1997–98 Inter Milan season

In the 1997–98 season, the Italian football club Inter Milan, managed by Luigi Simoni, won the UEFA Cup and achieved second place in the Serie A league.

Inter Milan
1997–98 season
ChairmanMassimo Moratti
ManagerLuigi Simoni
Serie A2nd
Coppa ItaliaQuarter-finals
UEFA CupWinners
Top goalscorerLeague: Ronaldo (25)
All: Ronaldo (34)
Highest home attendance80,095 vs. Milan
(22 November 1997)
Lowest home attendance16,085 vs. Lyon
(21 October 1997)
Average home league attendance67,825
All statistics correct as of 16 May 1998.

Season overview

Massimo Moratti relied on Luigi Simoni as coach and on Ronaldo as star.[1] Further purchases resulted in Diego Simeone, Francesco Moriero and Álvaro Recoba who – in his debut – scored twice, helping Inter beat Brescia in a 2–1 comeback.[2] Compared to the previous seasons, it proved to be better for Inter who mounted their first serious shot at the title since 1989.[3]

However, with a loss at Juventus, the reigning champions won 1–0, holding three points over Inter.[4] Ten days later, Inter won – for the third time in the last seven years – the UEFA Cup beating Lazio 3–0.[5] The domestic league ended with Inter in second place, last achieved in 1993.

Players

Squad information
Squad no. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (age)
Goalkeepers
1 Gianluca Pagliuca Italy GK (1966-12-18)18 December 1966 (aged 30)
12 Andrea Mazzantini Italy GK (1968-07-11)11 July 1968 (aged 28)
22 Raffaele Nuzzo Italy GK (1973-02-21)21 February 1973 (aged 24)
Defenders
2 Giuseppe Bergomi (captain) Italy RB / CB / SW (1963-12-22)22 December 1963 (aged 33)
3 Massimo Tarantino Italy LB (1971-05-20)20 May 1971 (aged 26)
4 Javier Zanetti Argentina RB / CM / RM (1973-08-10)10 August 1973 (aged 23)
5 Fabio Galante Italy CB (1973-11-20)20 November 1973 (aged 23)
7 Salvatore Fresi Italy CB / SW (1973-01-18)18 January 1973 (aged 24)
16 Taribo West Nigeria LB / CB (1974-03-26)26 March 1974 (aged 23)
21 Luca Mezzano Italy CB (1977-08-01)1 August 1977 (aged 19)
24 Luigi Sartor Italy RB / CB / RM (1975-01-30)30 January 1975 (aged 22)
33 Francesco Colonnese Italy CB / RB (1971-08-10)10 August 1971 (aged 25)
35 Martín Rivas Uruguay CB / LB (1977-02-17)17 February 1977 (aged 20)
36 Mauro Milanese Italy LB / LM (1971-02-17)17 February 1971 (aged 26)
Midfielders
6 Youri Djorkaeff France AM / SS / CF (1968-03-09)9 March 1968 (aged 29)
8 Aron Winter Netherlands DM / CM (1967-03-01)1 March 1967 (aged 30)
13 Zé Elias Brazil DM / CM (1975-09-25)25 September 1975 (aged 21)
14 Diego Simeone Argentina CM / RM / LM (1970-04-28)28 April 1970 (aged 27)
15 Benoît Cauet France CM / DM (1969-05-02)2 May 1969 (aged 28)
17 Francesco Moriero Italy RM / RW (1969-03-31)31 March 1969 (aged 28)
18 Nicola Berti Italy CM / LM / DM (1967-04-14)14 April 1967 (aged 30)
40 Paulo Sousa Portugal DM / CM / AM (1970-08-30)30 August 1970 (aged 26)
Forwards
9 Iván Zamorano Chile CF (1967-01-18)18 January 1967 (aged 30)
10 Ronaldo Brazil CF (1976-09-18)18 September 1976 (aged 20)
11 Nwankwo Kanu Nigeria CF / SS (1976-08-01)1 August 1976 (aged 20)
20 Álvaro Recoba Uruguay SS / CF / AM / LW (1976-03-17)17 March 1976 (aged 21)
23 Maurizio Ganz Italy CF (1968-10-13)13 October 1968 (aged 28)
27 Marco Branca Italy CF (1965-01-06)6 January 1965 (aged 32)
27 Alessandro Sgrigna Italy SS / LW / RW (1980-04-24)24 April 1980 (aged 17)

Transfers
In
Pos. Name from Type
FWRonaldoBarcelonaU$31,0 million
MFDiego SimeoneAtletico MadridU$6,5 million
FWÁlvaro RecobaNacional de MontevideoU$3,5 million
MFZé EliasBayer Leverkusen
MFBenoît CauetParis Saint-Germain
DFLuigi SartorVicenzaU$3,2 million
DFTaribo WestAuxerreU$3,0 million
MFFrancesco MorieroA.C. Milanco-ownership
DFAndré CruzNapoli
DFDevis NossaOrsa Treviglio
FWAlessandro SgrignaLodigiani
MFAlessandro ConticchioGualdore-purchased
MFFabio Di SauroCremonesere-purchased
MFMarco NichettiGualdore-purchased
MFAndrea ZanchettaFoggiare-purchased
GKMarco FortinTorresloan ended
GKGiorgio FrezzoliniTrapaniloan ended
GKRaffaele NuzzoGualdoloan ended
GKPaolo OrlandoniFoggialoan ended
DFAlessandro FiorettiTrapaniloan ended
DFNatale GonnellaRavennaloan ended
DFLuca MezzanoTorinoloan ended
DFAlessandro PedroniCremoneseloan ended
MFFabio CinettiTorinoloan ended
MFPierluigi OrlandiniHellas Veronaloan ended
MFGianni TestaFrosinoneloan ended
FWCaioNapoliloan ended
FWSamuel IpouaTorinoloan ended
FWMohammed KallonLuganoloan ended
FWFabrizio LaccettiSolbiateseloan ended
FWMarco VeroneseMonzaloan ended

Autumn

Winter
In
Pos. Name from Type
GKSébastien FreyCannes
Out
Pos. Name To Type
GKSébastien FreyCannesloan

Competitions

Serie A
Main article: 1997–98 Serie A

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Juventus (C) 34 21 11 2 67 28 +39 74 Qualification to Champions League group stage
2 Internazionale 34 21 6 7 62 27 +35 69 Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round
3 Udinese 34 19 7 8 62 40 +22 64 Qualification to UEFA Cup
4 Roma 34 16 11 7 67 42 +25 59
5 Fiorentina 34 15 12 7 65 36 +29 57[lower-alpha 1]
Source: 1997–98 Serie A, RSSSF.com, Soccerway
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).[6]
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. Fiorentina finished ahead of Parma on head-to-head points: FIO 1–1 PAR; PAR 1–2 FIO.

Results by round
Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAH
ResultWWWWDWWWDWDWLWWLDWLDWLWLWWWWWWLDLW
Position2111111111111111222222233222222222
Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed;   = Leader, 1998–99 UEFA Champions League Group stage;   = 1998–99 UEFA Champions League Second Qualifying round;   = 1998–99 UEFA Cup First round;   = 1998–99 Serie B

Matches
31 August 1997 1 Inter Milan 2–1 Brescia Milan
16:00 CET Recoba 80', 85' Report Hübner 73' Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 69,682
Referee: Pasquale Rodomonti
14 September 1997 2 Bologna 2–4 Inter Milan Bologna
16:00 CET R. Baggio 45', 58' (pen.) Report Galante 12'
Ganz 38'
Ronaldo 52'
Zamorano 66'		 Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
Attendance: 36,267
Referee: Stefano Braschi
21 September 1997 3 Inter Milan 3–2 Fiorentina Milan
16:00 CET Ronaldo 45'
Moriero 72'
Djorkaeff 81'		 Report Serena 46'
Batistuta 47'		 Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 73,375
Referee: Graziano Cesari
27 September 1997 4 Lecce 1–5 Inter Milan Lecce
20:30 CET Palmieri 61' (pen.) Report Djorkaeff 33', 78'
Ronaldo 48', 81'
Ganz 84'		 Stadium: Stadio Via del Mare
Attendance: 35,535
Referee: Stefano Farina
5 October 1997 5 Inter Milan 1–1 Lazio Milan
20:30 CET Ronaldo 41' (pen.) Report Nedvěd 35' Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 65,656
Referee: Fiorenzo Treossi
18 October 1997 6 Napoli 0–2 Inter Milan Naples
15:30 CET Report Galante 10'
Turrini 69' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Stadio San Paolo
Attendance: 55,881
Referee: Pierluigi Pairetto
1 November 1997 7 Inter Milan 1–0 Parma Milan
14:30 CET Ronaldo 15' Report Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 72,000
Referee: Piero Ceccarini
9 November 1997 8 Atalanta 1–2 Inter Milan Bergamo
15:00 CET Caccia 81' Report Djorkaeff 28'
West 88'		 Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia
Attendance: 23,870
Referee: Pasquale Rodomonti
22 November 1997 9 Inter Milan 2–2 Milan Milan
20:30 CET Simeone 13'
Ronaldo 68' (pen.)		 Report Weah 29'
Cruz 80' (pen.)		 Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 80,905
Referee: Pierluigi Collina
30 November 1997 10 Vicenza 1–3 Inter Milan Vicenza
15:00 CET Ambrosini 59' Report Simeone 33, 39'
Ronaldo 68'		 Stadium: Stadio Romeo Menti
Attendance: 19,744
Referee: Alfredo Trentalange
6 December 1997 11 Sampdoria 1–1 Inter Milan Genoa
14:30 CET Montella 31' (pen.) Report Ronaldo 9' Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Attendance: 35,375
Referee: Fiorenzo Treossi
14 December 1997 12 Inter Milan 3–0 Roma Milan
14:30 CET Djorkaeff 40' (pen.)
Branca 49'
Petruzzi 71' (o.g.)		 Report Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 65,846
Referee: Domenico Messina
21 December 1997 13 Udinese 1–0 Inter Milan Udine
20:30 CET Bierhoff 90+1' Report Stadium: Stadio Friuli
Attendance: 29,123
Referee: Livio Bazzoli
4 January 1998 14 Inter Milan 1–0 Juventus Milan
20:30 CET Djorkaeff 47' Report Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 80,569
Referee: Stefano Braschi
11 January 1998 15 Piacenza 0–1 Inter Milan Piacenza
14:30 CET Report Moriero 70' Stadium: Stadio Leonardo Garilli
Attendance: 17,508
Referee: Gennaro Borriello
18 January 1998 16 Inter Milan 0–1 Bari Milan
14:30 CET Report Masinga 77' Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 63,846
Referee: Stefano Farina
25 January 1998 17 Empoli 1–1 Inter Milan Empoli
14:30 CET Esposito 3' Report Recoba 82' Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani
Attendance: 19,720
Referee: Emilio Pellegrino
1 February 1998 18 Brescia 0–1 Inter Milan Brescia
14:30 CET Report Ronaldo 75' Stadium: Stadio Mario Rigamonti
Attendance: 26,121
Referee: Graziano Cesari
8 February 1998 19 Inter Milan 0–1 Bologna Milan
14:30 CET Report Paramatti 56' Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 66,327
Referee: Roberto Bettin
11 February 1998 20 Fiorentina 1–1 Inter Milan Florence
20:30 CET Batistuta 42' Report Ronaldo 26' Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Attendance: 40,547
Referee: Robert Boggi
15 February 1998 21 Inter Milan 5–0 Lecce Milan
15:00 CET Ronaldo 18', 70' (pen.), 79'
Milanese 29'
Cauet 40'		 Report Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 57,362
Referee: Tarcisio Serena
22 February 1998 22 Lazio 3–0 Inter Milan Rome
15:00 CET Fuser 25'
Bokšić 29'
Casiraghi 61'		 Report Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 66,535
Referee: Pierluigi Collina
28 February 1998 23 Inter Milan 2–0 Napoli Milan
20:30 CET Zamorano 63'
Ronaldo 73'		 Report Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 57,564
Referee: Pierpaolo Rossi
8 March 1998 24 Parma 1–0 Inter Milan Parma
15:30 CET Crespo 78' Report Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini
Attendance: 27,924
Referee: Pasquale Rodomonti
14 March 1998 25 Inter Milan 4–0 Atalanta Milan
15:00 CET Moriero 66'
Kanu 74'
Ronaldo 78'
Cauet 89'		 Report Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 60,131
Referee: Massimo De Santis
22 March 1998 26 Milan 0–3 Inter Milan Milan
20:30 CET Report Simeone 42', 87'
Ronaldo 77'		 Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 80,227
Referee: Livio Bazzoli
28 March 1998 27 Inter Milan 2–1 Vicenza Milan
15:00 CET Simeone 67'
Ronaldo 90+5' (pen.)		 Report Zauli 82' Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 64,674
Referee: Domenico Messina
5 April 1998 28 Inter Milan 3–0 Sampdoria Milan
15:00 CET Hugo 50' (o.g.)
Sartor 53'
Ronaldo 88'		 Report Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 69,273
Referee: Robert Boggi
11 April 1998 29 Roma 1–2 Inter Milan Rome
16:00 CET Cafu 63' Report Ronaldo 53', 75' Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 71,766
Referee: Graziano Cesari
19 April 1998 30 Inter Milan 2–0 Udinese Milan
16:00 CET Djorkaeff 80'
Ronaldo 85'		 Report Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 77,172
Referee: Gennaro Borriello
26 April 1998 31 Juventus 1–0 Inter Milan Turin
16:00 CET Del Piero 21' Report Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi
Attendance: 64,001
Referee: Piero Ceccarini
3 May 1998 32 Inter Milan 0–0 Piacenza Milan
16:00 CET Report Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 65,484
Referee: Livio Bazzoli
10 May 1998 33 Bari 2–1 Inter Milan Bari
16:00 CET Ventola 86'
Masinga 89'		 Report Ronaldo 34' Stadium: Stadio San Nicola
Attendance: 48,614
Referee: Pierluigi Collina
16 May 1998 34 Inter Milan 4–1 Empoli Milan
16:00 CET Colonnese 23'
Fusco 31' (o.g.)
Ronaldo 62' (pen.), 72'		 Report Cappellini 79' (pen.) Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 58,205
Referee: Roberto Rosetti

Coppa Italia
Main article: 1997–98 Coppa Italia

Round of 32
3 September 1997 First leg Foggia 0–1 Inter Milan Foggia
20:45 CET Recoba 21' Stadium: Stadio Pino Zaccheria
Referee: Pierluigi Pairetto
23 September 1997 Second leg Inter Milan 3–2
(4–2 agg.)		 Foggia Milan
20:45 CET Recoba 3' (pen.)
Zé Elias 82'
Winter 90+4'		 Bergomi 45' (o.g.)
Di Michele 67'		 Stadium: San Siro
Referee: Pierpaolo Rossi

Eightfinals
15 October 1997 First leg Piacenza Calcio 0–3 Inter Milan Piacenza
20:45 CET Ronaldo 17', 19', 58' Stadium: Stadio Leonardo Garilli
Referee: Pasquale Rodomonti
18 November 1997 Second leg Inter Milan 0–1
(3–1 agg.)		 Piacenza Calcio Milan
20:45 CET Stroppa 90' Stadium: San Siro
Referee: Lorenzo Branzoni

Quarter-finals
8 January 1998 First leg Milan 5–0 Inter Milan Milan
20:45 CET Albertini 29' (pen.)
Ganz 33'
Savićević 44'
Colonnese 46' (o.g.)
Nilsen 60'		 Stadium: San Siro
Referee: Graziano Cesari
21 January 1998 Second leg Inter Milan 1–0
(1–5 agg.)		 Milan Milan
20:45 CET Branca 90' Stadium: San Siro
Referee: Roberto Bettin

UEFA Cup
Main article: 1997–98 UEFA Cup

First round
16 September 1997 Inter Milan Italy 2–0 Switzerland Neuchâtel Xamax Milan
20:45 (CET) Ronaldo 59'
Zé Elias 71'		 Report Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Karl-Erik Nilsson (Sweden)
30 September 1997 Neuchâtel Xamax Switzerland 0–2 Italy Inter Milan Neuchâtel
20:45 (CET) Report Moriero 26'
Ganz 69'		 Stadium: La Maladière
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Ryszard Wójcik (Poland)

Second round
21 October 1997 Inter Milan Italy 1–2 France Lyon Milan
20:45 (CET) Ganz 69' Report Giuly 22'
Caveglia 80' (pen.)		 Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 16,085
Referee: Peter Mikkelsen (Denmark)
4 November 1997 Lyon France 1–3 Italy Inter Milan Lyon
20:45 (CET) Bąk 67' Report Moriero 9', 69'
Cauet 46'		 Stadium: Stade Gerland
Attendance: 29,591
Referee: Bernd Heynemann (Germany)

Round of 16
25 November 1997 Strasbourg France 2–0 Italy Inter Milan Strasbourg
20:45 (CET) Baticle 11'
Ismaël 19'		 Report Stadium: Stade de la Meinau
Attendance: 25,101
Referee: Sergei Khusainov (Russia)
9 December 1997 Inter Milan Italy 3–0 France Strasbourg Milan
20:45 (CET) Ronaldo 27'
Zanetti 48'
Simeone 73'		 Report Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 46,560
Referee: Atanas Ouzounov (Bulgaria)

Quarter-finals
3 March 1998 Inter Milan Italy 1–0 Germany Schalke 04 Milan
20:45 (CET) Ronaldo 17' Report Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Urs Meier (Czech Republic)
17 March 1998 Schalke 04 Germany 1–1 Italy Inter Milan Gelsenkirchen
20:30 (CET) Goossens 90+2' Report West 90+1' Stadium: Parkstadion
Attendance: 56,824
Referee: Gilles Veissière (France)

Semi-finals
31 March 1998 Inter Milan Italy 2–1 Russia Spartak Moscow Milan
20:45 (CET) Zamorano 45'
Zé Elias 89'		 Report Alenichev 48' Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 57,803
Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)
14 April 1998 Spartak Moscow Russia 1–2 Italy Inter Milan Moscow
17:30 (CET) Tikhonov 12' Report Ronaldo 45', 75' Stadium: Dynamo Stadium
Attendance: 36,500
Referee: Hugh Dallas (Scotland)

Final
Main article: 1998 UEFA Cup Final
6 May 1998 Inter Milan Italy 3–0 Italy Lazio Paris
20:45 (CET) Zamorano 5'
Zanetti 60'
Ronaldo 70'		 Report Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 44,412
Referee: Antonio López Nieto (Spain)

Statistics

Players statistics
No. Pos Nat Player TotalSerie ACoppa ItaliaUEFA Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Italy ITA Pagliuca 49-4234-264-811-8
4 DF Argentina ARG Zanetti J 41225+304092
2 DF Italy ITA Bergomi 4202805090
24 DF Italy ITA Sartor 3812316090
5 DF Italy ITA Galante 3122024070
16 DF Nigeria NGA West 34222+113081
17 MF Italy ITA Moriero 44626+2360103
14 MF Argentina ARG Simeone 41727+362091
8 MF Netherlands NED Winter 35123+103180
6 MF France FRA Djorkaeff 42825+484090
10 FW Brazil BRA Ronaldo 4734322543116
12 GK Italy ITA Mazzantini 3-20+1-12-100
33 DF Italy ITA Colonnese 29117+413050
15 MF France FRA Cauet 42315+1325091
7 DF Italy ITA Fresi 23013+302050
13 MF Brazil BRA Zé Elias 30212+803171
40 MF Portugal POR Paulo Sousa 11010+100000
36 DF Italy ITA Milanese 915+410000
9 FW Chile CHI Zamorano 2034+912052
27 FW Italy ITA Branca 813+410010
23 FW Italy ITA Ganz 1043+321032
11 FW Nigeria NGA Kanu 1813+812050
20 FW Uruguay URU Recoba 1952+635260
21 DF Italy ITA Mezzano 802+202020
18 MF Italy ITA Berti 400+40
22 GK Italy ITA Nuzzo 0000
19 DF Italy ITA Paganin
35 DF Uruguay URU Rivas 300+101010
3 DF Italy ITA Tarantino 20002000

Goalscorers
Rank No. Pos Nat Name Serie A Coppa Italia UEFA Cup Total
1 10 FW Brazil Ronaldo 25 3 6 34
2 6 MF France Youri Djorkaeff 7 0 0 7
14 MF Argentina Diego Simeone 6 0 1 7
4 17 MF Italy Francesco Moriero 3 0 3 6
5 20 FW Uruguay Álvaro Recoba 3 2 0 5
6 9 FW Chile Iván Zamorano 2 0 2 4
23 FW Italy Maurizio Ganz 2 0 2 4
8 13 MF Brazil Zé Elias 0 1 2 3
15 MF France Benoît Cauet 2 0 1 3
10 4 DF Argentina Javier Zanetti 0 0 2 2
5 DF Italy Fabio Galante 2 0 0 2
16 DF Nigeria Taribo West 1 0 1 2
27 FW Italy Marco Branca 1 1 0 2
14 8 MF Netherlands Aron Winter 0 1 0 1
11 FW Nigeria Nwankwo Kanu 1 0 0 1
24 DF Italy Luigi Sartor 1 0 0 1
33 DF Italy Francesco Colonnese 1 0 0 1
36 DF Italy Mauro Milanese 1 0 0 1
Own goal 4 0 0 4
Totals 62 8 20 90

References
  1. Enrico Currò (May 30, 1997). "Ronaldo, è proprio Inter". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 51.
  2. Gianni Mura (September 1, 1997). "Recoba l' altro fenomeno Entra, segna e salva l' Inter". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 40.
  3. Gianni Piva (January 26, 1998). "SORPASSO/INTER 37 Recoba evita l' umiliazione". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 32.
  4. Licia Granello (April 27, 1998). "Juventus, toccata e fuga". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 32.
  5. Alberto Cerruti; Luigi Garlando; Antonello Capone (May 7, 1998). "Champagne per l' Inter". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian).
  6. Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio - La Storia 1898-2004, Panini Edizioni, Modena, September 2005 "Norme organizzative interne della F.I.G.C. - Art. 51.6" (PDF) (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. 12 September 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2018.

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