The 2007–08 season was Inter Milan's 99th in existence and 92nd consecutive season in the top flight of Italian football. This season marked Inter's centenary celebration on March 9, 2008. The club commemorated its foundation on the previous day with a party in San Siro, in which supporters and former players took part.
Season overview On August 19, 2007, Inter faced Roma in the Supercoppa Italiana, losing on penalties. Roberto Mancini's side celebrated its third consecutive Scudetto, finishing above Roma again, thought it was a much closer affair, with the Nerrazzuri finishing only three points above the Giallorossi. Inter clinched the title in the last match by beating Parma for 2–0. Both goals came from Zlatan Ibrahimović, who was subbed on at half-time, taking his tally to 17 goals in the league. For Parma, it was the first relegation to Serie B after 18 consecutive seasons in top flight.
In late May 2008, having lost the Coppa Italia final to Roma, Mancini was fired by Moratti. Days later, the club announced that the coach was sacked for his statement after the team second leg loss against Liverpool in the last 16 of The Champions League : this game had marked the side's elimination.
Centennial Kit
Players Squad information
Squad no.NameNationalityPositionDate of birth (age) Goalkeepers1Francesco ToldoGK12Júlio CésarGK22Paolo OrlandoniGK Defenders2Iván Córdoba (vice-Captain)CB4Javier Zanetti (Captain)RB / CM / RM6MaxwellLB13Maicon RB16Nicolás BurdissoCB23Marco MaterazziCB24Nelson RivasCB / RB25Walter SamuelCB26Christian ChivuLB / CB / DM Midfielders5Dejan StankovićCM / AM7Luís FigoRW / AM11Luis JiménezAM / CM / RW14Patrick VieiraDM / CM15Olivier DacourtCM19Esteban CambiassoDM21Santiago SolariLM28ManicheCM30PeléCM / DM31CésarLM / LB Forwards8Zlatan IbrahimovićCF9Julio CruzCF10AdrianoCF18Hernán CrespoCF20David SuazoCF45Mario BalotelliCF
From youth squad
Transfers In Transfers Player in From Fee Type David Suazo Cagliari €10,000,000 Full ownership César Livorno Loan Return Nelson Rivas River Plate Full ownership Luis Jiménez Ternana Loan Cristian Chivu Roma €16,000,000 Full ownership Enrico Alfonso Pizzighettone Co-ownership Pelé Vitória de Guimarães Full ownership Hernán Crespo Chelsea Renew Loan Francesco Coco Torino Loan Return Maniche Atlético Madrid Loan
Out Transfers Player out To Fee Type Álvaro Recoba Torino Loan David Pizarro Roma €5,750,000 Co-ownership Termination Fabio Grosso Lyon €7,000,000 Full ownership Marco Andreolli Roma €3,000,000 Co-ownership Fabián Carini Real Murcia Contract expired Mariano González Palermo Loan End Lampros Choutos Free agentcontract expired Francesco Coco Free agentcontract expired Ianis Zicu Dinamo București Unknown Full ownership Adriano São Paulo Loan
Club
Non-playing staff
Pre-season and friendlies Riscone di Brunico training camp
Emirates Cup
Birra Moretti Trophy
TIM Trophy
Other friendlies
Competitions
Overview
Serie A League table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches
Coppa Italia
Round of 16
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Supercoppa Italiana
UEFA Champions League
Group stage
Knockout phase Round of 16
Statistics Players statistics
Squad statistics {|class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |- ! ! style="width:70px;"|League ! style="width:70px;"|Europe ! style="width:70px;"|Cup ! style="width:70px;"|Others ! style="width:70px;"|Total Stats |- |align=left|Games played || 38 || 8 || 7 || 1 || 54 |- |align=left|Games won || 25 || 5 || 4 || 0 || 34 |- |align=left|Games drawn || 10 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 12 |- |align=left|Games lost || 3 || 3 || 1 || 1 || 8 |- |align=left|Goals scored || 69 ||12 ||15 || 0 || 96 |- |align=left|Goals conceded || 26 || 7 || 7 || 1 || 41 |- |align=left|Goal difference || 43 || 5 || 8 ||-1 || 55 |- |align=left|Clean sheets || 18 || 3 || 3 || 0 || 24 |- |align=left|Goal by substitute || – || – || – || – || – |- |align=left|Total shots || – || – || – || – || – |- |align=left|Shots on target || – || – || – || – || – |- |align=left|Corners || – || – || – || – || – |- |align=left|Players used || 28|| 24|| 32|| 12|| – |- |align=left|Offsides || – || – || – || –|| – |- |align=left|Fouls suffered || – || – || – || –|| – |- |align=left|Fouls committed || – || – || – || –|| – |- |align=left|Yellow cards || 65|| 12|| 4 || 3|| 84 |- |align=left|Red cards || 5 || 4 || – || –|| 9
Clean sheets The list is sorted by shirt number when total appearances are equal. PlayerSerie AChampions LeagueCoppa ItaliaSupercoppa ItalianaTotal112 Júlio César17Including a clean sheet kept in the week 1 against Udinese. He was sent-off in 57th minute while the match was 1–0 for Inter. The match eventually ended 1–1.3002021 Francesco Toldo20204322 Paolo Orlandoni1Paolo Orlandoni kept a clean sheet on the same match as Júlio César. They both appeared in the 0–0 home away versus Palermo on 28 October 2007. So both clean sheets are counted.0001471 Enrico Alfonso00101TOTALS1833024 Last updated: 24 May 2008
References
External links Official website