1970–71 Inter Milan season

Football Club Internazionale Milano
Chairman	Ivanoe Fraizzoli
Manager	Heriberto Herrera ; (until 14 November); Giovanni Invernizzi
Stadium	San Siro
Serie A	1º (in European Cup)
Coppa Italia	First round
Fairs Cup	First round
Top goalscorer	League: Boninsegna (24); All: Boninsegna (26)
Average home league attendance	45,669
Home colours	Away colours
	← 1969–70 1971–72 →

During 1970-71 season Inter competed in Serie A, Coppa Italia and Fairs' Cup.

Summary

Following the golden era of the 1960s, Inter managed to win their eleventh league title in 1971. The second season of Heriberto Herrera is opened with the transfer out of Luis Suárez to Sampdoria, after nine years in Milan. The fans of Inter Milan were schocked with initial results, with Inter out in Coppa Italia and eliminated by Newcastle United in Fairs Cup.^[1]

President Ivanoe Fraizzoli, who at the time also made it clear that he was willing to sell the club if the right offer was tabled, fired Herrera after a 0-3 loss with city rivals Milan and handed control of the side to youth team boss Giovanni Invernizzi. A former Inter player, Invernizzi was initially appointed on a temporary basis yet ended the campaign by making Italian football history.

Invernizzi rejuvenated a tactically exhausted and an under-performing squad. He turned Tarcisio Burgnich into a sweeper, played the young Mauro Bellugi at right-back, reintegrated Jair into the team, replaced summer signing Mario Frustalupi with Mario Bertini and asked the club's senators – Giacinto Facchetti, Sandro Mazzola, Mario Corso and Boninsegna – to perform to their status.

The turning point in their season came after a defeat to Napoli in Week 7. On the flight home, Invernizzi and some of the side's more experienced elements sat down with a fixture list to hand. Together they plotted their path to what many perceived as unlikely title glory and the tabella, as it was known, became part of Inter folklore.

Following defeat at the San Paolo, they went on an unbeaten run which saw them take 21 points from a possible 24. The Nerazzurri won the return derby, wiped out a significant point gap that winter champions Milan had over them and netted the championship with two games to spare.

Invernizzi not only became a hero of consequence, he also made sure his name would be inscribed in the footballing annals of time. Never before and not since has a Serie A team changed Coach mid-season and gone on to be crowned champions of Italy.^[2]

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	ITA	Ivano Bordon
—	GK	ITA	Lido Vieri
—	DF	ITA	Mauro Bellugi
—	DF	ITA	Tarcisio Burgnich
—	DF	ITA	Giancarlo Cella
—	DF	ITA	Bernardino Fabbian
—	DF	ITA	Giacinto Facchetti
—	DF	ITA	Mario Giubertoni
—	DF	ITA	Spartaco Landini
—	DF	ITA	Oscar Righetti
—	MF	ITA	Marco Achilli


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	ITA	Gianfranco Bedin
—	MF	ITA	Mario Bertini
—	MF	ITA	Mario Corso
—	MF	ITA	Mario Frustalupi
—	MF	ITA	Sandro Mazzola
—	MF	ITA	Gabriele Oriali
—	FW	ITA	Roberto Boninsegna
—	FW	BRA	Jair da Costa
—	FW	ITA	Sergio Pellizzaro
—	FW	ITA	Alberto Reif

Transfers

Source:^[3]

In
Pos.	Name	from	Type
GK	Massimo Cacciatori	Cagliari	loan ended
GK	Luigi Reali	Voghera	loan ended
GK	Walter Zenga	Macallesi 1927
DF	Bernardino Fabbian	Primavera	-
DF	Mario Giubertoni	Palermo
DF	Mario Nadin	Primavera	-
DF	Oscar Righetti	SPAL
MF	Marco Achilli	Monza	loan ended
MF	Mario Frustalupi	Sampdoria	loan ended
MF	Tiziano Manfrin	U.S. Azzurra
MF	Gabriele Oriali	Primavera	-
MF	Luigi Plutino	Primavera	-
MF	Sergio Brunetta	Brescia	loan ended
FW	Sergio Pellizzaro	Palermo
FW	Raffaele Pinton	primavera	-
FW	Massimo Silva	Monza	loan ended

Out
Pos.	Name	To	Type
GK	Sergio Girardi	Palermo
GK	Luigi Reali	Savoia	loan
DF	Aristide Guarneri	Cremonese
DF	Enzo Vecchiè	SPAL
DF	Mario Nadin	VJS Velletri	loan
MF	Luigi Plutino	Anconitana	loan
MF	Luis Suarez	Sampdoria
MF	Sandro Vanello	Palermo
MF	Sergio Brunetta	Udinese
FW	Raffaele Pinton	Potenza
FW	Massimo Silva	Rovereto	loan

Competitions

Serie A

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Internazionale (C)	30	19	8	3	50	26	+24	46	Qualification to European Cup
2	Milan	30	15	12	3	54	26	+28	42	Qualification to UEFA Cup
3	Napoli	30	15	9	6	33	19	+14	39
4	Juventus	30	11	13	6	41	30	+11	35
5	Bologna	30	10	14	6	30	24	+6	34

Source: Panini
(C) Champions

Matches

27 September 1970 1	Hellas Verona	1-2	Inter	Verona
	Sirena 72'	Report	52', 73' Boninsegna	Stadium: Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi Referee: Concetto Lo Bello

4 October 1970 2	Inter	0-0	Roma	Milano
		Report		Stadium: Stadio San Siro Referee: Fabio Monti

11 October 1970 3	Bologna	2-2	Inter	Bologna
	Savoldi 26', 76'	Report	49' Facchetti 71' Frustalupi	Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Referee: Sergio Gonella

25 October 1970 4	Inter	1-3	Cagliari	Milano
	Mazzola 88'	Report	7', 21' Riva 79' Domenghini	Stadium: San Siro Referee: Concetto Lo Bello

8 November 1970 5	Milan	3-0	Inter	Milano
	Biasiolo 51' Villa 69' Rivera 88'	Report		Stadium: San Siro Referee: Sergio Gonella

15 November 1970 6	Inter	2-0	Torino	Milano
	Boninsegna 50' (pen.), 67'	Report		Stadium: San Siro Referee: Aurelio Angonese

22 November 1970 7	Napoli	2-1	Inter	Napoli
	Pogliana 70' Ghio 75'	Report	50' Jair	Stadium: Stadio San Paolo Referee: Monti

29 November 1970 8	Inter	3-2	Catania	Milano
	Boninsegna 2', 61' Achilli 59'	Report	31' Bernardis 90' Bonfanti	Stadium: San Siro Referee: Antonio Trono

13 December 1970 9	Lanerossi	1-2	Inter	Vicenza
	Santin 72'	Report	66' Jair 73' Boninsegna	Stadium: Stadio Romeo Menti Referee: Fulvio Pieroni

21 December 1970 10^[4]	Inter	3-2	Varese	Milano
13:30	Boninsegna 9', 63' Facchetti 37'	Report	76', 90' Carelli	Stadium: San Siro Referee: Enzo Barbaresco

27 December 1970 11	Inter	2-0	Juventus	Milano
	Corso 10' Boninsegna 67'	Report		Stadium: San Siro Referee: Paolo Toselli

3 January 1971 12	Sampdoria	0-2	Inter	Genova
		Report	86' Mazzola 89' Bertini	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Referee: Riccardo Lattanzi

10 January 1971 13	Foggia	1-1	Inter	Foggia
	Bigon 34'	Report	23' Boninsegna	Stadium: Stadio Pino Zaccheria Referee: Lo Bello

17 January 1971 14	Inter	2-1	Fiorentina	Milano
	Boninsegna 35', 63' (pen.)	Report	75' (pen.) Chiarugi	Stadium: San Siro

24 January 1971 15	Lazio	0-1	Inter	Rome
		Report	43' Boninsegna	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Aurelio Angonese

31 January 1971 16	Inter	1-0	Hellas Verona	Milano
	Facchetti 48'	Report		Stadium: San Siro Referee: Enzo Barbaresco

7 February 1971 17	Roma	0-0	Inter	Rome
		Report		Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Concetto Lo Bello

14 February 1971 18	Inter	1-0	Bologna	Stadio San Siro
	Boninsegna 60'	Report		Referee: Angonese

28 February 1971 19	Cagliari	0-0	Inter	Cagliari
		Report		Stadium: Stadio Sant'Elia Referee: Antonio Sbardella

7 March 1971 20	Inter	2-0	Milan	Milano
	Corso 12' Mazzola 32'	Report		Stadium: San Siro Referee: Concetto Lo Bello

14 March 1971 21	Torino	0-2	Inter	Bergamo
		Report	19' Boninsegna 70' Facchetti	Stadium: Mario Brumana Referee: Francesco Francescon

21 March 1971 22	Inter	2-1	Napoli	Milano
	Boninsegna 55' (pen.), 58'	Report	40' Altafini	Stadium: San Siro Referee: Sergio Gonella

28 March 1971 23	Catania	0-1	Inter	Catania
		Report	84' (pen.) Bernardis	Stadium: Cibali Referee: Aurelio Angonese

4 April 1971 24	Inter	2-1	Lanerossi	Milano
	Corso 46' Boninsegna 67' (pen.)	Report	71' (pen.) Maraschi	Stadium: San Siro Referee: Antonio Trono

11 April 1971 25	Varese	1-3	Inter	Stadio Franco Ossola
	Nuti 49'	Report	23', 25' Boninsegna 47' Jair	Referee: Paolo Toselli

18 April 1971 26	Juventus	1-1	Inter	Torino
	Marchetti 31'	Report	79' Bedin	Stadium: Comunale Referee: Concetto Lo Bello

25 April 1971 27	Inter	3-1	Sampdoria	Milano
	Mazzola 46' Boninsegna 65' (rig.), 80' (rig.)	Report	85' (pen.) Suárez	Stadium: San Siro Referee: Enzo Barbaresco

2 May 1971 28	Inter	5-0	Foggia	Milano
	Boninsegna 7' Jair 54', 90' Facchetti 62' Mazzola 69'	Report		Stadium: San Siro Referee: Antonio Sbardella

16 May 1971 29	Fiorentina	2-2	Inter	Firenze
	Mariani 20' Brizi 90'	Report	74' Jair 78' Mazzola	Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Referee: Aurelio Angonese

23 May 1971 30	Inter	1-1	Lazio	Milano
	Mazzola 89'	Report	24' Franco Nanni	Stadium: San Siro Referee: Cesare Trinchieri

Coppa Italia

First round

Group 3

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Monza	3	1	2	0	4	3	+1	4
2	Atalanta	3	1	2	0	3	2	+1	4
3	Internazionale	3	1	1	1	6	3	+3	3
4	Como	3	0	1	2	1	6	−5	1

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

30 August 1970 1	Como	0-4	Inter	Como
			10' Pellizzaro 48' Mazzola 61' Boninsegna 76' Frustalupi	Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia Referee: Cesare Trinchieri

6 September 1970 2	Inter	1-2	Atalanta	Milano
	Mazzola 49'		60' Vallongo 66' (pen.) Bosdaves	Stadium: San Siro Referee: Francesco Panzino

13 September 1970 3	Monza	1-1	Inter	Monza
	Bertogna 46'		19' Boninsegna	Stadium: Stadio Gino Alfonso Sada Referee: Michelotti

Fairs Cup

First round

23 September 1970	Inter	1-1	Newcastle United	San Siro
	Cella 85'		43' W. Davies	Referee: Heinz Siebert

30 September 1970	Newcastle United	2-0	Inter	Newcastle upon Tyne
	Moncur 28' W. Davies 70'			Stadium: St James' Park Referee: Minnoy

Statistics

Competition^[5]	Points	Home						Away						Total						DR
Competition^[5]	Points	G	W	D	L	Gs	Ga	G	W	D	L	Gs	Ga	G	W	D	L	Gs	Ga	DR
Serie A	46	15	12	2	1	30	12	15	7	6	2	20	14	30	19	8	3	50	26	24
Coppa Italia	-	1	0	0	1	1	2	2	1	1	0	5	1	3	1	1	1	6	3	3
Fairs Cup	-	1	0	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	2	2	0	1	1	1	3	−2
Total	-	17	12	3	2	32	15	18	8	7	2	25	15	35	20	10	5	57	32	25

References

^ David Morton (30 September 2015). "Newcastle 2-0 Inter Milan: United humble the Italian giants on this day 45 years ago".
^ Antonio Tavarozzi (13 April 1971). "Lo "sprint" di Boninsegna simbolo dell'Inter". La Stampa. p. 16.
^ "Acquisti e cessioni dell'Inter 1970/71". storiainter.com. 25 September 2011. Archived from the original on 25 September 2011. Retrieved 11 January 2012.
^ Rescheduled from 20 December due to fog; cfr. Franco Costa (21 December 1970). "Inter-Varese si gioca oggi". Stampa Sera. p. 10.
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Summary

Squad

Transfers

Competitions

Serie A

League table

Matches

Coppa Italia

First round

Group 3

Fairs Cup

First round

Statistics

References

See also