1979–80 Inter Milan season

Internazionale
1979–80 season
PresidentIvanoe Fraizzoli
ManagerEugenio Bersellini
StadiumGiuseppe Meazza
Serie A1st
(In European Cup)
Coppa ItaliaQuarter-finals
UEFA CupRound of 32
Top goalscorerLeague:
Altobelli (15)

All:
Altobelli (22)
All statistics correct as of 11 May 1980.

Season

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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

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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   ITA Ivano Bordon
GK   ITA Renato Cipollini
DF   ITA Roberto Mozzini
DF   ITA Giuseppe Baresi
DF   ITA Giuseppe Bergomi
DF   ITA Graziano Bini
DF   ITA Nazzareno Canuti
DF   ITA Gabriele Oriali
DF   ITA Franco Pancheri
No. Pos. Nation Player
DF   ITA Giancarlo Pasinato
MF   ITA Evaristo Beccalossi
MF   ITA Domenico Caso
MF   ITA Giampiero Marini
MF   ITA Carlo Muraro
MF   ITA Leonardo Occhipinti
FW   ITA Alessandro Altobelli
FW   ITA Claudio Ambu

Competitions

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Serie A

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Inter (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[a] 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.

Results by round

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Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
GroundHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHHAHAHAH
ResultDWWLDWWLLWLWLLLDWWWWDDDWLWWWWW
Position112111111111111111111111111111
Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed;   = Leader, 1980–81 European Cup;   = 1980–81 UEFA Cup;   = 1980-81 Serie B; R = 1980-81 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup

Matches

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16 September 1979 1 Inter 2-0 Pescara Milan
Domenichini   12' (o.g.)
Oriali   69'
Report Stadium: San Siro
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: San Siro
7 October 1979 4 Bologna 1-2 Inter Bologna
Mastropasqua   7' Report   36' Bini
  40' Beccalossi
Stadium: Renato Dall'Ara
14 October 1979 5 Inter 1-0 Napoli Milan
Altobelli   61' Report Stadium: San Siro
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: San Siro
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: San Siro
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: San Siro
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: San Siro
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: San Siro
27 January 1980 18 Lazio 0-0 Inter Roma
Report Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
3 February 1980 19 Inter 0-0 Bologna Milan
Report Stadium: San Siro
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: San Siro
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

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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

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First round

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

Second round

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

Statistics

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League result

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
30 14 13 3 44 25  +19 55 9 5 1 30 15  +15 5 8 2 14 10  +4

Source: [citation needed]

2 points were awarded for every win, so Inter collected 41 points instead 56.[3]

Player statistics

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Appearances and goals are referred to domestic league.[3]

No. Pos Nat Player Total 1979-80 Serie A
Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK   ITA Ivano Bordon 30 -25 29+1 -25
DF   ITA Giuseppe Baresi 30 1 29+1 1
DF   ITA Graziano Bini 28 1 28 1
DF   ITA Nazzareno Canuti 26 0 25+1 0
DF   ITA Gabriele Oriali 25 6 25 6
DF   ITA Giancarlo Pasinato 27 2 27 2
MF   ITA Evaristo Beccalossi 27 7 26+1 7
MF   ITA Domenico Caso 29 1 26+3 1
MF   ITA Giampiero Marini 29 1 28+1 1
MF   ITA Carlo Muraro 24 5 22+2 5
FW   ITA Alessandro Altobelli 29 15 28+1 15
GK   ITA Renato Cipollini 1 0 1 0
DF   ITA Roberto Mozzini 22 1 22 1
DF   ITA Giuseppe Bergomi 0 0 0 0
DF   ITA Franco Pancheri 17 0 3+14 0
MF   ITA Leonardo Occhipinti 1 0 1 0
FW   ITA Claudio Ambu 13 1 10+3 1

References

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  1. ^ a b c Stefano Petrucci (2005). La storia dell'Inter (in Italian). L'Airone Editrice. pp. 41–43.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Filippo Grassia; Gianpiero Lotito (2008). INTER: Dalla nascita allo scudetto del centenario (in Italian). Vallardi Editore. pp. 152–155.
  3. ^ a b c d e 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

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- RSSSF Italy 1979/80