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. The Portuguese manager won a trophy at his debut, Supercoppa Italiana, defeating Roma on penalties. He planned to use a 4–3–3 formation, with the new arrivals Amantino Mancini and Quaresma as wingers beside Zlatan Ibrahimović.
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). The performance of the team immediately improved, and Inter once again won the Scudetto (fourth in row), ten points clear of Juventus and Milan.
Players Squad information Squad no.NameNationalityPositionDate of birth (age) Goalkeepers1Francesco ToldoGK12Júlio CésarGK22Paolo OrlandoniGK Defenders2Iván Córdoba (vice-Captain)CB4Javier Zanetti (Captain)RB / CM / RM6MaxwellLB13MaiconRB16Nicolás BurdissoCB23Marco Materazzi CB24Nelson RivasCB25Walter SamuelCB26Cristian ChivuLB / CB / DM39Davide SantonLB Midfielders5Dejan StankovićCM / AM7Luís FigoRW / AM11Luis JiménezAM / CM / RW14Patrick VieiraDM / CM15Olivier DacourtDM19Esteban CambiassoDM / CM20Sulley MuntariCM / DM / LM33ManciniAM / LW / RW Forwards8Zlatan IbrahimovićCF9Julio CruzCF18Hernán CrespoCF21Victor ObinnaCF45Mario BalotelliCF
From youth squad
Players transfer 2008–09 confirmed transfers
In
Total spending: €46.6 million
Out
Total income: €0
Start formations
Club Non-playing staff
Pre-season and friendlies Riscone di Brunico training camp
Tim Trophy
2008 Amsterdam tournament
Other friendlies
Competitions Overview
Serie A
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches
Coppa Italia
Round of 16
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Supercoppa Italiana
UEFA Champions League
Group stage
Knockout phase
Round of 16
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 || 4 || 1 || 51 |- |align=left|Games won || 25 || 2 || 3 || 0 || 30 |- |align=left|Games drawn || 9 || 3 || 0 || 1 || 13 |- |align=left|Games lost || 4 || 3 || 1 || 0 || 8 |- |align=left|Goals scored || 70 || 8 || 6 || 2 || 86 |- |align=left|Goals conceded || 32 || 9 || 5 || 2 || 48 |- |align=left|Goal difference || 38 || -1 || 1 || 0 || 38 |- |align=left|Clean sheets || 17 || 3 || 1 || 0 || 21 |- |align=left|Goal by substitute || – || – || – || – || – |- |align=left|Total shots || – || – || – || –|| – |- |align=left|Shots on target || – || – || – || –|| – |- |align=left|Corners || – || – || – || –|| – |- |align=left|Players used || 29 || 23 || 24 || 14 || – |- |align=left|Offsides || – || – || – || –|| – |- |align=left|Fouls suffered || – || – || – || –|| – |- |align=left|Fouls committed || – || – || – || –|| – |- |align=left|Yellow cards || 82 || 11 || 12 || 3 || 108 |- |align=left|Red cards || 4 || 1 || – || –|| 5
Players Used: Internazionale has used a total of – different players in all competitions.
Appearances and goals
! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Players transferred out during the season
Goalscorers No.Pos.NationNameSerie AChampions LeagueCoppa ItaliaSupercoppa ItalianaTotal 8 FW Zlatan Ibrahimović 25 1 3 0 29 45 FW Mario Balotelli 8 1 0 1 10 10 FW Adriano 3 2 2 0 7 5 MF Dejan Stanković 5 0 0 0 5 13 DF Maicon 4 1 0 0 5 19 MF Esteban Cambiasso 4 0 1 0 5 20 MF Sulley Muntari 4 0 0 1 5 # Own goals 4 0 0 0 4 9 FW Julio Cruz 2 1 0 0 3 2 DF Iván Córdoba 2 0 0 0 2 18 FW Hernán Crespo 2 0 0 0 2 7 MF Luís Figo 1 0 0 0 1 14 MF Patrick Vieira 1 0 0 0 1 16 DF Nicolás Burdisso 1 0 0 0 1 21 FW Victor Obinna 1 0 0 0 1 23 DF Marco Materazzi 0 1 0 0 1 25 DF Walter Samuel 1 0 0 0 1 33 MF Mancini 0 1 0 0 1 77 MF Ricardo Quaresma 1 0 0 0 1 TOTAL 70 8 6 2 86 Last updated: 31 May 2009
Assists No.Pos.NationNameSerie AChampions LeagueCoppa ItaliaSupercoppa ItalianaTotal 8 FW Zlatan Ibrahimović 7 2 0 0 9 13 DF Maicon 6 1 0 0 7 20 MF Sulley Muntari 7 0 0 0 7 5 MF Dejan Stanković 6 0 0 0 6 10 FW Adriano 3 1 0 0 4 18 FW Hernán Crespo 3 0 0 0 3 19 MF Esteban Cambiasso 3 0 0 0 3 33 MF Mancini 3 0 0 0 3 45 FW Mario Balotelli 1 2 0 0 3 6 DF Maxwell 0 1 1 0 2 9 FW Julio Cruz 2 0 0 0 2 39 DF Davide Santon 2 0 0 0 2 77 MF Ricardo Quaresma 2 0 0 0 2 2 DF Iván Córdoba 1 0 0 0 1 7 MF Luís Figo 1 0 0 0 1 11 MF Luis Jiménez 1 0 0 0 1 14 MF 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. PlayerSerie AChampions LeagueCoppa ItaliaSupercoppa ItalianaTotal11 Júlio César173102121 Francesco Toldo11002322 Paolo Orlandoni10001Total910414
Disciplinary record PlayerSerie AUEFA CLCoppa ItaliaSupercoppaTotal1GKFrancesco Toldo00010000000010012GKJúlio César30000000000030022GKPaolo Orlandoni0000000000000002DFIván Córdoba6001002000009004DFJavier Zanetti30000020000050013DFMaicon40020000000060016DFNicolás Burdisso51000000000051023DFMarco Materazzi10110021000041124DFNelson Rivas10000000000010025DFWalter Samuel50010010000070026DFCristian Chivu70010010000090039DFDavide Santon2000000000002005MFDejan Stanković80010000010010007MFLuís Figo20000000000020011MFLuis Jiménez00000000000000014MFPatrick Vieira70000000000070015MFOlivier Dacourt00000000000000019MFEsteban Cambiasso10000000000010020MFSulley Muntari50220010000080233MFMancini10000000000010036MFFrancesco Bolzoni00000000000000077MFRicardo Quaresma3000000000003008FWZlatan Ibrahimović80000010010010009FWJulio Cruz40010000000050010FWAdriano00000000000000018FWHernán Crespo00000000000000021FWVictor Obinna00000010000010045FWMario Balotelli7001001001001000Totals83131200121030011023
Last updated: 31 May 2009
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