2012–13 Inter Milan season

Internazionale
2012–13 season
President Massimo Moratti
Manager Andrea Stramaccioni
Stadium San Siro
Serie A 9th
Coppa Italia Semi-finals
UEFA Europa League Round of 16
Top goalscorer League:
Rodrigo Palacio (12)
All:
Rodrigo Palacio (22)
Highest home attendance 79,341 vs Milan (24 February 2013)
79,341 vs Juventus (30 March 2013)
Lowest home attendance 6,150 vs Neftchi Baku (3 December 2012)
Average home league attendance 46,996
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours
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The 2012–13 season was Football Club Internazionale Milano's 81st consecutive season in Serie A. The team competed in Serie A, the Coppa Italia and the UEFA Europa League.

The 2012–13 season resulted in Inter's worst finish in Serie A since 1993–94, finishing ninth following a serious knee injury to star striker Diego Milito and an Achilles tendon injury to long-term captain Javier Zanetti.[1][2] Contrary to the previous one-and-a-half seasons under the guidance of Andrea Stramaccioni,[3] Inter's offense and defense malfunctioned, and in May Stramaccioni was sacked by the club, with successful former Napoli coach Walter Mazzarri taking over on the next day.[4]

Season overview

June

On 6 June, Goran Pandev, who was on loan with Napoli on the previous season, signed a permanent contract with them for a fee of €8 million, lasting until 2015.[5] One day later, Palacio's transfer become official when he signed a three-year contract worth €2.7 million per season.[6]

Later on 29 June, Inter announced that Lúcio would be leaving Inter after it was agreed to cancel the final two years of his contract by mutual consent.[7]

July

After a failed first season in Milan, Diego Forlán agreed to terminate the final year of his contract on 5 July.[8] One day later, the club signed Matías Silvestre on loan from Palermo with an option to make the move permanent for €6 million.[9]

On 9 May, Inter announced with signing of Slovenian goalkeeper Samir Handanović reported €11 million cash on a co-ownership deal, as well as co-ownership of Davide Faraoni.[10][11] On 12 July, the team played its first friendly of the new season by easily achieving a 6–0 win against Trentino Team.[12] Three days later, they won the second one, defeating Koper 2–0.[13]

On 20 July, Inter announced that they had signed Gaby Mudingayi from Bologna on loan with an option to purchase for €750,000.[14] A day later, Inter won its first pre-season trophy, the TIM Trophy, by beating Juventus and Milan to claim their eighit success.[15][16] On 24 July, Inter continued with their winning streak in friendlies by defeating Como 3–2 at Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia.[17]

On 28 July, Luc Castaignos was sold to Twente for €6 million.[18] The same day, Inter draw 1–1 with Celtic at Celtic Park, as their winning streak came to an end.[19]

August

Inter played its first competitive match on 2 August by comfortably winning 0–3 at Hajduk Split for the first leg of 2012–13 UEFA Europa League third qualifying round.[20] In the returning leg one week later, Hajduk Split caused an upset by winning 0–2 at San Siro but nevertheless Inter progressed 3–2 on agreegate.[21]

On 18 August, Inter played their first friendly ahead of the new season by defeating CA Bizertin 3–0 at Locarno.[22] Three days later, Inter and Milan reached an agreement over an exchange deal involving Giampaolo Pazzini and Antonio Cassano, with a compensatory sum of €7.5 million in favor of the Nerazzurri.[23]

In play-off round, Inter faced Vaslui. On 23 August in the first leg, Inter achieved a comfortable 0–2 away win thanks to the goals of Cambiasso and Palacio.[24] This was also the last match of Maicon in an Inter shirt. The same day, Álvaro Pereira accepted a transfer to Inter from Porto for total fee of €10 million by signing a contract until June 2016.[25]

Inter kicked-off 2012–13 Serie A with a perfect 0–3 away win at newly prometed Pescara with Sneijder, Milito and Coutinho scoring the goals.[26] On 30 August, Inter officially qualified in the UEFA Europa League group stage after a 2–2 home draw in the returning leg in San Siro.[27] On the last day of the month, the Treble heroes Júlio César and Maicon were respectively sold to Queens Park Rangers and Manchester City.[28][29]

September

Inter started September with a 1–3 home defeat to Roma with Cassano scoring his first Inter goal.[30] The team bounced back by winning the third matchday 0–2 away at Torino. Cassano and Milito were the goalscorers.[31]

On 20 September, Inter played its first match in Europa League group stage, equating 2–2 to Rubin Kazan with goals from Marko Livaja and Yuto Nagatomo.[32] Back to Serie A three days later, Inter slumped into a 0–2 home defeat to Siena.[33]

With goals from Pereira and Cassano, Inetr achieved an important victory against Chievo in the matchday 5.[34] In the last match of September, Inter defeated Fiorentina through Milito and Cassano goals at the first half, recording first home win in all competitions after five games without a win.[35]

October

On 4 October, in the second game of Europa League group stage, Inter won 3–1 at Neftçi Baku with goals of Coutinho, Obi and Livaja.[36] In the first Derby della Madonnina of the season, on 7 October, Samuel's early goal were enough to clinch the points for Inter despite playing with 10-man for about 40 minutes.[37]

Inter continued their fine form by winning 2–0 home versus Catania, with Palacio and Cassano scoring,[38] and also beating FK Partizan thanks to the winner of Palacio in Europa League group stage matchday 3.[39]

In the ninth round of league, on 28 October, Inter played Bolonga away. Ranocchia, Cambiasso and Milito were all in the scoresheet for the team, with the latter scoring his 100th Serie A goal, as Inter recorded their 5th consecutive league win.[40] Inter continued their solid appearances in Serie A by extending their win record up to six matches after a 3–2 home win over Sampdoria.[41]

November

Inter started November by ending Juventus' 49-game unbeaten run with a 3–1 victory at Juventus Stadium. Diego Milito scored a brace before Palacio sealed the win with a late goal.[42] Matchday 4 for Inter in the Europa League against FK Partizan ended in a 1–3 away win, which ensued Inter progression to knockout phase.[43]

On 11 November, after seven consecutive league wins, Inter was defeated 3–2 away by Atalanta which also ended Inter's longest winning away record (10). Palacio and Guarín scored the goals.[44] One week later, Inter were stopped 2–2 by Cagliari at home, despite taking an early lead with a Palacio goal.[45] A young Inter side were defeated 3–0 away by Rubin Kazan in Europa League matchday 5.[46] Back in Serie A, Inter was defeated again, this time by Parma, slipping to 3rd position in the process.[47]

December

In its first match of December, Inter won 1–0 at home against Palermo thanks to a Santiago García owngoal.[48] On 6 December, in the final matchday of Europa League group stage, Inter drew 2–2 Neftchi Baku at home thanks to the brace from Marko Livaja, which secured them the second position in Group H and progression to the knockout phase.[49] Three days later, Inter won its second consecutive match by beating title contenders Napoli 2–1 at San Siro. Fredy Guarín and Diego Milito scored the goals.[50]

A goal from Lazio's Miroslav Klose in the last minutes were enough to beat Inter in Serie A matchday 17 on 15 December.[51] To begin its Coppa Italia campaign, Inter played in the round of 16 Hellas Verona of Serie B. The match finished in a 2–0 home win thanks to the strikes of Antonio Cassano and Guarín.[52] This match was also notable for Rodrigo Palacio efforts. He played as a goalkeeper for the final 15 minutes due to an injury of Luca Castellazzi, keeping a clean sheet and also making two saves.[53]

Back in Serie A, Inter didn't go more than a 1–1 draw with Genoa at home, with Cambiasso scoring the only goal. Livaja missed a clear chance, shooting the post of an open goal.[54]

January

On 4 January 2013, the fourth day of the winter transfer window, Inter announced an agreement with Lazio for the transfer of Italian striker Tommaso Rocchi.[55] The transfer fee was €250.000 and the player signed a contract until the end of the season.[56] The new year for the team began with a 3–0 devastating defeat to Udinese; Inter finished the match with 10 players.[57]

Again in Serie A on 13 January, Inter returned to winning ways after three consecutive league defeates by clinching a 2–0 home win over Pescara.[58] Fredy Guarín and Rodrigo Palacio scored the goals and also the youngster Marco Benassi made his league debut. Back in Coppa Italia for the quarter-finals, Inter achieved a hard-fought 3–2 victory over Bologna after a Andrea Ranocchia goal in the last minute of extra time.[59]

On 20 January 2013, Wesley Sneijder was sold on controversial fashion to Galatasaray for €7.5 million.[60] On the same day, Inter didn't go more than a 1–1 away draw against Roma with Palacio canceling Totti's penalty.[61] Against the same opponent three days later, now for the first leg of Coppa Italia semi-final, Inter was defeated 2–1 with Palacio again scoring against capital club.[62] One day later, Alfred Duncan was loaned to Livorno.[63]

On 26 January, the young talent Philippe Coutinho was sold to Premier League club Liverpool for €10 million.[64] The transfer was made official on 30 January.[65] On 27 January, Inter were held by Torino who earned a 2–2 draw at San Siro. Chivu and Cambiasso scored Inter's goals.[66]

On 30 January, McDonald Mariga was sent on loan at fellow Serie A club Parma. Also, Marko Livaja was transferred to Atalanta as part of Ezequiel Schelotto's transfer at Inter.[67] One day later, the final day of the January transfer window period, Juan Pablo Carrizo was signed from Lazio for €250.000.[68] Hot prospect Mateo Kovačić was signed for €11 million plus bonuses from Dinamo Zagreb.[69] Also Zdravko Kuzmanović joined the team from VfB Stuttgart for an undisclosed fee.[70]

February

Inter begun the month with a 3–1 away defeat to Siena. Cassano scored his team's only goal.[71] On 10 February, goals from Cassano, Ranocchia and Milito ensured Inter three points against Chievo, their first after four three matches.[72] Four days later, in first round of the round of 32 in Europa League, Inter achieved a comfortable 2–0 home win over CFR Cluj with a brace from Palacio.[73] Striker Diego Milito was injured in the seventh minute with a collateral ligament injury, anterior cruciate ligament, and capsule in his left knee.[1] Two days later, Milito announced that the surgery to repair the injury was a success, but the player will not return to the pitch for at least six months, ruling him out of contention for the remainder of the season.

On 17 February, Inter fell away to Fiorentina 4–1 in the Serie A matchday 25, with Cassano scoring the Inter goal.[74] In the second leg of the round of 32 in Europa League, Inter easily won 3–0 at Stadionul Dr. Constantin Rădulescu with a brace from Guarín and a goal from Benassi, progressing to round of 16 with the aggregate 5–0.[75]

On 24 February, in the second Derby della Madonnina, Stephan El Shaarawy gave Milan the lead in the first half, only for Ezequiel Schelotto to later equalize, salvaged a 1–1 draw for Inter.[76]

March

On 3 March, Inter achieved a hard-fought victory against Catania at Stadio Angelo Massimino. The team was two goals down at half-time, but a goal from Ricky Álvarez and a brace from substitute Palacio, including one in the last minute, ensured three points for the Nerazzurri.[77]

Four days later, Inter suffered a 3–0 loss at the hands of Tottenham Hotspur in the first leg of Europa League round of 16.[78] The team continued with their unstable from by falling to Bologna 1–0 at home.[79]

On 14 March, in the returning leg at San Siro, Inter sent the match to extra-time by winning 3–0 at regular time with the goals of Cassano, Palacio and an owngoal from William Gallas. At extra-time, Tottenham got one back with a goal from Emmanuel Adebayor, only for Inter to strike back with a header from Álvarez, winning the match 4–1, which was not enough as the team was knocked-out due to away goal rule.[80]

The next Serie A match between Sampdoria and Inter was postponed on 2 April due to bad weather.[81][82]

April

Inter started the month by winning the postponed match against Sampdoria 0–2 with both goals scored by Palacio, the second in the last moments after an individual effort.[83] Palacio strained his left hamstring, ultimately ending his season prematurely.[84] Four days later, the brace of Álvarez and the goal of Rocchi were not enough as Inter suffered a shock 3–4 home loss to Atalanta.[85] Striker Cassano suffered a hamstring injury that kept him sidelined for a month, thus ending his season.[86]

In the next matchday away against Cagliari, Inter suffered another defeat, this time 2–0 with both goals coming for the substitute Mauricio Pinilla.[87] Yuto Nagatomo came in the second half and played only eight minutes after suffering e knee injury which ended his season.[88] Also the midfielder Walter Gargano ended the season due to a thigh injury.[88] This loss descended the team to the 7th position. Manager Andrea Stramaccioni dubbed the season as "cursed".[89]

In the returning leg of Coppa Italia semi-final versus Roma, Inter initially took the lead through a Jonathan goal, but Roma fired back with a brace from Destro and a goal from Vasilis Torosidis, before Inter scoring another one with Álvarez. The match finished 2–3 for Roma and Inter was eliminated with the aggregate 5–3.[90]

On 21 April, back in Serie A, Inter won against Parma with a late goal from Rocchi.[91] The month ended with a 1–0 away defeat to Palermo. The legendary captain Javier Zanetti suffered a achilles tendon injury that kept him sidelined for the next six months.[2]

May

The last month of the season begun on with a 3–1 away defeat to Napoli. Álvarez scored the tempolary equalizer in the 23th minute with a penalty kick before Cavani scored another two goals to conclude the match.[92] In the next matchday, Inter suffered another 3–1 defeat, this time at home at the hands of Lazio with Álvarez again scoring his team's only goal.[93]

On 12 May, Inter didn't go more than a goalless draw at Genoa in the matchday 37.[94] Youngster Lukas Spendlhofer made his senior debut by playing in the last 13 minutes. The final match of the season ended with a 2–5 humiliating defeat to Udinese. Juan Jesus scored his first goal for Inter, while Rocchi scored another one in his final Inter match, assisted by the returning Palacio.[95]

Inter finished the season in the 9th position in league, remaining out of European football for the first time since 1999–2000. This was also Inter's worst finish in Serie A since 1993–94. On 24 May, five days after the end of the season, head coach Andrea Stramaccioni was fired[3] and replaced by Walter Mazzarri.[4]

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Players

Squad information

Squad no. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (age)
Goalkeepers
1 Samir Handanović Slovenia GK 14 July 1984 (aged 27)
12 Luca Castellazzi Italy GK 19 July 1975 (aged 36)
27 Vid Belec Slovenia GK 6 June 1990 (aged 22)
77 Raffaele Di Gennaro Italy GK 3 October 1993 (aged 18)
Defenders
4 Javier Zanetti (C) Argentina RB/CM/RM 10 August 1973 (aged 38)
6 Matías Silvestre Argentina CB 25 September 1984 (aged 27)
23 Andrea Ranocchia Italy CB 16 February 1988 (aged 24)
25 Walter Samuel Argentina CB 23 March 1978 (aged 34)
26 Cristian Chivu Romania LB/CB/DM 26 October 1980 (aged 31)
31 Álvaro Pereira Uruguay LB/LM 28 November 1985 (aged 26)
33 Ibrahima Mbaye Senegal RB/RM/LB 19 November 1994 (aged 17)
40 Juan Jesus Brazil CB/LB 10 June 1991 (aged 21)
42 Jonathan Brazil RB/RM 27 February 1986 (aged 26)
55 Yuto Nagatomo Japan LB/RB/LM 12 September 1986 (aged 25)
Midfielders
5 Dejan Stanković Serbia CM/AM/RM 11 September 1978 (aged 33)
7 Ezequiel Schelotto Italy RM/RB/RW 23 May 1989 (aged 23)
10 Mateo Kovačić Croatia CM/AM/DM 6 May 1994 (aged 18)
11 Ricky Álvarez Argentina AM/SS/CM 12 April 1988 (aged 24)
14 Fredy Guarín Colombia CM/DM/AM 30 June 1986 (aged 26)
16 Gaby Mudingayi Belgium DM/CM 1 October 1981 (aged 30)
17 Zdravko Kuzmanović Serbia CM 22 September 1987 (aged 24)
19 Esteban Cambiasso Argentina DM/CM/CB 18 August 1980 (aged 31)
20 Joel Obi Nigeria CM/LM/RM 22 May 1991 (aged 21)
21 Walter Gargano Uruguay DM/CM 23 July 1984 (aged 27)
24 Marco Benassi Italy CM/DM 8 September 1994 (aged 17)
Forwards
8 Rodrigo Palacio Argentina SS/CF/LW 5 February 1982 (aged 30)
18 Tommaso Rocchi Italy CF 19 September 1977 (aged 34)
22 Diego Milito Argentina CF 12 June 1979 (aged 33)
99 Antonio Cassano Italy SS/AM/CF 12 July 1982 (aged 29)

Transfers

In

Summer

No. Pos. Name Age Moving From Type of Transfer Contract Ends Transfer fee Notes Source
13 MF Colombia Fredy Guarín 25 Portugal Porto Permanent move 2016 € 11M N/A fcporto.pt
8 FW Argentina Rodrigo Palacio 30 Italy Genoa Transfer 2015 €10.5M N/A inter.it
7 MF Brazil Philippe Coutinho 19 Spain Espanyol Loan Return 20?? Free N/A
17 MF Kenya MacDonald Mariga 25 Italy Parma Loan return 2013 Free N/A
6 DF Argentina Matías Silvestre 27 Italy Palermo Loan 2013 € 2M Option to buy for € 6M inter.it
1 GK Slovenia Samir Handanović 27 Italy Udinese Co-ownership 2016 € 11M + co-ownership of Faraoni inter.it
16 MF Belgium Gaby Mudingayi 30 Italy Bologna Loan 2013 €0.75M Option to buy for €0.75M inter.it
21 MF Uruguay Walter Gargano 28 Italy Napoli Loan 2013 €1.25M Option to buy for €5.25M inter.it
99 FW Italy Antonio Cassano 30 Italy Milan Transfer 2014 Free Part of Pazzini deal inter.it
33 DF Senegal Ibrahima Mbaye 17 Italy Primavera Promoted 20?? Free N/A
44 DF Italy Matteo Bianchetti 19 Italy Primavera Promoted 20?? Free N/A
24 MF Italy Marco Benassi 18 Italy Primavera Promoted 20?? Free N/A
88 FW Croatia Marko Livaja 18 Italy Primavera Promoted 20?? Free N/A
41 MF Ghana Alfred Duncan 19 Italy Primavera Promoted 20?? Free N/A
31 DF Uruguay Álvaro Pereira 26 Portugal Porto Transfer 2016 € 10M N/A

Winter

No. Pos. Name Age Moving From Type of Transfer Contract Ends Transfer fee Notes Source
18 FW Italy Tommaso Rocchi 35 Italy Lazio Transfer 2014 €0.5M N/A
10 MF Croatia Mateo Kovačić 18 Croatia Dinamo Zagreb Transfer 2017 €13.0M N/A
17 MF Serbia Zdravko Kuzmanović 25 Germany VfB Stuttgart Transfer 2017 €1.2M N/A
7 MF Italy Ezequiel Schelotto 23 Italy Atalanta Transfer 2017 €5.3M N/A
30 GK Argentina Juan Pablo Carrizo 28 Italy Lazio Transfer 2017 €0.3M N/A

Spend : Decrease €46.5M

Out

Summer

No. Pos. Name Age Moving to Type of transfer Notes Transfer fee Source
21 GK Italy Paolo Orlandoni 40 Retirement End of contract N/A Free inter.it
25 DF Colombia Iván Córdoba 36 Retirement End of contract N/A Free inter.it
77 MF Ghana Sulley Muntari 28 Italy Milan End of contract N/A Free
27 FW Republic of Macedonia Goran Pandev 29 Italy Napoli Loan made permanent N/A €7.5M
33 MF Slovakia Juraj Kucka 25 Italy Genoa Co-ownership Friendly terms € 5M
GK Italy Emiliano Viviano 26 Italy Palermo Co-ownership deal Friendly terms €3.5M
32 FW Argentina Mauro Zárate 25 Italy Lazio Loan return N/A Free
17 MF Italy Angelo Palombo 31 Italy Sampdoria Loan return N/A Free
18 MF Italy Andrea Poli 23 Italy Sampdoria Loan return N/A Free
2 DF Brazil Lúcio 34 Italy Juventus Contract termination N/A Free
37 DF Italy Davide Faraoni 21 Italy Udinese Co-ownership deal Part of Samir Handanović deal Free
9 FW Uruguay Diego Forlán 33 Brazil Internacional Contract termination N/A Free inter.it
30 FW Netherlands Luc Castaignos 20 Netherlands Twente Transfer N/A € 6M inter.it
7 FW Italy Giampaolo Pazzini 28 Italy Milan Transfer + Cassano €7.5M inter.it
1 GK Brazil Júlio César 33 England Queens Park Rangers Contract termination N/A Free inter.it
3 DF Brazil Maicon 31 England Manchester City Transfer N/A € 3M
81 FW Italy Samuele Longo 20 Spain Espanyol Loan N/A Free inter.it

Winter

No. Pos. Name Age Moving to Type of transfer Notes Transfer fee Source
10 MF Netherlands Wesley Sneijder 28 Turkey Galatasaray Transfer N/A €7.5M Goal.com
41 MF Ghana Alfred Duncan 19 Italy Livorno Loan 2013 Free N/A
44 DF Italy Matteo Bianchetti 19 Italy Hellas Verona Loan 2013 Free N/A
52 MF Italy Andrea Romanò 19 Italy Prato Loan 2013 Free N/A
7 MF Brazil Philippe Coutinho 20 England Liverpool Transfer N/A €10.2M N/A
17 MF Kenya MacDonald Mariga 25 Italy Parma Loan 2013 Free N/A
88 FW Croatia Marko Livaja 19 Italy Atalanta Co-ownership Part of Schelotto deal Free N/A
82 MF Brazil Daniel Bessa 20 Italy Vicenza Loan 2013 Free N/A
Transfer income: Increase € 31.2M
Co-ownership income: Increase € 8.5M
Total income : Increase € 39.7M

Overall transfer activity

Spending

Summer: Decrease € 46.5M
Winter: Decrease € 19.2M
Total: Decrease € 65.2M

Income

Summer: Increase € 32.5M
Winter: Increase € 17.7M
Total: Increase € 50.2M

Expenditure

Summer: Decrease € 14M
Winter: Decrease € 1.5M
Total: Decrease € 15.5M

Club

Non-playing staff

Position Staff
Coach Italy Andrea Stramaccioni
Vice-coach Italy Giuseppe Baresi
Team manager Colombia Iván Córdoba
Head of scouts and youth academy Italy Pierluigi Casiraghi
Technical director Italy Marco Branca
Technical assistant Italy Massimiliano Catini
Chief of fitness coaches Italy Stefano Rapetti
Fitness coach Italy Federico Pannoncini
Goalkeeper coach Italy Alessandro Nista
Match analyst Italy Michele Salzarulo
Chief of medical staff Italy Franco Combi
Doctor Italy Giorgio Panico
Rehabilitation coach Italy Andrea Scannavino
Rehabilitation coach Italy Maurizio Fanchini
Masseur/physiotherapist Italy Marco Dellacasa
Masseur/physiotherapist Italy Massimo Dellacasa
Masseur/physiotherapist Italy Luigi Sessolo
Rehabilitation staff Italy Andrea Galli
Rehabilitation staff Italy Alberto Galbiati
Sporting director Italy Piero Ausilio

Last updated: 9 July 2012
Source: inter.it

Pre-season friendlies

2012 Indonesia tour

The Nerazzurri played two friendlies during their stay in Indonesia and both took place in Jakarta's Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, which hosted training sessions. The first match, held on 24 May, saw Inter took on a mixed starting eleven made up of players from the Indonesia under-23 side and the best players from the Indonesian Premier League. Inter met the Indonesia senior national team in their second game on 26 May.

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Other friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Competitions

Serie A

League table

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
Head-to-head
6 Roma 38 18 8 12 71 56+15 62
7 Lazio 38 18 7 13 51 42+9 61
8 Catania 38 15 11 12 50 46+4 56
9 Internazionale 38 16 6 16 55 57−2 54
10 Parma 38 13 10 15 45 46−1 49
11 Cagliari 38 12 11 15 43 55−12 47
12 Chievo 38 12 9 17 37 52−15 45

Updated to games played on 19 May 2013.
Source: lega-calcio.it
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Head-to-Head: used when head-to-head record is used to rank tied teams.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
38 16 6 16 55 57  −2 54 8 4 7 30 31  −1 8 2 9 25 26  −1

Last updated: 19 May 2013.
Source: Competitive matches

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAAHAH
Result W L W L W W W W W W W L D L W W L D L W D D L W L D W L W L L L W L L L D L
Position 1 9 5 7 4 3 4 4 3 2 2 2 2 3 3 2 2 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 4 5 6 5 6 7 5 7 8 8 9 9

Last updated: 19 May 2013.
Source: AllTimeSoccer.com
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Matches

Notes

Coppa Italia

UEFA Europa League

Third qualifying round

The draw for UEFA Europa League Third qualifying round will take place on 20 July 2012. First leg is played on 2 August 2012 and second leg on 9 August 2012.

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Play-off round

The draw for UEFA Europa League Play-off round will take place on 10 August 2012. First leg is played on 23 August 2012 and second leg on 30 August 2012.

Group stage

Group H
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Russia Rubin Kazan 6420103+714
Italy Internazionale 6321119+211
Azerbaijan Neftchi Baku 603348−43
Serbia Partizan 603338−53

Knockout phase

Round of 32
Round of 16

Statistics

Squad statistics

League Europe Cup Total Stats
Games played 38 14 4 56
Games won 16 8 2 26
Games drawn 6 3 0 9
Games lost 16 3 2 21
Goals scored 55 27 8 90
Goals conceded 57 17 7 81
Goal difference -2 10 1 9
Clean sheets 17 3 1 21
Goal by Substitute 6 9 2 17
Total shots – – – –
Shots on target – – – –
Corners – – – –
Players used 36 35 28 –
Offsides – – – –
Fouls suffered – – – –
Fouls committed – – – –
Yellow cards 84 26 10 120
Red cards 4 1 – 5

Last updated: 5 August 2008
Source: Serie A statistics, UEFA Europa League statistics, Coppa Italia statistics

Players Used: Internazionale has used a total of – different players in all competitions.

Goalscorers

No. Pos. Nation Name Serie A UEFA Europa League Coppa Italia Total
8 FW Argentina Rodrigo Palacio 12 8 2 22
14 MF Colombia Fredy Guarín 4 4 2 10
99 FW Italy Antonio Cassano 8 1 1 10
22 FW Argentina Diego Milito 9 0 0 9
11 MF Argentina Ricky Álvarez 5 1 1 7
19 MF Argentina Esteban Cambiasso 3 1 0 4
88 FW Croatia Marko Livaja 0 4 0 4
7 MF Brazil Philippe Coutinho[lower-alpha 1] 1 2 0 3
18 FW Italy Tommaso Rocchi 3 0 0 3
23 DF Italy Andrea Ranocchia 2 0 1 3
10 MF Netherlands Wesley Sneijder[lower-alpha 1] 1 1 0 2
55 DF Japan Yuto Nagatomo 0 2 0 2
7 MF Italy Ezequiel Schelotto 1 0 0 1
20 MF Nigeria Joel Obi 0 1 0 1
24 MF Italy Marco Benassi 0 1 0 1
25 DF Argentina Walter Samuel 1 0 0 1
26 DF Romania Cristian Chivu 1 0 0 1
31 MF Uruguay Álvaro Pereira 1 0 0 1
42 DF Brazil Jonathan Moreira 0 0 1 1
40 DF Brazil Juan Jesus 1 0 0 1
# Own goals 2 1 0 3
TOTAL 55 27 8 90

Last updated: 19 May 2013

Source: Soccerway

  1. 1 2 Player left during the season

Assists

No. Pos. Nation Name Serie A UEFA Europa League Coppa Italia Total
99 FW Italy Antonio Cassano 9 3 1 13
14 MF Colombia Fredy Guarín 3 5 1 9
19 MF Argentina Esteban Cambiasso 5 2 1 8
8 FW Argentina Rodrigo Palacio 5 2 0 7
22 FW Argentina Diego Milito 3 2 0 5
31 MF Uruguay Álvaro Pereira 4 1 0 5
55 DF Japan Yuto Nagatomo 2 1 0 3
10 MF Netherlands Wesley Sneijder[lower-alpha 1] 1 1 0 2
10 MF Croatia Mateo Kovačić[lower-alpha 2] 1 1 0 2
11 MF Argentina Ricky Álvarez 1 1 0 2
21 MF Uruguay Walter Gargano 2 0 0 2
40 DF Brazil Juan Jesus 1 0 1 2
4 DF Argentina Javier Zanetti 1 0 0 1
7 MF Brazil Philippe Coutinho[lower-alpha 1] 0 1 0 1
17 MF Serbia Zdravko Kuzmanović 1 0 0 1
18 FW Italy Tommaso Rocchi 0 0 1 1
23 DF Italy Andrea Ranocchia 1 0 0 1
24 MF Italy Marco Benassi 0 0 1 1
42 DF Brazil Jonathan Moreira 1 0 0 1
TOTAL 41 20 6 67

Last updated: 19 May 2013

  1. 1 2 Player left during the season
  2. ↑ Player arrived during the season

Clean sheets

The list is sorted by shirt number when total appearances are equal.

Rnk No. Player Serie A UEFA Europa League Coppa Italia Total
1 1 Slovenia Samir Handanović 94013
2 12 Italy Luca Castellazzi 1113
3 27 Slovenia Vid Belec 0000
3 30 Argentina Juan Pablo Carrizo 0000
Total 105116

Last updated: 19 May 2013.
Source: Soccerway

Disciplinary record

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by position, and then shirt number.

Serie A' UEFA Europa League' Coppa Italia' Total'
No. Position Nation Name YC YCYCRed card Red card YC YCYCRed card Red card YC YCYCRed card Red card YC YCYCRed card Red card
Goalkeepers
1 GK Slovenia Samir Handanović 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
12 GK Italy Luca Castellazzi 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Defenders
4 DF Argentina Javier Zanetti (C) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
6 DF Argentina Matías Silvestre 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
23 DF Italy Andrea Ranocchia 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
2 DF Argentina Walter Samuel 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
17 MF Uruguay Álvaro Pereira 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
14 DF Brazil Juan Jesus 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
42 DF Brazil Jonathan 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
55 DF Japan Yuto Nagatomo 3 1 0 o 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0
Midfielders
11 MF Argentina Ricky Álvarez 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
13 MF Colombia Fredy Guarín 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
16 MF Belgium Gaby Mudingayi 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
5 MF Argentina Esteban Cambiasso 2 0 1 o 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1
20 MF Nigeria Joel Obi 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
3 MF Uruguay Walter Gargano 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
Forwards
88 FW Croatia Marko Livaja 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Last Updated: 22 November 2012

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