2008–09 Inter Milan season

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Internazionale
2008–09 season
Inter Milan players celebrating the club's 17th Scudetto
PresidentMassimo Moratti
Head coachJosé Mourinho
StadiumSan Siro
Serie A1st
Coppa ItaliaSemi-finals
Supercoppa ItalianaWinners
UEFA Champions LeagueRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague:
Zlatan Ibrahimović (25)
All:
Zlatan Ibrahimović (29)
Highest home attendance76,437 vs Juventus
(22 November 2008)
Lowest home attendance43,040 vs Torino
(1 February 2009)
Average home league attendance55,345

The 2008–09 season was Football Club Internazionale Milano's 100th in existence and 93rd consecutive season in the top flight of Italian football. This was the first season for new Inter manager José Mourinho.

Season overview

After Roberto Mancini's departure, José Mourinho became the new coach of Inter.[1] The Portuguese manager won a trophy at his debut, Supercoppa Italiana, defeating Roma on penalties.[2] He planned to use a 4–3–3 formation, with the new arrivals Amantino Mancini and Quaresma as wingers beside Zlatan Ibrahimović.[3]

As the 4–3–3 soon failed, Mourinho reviewed his ideas, switching to the 4–3–1–2 Mancini had previously used: Stanković acted as playmaker, behind Ibrahimović and his offensive partner (Adriano, rarely Cruz or Crespo, then Balotelli).[4] The performance of the team immediately improved, and Inter once again won the Scudetto (fourth in row), ten points clear of Juventus and Milan.[5]

Players

Squad information

Squad no. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (age)
Goalkeepers
1 Francesco Toldo Italy GK (1971-12-02)2 December 1971 (aged 36)
12 Júlio César Brazil GK (1979-09-03)3 September 1979 (aged 28)
22 Paolo Orlandoni Italy GK (1972-08-12)12 August 1972 (aged 35)
Defenders
2 Iván Córdoba (vice-Captain) Colombia CB (1976-08-11)11 August 1976 (aged 31)
4 Javier Zanetti (Captain) Argentina RB / CM / RM (1973-08-10)10 August 1973 (aged 34)
6 Maxwell Brazil LB (1981-08-27)27 August 1981 (aged 26)
13 Maicon Brazil RB (1981-07-26)26 July 1981 (aged 26)
16 Nicolás Burdisso Argentina CB (1981-04-12)12 April 1981 (aged 27)
23 Marco Materazzi Italy CB (1973-08-19)19 August 1973 (aged 34)
24 Nelson Rivas Colombia CB (1983-03-25)25 March 1983 (aged 25)
25 Walter Samuel Argentina CB (1978-03-23)23 March 1978 (aged 30)
26 Cristian Chivu Romania LB / CB / DM (1980-10-26)26 October 1980 (aged 27)
39 Davide Santon Italy LB (1991-01-02)2 January 1991 (aged 17)
Midfielders
5 Dejan Stanković Serbia CM / AM (1978-09-11)11 September 1978 (aged 29)
7 Luís Figo Portugal RW / AM (1972-11-04)4 November 1972 (aged 35)
11 Luis Jiménez Chile AM / CM / RW (1984-06-17)17 June 1984 (aged 24)
14 Patrick Vieira France DM / CM (1976-06-23)23 June 1976 (aged 32)
15 Olivier Dacourt France DM (1974-09-25)25 September 1974 (aged 33)
19 Esteban Cambiasso Argentina DM / CM (1980-08-18)18 August 1980 (aged 27)
20 Sulley Muntari Ghana CM / DM / LM (1984-08-27)27 August 1984 (aged 23)
33 Mancini Brazil AM / LW / RW (1980-08-01)1 August 1980 (aged 27)
77 Ricardo Quaresma Portugal RW / LW / SS (1983-09-26)26 September 1983 (aged 24)
Forwards
8 Zlatan Ibrahimović Sweden CF (1981-10-03)3 October 1981 (aged 26)
9 Julio Cruz Argentina CF (1974-07-10)10 July 1974 (aged 34)
10 Adriano Brazil CF (1982-02-17)17 February 1982 (aged 26)
18 Hernán Crespo Argentina CF (1975-07-05)5 July 1975 (aged 33)
21 Victor Obinna Nigeria CF (1987-03-25)25 March 1987 (aged 21)
45 Mario Balotelli Italy CF (1990-08-12)12 August 1990 (aged 17)

From youth squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
36 MF Italy ITA Francesco Bolzoni
No. Pos. Nation Player
38 DF Italy ITA Luca Caldirola

Players transfer

2008–09 confirmed transfers

In

No.
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 EU
 Moving from
 Type
 Transfer
window 		Ends
 Transfer
fee 		Source
FW Hungary Filkor 19 EU Grosseto Loan End Summer 2010 n/a
10 FW Brazil Adriano 26 Non-EU São Paulo Brazil Loan End Summer 2010 n/a Channel 4
FW Italy Acquafresca 20 EU Cagliari Co-ownership Termination Summer undisclosed undisclosed
51 DF Italy Bonucci 21 EU Treviso Co-ownership Termination Summer undisclosed undisclosed
18 FW Argentina Crespo 33 EU Free agent Transfer Summer undisclosed Free
33 MF Brazil Mancini 27 EU Roma Transfer Summer 2012 €13M inter.it
11 MF Chile Jiménez 24 EU Ternana Co-ownership Summer 2011 undisclosed inter.it
20 MF Ghana Muntari 23 Non-EU Portsmouth England Transfer Summer 2012 €16M inter.it
77 MF Portugal Quaresma 24 EU Porto Portugal Transfer Summer 2012 €18.6M + Pélé inter.it
21 FW Nigeria Victor Obinna 21 Non-EU Chievo Transfer Summer 2012
51 DF Italy Bonucci 21 EU Treviso Loan Return Winter undisclosed N/A
MF BelgiumMorocco Maaroufi 20 EU Twente Netherlands Loan Return Winter 2009 N/A
GK Italy Viviano 23 EU Brescia Co-ownership Winter undisclosed undisclosed

Total spending: Decrease €46.6 million

Out

N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 EU
 Moving to
 Type
 Transfer
window 		Transfer
fee 		Source
DF Italy Ceccarelli 26 EU Milan Co-ownership Termination Summer
DF Italy Andreolli 23 EU Roma Co-ownership Termination Summer
GK Italy Cordaz 26 EU Treviso Co-ownership Termination Summer
MF Cameroon Maa Boumsong 22 Non-EU Treviso Co-ownership Termination Summer
FW Nigeria Eliakwu 23 Non-EU Triestina Co-ownership Termination Summer
29 FW Honduras Suazo 28 EU Benfica Portugal Loan Summer Free inter.it
28 MF Portugal Maniche 30 EU Atlético Madrid Spain Loan End Summer Free
21 MF ArgentinaSpain Solari 31 EU San Lorenzo Argentina Contract expired Summer Free
20 MF Uruguay Recoba 32 EU Panionios Greece Contract expired Summer Free
31 MF Brazil César 33 EU Bologna Released Summer Free
MF Hungary Filkor 19 EU Sassuolo Loan Summer N/A
FW Uruguay Ribas 20 EU Dijon France Transfer Summer undisclosed
30 MF Portugal Pelé 20 EU Porto Portugal Trade Summer Included in Quaresma transfer inter.it
15 MF France Dacourt 25 EU Fulham England Loan Winter Free inter.it
77 MF Portugal Quaresma 25 EU Chelsea England Loan Winter Free chelseafc.com
51 DF Italy Bonucci 21 EU Pisa Loan Winter N/A
MF BelgiumMorocco Maaroufi 20 EU Vicenza Co-ownership Winter undisclosed
GK Italy Viviano 23 EU Brescia Loan Winter N/A
10 FW Brazil Adriano 27 Non-EU Flamengo Brazil Released Winter Free inter.it

Last updated: 22 May

Total income: Increase €0

Start formations

Qnt Formation Match(es)
17 4-3-3 First 16 matches & match # 22
33 4-1-2-1-2 All other matches
Last updated: 31 May 2009
Source: Match reports in Competitive matches
Only competitive matches.

Club

Non-playing staff

Position Staff
Head coach Portugal José Mourinho
Assistant coach Italy Giuseppe Baresi
Technical Assistant Portugal André Villas-Boas
Goalkeeper coach Portugal Silvino Louro
Masseurs/Physiotherapists Portugal Rui Faria
Director in charge of transfers Italy Marco Branca
Transfer Market Consultant
First-Team Representative 		Italy Gabriele Oriali

Last updated: 5 June 2008
Source: F.C. Internazionale Milano Official Website

Pre-season and friendlies

Riscone di Brunico training camp

24 July 2008 Friendly Internazionale Italy 1–0 Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal Bruneck
18:00 CET Burdisso 45' Report Stadium: Riscone di Brunico
27 July 2008 Friendly Internazionale Italy 2–0 Italy Bari Bruneck
18:00 CET Cruz 27'
Adriano 34' (pen.)		 Report Stadium: Riscone di Brunico
Referee: Andrea Romeo

Tim Trophy

29 July 2008 TT Juventus Italy 1–0 Italy Internazionale Turin
21:30 CET Iaquinta 27' Report Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Gabriele Gava
29 July 2008 TT Milan Italy 0–0
(4–3 p)		 Italy Internazionale Turin
22:30 CET Report Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Christian Brighi
Penalties
Kaká soccer ball with check mark
Oddo soccer ball with red X
Jankulovski soccer ball with check mark
Favalli soccer ball with red X
Brocchi soccer ball with check mark
Digão soccer ball with check mark		 soccer ball with check mark Adriano
soccer ball with red X Figo
soccer ball with check mark Suazo
soccer ball with red X Jiménez
soccer ball with check mark Santon
soccer ball with red X Muntari

2008 Amsterdam tournament

8 August 2008 Friendly Internazionale Italy 0–0 Spain Sevilla Amsterdam, Netherlands
19:00 CET Report Stadium: Amsterdam ArenA
Referee: Bas Nijhuis
9 August 2008 Friendly Ajax Netherlands 0–1 Italy Internazionale Amsterdam, Netherlands
21:15 CET Report Adriano 5' Stadium: Amsterdam ArenA
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Kevin Blom

Other friendlies

5 August 2008 Friendly Bayern Munich Germany 0–1 Italy Internazionale Munich, Germany
20:45 CET Report Mancini 52' Stadium: Allianz Arena
Referee: Felix Brych
15 August 2008 Eusébio Cup Benfica Portugal 0–1
(4–5 p)		 Italy Internazionale Lisbon, Portugal
20:45 CET Report Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 54,001
Referee: Bruno Paixão
Penalties
Aimarsoccer ball with check mark
Bastos soccer ball with red X
Reyes soccer ball with check mark
Nuno Gomes soccer ball with check mark
David Luiz soccer ball with check mark
Nélson soccer ball with red X		 Maxwell soccer ball with check mark
Balotelli soccer ball with check mark
Stanković soccer ball with check mark
Ibrahimović soccer ball with red X
Burdisso soccer ball with check mark
Cambiasso soccer ball with check mark
5 September 2008 Friendly Locarno Switzerland 2–2 Italy Internazionale Locarno, Switzerland
18:00 CET Sara 41'
Cruz 56' (o.g.)		 Report Córdoba 72'
Cruz 78' (pen.)		 Stadium: Stadio del Lido
Referee: Massimo Busacca

Competitions

Overview

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Serie A 30 August 2008 31 May 2009 Matchday 1 Winners 38 25 9 4 70 32 +38 065.79
Coppa Italia 13 January 2009 23 April 2009 Round of 16 Semi-finals 4 3 0 1 6 5 +1 075.00
Supercoppa Italiana 24 August 2008 Final Winners 1 1 0 0 2 2 +0 100.00
Champions League 16 September 2008 11 March 2009 Group stage Round of 16 8 2 3 3 8 9 −1 025.00
Total 51 31 12 8 86 48 +38 060.78

Last updated: 31 May 2009
Source: Soccerway, Calcio

Serie A

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Internazionale (C) 38 25 9 4 70 32 +38 84 Qualification to Champions League group stage
2 Juventus 38 21 11 6 69 37 +32 74[a]
3 Milan 38 22 8 8 70 35 +35 74[a]
4 Fiorentina 38 21 5 12 53 38 +15 68[b] Qualification to Champions League play-off round
5 Genoa 38 19 11 8 56 39 +17 68[b] Qualification to Europa League play-off round[c]
Source: lega-calcio.it (in Italian)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Juventus finished ahead of Milan on head-to-head points: Juventus 4–2 Milan, Milan 1–1 Juventus.
  2. ^ a b Fiorentina finished ahead of Genoa on head-to-head points: Fiorentina 1–0 Genoa, Genoa 3–3 Fiorentina.
  3. ^ Lazio qualified for the play-off round of the 2009–10 UEFA Europa League by winning the 2008–09 Coppa Italia.

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
38 25 9 4 70 32  +38 84 14 5 0 37 16  +21 11 4 4 33 16  +17

Last updated: 31 May 2009.
Source: Internazionale Milano

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAHAHAHAAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAAHAHAH
ResultDWWWLWWDDWWWWWWWWDLWWDWWWDWWWWDDLWDWLW
Position84114312431111111111111111111111111111
Updated to match(es) played on 31 May 2009. Source: Competitive Matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

30 August 2008 1 Sampdoria 1–1 Internazionale Genoa
20:30 CET Franceschini Yellow card 59'
Delvecchio 68'
Padalino Yellow card 77'
Stanković Yellow card 90+3'		 Report Muntari Yellow card 15'
Ibrahimović 33'
Figo Yellow card 53'		 Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Attendance: 33,975
Referee: Roberto Rosetti
13 September 2008 2 Internazionale 2–1 Catania Milan
20:30 CET Quaresma 43'
Muntari Red card 45'
Terlizzi 49' (o.g.)
Vieira Yellow card 59'
Maicon Yellow card 84'		 Report Plasmati 42'
Tedesco Yellow card 45'
Ledesma Yellow card 61'
Biagianti Yellow card 66'
Dică Yellow card 75'
Paolucci Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 45,809
Referee: Antonio Damato
21 September 2008 3 Torino 1–3 Internazionale Turin
15:00 CET P. Zanetti Yellow card 19'
Pisano Yellow card 28'
Pratali Yellow card 78'
Abbruscato 79'		 Report Pisano 24' (o.g.)
Maicon 26'
Ibrahimović 51'
Balotelli Yellow card 74'		 Stadium: Stadio Olimpico di Torino
Attendance: 21,497
Referee: Stefano Farina
24 September 2008 4 Internazionale 1–0 Lecce Milan
20:30 CET Chivu Yellow card 43'
Quaresma Yellow card 57'
Cruz 79'		 Report Esposito Yellow card 62' Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 43,636
Referee: Mauro Bergonzi
28 September 2008 5 Milan 1–0 Internazionale Milan
20:30 CET Ronaldinho 36'
Gattuso Yellow card 41'
Jankulovski Yellow card 51'		 Report Burdisso Yellow card 61' Yellow-red card 77'
Vieira Yellow card 66'
Quaresma Yellow card 69'
Zanetti Yellow card 81'
Materazzi Red card 83'		 Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 79,057
Referee: Emidio Morganti
4 October 2008 6 Internazionale 2–1 Bologna Milan
20:30 CET Ibrahimović 25'
Córdoba Yellow card 36'
Adriano 50' (pen.)
Quaresma Yellow card 57'		 Report Moras 56' Yellow card 80'
Marchini Yellow card 69'		 Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 47,913
Referee: Maurizio Ciampi
19 October 2008 7 Roma 0–4 Internazionale Rome
20:30 CET Vučinić Yellow card 33' Report Ibrahimović 5', 47'
Stanković 54'
Obinna 56'
Chivu Yellow card 76'		 Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 48,958
Referee: Nicola Rizzoli
26 October 2008 8 Internazionale 0–0 Genoa Milan
15:00 CET Muntari Yellow card 12'
Maicon Yellow card 50'
Ibrahimović Yellow card 55'
Burdisso Yellow card 69'		 Report Criscito Yellow card 25'
Ferrari Yellow card 42'
Motta Yellow card 55'
Jurić Yellow card 51' Yellow-red card 60'		 Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 62,224
Referee: Daniele Orsato
29 October 2008 9 Fiorentina 0–0 Internazionale Florence
20:30 CET Krøldrup Yellow card 53' Report Maicon Yellow card 60' Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Attendance: 36,358
Referee: Roberto Rosetti
1 November 2008 10 Reggina 2–3 Internazionale Reggio Calabria
18:00 CET Cozza 33'
Barreto Yellow card 37'
Brienza 53'
Tognozzi Yellow card 90+2'		 Report Maicon 9'
Vieira 23'
Córdoba Yellow card 39' 90+1'		 Stadium: Stadio Oreste Granillo
Attendance: 18,059
Referee: Andrea De Marco
9 November 2008 11 Internazionale 1–0 Udinese Milan
15:00 CET Cruz Yellow card 74' 91+1'
Córdoba Yellow card 82'		 Report Pepe Yellow card 33'
D'Agostino Yellow card 39'
Inler Yellow card 56'		 Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 51,595
Referee: Emidio Morganti
15 November 2008 12 Palermo 0–2 Internazionale Palermo
20:30 CET Bovo Yellow card 58'
Simplício Yellow card 75'
Balzaretti Yellow card 78'		 Report Ibrahimović 46', 62'
Córdoba Yellow card 65'		 Stadium: Stadio Renzo Barbera
Attendance: 34,203
Referee: Paolo Tagliavento
22 November 2008 13 Internazionale 1–0 Juventus Milan
20:30 CET Materazzi Yellow card 50'
Samuel Yellow card 54'
Muntari 70'
Júlio César Yellow card 88'		 Report Amauri Yellow card 25'
Legrottaglie Yellow card 29'		 Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 76,437
Referee: Nicola Rizzoli
30 November 2008 14 Internazionale 2–1 Napoli Milan
15:00 CET Córdoba 16'
Muntari 24'
Zanetti Yellow card 50'		 Report Lavezzi 36' Yellow card 80'
Aronica Yellow card 50'
Rinaudo Yellow card 63'		 Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 45,595
Referee: Roberto Rosetti
6 December 2008 15 Lazio 0–3 Internazionale Rome
20:30 CET Diakité Yellow card 41'
Zárate Yellow card 45+2'
Brocchi Yellow card 76'		 Report Samuel 2'
Stanković Yellow card 26'
Diakité 45+3' (o.g.)
Ibrahimović 55'
Júlio César Yellow card 59'
Maxwell Yellow card 90+4'		 Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Daniele Orsato
14 December 2008 16 Internazionale 4–2 Chievo Verona Milan
15:00 CET Maxwell 3'
Muntari Yellow card 44'
Stanković Yellow card 45+2' 47'
Ibrahimović 79', 88' Yellow card 84'		 Report Morero Yellow card 45' Yellow-red card 82'
Pellissier 51'
Bentivoglio 65'
Mantovani Yellow card 67'
Yepes Yellow card 84'		 Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 46,357
Referee: Mauro Bergonzi
20 December 2008 17 Siena 1–2 Internazionale Siena
20:30 CET Kharja 44' Yellow card 79'
Vergassola Yellow card 77'
Del Grosso Yellow card 84'		 Report Balotelli Yellow card 20'
Maicon 34', 83' Yellow card 84'
Samuel Yellow card 81'		 Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Attendance: 15,446
Referee: Andrea De Marco
10 January 2009 18 Internazionale 1–1 Cagliari Milan
20:30 CET Ibrahimović 77'
Muntari Yellow card 82'		 Report Acquafresca 65'
Cossu Yellow card 88'		 Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 45,171
Referee: Nicola Pierpaoli
18 January 2009 19 Atalanta 3–1 Internazionale Bergamo
15:00 CET Floccari 18'
Doni 28', 33'
Bellini Yellow card 67'
Vieri Yellow card 90+2'		 Report Burdisso Yellow card 36'
Ibrahimović Yellow card 45+2' 90+2'		 Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia
Attendance: 16,983
Referee: Nicola Rizzoli
25 January 2009 20 Internazionale 1–0 Sampdoria Milan
20:30 CET Chivu Yellow card 10'
Stanković Yellow card 40'
Adriano 45+1'		 Report Stankevičius Yellow card 16'
Sammarco Yellow card 32'
Pazzini Yellow card 34'
Franceschini Yellow card 43'		 Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 45,359
Referee: Domenico Celi
28 January 2009 21 Catania 0–2 Internazionale Catania
20:30 CET Mascara Yellow card 12'
Tedesco Yellow card 60'
D'Amico Yellow card 90'		 Report Stanković 5'
Muntari Red card 31'
Ibrahimović Yellow card 15' 71'		 Stadium: Stadio Angelo Massimino
Attendance: 20,738
Referee: Gianluca Rocchi
1 February 2009 22 Internazionale 1–1 Torino Milan
15:15 CET Cruz Yellow card 18'
Burdisso 58' Yellow card 59'
Córdoba Yellow card 79'		 Report Ogbonna Yellow card 37'
Bianchi 47'		 Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 43,040
Referee: Mauro Bergonzi
7 February 2009 23 Lecce 0–3 Internazionale Lecce
18:00 CET Esposito Yellow card 47'
Tiribocchi Yellow card 55'
Caserta Yellow card 77'		 Report Ibrahimović 12' Yellow card 38'
Figo 71'
Stanković 82'
Balotelli Yellow card 89'		 Stadium: Stadio Via del Mare
Attendance: 26,669
Referee: Paolo Tagliavento
15 February 2009 24 Internazionale 2–1 Milan Milan
20:30 CET Adriano 29'
Stanković 43'
Samuel Yellow card 47'
Cambiasso Yellow card 70'
Burdisso Yellow card 85'
Vieira Yellow card 88'
Chivu Yellow card 90+2'		 Report Ambrosini Yellow card 45'
Pato 71'		 Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 76,178
Referee: Roberto Rosetti
21 February 2009 25 Bologna 1–2 Internazionale Bologna
16:00 CET Moras Yellow card 30'
Britos 79'
Zenoni Yellow card 81'		 Report Cambiasso 57'
Balotelli 82'
Rivas Yellow card 83'		 Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
Attendance: 34,571
Referee: Nicola Ayroldi
1 March 2009 26 Internazionale 3–3 Roma Milan
20:30 CET Zanetti Yellow card 37'
Balotelli 50', 63' (pen.)
Stanković Yellow card 67'
Crespo 79'
Vieira Yellow card 83'		 Report De Rossi 23' Yellow card 68'
Riise 29' Yellow card 77'
Pizarro Yellow card 45+1'
Brighi 57'		 Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 51,497
Referee: Nicola Rizzoli
7 March 2009 27 Genoa 0–2 Internazionale Genoa
18:00 CET Milito Yellow card 22'
Motta Yellow card 52'
Biava Yellow card 59'
Ferrari Yellow card 71'		 Report Ibrahimović 2' Yellow card 45+2'
Balotelli 61' Yellow card 73'
Mancini Yellow card 84'		 Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Attendance: 32,332
Referee: Emidio Morganti
15 March 2009 28 Internazionale 2–0 Fiorentina Milan
20:30 CET Ibrahimović 11', 90+4'
Balotelli Yellow card 33'
Samuel Yellow card 42'
Muntari Yellow card 50'
Júlio César Yellow card 71'		 Report Felipe Melo Yellow card 49' Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 51,535
Referee: Daniele Orsato
22 March 2009 29 Internazionale 3–0 Reggina Milan
15:00 CET Cambiasso 6'
Ibrahimović 10' (pen.), 58'
Santon Yellow card 51'		 Report Valdez Yellow card 10'
Barillà Yellow card 26'
Carmona Yellow card 68'		 Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 52,025
Referee: Paolo Mazzoleni
5 April 2009 30 Udinese 0–1 Internazionale Udine
19:00 CET Quagliarella Yellow card 22'
Pepe Yellow card 77'		 Report Maxwell Yellow card 41'
Vieira Yellow card 69'
Isla 77' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Stadio Friuli
Attendance: 25,930
Referee: Luca Banti
11 April 2009 31 Internazionale 2–2 Palermo Milan
15:00 CET Balotelli 15'
Ibrahimović 39' (pen.)
Stanković Yellow card 64'
Chivu Yellow card 88'		 Report Bovo Yellow card 45+2'
Cavani 73'
Miccoli Yellow card 76'
Succi 76' Yellow card 76'
Simplício Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 65,702
Referee: Carmine Russo
18 April 2009 32 Juventus 1–1 Internazionale Turin
20:30 CET Legrottaglie Yellow card 36'
Poulsen Yellow card 54'
Tiago Red card 76'
Grygera 90+1'		 Report Figo Yellow card 3'
Balotelli 64' Yellow card 68'		 Stadium: Stadio Olimpico di Torino
Attendance: 24,790
Referee: Stefano Farina
26 April 2009 33 Napoli 1–0 Internazionale Naples
20:30 CET Amodio Yellow card 19'
Zalayeta 73'
Lavezzi Yellow card 82'		 Report Vieira Yellow card 13'
Cruz Yellow card 82'
Balotelli Yellow card 83'
Stanković Yellow card 87'		 Stadium: Stadio San Paolo
Attendance: 53,772
Referee: Roberto Rosetti
2 May 2009 34 Internazionale 2–0 Lazio Milan
20:30 CET Samuel Yellow card 26'
Ibrahimović 58' Yellow card 86'
Muntari 70'
Vieira Yellow card 82'
Chivu Yellow card 90+1'		 Report Del Nero Yellow card 44'
Matuzalém Yellow card 86'
Ledesma Yellow card 89'		 Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 58,576
Referee: Paolo Tagliavento
10 May 2009 35 Chievo Verona 2–2 Internazionale Verona
15:00 CET Marcolini 27'
Morero Yellow card 37'
Rigoni Yellow card 40'
Luciano 73'
Malagò Yellow card 88'		 Report Crespo 3'
Córdoba Yellow card 32'
Balotelli 65'
Cruz Yellow card 85'		 Stadium: Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi
Attendance: 28,924
Referee: Andrea De Marco
17 May 2009 36 Internazionale 3–0 Siena Milan
20:30 CET Cambiasso 45'
Balotelli 52'
Ibrahimović 76'		 Report Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 73,492
Referee: Mauro Bergonzi
24 May 2009 37 Cagliari 2–1 Internazionale Cagliari
15:00 CET Cossu 34' Yellow card 35'
Acquafresca 71'		 Report Ibrahimović 8'
Chivu Yellow card 73'		 Stadium: Stadio Sant'Elia
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Gianpaolo Calvarese
31 May 2009 38 Internazionale 4–3 Atalanta Milan
15:00 CET Muntari 6'
Ibrahimović 12', 81' Yellow card 81'
Stanković Yellow card 56'
Cambiasso 80'		 Report Doni 10', 53'
Cigarini 25'		 Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 69,405
Referee: Gianluca Rocchi

Coppa Italia

Main article: 2008–09 Coppa Italia

Round of 16

13 January 2009 Round of 16 Internazionale 3–1 (a.e.t.) Genoa Milan
21:00 Muntari Yellow card 34'
Adriano 76'
Cambiasso 100'
Obinna Yellow card 102'
Ibrahimović 104'		 Report Jurić Yellow card 27'
Rossi 79'
Milanetto Yellow card 83'
Scarpi Yellow card 86'
Biava Red card 110'		 Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 6,623
Referee: Gabriele Gava

Quarter-finals

21 January 2009 Quarter-final Internazionale 2–1 Roma Milan
21:00 Adriano 10'
Samuel Yellow card 23'
Ibrahimović 72'		 Report Juan Yellow card 8'
Vučinić Yellow card 10'
Perrotta Yellow card 45+1'
Taddei 61'
Mexès Yellow card 83'		 Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 26,520
Referee: Daniele Orsato

Semi-finals

4 March 2009 First leg Sampdoria 3–0 Internazionale Genoa
20:45 (CET) Cassano 9'
Gastaldello Yellow card 25' Yellow-red card 59'
Pazzini 30', 42'		 Report Córdoba Yellow card 53'
Balotelli Yellow card 57'
Materazzi Yellow card 87'
Zanetti Yellow card 87'		 Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Attendance: 14,185
Referee: Massimiliano Saccani
23 April 2009 Second leg Internazionale 1–0
(1–3 agg.)		 Sampdoria Milan
20:45 (CET) Córdoba Yellow card 22'
Ibrahimović 28' Yellow card 32'
Zanetti Yellow card 79'
Chivu Yellow card 81'
Materazzi Yellow card 90+4' Yellow-red card 90+4'		 Report Accardi Yellow card 60'
Raggi Yellow card 63'
Pazzini Yellow card 88'		 Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 41,138
Referee: Daniele Orsato

Supercoppa Italiana

Main article: 2008 Supercoppa Italiana
24 August 2008 Final Internazionale 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(6–5 p)		 Roma Milan
20:45 CET Stanković Yellow card 15'
Muntari 18'
Ibrahimović Yellow card 40'
Balotelli 83' Yellow card 105'		 Report Vučinić Yellow card 12' 90'
Pizarro Yellow card 31'
De Rossi 59'
Cassetti Yellow card 85'		 Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 43,400
Referee: Massimiliano Saccani
Penalties
Ibrahimović soccer ball with check mark
Balotelli soccer ball with check mark
Stanković soccer ball with red X
Maxwell soccer ball with check mark
Cambiasso soccer ball with check mark
Jiménez soccer ball with check mark
Zanetti soccer ball with check mark		 soccer ball with check mark Vučinić
soccer ball with check mark Baptista
soccer ball with check mark Cassetti
soccer ball with check mark De Rossi
soccer ball with red X Totti
soccer ball with check mark Pizarro
soccer ball with red X Juan

UEFA Champions League

Main article: 2008–09 UEFA Champions League

Group stage

Main article: 2008–09 UEFA Champions League group stage § Group B

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Greece Panathinaikos 6 3 1 2 8 7 +1 10 Advance to knockout phase
2 Italy Internazionale 6 2 2 2 8 7 +1 8
3 Germany Werder Bremen 6 1 4 1 7 9 −2 7 Transfer to UEFA Cup
4 Cyprus Anorthosis Famagusta 6 1 3 2 8 8 0 6
Source: RSSSF
16 September 2008 1 Panathinaikos Greece 0–2 Italy Internazionale Athens, Greece
20:45 CET Cleyton Yellow card 33' Report Materazzi Yellow card 22'
Mancini 27'
Maicon Yellow card 46'
Adriano 85'		 Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 58,378
Referee: Manuel Mejuto González (Spain)
1 October 2008 2 Internazionale Italy 1–1 Germany Werder Bremen Milan, Italy
20:45 CET Maicon 13'
Stanković Yellow card 60'
Cruz Yellow card 81'		 Report Baumann Yellow card 21'
Diego Yellow card 53'
Pizarro 67'
Frings Yellow card 68'
Jensen Yellow card 83'		 Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 76,583
Referee: Ľuboš Micheľ (Slovakia)
22 October 2008 3 Internazionale Italy 1–0 Cyprus Anorthosis Milan, Italy
20:45 CET Adriano 44' Report Katsavakis Yellow card 62' Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 45,021
Referee: Howard Webb (England)
4 November 2008 4 Anorthosis Cyprus 3–3 Italy Internazionale Nicosia, Cyprus
20:45 CET Bardon 31'
Panagi 45+1'
Frousos 50'		 Report Balotelli 13'
Materazzi 44'
Cruz 80'		 Stadium: GSP Stadium
Attendance: 17,140
Referee: Laurent Duhamel (France)
26 November 2008 5 Internazionale Italy 0–1 Greece Panathinaikos Milan, Italy
20:45 CET Report Sarriegi 69'
Galinović Yellow card 89'
Goumas Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 34,955
Referee: Tom Henning Øvrebø (Norway)
9 December 2008 6 Werder Bremen Germany 2–1 Italy Internazionale Bremen, Germany
20:45 CET Frings Yellow card 28'
Pizarro 63'
Rosenberg 81'
Fritz Yellow card 84'		 Report Muntari Yellow card 69'
Ibrahimović 88'
Balotelli Yellow card 88'		 Stadium: Weserstadion
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Pieter Vink (Netherlands)

Knockout phase

Main article: 2008–09 UEFA Champions League knockout stage
Round of 16
24 February 2009 First leg Internazionale Italy 0–0 England Manchester United Milan, Italy
20:45 CET Toldo Yellow card 44'
Chivu Yellow card 57'
Maicon Yellow card 59'
Córdoba Yellow card 90+3'		 Report Fletcher Yellow card 72'
Rooney Yellow card 88'		 Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 80,018
Referee: Luis Medina Cantalejo (Spain)
11 March 2009 Second leg Manchester United England 2–0
(2–0 agg.)		 Italy Internazionale Manchester, England
20:45 CET Vidić 4'
Ronaldo 49'
Rooney Yellow card 71'		 Report Samuel Yellow card 53'
Muntari Yellow card 77'		 Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 74,769
Referee: Wolfgang Stark (Germany)

Statistics

Squad statistics

League Europe Cup Others Total Stats
Games played 38 8 4 1 51
Games won 25 2 3 0 30
Games drawn 9 3 0 1 13
Games lost 4 3 1 0 8
Goals scored 70 8 6 2 86
Goals conceded 32 9 5 2 48
Goal difference 38 -1 1 0 38
Clean sheets 17 3 1 0 21
Goal by substitute – – – – –
Total shots – – – – –
Shots on target – – – – –
Corners – – – – –
Players used 29 23 24 14 –
Offsides – – – – –
Fouls suffered – – – – –
Fouls committed – – – – –
Yellow cards 82 11 12 3 108
Red cards 4 1 – – 5

Last updated: 5 August 2008
Source: Serie A statistics, UEFA Champions League statistics, Coppa Italia statistics

Players Used: Internazionale has used a total of – different players in all competitions.

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player Total Serie A Coppa Supercoppa Champions League
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
12 GK Brazil BRA Júlio César 45 0 36 0 1 0 1 0 7 0
13 DF Brazil BRA Maicon 41 5 27+2 4 2+1 0 1 0 8 1
2 DF Colombia COL Cordoba 37 2 26+2 2 2 0 0 0 6+1 0
26 DF Romania ROU Chivu 26 0 20+1 0 1+2 0 0 0 2 0
6 DF Brazil BRA Maxwell 33 1 19+6 1 3 0 1 0 2+2 0
4 MF Argentina ARG Zanetti J 51 0 37+1 0 4 0 1 0 8 0
19 MF Argentina ARG Cambiasso 47 5 33+2 4 1+2 1 1 0 8 0
20 MF Ghana GHA Muntari 38 5 26+1 4 3 0 1 1 5+2 0
5 MF Serbia SRB Stankovic 38 5 26+5 5 1 0 1 0 5 0
8 FW Sweden SWE Ibrahimovic 47 29 35 25 2+1 3 1 0 7+1 1
45 FW Italy ITA Balotelli 31 10 15+7 8 2 0 0+1 1 3+3 1
1 GK Italy ITA Toldo 7 0 2+1 0 3 0 0 0 1 0
25 DF Argentina ARG Samuel 20 1 17 1 2 0 0 0 1 0
39 DF Italy ITA Santon 20 0 14+2 0 2 0 0 0 2 0
16 DF Argentina ARG Burdisso 29 1 13+8 1 3 0 1 0 2+2 0
7 MF Portugal POR Figo 26 1 11+11 1 0 0 1 0 1+2 0
33 MF Brazil BRA Mancini 27 1 10+10 0 1+1 0 1 0 4 1
14 MF France FRA Vieira 24 1 10+9 1 2 0 0 0 2+1 0
23 DF Italy ITA Materazzi 15 1 8 0 2 0 0 0 5 1
9 FW Argentina ARG Julio Cruz 23 3 7+10 2 1 0 0 0 0+5 1
21 FW Nigeria NGA Obinna 11 1 3+6 1 0+2 0 0 0 0 0
24 DF Colombia COL Rivas 8 0 3+2 0 1 0 0+1 0 1 0
18 FW Argentina ARG Crespo 17 2 2+12 2 1+2 0 0 0 0 0
11 MF Chile CHI Jiménez 8 0 2+4 0 1 0 0+1 0 0 0
22 GK Italy ITA Orlandoni 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
36 MF Italy ITA Bolzoni 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Players transferred out during the season
10 FW Brazil BRA Adriano 22 7 9+3 3 3 2 0 0 5+2 2
15 MF France FRA Dacourt 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
77 MF Portugal POR Quaresma 19 1 7+6 1 0 0 0 0 3+3 0

Last updated: 31 June 2009
Source: Competitions

Goalscorers

No. Pos. Nation Name Serie A Champions League Coppa Italia Supercoppa Italiana Total
8 FW Sweden Zlatan Ibrahimović 25 1 3 0 29
45 FW Italy Mario Balotelli 8 1 0 1 10
10 FW Brazil Adriano 3 2 2 0 7
5 MF Serbia Dejan Stanković 5 0 0 0 5
13 DF Brazil Maicon 4 1 0 0 5
19 MF Argentina Esteban Cambiasso 4 0 1 0 5
20 MF Ghana Sulley Muntari 4 0 0 1 5
# Own goals 4 0 0 0 4
9 FW Argentina Julio Cruz 2 1 0 0 3
2 DF Colombia Iván Córdoba 2 0 0 0 2
18 FW Argentina Hernán Crespo 2 0 0 0 2
7 MF Portugal Luís Figo 1 0 0 0 1
14 MF France Patrick Vieira 1 0 0 0 1
16 DF Argentina Nicolás Burdisso 1 0 0 0 1
21 FW Nigeria Victor Obinna 1 0 0 0 1
23 DF Italy Marco Materazzi 0 1 0 0 1
25 DF Argentina Walter Samuel 1 0 0 0 1
33 MF Brazil Mancini 0 1 0 0 1
77 MF Portugal Ricardo Quaresma 1 0 0 0 1
TOTAL 70 8 6 2 86

Last updated: 31 May 2009

Assists

No. Pos. Nation Name Serie A Champions League Coppa Italia Supercoppa Italiana Total
8 FW Sweden Zlatan Ibrahimović 7 2 0 0 9
13 DF Brazil Maicon 6 1 0 0 7
20 MF Ghana Sulley Muntari 7 0 0 0 7
5 MF Serbia Dejan Stanković 6 0 0 0 6
10 FW Brazil Adriano 3 1 0 0 4
18 FW Argentina Hernán Crespo 3 0 0 0 3
19 MF Argentina Esteban Cambiasso 3 0 0 0 3
33 MF Brazil Mancini 3 0 0 0 3
45 FW Italy Mario Balotelli 1 2 0 0 3
6 DF Brazil Maxwell 0 1 1 0 2
9 FW Argentina Julio Cruz 2 0 0 0 2
39 DF Italy Davide Santon 2 0 0 0 2
77 MF Portugal Ricardo Quaresma 2 0 0 0 2
2 DF Colombia Iván Córdoba 1 0 0 0 1
7 MF Portugal Luís Figo 1 0 0 0 1
11 MF Chile Luis Jiménez 1 0 0 0 1
14 MF France Patrick Vieira 1 0 0 0 1
TOTAL 49 6 1 0 56

Last updated: 31 May 2009

Clean sheets

The list is sorted by shirt number when total appearances are equal.

Rnk No. Player Serie A Champions League Coppa Italia Supercoppa Italiana Total
1 1 Brazil Júlio César 17 3 1 0 21
2 1 Italy Francesco Toldo 1 1 0 0 2
3 22 Italy Paolo Orlandoni 1 0 0 0 1
Total 9 1 0 4 14

Last updated: 31 May 2009.
Source: Internazionale

Disciplinary record

No. Pos Nat Player Serie A UEFA CL Coppa Italia Supercoppa Total
Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card
1 GK Italy Francesco Toldo 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
12 GK Brazil Júlio César 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
22 GK Italy Paolo Orlandoni 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 DF Colombia Iván Córdoba 6 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0
4 DF Argentina Javier Zanetti 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
13 DF Brazil Maicon 4 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0
16 DF Argentina Nicolás Burdisso 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 0
23 DF Italy Marco Materazzi 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 4 1 1
24 DF Colombia Nelson Rivas 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
25 DF Argentina Walter Samuel 5 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0
26 DF Romania Cristian Chivu 7 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0
39 DF Italy Davide Santon 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
5 MF Serbia Dejan Stanković 8 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 10 0 0
7 MF Portugal Luís Figo 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
11 MF Chile Luis Jiménez 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 MF France Patrick Vieira 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0
15 MF France Olivier Dacourt 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 MF Argentina Esteban Cambiasso 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
20 MF Ghana Sulley Muntari 5 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 2
33 MF Brazil Mancini 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
36 MF Italy Francesco Bolzoni 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
77 MF Portugal Ricardo Quaresma 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
8 FW Sweden Zlatan Ibrahimović 8 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 10 0 0
9 FW Argentina Julio Cruz 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
10 FW Brazil Adriano 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 FW Argentina Hernán Crespo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 FW Nigeria Victor Obinna 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
45 FW Italy Mario Balotelli 7 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 10 0 0
Totals 83 1 3 12 0 0 12 1 0 3 0 0 110 2 3

Last updated: 31 May 2009

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