Season Inter purchased Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, a striker well known for his physical skills and the regularity in scoring. The other foreign was Liam Brady, former Juventus player. The German – who declared to have chosen the Italian league it was the most difficult step of his career – partnered with Alessandro Altobelli, resulting in a notable number of goals. Before the Christmas break, Inter had reached the quarter-finals of the UEFA Cup and was second in Serie A behind an underdog opponent, Hellas Verona.
However, when the path became to get harder, the side did not manage to meet the expectations. In the semi-finals of European cup, they went out to Real Madrid despite a 2–0 win in the first leg: the Spanish team was able – in the second leg – to reach a 3–0 success, leaving Inter to complain for a glass bead that hit Bergomi on head. The season ended in a third place outcome, behind Hellas Verona and Torino. Inter had a gap of five points from first place.
Squad
Goalkeepers Walter Zenga Angelo Recchi
Defenders Giuseppe Bergomi Giuseppe Baresi Riccardo Ferri Fulvio Collovati Graziano Bini Andrea Mandorlini Luca Meazza
Midfielders Enrico Cucchi Giampiero Marini Franco Causio Giancarlo Pasinato Liam Brady Luigi Rocca Antonio Sabato
Attackers Alessandro Altobelli Karl-Heinz Rummenigge Carlo Muraro Massimo Pellegrini Amerigo Paradiso Transfers In Pos. Name from Type DF Giancarlo Centi Como - FW Aldo Serena AS Bari - Out Pos. Name To TypeMF Maurizio Restelli Cagliari
Competitions Serie A
League table
Matches
Appearances and goals Statistics referred to domestic league.
Altobelli (30/17); Baresi G. (30/1); Bergomi (29/2); Brady (29/2); Collovati (29/2); Mandorlini (29); Sabato (29/1); Ferri (28/1); Rummenigge (26/8); Zenga (25/−23); Causio (24); Marini (23/3); Pasinato (12); Cucchi (7); Muraro (7/1); Recchi (5/−5); Bini (4).
Coppa Italia
Group 2
Eightfinals
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
UEFA Cup
First Round
Second round
Eightfinals
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
References
Sources RSSSF - Italy 1984/85