1963–64 Inter Milan season

Inter Milan
1963–64 season
Chairman Angelo Moratti
Manager Helenio Herrera
Stadium San Siro
Serie A 2nd[1]
European Cup Winners
Coppa Italia Quarter-final
Top goalscorer League: Jair (12)
All: Jair, Mazzola (16)
Biggest win 5–1 (vs Sampdoria, 1 March 1964)
4–0 (vs Messina, 5 April 1964)
Biggest defeat 1–4 (vs Juventus, 22 December 1963)
1–4 (vs Torino, 11 June 1964)

Season

Inter made their debut in the European Cup, due to the Scudetto won last year.[2] Their first match was in Everton, resulting in a goalless draw.[3] Jair, in the retour match, became the first scorer of the club in this competition.[3] In the following rounds, Inter beat in order: Monaco (4–1 aggregate), Partizan Beograd (4–1) and Borussia Dortmund (4–2).[4][5]

In the final, Inter faced off with Real Madrid who had defeated Milan (qualified as the reigning champion) in the quarter-finals.[4] Some key men of the Spanish side, like Puskas and Di Stefano, were about to turn 40 years old but had still wishes to win.[4] Near the end of the first half, Sandro Mazzola scored with a shot from 25 metres.[4] During the second half, Milani scored the goal to go up by two after Vicente's mistake.[4] Felo marked the only point for Real Madrid, before Mazzola signed the final 3–1.[4][3] Inter won the trophy in its first attempt, conquering - at the same time - its first European honour.[4] Four days later, Inter ended the domestic league equal with Bologna at 54 points.[3] It led, for the only time in Serie A history, to a tie-break for the awarding of Italian title: Bologna won 2–0, qualifying for 1964–65 European Cup in which Inter was admitted as defending champion.[3]

Squad

1963–64 Inter Milan team at the San Siro Stadium.

Squad at the end of the season

Matches

Serie A

Matchday no. Date Location Match Result Notes
1 15 September 1963 Milan Inter-Modena 2–1
2 22 September 1963 Vicenza Vicenza-Inter 1–0
3 13 November 1963 Milan Inter-Torino 3–1 Matchday 3 was played on September 25.
4 29 September 1963 Milan Inter-Mantova 2–0
5 6 October 1963 Ferrara SPAL-Inter 0–1
6 20 October 1963 Milan Inter-Sampdoria 1–0
7 23 October 1963 Bari Bari-Inter 1–1
8 27 October 1963 Rome Roma-Inter 0–1
9 19 January 1964 Milan Inter-Milan 0–2 Matchday 9 was scheduled for November 3, but postponed.
10 17 November 1963 Milan Inter-Bologna 0–0
11 24 November 1963 Messina Messina-Inter 0–1
12 1 December 1963 Catania Catania-Inter 1–2
13 8 December 1963 Milan Inter-Fiorentina 1–1
14 22 December 1963 Turin Juventus-Inter 4–1
15 8 January 1964 Milan Inter-Lazio 1–0 Match scheduled for 29 December, but postponed due to fog.
16 29 January 1964 Milan Inter-Genoa 1–0 Match suspended on 5 January after 60 minutes, due to fog.
17 12 January 1964 Bergamo Atalanta-Inter 1–3
18 12 February 1964 Modena Modena-Inter 0–1 Match scheduled for 26 January, but postponed due to fog.
19 2 February 1964 Milan Inter-Vicenza 0–0
20 9 February 1964 Turin Torino-Inter 0–2
21 16 February 1964 Mantua Mantova-Inter 2–2
22 23 February 1964 Milan Inter-SPAL 0–0
23 1 March 1964 Genoa Sampdoria-Inter 1–5
24 8 March 1964 Milan Inter-Bari 3–0
25 15 March 1964 Milan Inter-Roma 1–0
26 22 March 1964 Milan Milan-Inter 1–1
27 29 March 1964 Bologna Bologna-Inter 1–2
28 5 April 1964 Milan Inter-Messina 4–0
29 19 April 1964 Milan Inter-Catania 4–1
30 25 April 1964 Florence Fiorentina-Inter 1–3
31 3 May 1964 Milan Inter-Juventus 1–0
32 17 May 1964 Rome Lazio-Inter 0–0
33 23 May 1964 Genoa Genoa-Inter 0–2
34 31 May 1964 Milan Inter-Atalanta 2–1
Title play-off 7 June 1964 Rome Bologna-Inter 2–0 Both teams had earned 54 points: due to this defeat, Inter was placed second.

European Cup

See also

References

  1. After the title play-off with Bologna (2–0).
  2. Stefano Petrucci (2005). La storia dell'Inter (in Italian). L'Airone Editrice. pp. 20–21. ISBN 88-7944-723-8.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Filippo Grassia; Gianpiero Lotito (2008). INTER: Dalla nascita allo scudetto del centenario (in Italian). Vallardi Editore. p. 127. ISBN 978-88-95684-11-6.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Dante Sebastio (2009). "Per la Coppa dei Campioni del 1964, strappata al Milan favorito". 101 motivi per odiare il Milan e tifare l'Inter (in Italian). Newton Compton Editori. pp. 182–185. ISBN 978-88-541-1537-8.
  5. Dante Sebastio (2011). "Uscire vivi dall'inferno". 101 gol che hanno fatto grande l'Inter (in Italian). Newton Compton Editori. p. 318. ISBN 9788854126787.
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