1998–99 Inter Milan season

Season

Inter continued its increasingly frustrating run without the league title, which was extended to ten years following a chaotic season. Head coach Luigi Simoni was fired when the side did not perform to the expected level, and the season saw a further three coaches trying to tame Inter without any success. Despite the chaos, the side managed to reach the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League, where it lost to eventual champions Manchester United.

Another worry was the injury problems affecting star striker Ronaldo, who only played in 19 of the 34 league matches (although in those 19 games he scored 14 goals).

After the season, Inter signed Christian Vieri from Lazio for a world-record transfer fee of £32 million to help with goalscoring, while successful ex-Juventus coach Marcello Lippi was appointed in the hope he could end Inter's title drought.

Squad

:Squad at end of season

Transfers

Autumn

Winter

Competitions

Serie A

Main article: 1998–99 Serie A

League table

Results by round

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Matches

Muzzi Ventola Bergomi Djorkaeff Ventola Nedvěd Conceição Mancini Colonnese Masinga Albertini Moriero Zamorano Batistuta Heinrich Zanetti Zamorano R. Baggio Zanetti R. Baggio Zamorano Bergomi Šimić Simeone Simeone Djorkaeff Rapaić Zanetti Ortega Giampaolo Poggi Paulo Sérgio Delvecchio Di Francesco Zamorano Simeone Asprilla Fuser Frey Maniero Šimić Ventola

Coppa Italia

Main article: 1998–99 Coppa Italia

Round of 32

Round of 16

Quarter-finals

Djorkaeff Zé Elias Moriero Lombardo

Semi-finals

Balbo Verón

UEFA Cup qualification

Main article: 1998–99 Serie A#UEFA Cup qualification

Paramatti Bettarini Coppa Italia 3rd place: Bologna

UEFA Champions League

Main article: 1998–99 UEFA Champions League

Second round

Simeone Ventola Baggio Galante Djorkaeff

Group phase

Seedorf Ronaldo Baggio Baggio

Quarter-finals

Statistics

Appearances and goals

:As of 30 June 1999

Notes

References

Sources

• - RSSSF Italy Championship 1998/99

References

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