1979–80 Inter Milan season

Internazionale
1979–80 season
ChairmanIvanoe Fraizzoli
ManagerEugenio Bersellini
Serie A1st
Coppa ItaliaQuarter-finals
UEFA CupRound of 32
Top goalscorerLeague: Altobelli (15)
All: Altobelli (22)
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 Italy ITA Ivano Bordon
GK Italy ITA Renato Cipollini
DF Italy ITA Roberto Mozzini
DF Italy ITA Giuseppe Baresi
DF Italy ITA Giuseppe Bergomi
DF Italy ITA Graziano Bini
DF Italy ITA Nazzareno Canuti
DF Italy ITA Gabriele Oriali
DF Italy ITA Franco Pancheri
No. Pos. Nation Player
DF Italy ITA Giancarlo Pasinato
MF Italy ITA Evaristo Beccalossi
MF Italy ITA Domenico Caso
MF Italy ITA Giampiero Marini
MF Italy ITA Carlo Muraro
MF Italy ITA Leonardo Occhipinti
FW Italy ITA Alessandro Altobelli
FW Italy 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
2 Juventus 30 16 6 8 42 25 +17 38 Qualification to UEFA Cup
3 Torino[lower-alpha 1] 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) Champions
Notes:
  1. A.C. Milan and S.S. Lazio placed in the last position and relegated to Serie B by FIGC because of the Totonero 1980 scandal. Torino qualified to UEFA Cup instead of Milan.

Matches

16 September 1979 1 Inter 2-0 Pescara Milan
Domenichini 12' (o.g.)
Oriali 69'
Report Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza
23 September 1979 2 Udinese 1-1 Inter Udine
Vagheggi 89' Report 28' Altobelli Stadium: Friuli
30 September 1979 3 Inter 2-1 Lazio Milan
Beccalossi 17'
Marini 71'
Report 42' Giordano Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza
7 October 1979 4 Bologna 1-2 Inter Bologna
Mastropasqua 7' Report 36' Bini
40' Beccalossi
Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
14 October 1979 5 Inter 1-0 Napoli Milan
Altobelli 61' Report Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza
21 October 1979 6 Catanzaro 0-0 Inter Catanzaro
Report Stadium: Stadio Comunale
28 October 1979 7 Inter 2-0 Milan Milan
Beccalossi 14', 84' Report Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza
4 November 1979 8 Torino 0-0 Inter Torino
Report Stadium: Stadio Comunale
11 November 1979 9 Inter 4-0 Juventus Milan
Altobelli 48', 50', 79'
Muraro 74'
Report Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza
25 November 1979 10 Avellino 0-0 Inter Avellino
Report Stadium: Stadio Partenio
2 December 1979 11 Cagliari 1-1 Inter Cagliari
Selvaggi 63' Report 76' Altobelli Stadium: Stadio Sant'Elia
9 December 1979 12 Inter 3-2 Perugia Milan
Beccalossi 4'
Altobelli 75' (rig.)
Pasinato 87'
Report Rossi 19'
Rossi 89'
Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza
16 December 1979 13 Roma 1-0 Inter Roma
Di Bartolomei 61' Report Stadium: Olimpico
30 December 1979 14 Inter 0-0 Fiorentina Milan
Report Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza
6 January 1980 15 Ascoli 1-1 Inter Ascoli Piceno
Anastasi 59' Report 3' Altobelli Stadium: Stadio Cino e Lillo Del Duca
13 January 1980 16 Pescara 0-2 Inter Pescara
Report 34' Beccalossi
62' Pasinato
Stadium: Stadio Adriatico
20 January 1980 17 Inter 2-1 Udinese Milan
Altobelli 42', 51' (rig.) Report 45' Ulivieri Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza
27 January 1980 18 Lazio 0-0 Inter Roma
Report Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
3 February 1980 19 Inter 0-0 Bologna Milan
Report Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza
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
24 February 1980 21 Inter 3-1 Catanzaro Milan
Beccalossi 15'
Oriali 36'
Altobelli 60'
Report 78' Bresciani Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza
2 March 1980 22 Milan 0-1 Inter Milan
Report 77' Oriali Stadium: San Siro
9 March 1980 23 Inter 1-1 Torino Milan
Muraro 82' Report 20' Graziani Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza
23 March 1980 24 Juventus 2-0 Inter Torino
Bettega 32'
Fanna 79'
Report Stadium: Stadio Comunale
30 March 1980 25 Inter 3-0 Avellino Milan
Caso 16'
Romano 68' (aut.)
Ambu 82'
Report Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza
5 April 1980 26 Inter 3-3 Cagliari Milan
Muraro 33'
Oriali 49'
Altobelli 57'
Report 3' (aut.) Baresi
6' Selvaggi
50' (aut.) Mozzini
Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza
13 April 1980 27 Perugia 0-0 Inter Perugia
Report Stadium: Stadio Renato Curi
27 April 1980 28 Inter 2-2 Roma Milan
Oriali 36'
Mozzini 88'
Report 18' Pruzzo
43' Turone
Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza
4 May 1980 29 Fiorentina 0-2 Inter Firenze
Report 6' Oriali
39' (aut.) Restelli
Stadium: Stadio Comunale
11 May 1980 30 Inter 2-4 Ascoli Milan
Altobelli 58', 73' (rig.) Report 25' Torrisi
44' (aut.) Marini
55' Bellotto
66' Anastasi
Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza

Coppa Italia

First round

29 August 1979 2 Bologna 1-3 Inter Bologna
Castronaro 28' 36' Muraro
66' (rig.) Altobelli
87' Baresi
Stadium: Renato Dall'Ara
2 September 1979 3 Inter 3-0 SPAL Piacenza
Beccalossi 31'
Oriali 70'
Altobelli 77'
Stadium: Stadio Galleana
5 September 1979 4 Inter 3-1 Sambenedettese Como
Caso 70'
Pasinato 86'
Altobelli 88' (rig.)
82' Bozzi Stadium: Giuseppe Sinigaglia
9 September 1979 5 Atalanta 0-2 Inter Bergamo
16' Altobelli
36' Muraro
Stadium: Atleti Azzurri d'Italia

Quarterfinals

28 November 1979 Inter 1-2 Juventus Milan
Pancheri 60' 27' Prandelli
76' (aut.) Occhipinti
Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza
30 January 1980 Juventus 0-0
(2-1 agg.)
Inter Torino
Stadium: Comunale

UEFA Cup

First round

19 September 1979 Inter 3-0 SpainReal Sociedad Milan
Muraro 46'
Baresi 48'
Marini 78'
Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza
Attendance: 60 000
Referee: PortugalGarrido
3 October 1979 SpainReal Sociedad 2-0 Inter San Sebastián
Satrústegui 21', 73' Stadium: Atotxa
Referee: EnglandPartridge

Second round

24 October 1979 GermanyBorussia Mönchengladbach 1-1 Inter Mönchengladbach
Hannes 46' 55' Altobelli Stadium: Bökelbergstadion
Attendance: 38 000
Referee: FranceWurtz
7 November 1979 Inter 2-3
(3-4 aet agg.)
GermanyBorussia Mönchengladbach Milan
Altobelli 25', 92' Nickel 37'
Ringels 103'
Nickel 110' (pen)
Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza
Referee: HungaryPalotai

Statistics

League result

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
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 Total1979-80 Serie A
AppsGoalsAppsGoals
GK Italy ITA Ivano Bordon 30-2529+1-25
DF Italy ITA Giuseppe Baresi 30129+11
DF Italy ITA Graziano Bini 281281
DF Italy ITA Nazzareno Canuti 26025+10
DF Italy ITA Gabriele Oriali 256256
DF Italy ITA Giancarlo Pasinato 272272
MF Italy ITA Evaristo Beccalossi 27726+17
MF Italy ITA Domenico Caso 29126+31
MF Italy ITA Giampiero Marini 29128+11
MF Italy ITA Carlo Muraro 24522+25
FW Italy ITA Alessandro Altobelli 291528+115
GK Italy ITA Renato Cipollini 1010
DF Italy ITA Roberto Mozzini 221221
DF Italy ITA Giuseppe Bergomi 0000
DF Italy ITA Franco Pancheri 1703+140
MF Italy ITA Leonardo Occhipinti 1010
FW Italy ITA Claudio Ambu 13110+31

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

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