1979–80 Inter Milan season

Main article: Inter Milan

Internazionale

1979–80 season
Chairman	Ernesto Pellegrini
Manager	Eugenio Bersellini
Serie A	1st
Coppa Italia	Quarter-finals
UEFA Cup	Round of 32
Top goalscorer	League: Altobelli (15) All: Altobelli (22)
Home colours Away colours
All statistics correct as of 11 May 1980.

Season

Mazzola and Beltrami acquired on transfers, Roberto Mozzini (centre-back) and Domenico Caso (right winger) for a team who - in previous years - was told did not win due to the lack of planning.[1][2] The line-up was completed by: Bordon (goalkeeper), Baresi and Pasinato (right and left full-back), Bini (sweeper and captain), Oriali (half-back), Marini (midfielder), Beccalossi (playmaker), Muraro (left winger) and Altobelli (centre-forward).[1][2]

Inter retained the top of the league since matchday 1, beating Pescara 2–0.[3] Autumnal highlights resulted to be the wins over Milan (2–0 with both goals scored by Beccalossi) and Juventus (4–0 with a hat-trick of Altobelli and a goal for Muraro).[2] Toward the end of the first half, Inter lost some points losing to Roma and drawing with Fiorentina and Ascoli.[2] However, by mid-season Inter was in first place with 21 points, two over the reigning champion of Milan.[2] In the second half of the league, Inter earned another 20 points leaving all opponents behind.[2] Their 12th Scudetto was won on 27 April 1980, with a 2–2 draw against Roma in which Mozzini scored his only goal of his Inter career.[2] The final record was of 14 wins, 13 draws and three losses for a total of 41 points,[2] three more than Juventus (38) and five more than Milan (36).[1] During the 30 games, the side scored 44 goals with 11 different players (in order: Oriali, Altobelli, Beccalossi, Marini, Bini, Muraro, Pasinato, Baresi, Caso, Ambu and Mozzini).[2][3] Altobelli hit the target for 15 times: just Roberto Bettega managed to do better, scoring 16 goals.[2][3]

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 Ivano Bordon — GK  ITA Renato Cipollini — DF  ITA Roberto Mozzini — DF  ITA Giuseppe Baresi — DF  ITA Giuseppe Bergomi — DF  ITA Graziano Bini — DF  ITA Nazzareno Canuti — DF  ITA Gabriele Oriali — DF  ITA Franco Pancheri

No. Pos. Nation Player — DF  ITA Giancarlo Pasinato — MF  ITA Evaristo Beccalossi — MF  ITA Domenico Caso — MF  ITA Giampiero Marini — MF  ITA Carlo Muraro — MF  ITA Leonardo Occhipinti — FW  ITA Alessandro Altobelli — FW  ITA Claudio Ambu

Competitions

Serie A

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Internazionale (C)	30	14	13	3	44	25	+19	41	Qualification to European Cup first round
2	Juventus	30	16	6	8	42	25	+17	38	Qualification to UEFA Cup first round
3	Torino	30	11	13	6	26	15	+11	35
4	Ascoli	30	11	12	7	35	28	+7	34
5	Fiorentina	30	11	11	8	33	27	+6	33

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).[4]
Goal difference is used in case of equal points.
(C) Champion.

Matches

Inter v Pescara

16 September 1979 1	Inter	2-0	Pescara	Milano
	Domenichini  12' (o.g.) Oriali  69'	Report		Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza

Udinese v Inter

23 September 1979 2	Udinese	1-1	Inter	Udine
	Vagheggi  89'	Report	28' Altobelli	Stadium: Friuli

Inter v Lazio

30 September 1979 3	Inter	2-1	Lazio	Milano
	Beccalossi  17' Marini  71'	Report	42' Giordano	Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza

Bologna v Inter

7 October 1979 4	Bologna	1-2	Inter	Bologna
	Mastropasqua  7'	Report	36' Bini  40' Beccalossi	Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara

Inter v Napoli

14 October 1979 5	Inter	1-0	Napoli	Milano
	Altobelli  61'	Report		Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza

Catanzaro v Inter

21 October 1979 6	Catanzaro	0-0	Inter	Catanzaro
		Report		Stadium: Stadio Comunale

Inter v Milan

28 October 1979 7	Inter	2-0	Milan	Milano
	Beccalossi  14', 84'	Report		Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza

Torino v Inter

4 November 1979 8	Torino	0-0	Inter	Torino
		Report		Stadium: Stadio Comunale

Inter v Juventus

11 November 1979 9	Inter	4-0	Juventus	Milano
	Altobelli  48', 50', 79' Muraro  74'	Report		Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza

Avellino v Inter

25 November 1979 10	Avellino	0-0	Inter	Avellino
		Report		Stadium: Stadio Partenio

Cagliari v Inter

2 December 1979 11	Cagliari	1-1	Inter	Cagliari
	Selvaggi  63'	Report	76' Altobelli	Stadium: Stadio Sant'Elia

Inter v Perugia

9 December 1979 12	Inter	3-2	Perugia	Milano
	Beccalossi  4' Altobelli  75' (rig.) Pasinato  87'	Report	Rossi 19' Rossi 89'	Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza

Roma v Inter

16 December 1979 13	Roma	1-0	Inter	Roma
	Di Bartolomei  61'	Report		Stadium: Olimpico

Inter v Fiorentina

30 December 1979 14	Inter	0-0	Fiorentina	Milano
		Report		Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza

Ascoli v Inter

6 January 1980 15	Ascoli	1-1	Inter	Ascoli Piceno
	Anastasi  59'	Report	3' Altobelli	Stadium: Stadio Cino e Lillo Del Duca

Pescara v Inter

13 January 1980 16	Pescara	0-2	Inter	Pescara
		Report	34' Beccalossi  62' Pasinato	Stadium: Stadio Adriatico

Inter v Udinese

20 January 1980 17	Inter	2-1	Udinese	Milano
	Altobelli  42', 51' (rig.)	Report	45' Ulivieri	Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza

Lazio v Inter

27 January 1980 18	Lazio	0-0	Inter	Roma
		Report		Stadium: Stadio Olimpico

Inter v Bologna

3 February 1980 19	Inter	0-0	Bologna	Milano
		Report		Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza

Napoli v Inter

10 February 1980 20	Napoli	3-4	Inter	Napoli
	Pasinato  22' (aut.) Improta  35' Guidetti  81'	Report	19', 32' Muraro  57' Altobelli  71' Baresi	Stadium: Stadio San Paolo

Inter v Catanzaro

24 February 1980 21	Inter	3-1	Catanzaro	Milano
	Beccalossi  15' Oriali  36' Altobelli  60'	Report	78' Bresciani	Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza

Milan v Inter

2 March 1980 22	Milan	0-1	Inter	Milano
		Report	77' Oriali	Stadium: San Siro

Inter v Torino

9 March 1980 23	Inter	1-1	Torino	Milano
	Muraro  82'	Report	20' Graziani	Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza

Juventus v Inter

23 March 1980 24	Juventus	2-0	Inter	Torino
	Bettega  32' Fanna  79'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Comunale

Inter v Avellino

30 March 1980 25	Inter	3-0	Avellino	Milano
	Caso  16' Romano  68' (aut.) Ambu  82'	Report		Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza

Inter v Cagliari

5 April 1980 26	Inter	3-3	Cagliari	Milano
	Muraro  33' Oriali  49' Altobelli  57'	Report	3' (aut.) Baresi  6' Selvaggi  50' (aut.) Mozzini	Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza

Perugia v Inter

13 April 1980 27	Perugia	0-0	Inter	Perugia
		Report		Stadium: Stadio Renato Curi

Inter v Roma

27 April 1980 28	Inter	2-2	Roma	Milano
	Oriali  36' Mozzini  88'	Report	18' Pruzzo  43' Turone	Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza

Fiorentina v Inter

4 May 1980 29	Fiorentina	0-2	Inter	Firenze
		Report	6' Oriali  39' (aut.) Restelli	Stadium: Stadio Comunale

Inter v Ascoli

11 May 1980 30	Inter	2-4	Ascoli	Milano
	Altobelli  58', 73' (rig.)	Report	25' Torrisi  44' (aut.) Marini  55' Bellotto  66' Anastasi	Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza

Coppa Italia

Main article: 1979–80 Coppa Italia

First round

Bologna v Inter

29 August 1979 2	Bologna	1-3	Inter	Bologna
	Castronaro  28'		36' Muraro  66' (rig.) Altobelli  87' Baresi	Stadium: Renato Dall'Ara

Inter v SPAL

2 September 1979 3	Inter	3-0	SPAL	Piacenza
	Beccalossi  31' Oriali  70' Altobelli  77'			Stadium: Stadio Galleana

Inter v Sambenedettese

5 September 1979 4	Inter	3-1	Sambenedettese	Como
	Caso  70' Pasinato  86' Altobelli  88' (rig.)		82' Bozzi	Stadium: Giuseppe Sinigaglia

Atalanta v Inter

9 September 1979 5	Atalanta	0-2	Inter	Bergamo
			16' Altobelli  36' Muraro	Stadium: Atleti Azzurri d'Italia

Quarterfinals

Inter v Juventus

28 novembre 1979	Inter	1-2	Juventus	Milano
	Pancheri  60'		27' Prandelli  76' (aut.) Occhipinti	Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza

Juventus v Inter

30 January 1980	Juventus	0-0 (2-1 agg.)	Inter	Torino
				Stadium: Comunale

UEFA Cup

First round

Inter v Real Sociedad

19 September 1979	Inter	3-0	Real Sociedad	Milano
	Muraro  46' Baresi  48' Marini  78'			Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza Attendance: 60 000 Referee: Garrido

Real Sociedad v Inter

3 October 1979	Real Sociedad	2-0	Inter	San Sebastián
	Satrústegui  21', 73'			Stadium: Atotxa Referee: Partridge

Second round

Borussia Mönchengladbach v Inter

24 October 1979	Borussia Mönchengladbach	1-1	Inter	Mönchengladbach
	Hannes  46'		55' Altobelli	Stadium: Bökelbergstadion Attendance: 38 000 Referee: Wurtz

Inter v Borussia Mönchengladbach

7 November 1979	Inter	2-3 (3-4 aet agg.)	Borussia Mönchengladbach	Milano
	Altobelli  25', 92'		Nickel 37' Ringels 103' Nickel 110' (pen)	Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza Referee: Palotai

Statistics

League result

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
30	14	13	3	44	25	+19	55	9	5	1	30	15	+15	5	8	2	14	10	+4

Source:

2 points were awarded for every win, so Inter collected 41 points instead 56.[3]

Player statistics

Appearances and goals are referred to domestic league.[3]

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		1979-80 Serie A
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	GK		Ivano Bordon	30	-25	30	-25
	GK		Renato Cipollini	1	0	1	0
	DF		Roberto Mozzini	22	1	22	1
	DF		Giuseppe Baresi	30	1	30	1
	DF		Giuseppe Bergomi	0	0	0	0
	DF		Graziano Bini	28	1	28	1
	DF		Nazzareno Canuti	26	0	26	0
	DF		Gabriele Oriali	25	6	25	6
	DF		Franco Pancheri	17	0	17	0
	DF		Giancarlo Pasinato	27	2	27	2
	MF		Evaristo Beccalossi	27	7	27	7
	MF		Domenico Caso	29	1	29	1
	MF		Giampiero Marini	29	1	29	1
	MF		Carlo Muraro	24	5	24	5
	MF		Leonardo Occhipinti	1	0	1	0
	FW		Alessandro Altobelli	29	15	29	15
	FW		Claudio Ambu	13	1	13	1

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References

1. Stefano Petrucci (2005). La storia dell'Inter (in Italian). L'Airone Editrice. pp. 41–43.
2. Filippo Grassia; Gianpiero Lotito (2008). INTER: Dalla nascita allo scudetto del centenario (in Italian). Vallardi Editore. pp. 152–155.
3. Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio 1981 (in Italian). Panini Group. 1980.
4. "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

- RSSSF Italy 1979/80