In the 1997–98 season, the Italian football club Inter Milan, managed by Luigi Simoni, won the UEFA Cup and achieved second place in the Serie A league.
Season overview Massimo Moratti relied on Luigi Simoni as coach and on Ronaldo as star. Further purchases resulted in Diego Simeone, Francesco Moriero and Álvaro Recoba who – in his debut – scored twice, helping Inter beat Brescia in a 2–1 comeback. Compared to the previous seasons, it proved to be better for Inter who mounted their first serious shot at the title since 1989.
However, with a loss at Juventus, the reigning champions won 1–0, holding three points over Inter. Ten days later, Inter won – for the third time in the last seven years – the UEFA Cup beating Lazio 3–0. The domestic league ended with Inter in second place, last achieved in 1993.
Players
Transfers In Pos. Name from Type FW Ronaldo Barcelona U$31,0 million MF Diego Simeone Atletico Madrid U$6,5 million FW Álvaro Recoba Nacional de Montevideo U$3,5 million MF Zé Elias Bayer Leverkusen MF Benoît Cauet Paris Saint-Germain DF Luigi Sartor Vicenza U$3,2 million DF Taribo West Auxerre U$3,0 million MF Francesco Moriero A.C. Milan co-ownership DF André Cruz Napoli DF Devis Nossa Orsa Treviglio FW Alessandro Sgrigna Lodigiani MF Alessandro Conticchio Gualdo re-purchased MF Fabio Di Sauro Cremonese re-purchased MF Marco Nichetti Gualdo re-purchased MF Andrea Zanchetta Foggia re-purchased GK Marco Fortin Torres loan ended GK Giorgio Frezzolini Trapani loan ended GK Raffaele Nuzzo Gualdo loan ended GK Paolo Orlandoni Foggia loan ended DF Alessandro Fioretti Trapani loan ended DF Natale Gonnella Ravenna loan ended DF Luca Mezzano Torino loan ended DF Alessandro Pedroni Cremonese loan ended MF Fabio Cinetti Torino loan ended MF Pierluigi Orlandini Hellas Verona loan ended MF Gianni Testa Frosinone loan ended FW Caio Napoli loan ended FW Samuel Ipoua Torino loan ended FW Mohammed Kallon Lugano loan ended FW Fabrizio Laccetti Solbiatese loan ended FW Marco Veronese Monza loan ended
Out Pos. Name To Type MF Paul Ince Liverpool MF Ciriaco Sforza Kaiserslautern DF Jocelyn Angloma Valencia DF André Cruz A.C. Milan DF Alessandro Pistone Newcastle United MF Pierluigi Orlandini Parma FW Marco Delvecchio AS Roma GK Christian Berretta Varese GK Marco Fortin Giorgione DF Matteo Ferrari Genoa DF Natale Gonnella Hellas Verona DF Alessandro Pedroni Monza FW Caio Santos released MF Alessandro Conticchio Lecce MF Gianni Testa Lodigiani GK Paolo Orlandoni Acireale loan GK Giorgio Frezzolini Fidelis Andria loan MF Fabio Cinetti Chievo Verona loan MF Fabio Di Sauro Fidelis Andria loan MF Marco Nichetti Ascoli loan FW Arturo Di Napoli Vicenza loan FW Mohammed Kallon Bologna loan FW Marco Veronese Prato loan FW Samuel Ipoua Rapid Wien loan renewal MF Andrea Zanchetta Chievo Verona co-ownership FW Gionatha Spinesi Castel di Sangro co-ownership
Autumn In Pos. Name To Type MF Paulo Sousa Borussia Dortmund U$6,0 million DF Mauro Milanese Parma loan DF Francesco Colonnese Napoli DF Martín Rivas Danubio GK Giorgio Frezzolini Fidelis Andria loan ended MF Marco Nichetti Ascoli loan ended FW Mohammed Kallon Bologna loan ended Out Pos. Name To Type FW Marco Branca Middlesbrough FW Maurizio Ganz A.C. Milan MF Nicola Berti Tottenham Hostpur DF Massimo Paganin Bologna DF Massimo Tarantino Bologna co-ownership GK Giorgio Frezzolini Udinese loan MF Marco Nichetti Varese loan FW Mohammed Kallon Genoa loan
Winter In Pos. Name from Type GK Sébastien Frey Cannes Out Pos. Name To Type GK Sébastien Frey Cannes loan
Competitions
Serie A
League table
Results by round
Matches
Coppa Italia
Round of 32
Eightfinals
Quarter-finals
UEFA Cup
First round
Second round
Round of 16
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Statistics Players statistics
References
Sources RSSSF - Italy 1997/98