1965–66 Inter Milan season

During 1965-66 Football Club Internazionale competed in Serie A, Coppa Italia and European Cup.

Football Club Internazionale

1965–66 season
Chairman	Angelo Moratti
Manager	Helenio Herrera
Stadium	San Siro
Serie A	1º in (European Cup)
Coppa Italia	Semifinals
European Cup	Semifinals
Intercontinental Cup	Winners
Top goalscorer	League: Mazzola (19) All: Mazzola (20)
Highest home attendance	76,707 vs. Juventus (8 May 1966)
Lowest home attendance	25,590 vs. Vicenza (30 January 1966)
Average home league attendance	49759[1]
Home colours Away colours Third colours

Summary

After won the European Cup last season just few transfers in to the team young players Cordova and Facco, also Cappellini back to the squad.[2] Manager Herrera confirm La Grande Inter, with a substantial change: defender Facchetti moved to the left back and made numerous contributions in attacking.,[3] notably his capacity to finish and scoring goals.[4] Facchetti held the record for most goals in a single Serie A season by a defender, with 10 goals scored during this season, until it was broken by Perugia' Marco Materazzi during the 2000–01 season.[5]

The team also won the 1965 Intercontinental Cup against Independiente de Avellaneda. The first leg was held on 8 September at San Siro, Inter won the match 3–0, with goals from Joaquín Peiró and Sandro Mazzola. La Doble Visera hosted the return leg 7 days later on 15 September 1965, and ended in a goalless draw. Internazionale thus won the Intercontinental Cup for the second year in a row.

The team being title holders in European Cup advanced to the semi-finals, where lost to Real Madrid with a 1–3 score after two legs.

Squad

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 Giuliano Sarti — GK  ITA Ferdinando Miniussi — DF  ITA Giacinto Facchetti — DF  ITA Tarcisio Burgnich — DF  ITA Armando Picchi — DF  ITA Spartaco Landini — DF  ITA Mario Facco — DF  ITA Aristide Guarneri — DF  ITA Giorgio Dellagiovanna — DF  ITA Dante Lodrini — MF  ITA Sandro Mazzola

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  ITA Mario Corso — MF  ESP Luis Suárez — MF  ITA Gianfranco Bedin — MF  ITA Franco Cordova — MF  ITA Sergio Gori — MF  ITA Saul Malatrasi — FW  ITA Angelo Domenghini — FW  BRA Jair da Costa — FW  ITA Renato Cappellini — FW  ITA Francesco Canella — FW  ESP Joaquín Peiró

Competitions

Serie A

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Internazionale (C)	34	20	10	4	70	28	+42	50	Qualification to European Cup first round
2	Bologna	34	19	8	7	60	37	+23	46	Qualification to Inter-Cities Fairs Cup first round
3	Napoli	34	17	11	6	44	27	+17	45
4	Fiorentina	34	16	11	7	45	22	+23	43	Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup first round
5	Juventus	34	13	16	5	38	23	+15	42	Qualification to Inter-Cities Fairs Cup first round

Source: Panini
(C) Champion.

Matches

Inter v Varese

4 September 1965 1[6]	Inter	5-2	Varese	Milano
	Corso  3' (rig.) Gori  12' Domenghini  21' Facchetti  39', 49'		45' Bagatti  87' Combin	Stadium: San Siro Referee: Mario Bernardis

Vicenza v Inter

29 September 1965 2	Vicenza	1-1	Inter	Vicenza
	Maraschi  25'		15' Mazzola	Stadium: Stadio Romeo Menti Referee: Mario Bernardis

Inter v Atalanta

21 September 1965 3	Inter	1-0	Atalanta	Milano
	Mazzola  41'			Stadium: San Siro Referee: Bruno De Marchi

Roma v Inter

26 September 1965 4	Roma	2-0	Inter	Roma
	Benítez  62' Barison  73'			Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Fabio Monti

Inter v Catania

3 October 1965 5	Inter	3-1	Catania	Milano
	Facchetti  59' Bedin  65' Mazzola  79' (rig.)		64' Facchin	Stadium: San Siro Referee: Giuliano Acernese

Foggia v Inter

10 October 1965 6	Foggia	1-3	Inter	Foggia
	Di Giovanni  79'		42', 55' (rig.) Mazzola  90' Corso	Stadium: Stadio Pino Zaccheria Referee: Alessandro D'Agostini

Inter v Torino

17 October 1965 7	Inter	4-0	Torino	Milano
	Rosato  15' (aut.) Mazzola  42', 63' Domenghini  46'			Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 59 469 Referee: Concetto Lo Bello

Brescia v Inter

24 October 1965 8	Brescia	2-2	Inter	Brescia
	Landini  38' (aut.) De Paoli  48'		47' Domenghini  71' Guarneri	Stadium: Stadio Mario Rigamonti Referee: Aurelio Angonese

Cagliari v Inter

14 November 1965 9	Cagliari	0-1	Inter	Cagliari
			69' Facchetti	Stadium: Stadio Amsicora Referee: Alessandro D'Agostini

Inter v Milan

21 November 1965 10	Inter	1-1	Milan	Milano
	Domenghini  31'		56' Amarildo	Stadium: San Siro Referee: Concetto Lo Bello

SPAL v Inter

28 November 1965 11	SPAL	0-1	Inter	Ferrara
			75' Jair	Stadium: Stadio Paolo Mazza Referee: Mario Bernardis

Inter v Fiorentina

12 December 1965 12	Inter	0-0	Fiorentina	Milano
				Stadium: San Siro Referee: Priamo Varazzani

Sampdoria v Inter

19 December 1965 13	Sampdoria	0-5	Inter	Genova
			12' Facchetti  14' Bedin  68' (pen), 76' Mazzola  78' Jair	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Referee: Sergio Gonella

Inter v Bologna

26 December 1965 14	Inter	0-0	Bologna	Milano
				Stadium: San Siro Referee: Fabio Monti

Juventus v Inter

1 January 1966 15	Juventus	0-0	Inter	Torino
				Stadium: Comunale Referee: Concetto Lo Bello

Lazio v Inter

9 January 1966 16	Lazio	1-3	Inter	Roma
	Governato  78'		7' Domenghini  21' Mazzola  41' Jair	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Fabio Monti

Inter v Napoli

16 January 1966 17	Inter	0-0	Napoli	Milano
				Stadium: San Siro Referee: Bruno De Marchi

Varese v Inter

23 January 1966 18	Varese	1-3	Inter	Varese
	Ferrario  75'		30' Cappellini  54' Corso  59' Mazzola	Stadium: Stadio Franco Ossola Referee: Mario Bernardis

Inter v Vicenza

30 January 1966 19	Inter	3-2	Vicenza	Milano
	Demarco  7' (o.g.) Peiró  74', 75'		3' Maraschi  40' Vinicio	Stadium: San Siro Referee: Fulvio Pieroni

Atalanta v Inter

6 February 1966 20	Atalanta	0-2	Inter	Bergamo
			41', 53' Domenghini	Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Referee: Fabio Monti

Inter v Roma

13 Feebruary 1966 21	Inter	2-2	Roma	Milano
	Mazzola  29' Suarez  60'		28' Barison  39' Spanio	Stadium: San Siro Referee: Antonio Di Tonno

Catania v Inter

20 February 1966 22	Catania	1-0	Inter	Catania
	Facchin  19'			Stadium: Stadio Cibali Referee: Alessandro D'Agostini

Inter v Foggia

27 February 1966 23	Inter	5-0	Foggia	Milano
	Domenghini  16' Suárez  25' Mazzola  44', 55' (rig.), 61'			Stadium: San Siro Referee: Fulvio Pieroni

Torino v Inter

6 March 1966 24	Torino	1-2	Inter	Torino
15:00 UTC+1	Puia  83'		16' Suárez  86' Cappellini	Stadium: Comunale Referee: Fabio Monti

Inter v Brescia

13 March 1966 25	Inter	7-0	Brescia	Milano
	Domenghini  1', 16' Jair  20' Mazzola  50', 78', 85' Facchetti  52'			Stadium: San Siro Referee: Antonio Vitullo

Inter v Cagliari

27 March 1966 26	Inter	2-0	Cagliari	Milano
	Bedin  63' Facchetti  88'			Stadium: San Siro Referee: Francesco De Robbio

Milan v Inter

3 April 1966 27	Milan	1-2	Inter	Milano
	Amarildo  32'		8' Bedin  68' Domenghini	Stadium: San Siro Referee: Concetto Lo Bello

Inter v SPAL

9 April 1966 28	Inter	2-1	SPAL	Milano
	Peiró  17', 66'		47' Muzzio	Stadium: San Siro Referee: Antonio Vitullo

Fiorentina v Inter

17 April 1966 29	Fiorentina	0-0	Inter	Firenze
				Stadium: Comunale Referee: Antonio Sbardella

Inter v Sampdoria

24 April 1966 30	Inter	1-1	Sampdoria	Milano
	Facchetti  72'		54' Frustalupi	Stadium: San Siro Referee: Francesco De Robbio

Bologna v Inter

1 May 1966 31	Bologna	2-1	Inter	Bologna
	Pascutti  23' Perani  28'		16' Bedin	Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Referee: Concetto Lo Bello

Inter v Juventus

8 May 1966 32	Inter	3-1	Juventus	Milano
	Facchetti  9', 14' Suárez  27'		74' Mazzia	Stadium: San Siro Referee: Fulvio Pieroni

Inter v Lazio

15 May 1966 33	Inter	4-1	Lazio	Milano
	Suárez  45' Mazzola  63' Governato  68' (o.g.) Domenghini  89'		58' Renna	Stadium: San Siro Referee: Sergio Gonella

Napoli v Inter

22 May 1966 34	Napoli	3-1	Inter	Napoli
	Altafini  54', 82' Juliano  55'		81' (o.g.) Panzanato	Stadium: Stadio San Paolo Referee: Antonio Sbardella

European Cup

Eightfinals

Dinamo Bucharest v Inter

1 December 1965	Dinamo Bucharest	2-1	Inter	Bucharest
	Fratila  25' Haidu  51'		12' Peiró	Stadium: Stadionul Dinamo Referee: Keller

Inter v Dinamo Bucharest

16 December 1965	Inter	2-0	Dinamo Bucharest	Milano
	Mazzola  22' (pen) Facchetti  89'			Stadium: San Siro Referee: Mayer

Quarterfinals

Inter v Ferencvaros

23 February 1966	Inter	4-0	Ferencvaros	Milano
	Jair  8' Corso  36' Peiró  65', 73'			Stadium: San Siro Referee: Arriba

Ferencvaros v Inter

2 March 1966	Ferencvaros	1-1	Inter	Budapest
	Novak  31' (rig.)		62' Domenghini	Stadium: Albert Flórián Stadion Referee: Kurt Tschenscher

Semifinals

Real Madrid v Inter

13 April 1966	Real Madrid	1-0	Inter	Madrid
	Pirri  12'			Stadium: Stadio Santiago Bernabéu Referee: Wlachojanis

Inter v Real Madrid

20 April 1966	Inter	1-1	Real Madrid	Milano
	Facchetti  78'		20' Amancio	Stadium: San Siro Referee: Gyorgy Vadas

Intercontinental Cup

Main article: 1965 Intercontinental Cup

First leg

Inter v Independiente

8 September 1965	Inter	3-0	Independiente	Milano
	Peiró  3' Mazzola  22', 59'			Stadium: San Siro Referee: Rudolf Kreitlein

Second leg

Independiente v Inter

15 September 1965	Independiente	0-0	Inter	Avellaneda
				Stadium: Estadio Libertadores de América Referee: Yamasaki

Coppa Italia

Quarterfinals

Vicenza v Inter

6 January 1966	Vicenza	1-2	Inter	Vicenza
	Corradi  19'		42' Gori  78' Domenghini	Stadium: Stadio Romeo Menti Referee: Fulvio Pieroni

Semifinals

Fiorentina v Inter

9 February 1966	Fiorentina	2-1	Inter	Firenze
	Brugnera  76' Hamrin  90'		75' Jair	Stadium: Comunale Referee: Priamo Varazzani

Statistics

Competition	Points	Home				Away				Total				Gf	Ga	DR
		G	W	D	L	G	W	D	L	G	W	D	L
Serie A	50	17	11	6	0	17	9	4	4	34	20	10	4	70	28	42
Coppa Italia	-	-	-	-	-	2	1	0	1	2	1	0	1	3	3	0
European Cup	-	3	2	1	0	3	0	1	2	6	2	2	2	9	5	4
Intercontinental Cup	-	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	2	1	1	0	3	0	3
Total	-	21	14	7	0	23	10	6	7	44	24	13	7	85	36	49

Statistics

Appearances

• 32. Giacinto Facchetti
• 32. Giuliano Sarti
• 31. Angelo Domenghini
• 31. Aristide Guarneri
• 30. Gianfranco Bedin
• 30. Tarsisio Burgnich
• 30. Mario Corso
• 30. Sandro Mazzola
• 29. Armando Picchi
• 27. Jair da Costa
• 27. Luis Suarez
• 11. Spartaco Landini
• 11. Joaquin Peiró
• 7. Saul Malatrasi
• 6. Renato Cappellini
• 6. Sergio Gori
• 3. Ferdinando Miniussi
• 1. Francesco Canella
• 1. Franco Cordova
• 1. Mario Facco

Goalscorers

19 goals Sandro Mazzola 12 goals Angelo Domenghini 10 goals Giacinto Facchetti

5 goals Gianfranco Bedin Luis Suarez 4 goals Jair da Costa Joaquin Peiró 3 goals Corso 2 goals Cappellini 1 goal Guarneri Gori

References

1. Germano Tredesini. "Statistiche Spettatori Serie A 1965-1966".
2. Marco Perlisi. "Renato Cappellini: una storia d'altri tempi". Retrieved 29 September 2019.
3. Claudio Gregori (14 November 1997). ""Taca la bala"". La Gazzetta dello Sport.
4. Vittorio Pozzo (5 September 1965). "L'Inter scatta, segna su rigore e supera nettamente il Varese: 5 a 2". La Stampa. p. 8.
5. Giuseppe Bagnati (26 October 2009). "I difensori e il vizio del gol Facchetti il top, poi Matrix". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). Retrieved 2 January 2015.
6. Rescheduled due to the second leg of 1965 Intercontinental Cup match on 15 September.

• Fabrizio Melegari (a cura di). Almanacco illustrato del calcio - La storia 1898-2004. Modena,. Panini, 2004.
• Calciatori 1965-66, Modena-Milano,. Panini-L'Unità, 1994.
• Chiesa, Carlo F. Il grande romanzo dello scudetto. da Calcio 2000, 2002 e 2003.
• Filippo Grassia and Gianpiero Lotito. INTER - Dalla nascita allo scudetto del centenario. Antonio Vallardi Editore. p. 239, Milano. ISBN 978-88-95684-11-6.

See also

• Grande Inter
• "Serie A 1965-66". RSSSF.com.
• "Archivio storico della La Stampa". La Stampa.
• "Archivio storico dell'Unità". L'Unita. Archived from the original on 2013-12-02.