-0	Internazionale	Pisa
		Report		Stadium: Arena Garibaldi

Inter v Milan

6 November 19838	Inter	2-0	Milan	Milan
	Serena 9' Müller H. 36'	Report		Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza

Genoa v Internazionale

20 November 19839	Genoa	1-1	Internazionale	Genoa
	Peters 20'	Report	47' Serena A.	Stadium: Luigi Ferraris

Internazionale v Roma

27 November 198310	Internazionale	1-0	Roma	Milan
	Beccalossi 7'	Report		Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza

Avellino v Internazionale

4 December 198311	Avellino	1-1	Internazionale	Avellino
	Lucci 90'	Report	15' Serena A.	Stadium: Stadio Partenio

Internazionale v Fiorentina

11 December 198312	Internazionale	2-1	Fiorentina	Milan
	Bagni 9' Serena A. 18'	Report	8' Passarella	Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza

Juventus v Internazionale

18 December 198313	Juventus	2-0	Internazionale	Torino
	Platini 44' Vignola 83'	Report		Stadium: Comunale

Internazionale v Hellas Verona

31 December 198314	Internazionale	1-0	Hellas Verona	Milan
	Di Gennaro 12' (aut.)	Report		Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza

Catania v Internazionale

8 January 198415	Catania	0-0	Internazionale	Catania
		Report		Stadium: Angelo Massimino

Sampdoria v Internazionale

15 January 198416	Sampdoria	0-2	Internazionale	Genoa
		Report	23' Serena A. 80' (aut.) Pellegrini L.	Stadium: Luigi Ferraris

Internazionale v Lazio

22 January 198417	Internazionale	1-1	Lazio	Milan
	Manfredonia 10' (aut.)	Report	63' Manfredonia	Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza

Torino v Internazionale

29 January 198418	Torino	3-1	Internazionale	Torino
	Hernandez 15' (rig.), 84' (rig.) Schachner 33'	Report	13' Collovati	Stadium: Comunale

Internazionale v Ascoli

12 February 198419	Internazionale	0-0	Ascoli	Milan
		Report		Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza

Napoli v Internazionale

19 February 198420	Napoli	0-2	Internazionale	Napoli
		Report	17' Beccalossi 55' (aut.) Ferrario	Stadium: San Paolo

Internazionale v Udinese

26 February 198421	Internazionale	2-0	Udinese	Milan
	Altobelli 41' Serena A. 49'	Report		Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza

Internazionale v Pisa

11 March 198422	Internazionale	3-0	Pisa	Milan
	Sabato 39' Altobelli 64' Serena A. 87'	Report		Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza

Milan v Internazionale

18 March 198423	Milan	0-0	Internazionale	Milan
		Report		Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza

Internazionale v Genoa

25 March 198424	Internazionale	1-1	Genoa	Milan
	Altobelli 58'	Report	76' Briaschi	Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza

Roma v Internazionale

1 April 198425	Roma	1-0	Internazionale	Roma
	Di Bartolomei 25' (rig.)	Report		Stadium: Olimpico

Internazionale v Avellino

15 April 198426	Internazionale	3-0	Avellino	Milan
	Müller H. 11' Altobelli 35' Sabato 62'	Report		Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza

Fiorentina v Internazionale

21 April 198427	Fiorentina	1-1	Internazionale	Firenze
	Passarella 78' (rig.)	Report	31' Serena A.	Stadium: Artemio Franchi

Internazionale v Juventus

29 April 198428	Internazionale	1-2	Juventus	Milan
	Altobelli 45' (rig.)	Report	24' Cabrini 37' Platini	Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza

Hellas Verona v Internazionale

6 May 198429	Hellas Verona	1-2	Internazionale	Verona
	Fanna 76'	Report	72' Müller H. 74' Pasinato	Stadium: Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi

Internazionale v Catania

13 May 198430	Internazionale	6-0	Catania	Milan
	Müller H. 12', 13' Altobelli 45' Altobelli 59'pen Altobelli 71' Altobelli 86'	Report		Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza

League results

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
30	12	11	7	33	23	+10	47	9	4	2	25	7	+18	3	7	5	8	16	−8

Last updated: 13 May 1984.
Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}

2 points for every win were awarded, so Inter collected 35 points instead 47. ^[8]

Coppa Italia

Main article: 1983–84 Coppa Italia

Group 4

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Cesena	5	2	3	0	6	2	+4	7
2	Avellino	5	2	2	1	6	5	+1	6
3	Internazionale	5	2	1	2	7	6	+1	5
4	Sambenedettese	5	1	3	1	3	2	+1	5
5	Parma	5	1	3	1	6	6	0	5
6	Empoli	5	1	0	4	2	9	−7	2

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}

Cesena v Inter

1

Cesena

1-0

Inter

Cesena

Inter v Empoli

3	Inter	3-1	Empoli	Milan
				Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza

Sambenedettese v Inter

5

Sambenedettese

2-0

Inter

Inter v Avellino

6	Inter	3-1	Avellino	Milan
				Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza

Parma v Inter

8	Parma	1-1	Inter	Parma
				Stadium: Ennio Tardini Stadium

Players statistics

Appearances and goals are referred to domestic league. ^[8]

Zenga (30/−23); Baresi (29); Sabato (29/2); Altobelli (28/10); Serena A. (28/8); Bagni (27/2); Collovati (27/1); Müller H. (26/5); Bergomi (25); Ferri (24); Pasinato (23/1); Beccalossi (22/3); Bini (18/1); Marini (17); Coeck (9); Muraro (7); Dondoni (1); Meazza L. (1); Recchi (1).

UEFA Cup

Main article: 1983–84 UEFA Cup

First round

Trabzonspor v Inter

14 September 1983	Trabzonspor	1-0	Inter	Trebisonda
	Tuncay 88'			Stadium: Stadio Hüseyin Avni Aker Referee: Keizer

Inter v Trabzonspor

28 September 1983	Inter	2-0	Trabzonspor	Cesena
	Altobelli 48' (pen.) Collovati 86'			Stadium: La Fiorita Referee: Scheurell

Second round

Groningen v Inter

19 October 1983	Groningen	2-0	Inter	Groninga
	Koeman 16' Fandi Ahmad 87'			Stadium: Euroborg Referee: McGinlay

Inter v Groningen

2 November 1983	Inter	5-1	Groningen	Bari
	Collovati 53' Altobelli 55' Serena 61', 89' H.Müller 78'		63' McDonald	Stadium: Comunale Bari Referee: Delmer

Eightfinals

Austria Wien v Inter

23 November 1983	Austria Wien	2-1	Inter	Wien
	Nyilasi 78', 83'		53' Muraro	Stadium: Franz Horr Stadion Referee: Carpenter

Inter v Austria Wien

7 December 1983	Inter	1-1	Austria Wien	Milan
	Bagni 79'		73' Magyar	Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza Referee: Ponnet

References

1. In charge from 12 March 1984.
2. Alessandro Gnocchi; Mario Palmaro (2008). Il secondo tragico manuale di sopravvivenza per interisti (in Italian). Edizioni Piemme. p. 144. ISBN   9788838468285.
3. Stefano Petrucci (2005). La storia dell'Inter (in Italian). L'Airone Editrice. pp. 46–49.
4. Gianni Mura (22 April 1984). "Ma con l' Inter tanta fatica". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 33.
5. Oliviero Beha (20 June 1984). "I conti di Pellegrini". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 38.
6. Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio 1984 (in Italian). Panini Group. 1983. p. 197.
7. "Norme organizzative interne della F.I.G.C. - Art. 51.6" (PDF) (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. 12 September 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
8. Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio 1985 (in Italian). Panini Group. 1984.