1987–88 Inter Milan season

Inter Milan

1987–88 season
Chairman	Ernesto Pellegrini
Manager	Giovanni Trapattoni
Serie A	5th
Coppa Italia	Semifinals
UEFA Cup	Round of 16
Top goalscorer	League: Altobelli (9) All: Altobelli (16)
Average home league attendance	47,812
Home colours Away colours
All statistics correct as of 15 May 1988.

Season

Fans thought of 1987 as a year zero, hoping in a revival from the club.[1] Trapattoni managed to avoid the departures of Altobelli and Zenga[2] while Nobile and Scifo arrived, in add to a return for Serena.[3] Initial results were poor: Inter passed the preliminary stage of the Coppa Italia only due to goal difference, after have finished 4 out of 5 games from penalty spot (with an equal number of wins and losses).[4][5] Rummenigge left Milan days before Italian league could start[6] with a home loss (0–2) against Pescara, who gained his first win in Serie A on Inter's soil.[7]

The side collected a goalless draw in the UEFA Cup with Besiktas,[8] then beaten (3–1) in return match.[9] The next continental opponent was Turun Palloseura, able to win at the San Siro with a single goal.[10] After a 2–1 success over Juventus signed by Serena (former Bianconeri player),[11] Inter also won the second leg.[12] Inter was knocked out in the round of 16 by Espanyol[13] with a 2–1 aggregate.[14][15] Trapattoni's team managed to reach the semifinal of the domestic cup,[16][17][18] but lost to Sampdoria.[19][20] The Italian league, marked by losses in both citizen derbies, ended with a fifth place useful to get qualification for the UEFA Cup next season.[21]

Squad

Goalkeepers

• Walter Zenga
• Astutillo Malgioglio

Defenders

• Giuseppe Bergomi
• Giuseppe Baresi
• Riccardo Ferri
• Andrea Mandorlini
• Salvatore Nobile
• Fabio Calcaterra
• Daniel Passarella

Midfielders

• Enzo Scifo
• Gianfranco Matteoli
• Alberto Rivolta
• Stefano Civeriati
• Giuseppe Minaudo
• Adriano Piraccini
• Pietro Fanna

Attackers

• Alessandro Altobelli
• Aldo Serena
• Dario Morello
• Massimo Ciocci
• Paolo Mandelli

Competitions

Serie A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
3	Roma	30	15	8	7	39	26	+13	38	Qualification to UEFA Cup first round
4	Sampdoria	30	13	11	6	41	30	+11	37	Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup first round
5	Internazionale	30	11	10	9	42	35	+7	32	Qualification to UEFA Cup first round
6	Juventus[lower-alpha 1]	30	11	9	10	35	30	+5	31
7	Torino	30	8	15	7	33	30	+3	31

Source: 1987–88 Serie A,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).[22]
Notes:

1. Juventus won the UEFA Cup qualification match against Torino 0–0*(4:2) then qualified to 1988–89 UEFA Cup.

Matches

Inter v Pescara

13 September 1987 1	Inter	0-2	Pescara	Milano
16:00 CEST		Report	40' Galvani  57' (rig.) Slišković	Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza Referee: Sguizzato

Como v Inter

20 September 1987 2	Como	1-2	Inter	Como
16:00 CEST	Albiero  78' (rig.)	Report	63' Passarella  83' Altobelli	Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia Referee: Lanese

Inter v Empoli

27 September 1987 3	Inter	2-0	Empoli	Milano
15:00 CET	Serena  72' Altobelli  86'	Report		Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza Referee: Coppetelli

Torino v Inter

4 October 1987 4	Torino	1-1	Inter	Torino
15:00 CET	G. Ferri  55'	Report	62' Matteoli	Stadium: Comunale Referee: Agnolin

Inter v Verona

11 October 1987 5	Inter	1-1	Verona	Milano
15:00 CET	Scifo  83'	Report	62' Elkjær	Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza Referee: D'Elia

Inter v Juventus

25 October 1987 6	Inter	2-1	Juventus	Milano
14:30 CET	Serena  9', 73'	Report	51' De Agostini	Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza Referee: Lanese

Pisa v Inter

1 November 1987 7	Pisa	2-1	Inter	Pisa
14:30 CET	Bernazzani  7' Dunga  60'	Report	64' Mandorlini	Stadium: Stadio Arena Garibaldi Referee: Lo Bello

Inter v Ascoli

8 November 1987 8	Inter	2-2	Ascoli	Milano
14:30 CET	Passarella  16' Serena  37'	Report	28' Carillo  38' Dell'Oglio	Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza Referee: Baldas (Trieste)

Roma v Inter

22 November 1987 9	Roma	3-2	Inter	Roma
14:30 CET	Manfredonia  15' Giannini  19' Desideri  84'	Report	13' Fanna  89' (rig.) Altobelli	Stadium: Olimpico Referee: Pairetto

Inter v Napoli

29 November 1987 10	Inter	1-1	Napoli	Milano
14:30 CET	De Napoli  59' (aut.)	Report	28' Careca	Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza Referee: Longhi

Fiorentina v Inter

13 December 1987 11	Fiorentina	1-2	Inter	Firenze
14:30 CET	Berti  6'	Report	36' (rig.) Passarella  84' Ciocci	Stadium: Stadio Comunale Referee: Agnolin

Inter v Milan

20 December 1987 12	Inter	0-1	Milan	Milano
14:30 CET		Report	4' (aut.) R. Ferri	Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza Referee: Lanese

Sampdoria v Inter

3 January 1988 13	Sampdoria	1-1	Inter	Genova
14:30 CET	Mancini  58'	Report	8' R. Ferri	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Referee: Baldas

Inter v Cesena

10 January 1988 14	Inter	2-0	Cesena	Milano
14:30 CET	Passarella  8' Altobelli  20'	Report		Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza Referee: Luci

Avellino v Inter

17 January 1988 15	Avellino	1-3	Inter	Avellino
14:30 CET	Schachner  45' (rig.)	Report	27' Passarella  36' Altobelli  88' G. Baresi	Stadium: Stadio Partenio Referee: Lo Bello

Pescara v Inter

24 January 1988 16	Pescara	1-1	Inter	Pescara
14:30 CET	Slišković  34'	Report	39' Passarella	Stadium: Stadio Adriatico Referee: Pezzella

Inter v Como

31 January 1988 17	Inter	1-0	Como	Milano
15:00 CET	Serena  59'	Report		Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza Referee: Bergamo

Empoli v Inter

7 February 1988 18	Empoli	1-1	Inter	Empoli
15:00 CET	Lucci  71'	Report	9' Scifo	Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani Referee: Longhi

Inter v Torino

14 February 1988 19	Inter	0-1	Torino	Milano
15:00 CET		Report	12' (rig.) Cravero	Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza Referee: Paparesta

Verona v Inter

28 February 1988 20	Verona	1-1	Inter	Verona
15:00 CET	Fontolan  81'	Report	76' Scifo	Stadium: Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi Referee: Lo Bello

Juventus v Inter

6 March 1988 21	Juventus	1-0	Inter	Torino
15:30 CET	Magrin  69' (rig.)	Report		Stadium: Stadio Comunale Referee: Pezzella

Inter v Pisa

13 March 1988 22	Inter	2-1	Pisa	Milano
15:30 CET	Altobelli  11' Dolcetti  89' (aut.)	Report	87' (rig.) Sclosa	Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza Referee: Amendolia

Ascoli v Inter

20 March 1988 23	Ascoli	2-1	Inter	Ascoli Piceno
15:30 CET	Carillo  5' Scarafoni  15'	Report	44' R. Ferri	Stadium: Stadio Cino e Lillo Del Duca Referee: Lombardo

Inter v Roma

27 March 1988 24	Inter	4-2	Roma	Milano
15:30 CEST	Altobelli  13' Bergomi  17' Ciocci  30', 68'	Report	38' (rig.) Giannini  45' (aut.) Bergomi	Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza Referee: Agnolin

Napoli v Inter

10 April 1988 25	Napoli	1-0	Inter	Napoli
15:30 CEST	Maradona  21'	Report		Stadium: San Paolo Referee: Fabio Baldas

Inter v Fiorentina

17 April 1988 26	Inter	3-0	Fiorentina	Milano
14:30 CEST	Minaudo  47' Piraccini  84' Ciocci  87'	Report		Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza Referee: Di Cola

Milan v Inter

24 April 1988 27	Milan	2-0	Inter	Milano
15:30 CEST	Gullit  43' Virdis  53'	Report		Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza Referee: Longhi

Inter v Sampdoria

1 May 1988 28	Inter	3-1	Sampdoria	Milano
16:00 CEST	Mandorlini  32' Scifo  60' Altobelli  79'	Report	85' Mannini	Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza Referee: Coppetelli

Cesena v Inter

8 May 1988 29	Cesena	2-2	Inter	Cesena
16:00 CEST	Bordin  73' Lorenzo  76'	Report	42' (rig.) Altobelli  60' Serena	Stadium: Stadio Dino Manuzzi Referee: D'Elia

Inter v Avellino

15 May 1988 30	Inter	1-1	Avellino	Milano
16:30 CEST	Minaudo  4'	Report	33' Gazzaneo	Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza Referee: Baldas

Coppa Italia

Main article: 1987–88 Coppa Italia

First round

Taranto v Inter

23 August 1987 1	Taranto	2-2 (5-3 p)	Inter	Taranto
CEST	De Vitis  20' Dalla Costa  80'	Report	60' Piraccini  68' Altobelli	Stadium: Stadio Erasmo Iacovone Referee: Baldas
	Penalties
	Paolucci Donatelli Picci Serra Dalla Costa		G. Baresi Fanna Minaudo Altobelli

Inter v Catania

26 August 1987 2	Inter	4-1	Catania	Milano
20:30 CEST	Altobelli  46', 64', 87' Passarella  68'	Report	43' (pen) Garzieri	Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza Referee: Cornieti

Brescia v Inter

30 August 1987 3	Brescia	2-2 (4-2 p)	Inter	Brescia
CEST	Chiodini  79' Branco  87' (rig.)	Report	26' Altobelli  35' Matteoli	Stadium: Mario Rigamonti Referee: D'Elia
	Penalties
	Branco Bonometti Mariani Piovani Beccalossi		Mandorlini Matteoli Altobelli R. Ferri

Reggiana v Inter

2 September 1987 4	Reggiana	0-0 (8-9 p)	Inter	Reggio nell'Emilia
CEST		Report		Stadium: Stadio Giglio Referee: Agnolin
	Penalties
	Polverino Cornacchini Bellatorre Poggi D'Agostino Dominissini Albi Perugi De Agostini Cornacchia		Passarella Mandorlini Fanna Scifo Altobelli R. Ferri Nobile G. Baresi Piraccini Zenga

Inter v Ascoli

6 September 1987 5	Inter	0-0 (5-4 p)	Ascoli	Milano
CEST		Report		Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza Referee: Cornieti
	Penalties
	Fanna Mandorlini Altobelli Scifo Passarella		Casagrande Destro P. Giovannelli Carillo Greco

Eightfinals

Bologna v Inter

6 January 1988	Bologna	1-3	Inter	Bologna
CET	Pecci  89'	Report	4', 15', 48' Fanna	Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Referee: D'Elia

Inter v Bologna

20 January 1988	Inter	3-0	Bologna	Milano
CET	Serena  31', 79' Ciocci  55'	Report		Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza Referee: Nicchi

Quarterfinals

Inter v Empoli

10 February 1988	Inter	2-1	Empoli	Milano
CET	Serena  1' Lucci  69' (aut.)	Report	31' Incocciati	Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza Referee: Amendolia

Empoli v Inter

2 March 1988	Empoli	0-1	Inter	Milano
CET		Report	53' R. Ferri	Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani Referee: Lanese

Semifinals

Inter v Sampdoria

6 April 1988	Inter	0-0	Sampdoria	Milano
CEST		Report		Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza Referee: Lo Bello

Sampdoria v Inter

20 April 1988	Sampdoria	1-0	Inter	Genova
CEST	Mancini  25'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Referee: Lo Bello

UEFA Cup

Main article: 1987–88 UEFA Cup

Besiktas v Inter

16 September 1987	Besiktas	0-0	Inter	Istanbul
15:30 CEST		Report		Stadium: Stadio BJK İnönü Attendance: 42 000 Referee: Peschel

Inter v Besiktas

30 September 1987	Inter	3-1	Besiktas	Milano
20:30 CET	Altobelli  37' Serena  45', 87'	Report	15' Uçar	Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza Attendance: 15 000 Referee: Biguet

Round of 16

Inter v Turku PS

21 October 1987	Inter	0-1	Turku PS	Milano
19:00 CET		Report	11' Aaltonen	Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza Attendance: 20 000 Referee: Wallace

Turku PS v Inter

4 November 1987	Turku PS	0-2	Inter	Turku
17:30 CET		Report	50' Scifo  71' Altobelli	Stadium: Kupittaan jalkapallostadion Attendance: 13 375 Referee: Ekaztajn

Eightfinals

Inter v Espanyol

25 November 1987	Inter	1-1	Espanyol	Milano
20:30 CET	Serena  39'	Report	80' Lauridsen	Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza Attendance: 40 000 Referee: Wöhrer

Espanyol v Inter

9 December 1987	Espanyol	1-0 (2-1 agg.)	Inter	Barcelona
21:15 CET	Orejuela  23'	Report		Stadium: Estadio de Sarriá Attendance: 30 000 Referee: Pauly

Statistics

Players statistics

Appearances and goals in domestic league.[23]

G.Baresi (29/1); Altobelli (28/9); Bergomi (28/1); Fanna (28/1); Scifo (28/4); Mandorlini (27/2); Zenga (26/−31); R.Ferri (25/2); Piraccini (23/1); Ciocci (22/4); A.Serena (22/6); Matteoli (21/1); Passarella (21/6); Nobile (19); Minaudo (15/2); Calcaterra (12); Malgioglio (4/−4); Civeriati (2); Morello (1); Rivolta (1).

References

1. Gianni Mura (June 21, 1987). "Venite a vedere il calcio latino". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 23.
2. Licia Granello (July 11, 1987). "Zenga s' impunta Vuole andarsene". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 21.
3. Gianni Mura (July 29, 1987). "Le certezze di Trapattoni". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 21.
4. Enrico Currò; Luca Bianchin; Licia Granello; Gianni Mura (August 27, 1987). "Notte di gol Grandi firme". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 21.
5. Andrea Monti; Giulio Cardone (September 3, 1987). "Undici metri di paura". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 39.
6. "Il Verona ha preso Bonetti Rummenigge al Servette". la Repubblica (in Italian). September 10, 1987. p. 26.
7. Gianni Mura (September 15, 1987). "Ma dov' è finita l' Inter?". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 47.
8. Gianni Mura (September 17, 1987). "L' Inter perde zero a zero". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 20.
9. Gianni Mura (October 1, 1987). "Dopo la paura arriva l' Inter". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 22.
10. Gianni Mura (October 22, 1987). "Piange l' Inter formato caos". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 26.
11. Luca Argentieri (October 27, 1987). "Così Serena si è fermato". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 47.
12. Gianni Mura (November 5, 1987). "L' Inter è vera, viva l' Inter". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 33.
13. Gianni Mura (November 24, 1987). "Quanti alibi nel momento più brutto di una carriera". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 35.
14. Gianni Mura (November 26, 1987). "Ma l' Inter soffre ancora". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 23.
15. Gianni Mura (December 10, 1987). "L' Inter perde l' ultima chance". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 23.
16. Antonio Dipollina (January 21, 1988). "Applausi all' Inter con doppio Serena". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 23.
17. Luca Argentieri (March 3, 1988). "Ferri risolve Zenga s' infortuna". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 24.
18. Licia Granello (March 29, 1988). "E l' Inter fu salvata da un ragazzo del '68". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 26.
19. Licia Granello (April 7, 1988). "All' Inter solo i fischi". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 34.
20. Licia Granello (April 21, 1988). "All' Inter dei dubbi gol del solito Mancini". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 22.
21. "Ma Trapattoni piace ancora?". la Repubblica (in Italian). May 19, 1988. p. 24.
22. "Norme organizzative interne della F.I.G.C. - Art. 51.6" (PDF) (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. 12 September 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
23. Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio 1989 (in Italian). Modena: Panini Group. 1988.

Sources

• RSSSF - Italy 1987/88