1999–2000 Inter Milan season

Internazionale
1999–2000 season
Chairman Massimo Moratti
Stadium San Siro
Serie A 4th
Coppa Italia Runner-up
Top goalscorer League: Vieri (13)
All: Vieri (18)
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours
← 1998–99 2000–01 →

Season

Following a poor previous season, Inter welcomed the arrival of Marcello Lippi on the bench.[1] Striker Christian Vieri was acquired from Lazio for €49, which broke the world transfer record at the time.[2][3] The other purchases were Di Biagio, Peruzzi, Blanc (French national team captain), Panucci, Jugović, and the winter window added Iván Córdoba and Seedorf.[4]

Vieri proved to be an excellent goalscorer, scoring five times in first the month of the league, bringing Inter to the top of the standings.[5] However, when autumn came, the side lost him and his partner, Ronaldo, to heavy injuries.[6] Inter was not able to retain their advantage: Lazio and Juventus surpassed them, leaving Lippi's side in fourth place. After the regular season, Inter beat Parma in a play-off awarding the last spot of the Champions League: Inter won 3–1, with two goals scored from Roberto Baggio in his last appearance for the side.[7] Inter also had the chance to win a trophy but failed, losing the final of the Coppa Italia to Lazio for a 2–1 aggregate.[8]

Squad

Squad at end of season[9]

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

No. Position Player
1 Italy GK Angelo Peruzzi
2 Italy DF Christian Panucci
3 Italy DF Francesco Colonnese
4 Argentina DF Javier Zanetti
5 France DF Laurent Blanc
6 Italy DF Michele Serena
7 Italy MF Francesco Moriero
8 Federal Republic of Yugoslavia MF Vladimir Jugović
9 Brazil FW Ronaldo
10 Italy FW Roberto Baggio
11 Italy DF Salvatore Fresi
12 Italy GK Giorgio Frezzolini
13 Croatia DF Dario Šimić
14 Netherlands MF Clarence Seedorf
15 France MF Benoît Cauet
No. Position Player
16 Romania FW Adrian Mutu
17 Ivory Coast DF Cyril Domoraud
18 Chile FW Iván Zamorano
19 Italy FW Nello Russo
20 Uruguay FW Álvaro Recoba
21 Italy MF Carlo Raffaele Trezzi
22 Italy GK Fabrizio Ferron
23 Italy MF Luigi Di Biagio
25 Uruguay DF Martín Rivas
26 Colombia DF Iván Córdoba
28 Italy MF Giuseppe Imburgia
30 Portugal MF Hugo Infante
31 Greece DF Grigoris Georgatos
32 Italy FW Christian Vieri

Left club during season

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

No. Position Player
6 Portugal MF Paulo Sousa (to Parma)
14 France MF Ousmane Dabo (to Parma)
16 Italy FW Davide Sinigaglia (released)
20 Italy MF Cristiano Zanetti (to Roma)
21 Italy MF Andrea Pirlo (on loan to Reggina)
No. Position Player
24 France DF Zoumana Camara (on loan to Bastia)
26 France DF Mikaël Silvestre (to Manchester United)
27 Nigeria DF Taribo West (to Milan)
30 Italy DF Fabio Galante (to Torino)

Transfers

In

Out

Loan out

Results

Serie A

Statistics

League table

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
34 17 7 10 58 36  +22 58 10 4 3 41 16  +25 7 3 7 17 20  −3

Last updated: 14 May 2000.
Source: Competitive matches

Players statistics

Appearances and goals are referred to domestic league.[10]

Blanc (34/3); J.Zanetti (34/1); Peruzzi (33/−31); Zamorano (30/7); Cauet (29/1); Di Biagio (29/2); Georgatos (28/2); Recoba (27/10); Panucci (26/1); Seedorf (20/3); Cordoba (19); Simic (19/1); C.Vieri (19/13); R.Baggio (18/4); Jugovic (17/2); Moriero (17/2); Mutu (10); P.Sousa (10); M.Serena (10); Fresi (9); Dabo (8); Colonnese (7); Ronaldo (7/3); Domoraud (6); Ferron (4/−5); Russo (1/1).

References

  1. ↑ Luca Curino (June 14, 1999). "La rimpatriata di Lippi all' Inter". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian).
  2. ↑ Giulio Cardone; Gianluca Moresco (June 8, 1999). "Vieri all' Inter per 100 miliardi". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 49.
  3. ↑ Giulio Cardone; Gianluca Moresco (June 9, 1999). "VIERI L' Inter fa la follia del secolo". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 50.
  4. ↑ Massimo Barchiesi (August 28, 1999). "Tifo impietoso è meglio andare via". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 1.
  5. ↑ AA.VV. (August 30, 1999). "E non sono ancora al massimo". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian).
  6. ↑ AA.VV. (November 24, 1999). "Lippi non sostituisce Ronaldo". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian).
  7. ↑ AA.VV. (May 24, 2000). "Notte da Euro-Baggio". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian).
  8. ↑ Tony Formosa (June 26, 2000). "Inter, Lippi partecipa alla riunione del settore medico Poi spazia a tutto campo su campionato ed Europeo". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian).
  9. ↑ 1999–2000 Inter Milan
  10. ↑ Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio 2001 (in Italian). Panini Group. 2000.
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