During the 1996–97 Italian football season, Inter Milan competed in Serie A.
Season summary Inter finished third in the championship and reached the UEFA Cup final in Roy Hodgson's first (and only) full season in charge. The third place was Inter's best since the days of Lothar Matthäus and Andreas Brehme in the early 1990s and a starting point for further success in the coming years. The most significant happening for Inter in 1997 was the purchase of Brazilian striker Ronaldo for a record-breaking fee from Barcelona. The biggest disappointment was that Inter failed to beat Schalke 04 in the UEFA Cup final, and lost the second leg on penalties - at home. The loss meant Hodgson was fired, despite his successful season at the helm.
Squad Squad at end of season
Transfers In Pos. Name from Type FW Iván Zamorano Real Madrid FW Nwankwo Kanu Ajax MF Youri Djorkaeff Paris Saint-Germain MF Ciriaco Sforza Bayern Munich MF Aron Winter Lazio DF Jocelyn Angloma Torino DF Fabio Galante Genoa DF Massimo Tarantino Napoli GK Andrea Mazzantini Venezia DF Matteo Ferrari S.P.A.L DF Luca Mezzano Torino DF Paolo Tramezzani Cesena MF Igor Shalimov Lugano loan ended GK Paolo Orlandoni Ancona loan ended FW Massimo Marazzina Foggia re-purchased
Out Pos. Name To Type DF Roberto Carlos Real Madrid MF Igor Shalimov Bologna MF Davide Fontolan Bologna DF Giovanni Bia Udinese DF Felice Centofanti Genoa DF Mirko Conte Piacenza DF Mirko Taccola Napoli DF Paolo Tramezzani Piacenza MF Alessandro Bianchi Cesena MF Francesco Dell'Anno Salernitana MF Antonio Manicone Perugia FW Massimo Marazzina Chievo Verona FW Sebastián Rambert Boca Juniors loan DF Luca Mezzano Torino loan GK Giorgio Frezzolini Trapani loan GK Paolo Orlandoni Foggia loan MF Pierluigi Orlandini Hellas Verona loan FW Caio Napoli loan FW Marco Delvecchio Roma loan renewed FW Mohammed Kallon Lugano loan renewed FW Arturo Di Napoli Napoli co-ownership renewed
Autumn In R. Nome da Modalità Out Pos. Name To Type GK Marco Fortin Torres loan MF Andrea Seno Bologna MF Giammarco Frezza Fidelis Andria loan FW Benito Carbone Sheffield Wednesday
Winter In Pos. Name from Type FW Arturo Di Napoli Napoli re-purchased Out Pos. Name To Type DF Gianluca Festa Middlesbrough FW Gionatha Spinesi Castel di Sangro loan
Left club during season
Competitions
Serie A League table
Results by round
Matches
Coppa Italia
Second round
Eightfinals
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
UEFA Cup
First round
Second round
Eightfinals
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Final
Statistics Players statistics
References
Sources RSSSF - Italy 1996/97