1985–86 Inter Milan season

Internazionale
1985–86 season
Chairman	Ernesto Pellegrini
Manager	Ilario Castagner ; Mario Corso
Serie A	6th
Coppa Italia	Quarter-finals
UEFA Cup	Semi-finals
Top goalscorer	League: ; Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (13); All: ; Alessandro Altobelli (19)
Home colours	Away colours
	← 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

Defenders

Midfielders

Attackers

Competitions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

First round

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

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

Second round

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

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

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

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

Quarterfinals

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

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

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

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

Group phase

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

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

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

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

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

Eightfinals

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

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

Quarterfinals

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

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

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

Sources

RSSSF - Italy 1985/86

[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.

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