1990–91 Inter Milan season

Inter Milan

1990–91 season
President	Ernesto Pellegrini
Manager	Giovanni Trapattoni
Stadium	Giuseppe Meazza
Serie A	3rd
Coppa Italia	Quarter-finals
UEFA Cup	Winners
Top goalscorer	League: Matthäus (16) All: Matthäus (23)
Average home league attendance	54,946
Home colours Away colours
← 1989–90 1991–92 →
All statistics correct as of 26 May 1991.

Season

Inter was thought to be a favourite for the Serie A title, having - between others - three world champions in their squad.^[1] Well placed in the league, the side also reached the quarter-finals of the UEFA Cup after comebacks against Rapid Wien and Aston Villa.^[2] Trapattoni's team managed to progress to the final, beating also Atalanta and Sporting Lisbon.^[3] Lost hopes for the Scudetto, due to losses from the Genoa sides in May, Inter saved the season by winning the UEFA cup.^[4] The triumph was over fellow Italian side Roma, 2–1 on aggregate.^[5]

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 Walter Zenga - GK  ITA Astutillo Malgioglio - GK  ITA Luciano Bodini - DF  ITA Giuseppe Bergomi - DF  GER Andreas Brehme - DF  ITA Sergio Battistini - DF  ITA Riccardo Ferri - DF  ITA Antonio Paganin - DF  ITA Giuseppe Baresi (Captain) - DF  ITA Massimiliano Tacchinardi - DF  ITA Stefano Bettarini

No. Pos. Nation Player - MF  GER Lothar Matthäus - MF  ITA Alessandro Bianchi - MF  ITA Nicola Berti - MF  ITA Davide Fontolan - MF  ITA Fausto Pizzi - MF  ITA Paolo Stringara - MF  ITA Andrea Mandorlini - FW  ITA Aldo Serena - FW  ITA Maurizio Iorio - FW  GER Jürgen Klinsmann

Transfers

In
Pos.	Name	from	Type
GK	Luciano Bodini	Hellas Verona
DF	Sergio Battistini	Fiorentina
DF	Antonio Paganin	Udinese
DF	Paolo Tramezzani	Prato	loan ended
MF	Davide Fontolan	Genoa
MF	Giuseppe Marino	Vicenza
MF	Fausto Pizzi	Parma
MF	Paolo Stringara	Bologna
MF	Fabio Tricarico	Castel di Sangro	loan ended
FW	Massimo Ciocci	Ancona

Out
Pos.	Name	To	Type
GK	Luca Mondini	Spezia	loan
DF	Pasquale Domenico	Rocco Cagliari	loan
DF	Stefano Rossini	Fiorentina	co-ownership
DF	Paolo Tramezzani	Cosenza	co-ownership
DF	Corrado Verdelli	Cremonese
MF	Enrico Cucchi	AS Bari
MF	Pasquale De Vincenzo	Catanzaro
MF	Pierluigi Di Già	Bologna	loan
MF	Gianfranco Matteoli	Cagliari
MF	Vincenzo Scifo	AJ Auxerre	co-ownership
MF	Fabio Tricarico	Breno
FW	Massimo Ciocci	Cesena	loan
FW	Dario Morello	Reggiana	loan

Winter

In
Pos.	Name	from	Type
FW	Maurizio Iorio	Hellas Verona	loan

Out
Pos.	Name	to	Type

Competitions

Serie A

Main article: 1990–91 Serie A

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Sampdoria (C)	34	20	11	3	57	24	+33	51	Qualification to European Cup
2	Milan[a]	34	18	10	6	46	19	+27	46	Banned from European competition
3	Internazionale	34	18	10	6	56	31	+25	46	Qualification to UEFA Cup
4	Genoa	34	14	12	8	51	36	+15	40
5	Torino	34	12	14	8	40	29	+11	38

Source: 1990–91 Serie A, 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.^[6]
(C) Champions
Notes:

1. In March 1991, UEFA banned Milan from participating in European competition for one season due to refusing to resume their 1990-91 European Cup quarterfinal match away versus Olympique Marseille. The ban went into effect for the 1991–92 UEFA Cup.

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34
Ground	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H
Result	W	W	L	W	D	W	L	W	W	W	D	W	D	L	W	D	W	D	D	W	D	W	W	W	D	L	D	W	W	D	L	L	W	W
Position	1	1	5	2	2	2	4	4	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3

Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss;   = 1991–92 European Cup;   = 1991–92 UEFA Cup

Matches

Cagliari v Inter

9 September 1990 1	Cagliari	0–3	Inter	Cagliari
15:00 CEST		Report	Klinsmann 58' Klinsmann 65' Klinsmann 75'	Stadium: Sant Elia

Inter v Bologna

16 September 1990 2	Inter	1–0	Bologna	Milan
15:00 CEST	Bianchi 90'	Report		Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza

Torino v Inter

23 September 1990 3	Torino	2–0	Inter	Turin
15:00 CEST	Vázquez 51' Lentini 79'	Report		Stadium: delle Alpi

Inter v Roma

30 September 1990 4	Inter	2–1	Roma	Milan
15:00 CEST	Klinsmann 76' Pizzi 88'	Report	Carnevale 30'	Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza

Atalanta v Inter

7 October 1990 5	Atalanta	1–1	Inter	Bergamo
15:00 CEST	Evair 50'	Report	Matthäus 90' (pen.)	Stadium: Comunale

Inter v Pisa

21 October 1990 6	Inter	6–3	Pisa	Milan
15:00 CEST	Serena 4, 43, 88' Bergomi 27' Matthäus 55' (pen.), 65'	Report	Piovanelli 48, 64' Stringara 61' (o.g.)	Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza

Juventus v Inter

28 October 1990 7	Juventus	4–2	Inter	Turin
15:00 CET	Baggio 2' (pen.) Casiraghi 15' Schillaci 57' De Agostini 64'	Report	Matthäus 34' Klinsmann 80'	Stadium: delle Alpi

Inter v Parma

11 November 1990 8	Inter	2–1	Parma	Milan
15:00 CET	Serena 35' Matthäus 37' (pen.)	Report	Melli 89'	Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza

Milan v Inter

18 November 1990 9	Milan	0–1	Inter	Milan
15:00 CET		Report	Berti 85'	Stadium: San Siro

Inter v Napoli

25 November 1990 10	Inter	2–1	Napoli	Milan
15:00 CET	Matthäus 52' Baroni 65' (o.g.)	Report	Careca 53'	Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza

Bari v Inter

2 December 1990 11	Bari	1–1	Inter	Bari
15:00 CET	Maccoppi 31'	Report	Serena 35'	Stadium: delle Vittoria

Cesena v Inter

9 December 1990 12	Cesena	1–5	Inter	Cesena
15:00 CET	Ciocci 20' (pen.)	Report	Klinsmann 5' Matthäus 51' Serena 56' Pizzi 79' Barcella 90' (o.g.)	Stadium: Dino Manuzzi

Inter v Fiorentina

16 December 1990 13	Inter	1–1	Fiorentina	Milan
15:00 CET	Matthäus 49' (pen.)	Report	Fuser 30'	Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza

Sampdoria v Inter

30 December 1990 14	Sampdoria	3–1	Inter	Genoa
15:00 CET	Vialli 1', 82' (pen.) Mancini 86'	Report	Berti 50'	Stadium: Luigi Ferraris

Inter v Genoa

6 January 1991 15	Inter	2–1	Genoa	Milan
15:00 CET	Matthäus 16' (pen.) Klinsmann 53'	Report	Eranio 72'	Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza

Lazio v Inter

13 January 1991 16	Lazio	0–0	Inter	Rome
15:00 CET		Report		Stadium: Olimpico

Inter v Lecce

20 January 1991 17	Inter	5–0	Lecce	Milan
15:00 CET	Brehme 2' Matthäus 42', 47' (pen.) Pizzi 80' Klinsmann 90'	Report		Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza

Inter v Cagliari

27 January 1991 18	Inter	1–1	Cagliari	Milan
15:00 CET	Klinsmann 44'	Report	Cappioli 87'	Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza

Bologna v Inter

3 February 1991 19	Bologna	0–0	Inter	Bologna
15:00 CET		Report		Stadium: Renato Dall'Ara

Inter v Torino

10 February 1991 20	Inter	1–0	Torino	Milan
15:00 CET	Klinsmann 8'	Report		Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza

Roma v Inter

17 February 1991 21	Roma	1–1	Inter	Rome
15:00 CET	Rizzitelli 81'	Report	Berti 67'	Stadium: Olimpico

Inter v Atalanta

24 February 1991 22	Inter	3–1	Atalanta	Milan
15:00 CET	Stringara 42' Klinsmann 55, 81'	Report	Strömberg 24'	Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza

Pisa v Inter

3 March 1991 23	Pisa	0–1	Inter	Pisa
15:00 CET		Report	Berti 51'	Stadium: Arena Garibaldi

Inter v Juventus

10 March 1991 24	Inter	2–0	Juventus	Milan
15:00 CET	Matthäus 36' Battistini 49'	Report		Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza

Parma v Inter

17 March 1991 25	Parma	0–0	Inter	Parma
15:00 CET		Report		Stadium: Ennio Tardini

Inter v Milan

24 March 1991 26	Inter	0–1	Milan	Milan
15:00 CEST		Report	van Basten 74'	Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza

Napoli v Inter

30 March 1991 27	Napoli	1–1	Inter	Naples
15:00 CEST	Careca 71'	Report	Matthäus 70'	Stadium: San Paolo

Inter v Bari

6 April 1991 28	Inter	5–1	Bari	Milan
15:00 CEST	Matthäus 42' (pen.) Serena 75, 78' Bianchi 83' Klinsmann 90'	Report	Răducioiu 88'	Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza

Inter v Cesena

14 April 1991 29	Inter	2–0	Cesena	Milan
15:00 CEST	Bergomi 28' Matthäus 80'	Report		Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza

Fiorentina v Inter

20 April 1991 30	Fiorentina	0–0	Inter	Florence
15:00 CEST		Report		Stadium: Comunale

Inter v Sampdoria

4 May 1991 31	Inter	0–2	Sampdoria	Milan
15:00 CEST	Bergomi 45' Matthaüs 67'	Report	60' Dossena 76' Vialli	Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza
Note: Gianluca Pagliuca blocked a penalty shoot-out by Matthäus at 67'.

Genoa v Inter

12 May 1991 32	Genoa	3–0	Inter	Genoa
15:00 CEST	Ruotolo 38' Skuhravý 76' Carlos Aguilera 89' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Luigi Ferraris

Inter v Lazio

18 May 1991 33	Inter	2–0	Lazio	Milan
15:00 CEST	Battistini 58' Klinsmann 82'	Report		Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza

Lecce v Inter

26 May 1991 34	Lecce	0–2	Inter	Lecce
15:00 CEST		Report	Bergomi 72' Matthäus 90'	Stadium: Via del Mare

Coppa Italia

Main article: 1990–91 Coppa Italia

Round of 16

Monza v Inter

5 September 1990	Monza	0-1	Inter	Monza
			Brehme 81' (pen.)	Stadium: Brianteo

Inter v Monza

13 September 1990	Inter	2-1	Monza	Monza
	Battistini 34' Berti 52'		65' Di Biagio	Stadium: Stadio Brianteo[7]

Eightfinals

Inter v Torino

9 January 1991	Inter	2-1	Torino	Milan
	Matthäus 82' Bergomi 88'		3' Martín Vázquez	Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza

Torino v Inter

23 January 1991	Torino	1-0 (2a-2 agg.)	Inter	Torino
	Lentini 15'			Stadium: delle Alpi

UEFA Cup

Main article: 1990-91 UEFA Cup

Round of 32

Rapid Wien v Inter

19 September 1990	Rapid Wien	2-1	Inter	Wien
19:30 (CET)	Pfeifenberger 55' Keglevits 71'	Report	5' Matthäus	Stadium: Gerhard Hanappi Stadion Referee: Quiniou

Inter v Rapid Wien

3 October 1990	Inter	3-1	Rapid Wien	Verona
20:30 (CET)	Berti 67', 84' Klinsmann 101'	Report	88' Weber	Stadium: Marcantonio Bentegodi Referee: Courtney

Round of 16

Aston Villa v Inter

24 October 1990	Aston Villa	2-0	Inter	Birmingham
21:00 (CET)	Nielsen 14' Platt 68'	Report		Stadium: Villa Park Referee: Nemeth

Inter v Aston Villa

7 November 1990	Inter	3-0	Aston Villa	Milan
20:30 (CET)	Klinsmann 7' Berti 62' Bianchi 74'	Report		Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza Referee: Spirin

Eightfinals

Inter v Partizan

28 November 1990	Inter	3-0	Partizan	Milan
20:30 (CET)	Matthäus 32' Mandorlini 47' Bianchi 68'	Report		Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza Referee: Kohl

Partizan v Inter

12 December 1990	Partizan	1-1	Inter	Belgrad
18:30 (CET)	Stevanović 62'	Report	65' Matthäus	Stadium: Partizan Referee: Vautrot

Quarterfinals

Atalanta v Inter

6 March 1991	Atalanta	0-0	Inter	Bergamo
20:30 (CET)		Report		Stadium: Comunale Referee: Forstinger

Inter v Atalanta

20 March 1991	Inter	2-0	Atalanta	Milan
20:30 (CET)	Serena 60' Matthäus 63'	Report		Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza Referee: Dos Santos

Semifinals

Sporting Lisboa v Inter

10 April 1991	Sporting Lisboa	0-0	Inter	Lisbon
22:00 (CET)		Report		Stadium: José Alvalade Referee: Petrović

Inter v Sporting Lisboa

24 April 1991	Inter	2-0	Sporting Lisboa	Milan
20:30 (CEST)	Matthäus 15' (pen.) Klinsmann 35'	Report		Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza Referee: Biguet

Final

Main article: 1991 UEFA Cup Final

Inter v Roma

8 May 1991	Inter	2-0	Roma	Milan
20:30 (CEST)	Matthäus 55' (pen.) Berti 67'	Report		Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza Attendance: 68 887 Referee: Spirin

Roma v Inter

22 May 1991	Roma	1-0	Inter	Roma
20:30 (CEST)	Rizzitelli 81'	Report		Stadium: Olimpico Attendance: 70 900 Referee: Quiniou

Statistics

Players statistics

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Serie A		Coppa		UEFA
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	GK	ITA	Walter Zenga	48	-37	32	-27	4	-3	12	-7
	DF	ITA	Giuseppe Bergomi	46	4	30	3	4	1	12	0
	DF	ITA	Sergio Battistini	43	3	27+1	2	4	1	11	0
	DF	ITA	Riccardo Ferri	39	0	26	0	2	0	11	0
	DF	ITA	Antonio Paganin	43	0	25+5	0	4	0	9	0
	DF	FRG	Andreas Brehme	36	2	23	1	4	1	9	0
	MF	ITA	Alessandro Bianchi	48	4	34	2	3	0	11	2
	MF	FRG	Lothar Matthäus	46	23	31	16	3	1	12	6
	MF	ITA	Nicola Berti	45	9	30	4	4	1	11	4
	FW	FRG	Jürgen Klinsmann	49	17	33	14	4	0	12	3
	FW	ITA	Aldo Serena	44	9	30	8	4	0	10	1
	GK	ITA	Astutillo Malgioglio	2	-4	2	-4	0	-0	0	-0
	MF	ITA	Fausto Pizzi	38	3	19+8	3	4	0	7	0
	MF	ITA	Paolo Stringara	29	1	13+9	1	4	0	3	0
	MF	ITA	Andrea Mandorlini	27	1	12+6	0	2	0	7	1
	MF	ITA	Giuseppe Baresi	30	0	7+16	0	2	0	5	0
	FW	ITA	Maurizio Iorio	5	0	0+5	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	ITA	Massimiliano Tacchinardi	3	0	0+2	0	0	0	1	0
	GK	ITA	Luciano Bodini	0	0	0	-0	0	-0
	MF	ITA	Davide Fontolan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	ITA	G. Marino	0	0	0	0
	MF	ITA	Barollo	0	0	0	0
	FW	ITA	Marco Delvecchio	0	0	0	0
	FW	ITA	M.Grossi	0	0	0	0

• Source: http://calcio-seriea.net/presenze/1990/1003/