1986–87 Inter Milan season

Internazionale

1986–87 season
Chairman	Ernesto Pellegrini
Manager	Giovanni Trapattoni
Serie A	3rd
Coppa Italia	Quarter Finals
UEFA Cup	Quarter Finals
Top goalscorer	Alessandro Altobelli (11)
Home colours Away colours
All statistics correct as of May 17, 1987.

Season summary

Longing for redemption after a 5–years title absence, Inter bet on Giovanni Trapattoni, winner of 6 Scudetti sitting on Juventus' bench.[1] 1986 summer also brought in Milan players such as Daniel Passarella and Gianfranco Matteoli.[1] Autumnal results presented Inter like a competitive team,[2][3] at least Rummenigge had to give up due to injuries.[4] Trapattoni had already reach UEFA Cup's quarter-finals[5] where he met Goteborg drawing (without goals) the first leg.[6] It forced Inter to win the second but, after gaining the 1–0 with an own goal, team took the equalizer: away goals rule caused Swedish's victory.[7] Season ended with a third place, behind Napoli and coach's former club.[8]

Squad

Goalkeepers

• Walter Zenga
• Astutillo Malgioglio

Defenders

• Giuseppe Bergomi
• Giuseppe Baresi
• Riccardo Ferri
• Andrea Mandorlini
• Corrado Verdelli
• Fabio Calcaterra
• Daniel Passarella
• Luciano Marangon

Midfielders

• Gianfranco Matteoli
• Alberto Rivolta
• Giuseppe Minaudo
• Adriano Piraccini
• Enrico Cucchi
• Marco Tardelli
• Pietro Fanna
• Massimo Pellegrini

Attackers

• Alessandro Altobelli
• Karl-Heinz Rummenigge
• Massimo Ciocci
• Oliviero Garlini

Competitions

Serie A

Main article: 1986–87 Serie A

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Napoli (C)	30	15	12	3	41	21	+20	42	Qualification to European Cup first round
2	Juventus	30	14	11	5	42	27	+15	39	Qualification to UEFA Cup first round
3	Internazionale	30	15	8	7	32	17	+15	38
4	Hellas Verona	30	12	12	6	36	25	+11	36
5	Milan[lower-alpha 1]	30	13	9	8	31	21	+10	35

Source: 1986–87 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).[9]
(C) Champion.
Notes:

1. Milan won the UEFA Cup qualification match against Sampdoria 1–0 then qualified to 1987–88 UEFA Cup.

Matches

Empoli v Inter

14 September 1986 1	Empoli	1–0	Inter	Empoli
	Osio  37'	Report

Inter v Brescia

21 September 1986 2	Inter	4–0	Brescia	Milano
	Rummenigge  4, 32' Altobelli  58' (pen.) Giorgi  77' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza

Udinese v Inter

28 September 1986 3	Udinese	0–0	Inter	Udine
		Report		Stadium: Friuli

Inter v Roma

5 October 1986 4	Inter	4–1	Roma	Milano
	Garlini  5' Altobelli  58, 67, 81'	Report	Pruzzo  69' (pen.)	Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza

Milan v Inter

12 October 1986 5	Milan	0–0	Inter	Milano
		Report		Stadium: San Siro

Inter v Sampdoria

19 October 1986 6	Inter	1–0	Sampdoria	Milano
	Passarella  66' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza

Juventus v Inter

26 October 1986 7	Juventus	1–1	Inter	Torino
	Ferri  8' (o.g.)	Report	Altobelli  49'	Stadium: Comunale

Napoli v Inter

2 November 1986 8	Napoli	0–0	Inter	Napoli
		Report		Stadium: San Paolo

Inter v Torino

9 November 1986 9	Inter	2–1	Torino	Milano
	Altobelli  5, 47'	Report	Dossena  73'	Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza

Como v Inter

23 November 1986 10	Como	1–1	Inter	Como
	Matteoli  3' (o.g.)	Report	Fanna  24'	Stadium: Giuseppe Sinigaglia

Inter v Avellino

30 November 1986 11	Inter	0–0	Avellino	Milano
		Report		Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza

Fiorentina v Inter

14 December 1986 12	Fiorentina	0–1	Inter	Firenze
		Report	Passarella  46'	Stadium: Comunale

Inter v Ascoli

21 December 1986 13	Inter	3–0	Ascoli	Milano
	Altobelli  24' Rummenigge  31' Baresi  88'	Report		Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza

Inter v Atalanta

4 January 1987 14	Inter	1–0	Atalanta	Milano
	Fanna  18'	Report		Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza

Verona v Inter

11 January 1987 15	Verona	2–1	Inter	Verona
	Elkjær  40, 88'	Report	Altobelli  32'	Stadium: Marcantonio Bentegodi

Inter v Empoli

18 January 1987 16	Inter	2–1	Empoli	Milano
	Matteoli  41' Mandorlini  70'	Report	Ekström  90'	Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza

Brescia v Inter

1 February 1987 17	Brescia	0–1	Inter	Brescia
		Report	Passarella  13'	Stadium: Mario Rigamonti

Inter v Udinese

8 February 1987 18	Inter	2–0	Udinese	Milano
	Garlini  60' Altobelli  88'	Report		Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza

Roma v Inter

22 February 1987 19	Roma	1–0	Inter	Roma
	Berggreen  30'	Report		Stadium: Olimpico

Inter v Milan

1 March 1987 20	Inter	1–2	Milan	Milano
	F. Baresi  26' (o.g.)	Report	Galderisi  53' Virdis  85'	Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza

Sampdoria v Inter

8 March 1987 21	Sampdoria	3–1	Inter	Genova
	Briegel  10' Mancini  76' (pen.) Lorenzo  90'	Report	Garlini  57'	Stadium: Luigi Ferraris

Inter v Juventus

15 March 1987 22	Inter	2–1	Juventus	Milano
	Fanna  42' Garlini  75'	Report	Serena  88'	Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza

Inter v Napoli

22 March 1987 23	Inter	1–0	Napoli	Milano
	Bergomi  85'	Report		Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza

Torino v Inter

29 March 1987 24	Torino	0–0	Inter	Torino
		Report		Stadium: Comunale

Inter v Como

5 April 1987 25	Inter	1–0	Como	Milano
	Bergomi  52'	Report		Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza

Avellino v Inter

12 April 1987 26	Avellino	0–1	Inter	Avellino
		Report	Altobelli  65'	Stadium: Partenio

Inter v Fiorentina

26 April 1987 27	Inter	1–0	Fiorentina	Milano
	Ciocci  72'	Report		Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza

Ascoli v Inter

3 May 1987 28	Ascoli	1–0	Inter	Ascoli Piceno
	Agostini  41'	Report		Stadium: Cino e Lillo Del Duca

Atalanta v Inter

10 May 1987 29	Atalanta	1–0	Inter	Bergamo
	Ferri  36' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Comunale

Inter v Verona

17 May 1987 30	Inter	0–0	Verona	Milano
		Report		Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza

Coppa Italia

Main article: 1986–87 Coppa Italia

First Round

Cavese v Inter

24 August 1986 1	Cavese	1-3	Inter	Cava de' Tirreni
	Passarella  71' (o.g.)		20' Ferri  74' Rummenigge  90' (pen.) Altobelli	Stadium: Stadio Simonetta Lamberti Referee: Paparesta

Catania v Inter

27 August 1986 2	Catania	1-4	Inter	Catania
	Borghi  40'		10' Passarella  35' Piraccini  60' Rummenigge  75' Altobelli	Stadium: Stadio Angelo Massimino Referee: Pieri

Inter v Catanzaro

31 August 1986 3	Inter	4-1	Catanzaro	Milano
	Altobelli  9' Passarella  36' (pen.), 67' Fanna  60'		55' (pen.) Chiarella	Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza Referee: Leni (Perugia)

Bologna v Inter

3 September 1986 4	Bologna	1-1	Inter	Bologna
	Marocchi  43'		50' Matteoli	Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Referee: Agnolin

Inter v Udinese

7 September 1986 5	Inter	2-1	Udinese	Milano
	Passarella  31' (pen.) Altobelli  81' (pen.)		8' Zanone	Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza Referee: Coppetelli

Eightfinals

Empoli v Inter

25 February 1987	Empoli	0-2	Inter	Empoli
			15' Altobelli  82' Fanna	Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani Referee: Coppetelli

Inter v Empoli

8 April 1987	Inter	1-0	Empoli	Milano
	Tardelli  88'			Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza Referee: Cornieti

Quarterfinals

Cremonese v Inter

29 April 1987	Cremonese	1-1	Inter	Cremona
	Lombardo  30'		82' Mandorlini	Stadium: Giovanni Zini Referee: Bergamo

Inter v Cremonese

6 May 1987	Inter	1-1 (3-5 p)	Cremonese	Milano
	Ciocci  51'		8' Bongiorni	Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza Referee: Baldas
	Penalties
	Mandorlini Matteoli Baresi Garlini		Nicoletti Bongiorni Citterio Lombardo

UEFA Cup

Main article: 1986–87 UEFA Cup

First round

Inter v AEK Athens

17 September 1986	Inter	2-0	AEK Athens	Milano
	Altobelli  56' Rummenigge  78'			Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza Attendance: 50 000 Referee: Van Langenhove

AEK Athens v Inter

2 October 1986	AEK Athens	0-1	Inter	Athens (Greece)
			8' Passarella	Stadium: Olympic Attendance: 45000 Referee: Eriksson

Second round

Legia Warsaw v Inter

22 October 1986	Legia Warsaw	3-2	Inter	Warsaw
	Sikorski  41' Dziekanowski  57' Karaś  60'		17' Altobelli  75' (o.g.) Arceusz	Stadium: Stadion Dziesięciolecia Manifestu Lipcowego Attendance: 20 000 Referee: Perez

Inter v Legia Warsaw

5 November 1986	Inter	1-0	Legia Warsaw	Milano
	Fanna  44'			Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza Attendance: 48 957 Referee: Courtney

Eightfinals

Dukla Praha v Inter

26 November 1986	Dukla Praha	0-1	Inter	Praha
			17' Altobelli	Stadium: Na Julisce Attendance: 30 000 Referee: Tritschler

Inter v Dukla Praha

17 December 1986[10]	Inter	0-0	Dukla Praha	Milano
				Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza Attendance: 20 683 Referee: Quiniou

Quarterfinals

IFK Goteborg v Inter

4 March 1987	IFK Goteborg	0-0	Inter	Göteborg
18:55 CET				Stadium: Gamla Ullevi Attendance: 43 103 Referee: Keizer

Inter v IFK Goteborg

18 March 1987	Inter	1-1 (1-1a agg.)	IFK Goteborg	Milano
20:45 CET	Fredriksson  58' (aut.)		79' Pettersson	Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza Attendance: 61 316 Referee: Prokop

Statistics

Team statistics

Competition	Record
	M	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Serie A	30	15	8	7	32	17	+15	050.00
Coppa Italia	9	6	3	0	18	7	+11	066.67
UEFA Cup	8	4	3	1	8	4	+4	050.00
Total	47	25	14	8	58	28	+30	053.19

Players statistics

Appearances and goals in league.[11]

Ferri (30); Mandorlini (30/1); Matteoli (30/1); G.Baresi (29/1); Zenga (29/−16); Altobelli (28/11); Bergomi (28/2); Fanna (28/3); Piraccini (28); Tardelli (24); Passarella (23/3); Garlini (20/4); Calcaterra (14); Rummenigge (14/3); Cucchi (13); Ciocci (4/1); Marangon (3); Malgioglio (1/−1); Minaudo (1).

References

1. Gianni Brera (July 26, 1986). "Pochi acquisti ma il migliore è Trapattoni". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 17.
2. Gianni Brera (September 18, 1986). "Doppia Inter piace e segna". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 21.
3. Gianni Brera (November 11, 1986). "E ora occhio a Inter e Roma". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 21.
4. "Il medico blocca Rummenigge". la Repubblica (in Italian). February 7, 1987. p. 43.
5. Massimo Bucchi (March 3, 1987). "Imprendibile il Milan giocava in differita!". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 47.
6. Luca Argentieri (March 5, 1987). "E vinsero le difese..." la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 19.
7. Gianni Brera; Fabrizio Bocca (March 19, 1987). "Addio all' Europa, con rabbia". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 19.
8. Gianni Brera (May 19, 1987). "Ma io condanno Milan e Roma". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 47.
9. "Norme organizzative interne della F.I.G.C. - Art. 51.6" (PDF) (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. 12 September 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
10. Suspended on 10 December due to fog 77', with score 1-0 (goal of Rummenigge at 56'), cfr. Gianni Brera (11 December 1986), "Dopo Rummenigge arriva la nebbia", la Repubblica, p. 19
11. Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio 1988 (in Italian). Modena: Panini Group. 1987.

Sources

• RSSSF - Italy 1986/87