The 2015–16 season was Football Club Internazionale Milano's 107th in existence and 100th consecutive season in the top flight of Italian football.
Season overview Internazionale bought several players (Felipe Melo, Stevan Jovetić, Adem Ljajić, Miranda, Geoffrey Kondogbia, Jeison Murillo, Ivan Perišić and Alex Telles), which were for the most part from abroad. The predictable lack of team spirit between the new arrivals (due to the fact that, only months before, they played in foreign leagues) and the absence of a basic plan (Mancini used 19 different lineups in equal games) often caused Inter's results to stem from individual elements. Despite a 4–1 defeat by Fiorentina and three consecutive draws, after the November pause Inter moved up to first place. It was retained until the end of year when the side beats a record: all goals, along the last 12 months, were scored by foreign footballers.
Losing with Sassuolo in January, Inter fell in the standings between January and February. Inter reacted in the Coppa Italia where, in the second leg of the semifinals, Inter defeated Juventus 3–0, which equalized the score of the first leg, however the Turin side then won on penalties. After having wasted chances to reach third place, Inter achieved fourth. The side collected 67 points, for the best result of the last five years.
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Players
Squad information
Squad no.NameNationalityPositionDate of birth (age) Goalkeepers1Samir HandanovićGK18Juan Pablo CarrizoGK46Tommaso Berni HGGK Defenders5Juan JesusLB/CB12Alex Telles (on loan from Galatasaray)LB21Davide Santon HGRB/LB24Jeison MurilloCB25Miranda CB33Danilo D'Ambrosio HGRB/LB55Yuto NagatomoRB/LB Midfielders7Geoffrey KondogbiaDM/CM17Gary MedelDM/CB22Adem Ljajić HG (on loan from Roma)LW/AM77Marcelo Brozović (on loan from Dinamo Zagreb)CM/AM83Felipe MeloDM/CM Forwards8Rodrigo PalacioFW9Mauro Icardi HG (Captain)FW10Stevan Jovetić HG (on loan from Manchester City)FW11Jonathan Biabiany HGLW/RW 23Éder (on loan from Sampdoria)FW44Ivan PerišićLW/RW
HG Player formed at country
Youth team players added to the first squad
Transfers
In
To add: €16,000,000 for the full purchase of Xherdan Shaqiri from Bayern Munich and €3,500,000 for the full purchase of Davide Santon from Newcastle United.
Total Spending : €85,250,000
Out
To add: €3,500,000 from Bologna for Ibrahima Mbaye; €2,600,000 from Sampdoria for Alfred Duncan; €400,000 from Sturm Graz for Lukas Spendlhofer; €200,000 from Alessandria for Riccardo Bocalon. No fee was paid by Sampdoria for Matías Silvestre: his agreement with Inter was terminated and he joined on a free transfer. Sunderland owes Inter €11,000,000 for Ricky Álvarez, but the case has to be discussed at FIFA, as both teams recurred on appeal. In winter, Inter also received €3,700,000 from Estudiantes La Plata for Álvaro Pereira.
Total income: €104,100,000
Total expenditure: €18,850,000
Technical staff
As of 20 June 2015
Position Name Head coach Roberto Mancini First Team Club Manager Dejan Stanković Assistant coach Giulio Nuciari Technical Assistant Sylvinho Technical Assistant Fausto Salsano Technical Assistant José Duque Goalkeeping coach Adriano Bonaiuti Match analyst Michele Salzarulo Chief of Medical Staff Piero Volpi Doctor Daniele Casalini Doctor Simone Porcelli Head Fitness Coach Ivan Carminati Fitness coach Andrea Scanavino Rehabilitation Coach Responsible Giannicola Bisciotti Rehabilitation Coach Massimiliano Marchesi Chief of physiotherapists Marco Dellacasa Physiotherapist Massimo Dellacasa Physiotherapist Andrea Belli Physiotherapist Marco Frigerio Physiotherapist Matteo Perasso
Pre-season and friendlies
Riscone di Brunico training camp
Audi Football Summit
International Champions Cup
TIM Trophy
Trofeo Luigi Berlusconi
Trofeo San Nicola
Other friendlies
Competitions
Overview
Serie A
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches
Coppa Italia
Statistics
Appearances and goals
! colspan=12 style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center"| Goalkeepers
! colspan=12 style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center"| Defenders
! colspan=12 style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center"| Midfielders
! colspan=12 style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center"| Forwards
! colspan=12 style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center"| Players transferred out during the season
Goalscorers NameSerie ACoppa ItaliaTotal19FWMauro Icardi16016244FWIvan Perišić729310FWStevan Jovetić61777MFMarcelo Brozović437522FWAdem Ljajić31468FWRodrigo Palacio213724DFJeison Murillo20233DFDanilo D'Ambrosio20297MFGeoffrey Kondogbia10111FWJonathan Biabiany10113MFFredy Guarín10118MFGary Medel10123FWÉder10125DFMiranda10183MFFelipe Melo101Own goal101Totals50858
Last updated: 14 May 2016
Clean sheets NameSerie ACoppa ItaliaTotal11GKSamir Handanović15015Totals15015
Last updated: 14 May 2016
Disciplinary record
References