1985–86 Inter Milan season

Internazionale

1985–86 season
Chairman	Ernesto Pellegrini
Manager	Ilario Castagner Mario Corso[1]
Serie A	6th
Coppa Italia	Quarter-finals
UEFA Cup	Semi-finals
Top goalscorer	League: Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (13) All: Alessandro Altobelli (19)
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← 1984–85 1986–87 →
All statistics correct as of 21 May 1986.

Season

Inter could line-up notable attacking players, such as the new Fanna in add to Altobelli and Rummenigge.^[2] Despite his good performances in Europe^[3][4] the Italian league was disappointed, forcing the club to replace Castagner with Mario Corso.^[5]

The coach, renamed God's left foot, was not able to get more a sixth position but reached the semi-finals of UEFA Cup, being defeated by Real Madrid for the second time in row.^[6][7] The side could take part to European cups for 1986–87 season only thank to the fact that Roma won Coppa Italia, leaving a spot for UEFA Cup.^[8]

Squad

Goalkeepers

• Walter Zenga
• Fabrizio Lorieri

Defenders

• Giuseppe Baresi
• Giuseppe Bergomi
• Riccardo Ferri
• Fulvio Collovati
• Andrea Mandorlini
• Luciano Marangon
• Daniele Bernazzani

Midfielders

• Alberto Rivolta
• Giuseppe Minaudo
• Enrico Cucchi
• Marco Tardelli
• Giampiero Marini
• Liam Brady
• Pietro Fanna
• Massimo Pellegrini

Attackers

• Alessandro Altobelli
• Karl-Heinz Rummenigge
• Massimo Ciocci
• Paolo Mandelli
• Franco Selvaggi

Competitions

Serie A

Main article: 1985–86 Serie A

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
4	Torino	30	11	11	8	31	26	+5	33	Qualification to UEFA Cup
5	Fiorentina	30	10	13	7	29	23	+6	33
6	Internazionale	30	12	8	10	36	33	+3	32
7	Milan	30	10	11	9	26	24	+2	31
8	Atalanta	30	7	15	8	27	26	+1	29

Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Draw. (Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played).^[9]

Matches

Inter v Pisa

8 September 1985 1	Inter	3–1	Pisa	Milan
	Bergomi 55' Rummenigge 73, 75'	Report	Arminese 44'	Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza

Atalanta v Inter

15 September 1985 2	Atalanta	2–1	Inter	Bergamo
	Cantarutti 8' Peters 78'	Report	Gentile 48' (o.g.)	Stadium: Atleti Azzurri d'Italia

Inter v Avellino

22 September 1985 3	Inter	3–1	Avellino	Milan
	Rummenigge 46, 60' Altobelli 88'	Report	Ferri 62' (o.g.)	Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza

Udinese v Inter

29 September 1985 4	Udinese	1–1	Inter	Udine
	Carnevale 52'	Report	Rummenigge 1'	Stadium: Friuli

Inter v Verona

6 October 1985 5	Inter	0–0	Verona	Milan
		Report		Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza

Bari v Inter

13 October 1985 6	Bari	1–3	Inter	Bari
	Loseto 40'	Report	Tardelli 64' Rummenigge 79' Baresi 84'

Lecce v Inter

20 October 1985 7	Lecce	0–1	Inter	Lecce
		Report	Cucchi 11'	Stadium: Via del Mare

Inter v Roma

27 October 1985 8	Inter	2–1	Roma	Milan
	Altobelli 24' Rummenigge 67'	Report	Boniek 79'	Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza

Fiorentina v Inter

3 November 1985 9	Fiorentina	3–0	Inter	Firenze
	Passarella 27' (pen.), 47' Berti 45'	Report		Stadium: Comunale

Inter v Napoli

10 November 1985 10	Inter	1–1	Napoli	Milan
	Brady 73' (pen.)	Report	Maradona 49'	Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza

Inter v Juventus

24 November 1985 11	Inter	1–1	Juventus	Milan
	Bergomi 1'	Report	Platini 52'	Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza

Milan v Inter

1 December 1985 12	Milan	2–2	Inter	Milan
	P. Rossi 5, 69'	Report	Altobelli 25' Brady 65'	Stadium: San Siro

Inter v Torino

8 December 1985 13	Inter	3–3	Torino	Milan
	Brady 21' (pen.) Rummenigge 55' Bergomi 75'	Report	Comi 34' Pusceddu 44' Schachner 64'	Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza

Como v Inter

15 December 1985 14	Como	1–0	Inter	Como
	Borgonovo 30'	Report

Inter v Sampdoria

22 December 1985 15	Inter	1–0	Sampdoria	Milan
	Bergomi 9'	Report		Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza

Pisa v Inter

5 January 1986 16	Pisa	1–0	Inter	Pisa
	Baldieri 60'	Report

Inter v Atalanta

12 January 1986 17	Inter	1–3	Atalanta	Milan
	Rummenigge 83' (pen.)	Report	Simonini 13, 23' Soldà 60' (pen.)	Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza

Avellino v Inter

19 January 1986 18	Avellino	1–0	Inter	Avellino
	Benedetti 78'	Report

Inter v Udinese

26 January 1986 19	Inter	2–1	Udinese	Milan
	Bergomi 50' Rummenigge 73'	Report	Carnevale 9'	Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza

Hellas Verona v Inter

9 February 1986 20	Hellas Verona	0–0	Inter	Verona
		Report

Inter v Bari

16 February 1986 21	Inter	1–0	Bari	Milan
	Altobelli 69'	Report		Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza

Inter v Lecce

23 February 1986 22	Inter	3–0	Lecce	Milan
	Tardelli 55' Rummenigge 75, 83'	Report		Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza

Roma v Inter

2 March 1986 23	Roma	3–1	Inter	Roma
	Graziani 23, 33' Gerolin 84'	Report	Rummenigge 61'	Stadium: Olimpico

Inter v Fiorentina

9 March 1986 24	Inter	2–0	Fiorentina	Milan
	Altobelli 28, 73'	Report		Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza

Napoli v Inter

16 March 1986 25	Napoli	1–0	Inter	Napoli
	Maradona 71' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: San Paolo

Juventus v Inter

23 March 1986 26	Juventus	2–0	Inter	Torino
	Platini 41' (pen.) Bonini 85'	Report		Stadium: Comunale

Inter v Milan

6 April 1986 27	Inter	1–0	Milan	Milan
	Minaudo 87'	Report		Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza

Torino v Inter

13 April 1986 28	Torino	1–0	Inter	Torino
	Comi 67'	Report		Stadium: Comunale

Inter v Como

20 April 1986 29	Inter	3–2	Como	Milan
	Altobelli 31, 51, 69'	Report	Albieri 39' (pen.) Notaristefano 87'	Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza

Sampdoria v Inter

27 April 1986 30	Sampdoria	0–0	Inter	Genova
		Report		Stadium: Luigi Ferraris

Appearances and goals

Statistics referred to domestic league.^[10]

Zenga (30/−33); Bergomi (30/5); Altobelli (29/9); Baresi G. (29/1); Brady (29/3); Fanna (28); Ferri (27); Mandorlini (26); Collovati (25); Rummenigge (24/13); Cucchi (22/1); Tardelli (19/2); Marangon (19); Minaudo (9/1); Bernazzani (8); Selvaggi (7); Rivolta (2); Marini G. (2); Pellegrini (2); Mandelli (1).

UEFA Cup

Main article: 1985–86 UEFA Cup

First round

Inter v Saint Gallen

18 September 1985	Inter	5-1	Saint Gallen	Milan
	Altobelli 9' Marangon 36' Mandorlini 45' Rummenigge 61', 86'		72' Pellegrini	Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza Attendance: 35 457 Referee: Koukoulakis

Saint Gallen v Inter

2 October 1985	Saint Gallen	0-0	Inter	Saint-Gallen
				Stadium: Espenmoos Attendance: 17 000 Referee: Bouillet

Second round

LASK Linz v Inter

23 October 1985	LASK Linz	1-0	Inter	Linz
	Gröss 81'			Stadium: Linzer Stadion Attendance: 18 500 Referee: Costantin

Inter v LASK Linz

6 November 1985	Inter	4-0	LASK Linz	Milan
	Brady 20' (rig.) Altobelli 34', 80', 81'			Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza Attendance: 42 856 Referee: Miminoshvili

Eightfinals

Inter v Legia Warsaw

27 November 1985	Inter	0-0	Legia Warsaw	Milan
				Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza Attendance: 33 965 Referee: Prokop

Legia Warsaw v Inter

11 December 1985	Legia Warsaw	0-1	Inter	Warsaw
			108' Fanna	Stadium: Stadion Dziesięciolecia Manifestu Lipcowego Attendance: 42 856 Referee: Eriksson

Quarterfinals

Inter v Nantes

5 March 1986	Inter	3-0	Nantes	Milan
	Le Roux 13' (aut.) Tardelli 62' Rummenigge 79'			Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza Attendance: 50 000 Referee: McGinlay

Nantes v Inter

19 March 1986	Nantes	3-3	Inter	Nantes
	Der Zakarian 9' Halilhodžić 37' Le Roux 42'		33', 64' Altobelli 59' (rig.) Brady	Stadium: Stade della Beaujoire Referee: Galler

Semifinals

Inter v Real Madrid

2 April 1986	Inter	3-1	Real Madrid	Milan
	Tardelli 1', 54' Salguero 89' (aut.)		87' Valdano	Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza Attendance: 85 000 Referee: Fredriksson

Real Madrid v Inter

16 April 1986	Real Madrid	5-1 (6-4 agg.)	Inter	Madrid
	Sánchez 44' (rig.), 74' (rig.) Gordillo 63' Santillana 94', 107'		66' (rig.) Brady	Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Attendance: 90 000 Referee: Keizer

Coppa Italia

Main article: 1985–86 Coppa Italia

Group phase

Cesena v Inter

21 August 1985 1	Cesena	0-0	Inter	Cesena
				Stadium: Stadio Dino Manuzzi Referee: Lanese

Inter v Brescia Calcio

25 August 1985 2	Inter	3-1	Brescia Calcio	Milano
	Tardelli 7' Fanna 9' Marangon 32'		82' (pen) Gritti	Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza Referee: Pezzella

Empoli v Inter

28 August 1985 3	Empoli	1-1	Inter	Firenze
	Cecconi 56' (pen)		76' (rig.) Brady	Stadium: Comunale Referee: Pieri

Ancona Calcio v Inter

1 September 1985 4	Ancona Calcio	1-4	Inter	Ancona
	Moro 55'		21', 41', 81' (rig.) Altobelli 38' Rummenigge	Stadium: Dorico Referee: Sguizzato

Inter v Avellino

4 September 1985 5	Inter	3-1	Avellino	Milan
	Rummenigge 20' Fanna 41' Altobelli 60'		51' A.Bertoni	Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza Referee: Paparesta

Eightfinals

Padova v Inter

12 February 1986	Padova	1-2	Inter	Padova
	Valigi 55'		64' (aut.) Seno 79' Collovati	Stadium: Stadio Euganeo Referee: Testa

Inter v Padova

26 February 1986	Inter	2-1	Padova	Milan
	Tardelli 26' Fanna 41'		51' Coppola	Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza Referee: Bruschini

Quarterfinals

A.S. Roma v Inter

7 May 1986	A.S. Roma	2-0	Inter	Roma
	Desideri 18' (rig.) Tovalieri 29'			Stadium: Olimpico Referee: Agnolin

Inter v A.S. Roma

21 May 1986	Inter	2-1	A.S. Roma	Milano
	Brady 16' (rig.) Mandelli 75'		44' Giannini	Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza Referee: Lo Bello

References

1. In charge from November 22, 1985.
2. Leonardo Coen (September 17, 1985). "L' Inter contro il mistero". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 34.
3. Claudio Bagni (September 19, 1985). "Piccoli svizzeri l' Inter dilaga". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 17.
4. Gianni Mura (November 7, 1985). "Altobelli e Virdis promuovono Milano". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 18.
5. Enzo Palladini (November 22, 1985). "L' Inter s' è rotta". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 18.
6. Gianni Mura (April 3, 1986). "Le luci di San Siro per l' Inter". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 17.
7. Gianni Mura (April 17, 1986). "Inter fuori, viva l' Inter". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 18.
8. "Inter e Samp l' Europa è più vicina". la Repubblica (in Italian). June 12, 1986. p. 20.
9. "Norme organizzative interne della F.I.G.C. - Art. 51.6" (PDF) (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. 12 September 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
10. Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio 1987 (in Italian). Panini Group. 1986. pp. 171–173.

Sources

• RSSSF - Italy 1985/86