2004–05 Inter Milan season

Season overview

The summer of 2004 saw Inter choose a new coach, Roberto Mancini, coming from Lazio. Inter started the season qualifying for the Champions League group phase, but also collected many draws in the league.

Inter, achieved better results in cups, made a comeback (3–2) in a match against Sampdoria, scoring all three goals in the last six minutes. The derby with Milan was lost 1–0, which broke a winning streak, in May 2004. the rivals also knocked Inter out of the Champions League, tournament in which – during the previous two-legs – Mancini's squad had been beaten by reigning champions Porto. Inter achieved a third-place finish in the league. The win of the Coppa Italia final against Roma, 3–0 on aggregate, closed the season.

Players

Squad information

|GK | |- |12 |Alberto Fontana |ITA |GK | |- |15 |Fabián Carini |URU |GK | |- !colspan="6" style="background:#dcdcdc; color:black; text-align:center"| Defenders |- |2 |Iván Córdoba |COL |CB / LB | |- |3 |Nicolás Burdisso |ARG |CB | |- |4 |Javier Zanetti (Captain) |ARG |RB / RWB / RM / DM | |- |11 |Siniša Mihajlović |SCG |CB / DM / LB | |- |13 |Zé Maria |BRA |RB / RWB / RM | |- |16 |Giuseppe Favalli |ITA |LB / RB / CB | |- |23 |Marco Materazzi |ITA |CB | |- |24 |Carlos Gamarra |PAR |CB | |- |77 |Francesco Coco |ITA |LB / LWB / LM | |- !colspan="6" style="background:#dcdcdc; color:black; text-align:center"| Midfielders |- |5 |Emre Belözoğlu |TUR |CM / DM / AM | |- |6 |Cristiano Zanetti |ITA |DM / CM | |- |7 |Andy van der Meyde |NED |RW / LW / AM | |- |8 |Edgar Davids |NED |DM / CM | |- |14 |Juan Sebastián Verón |ARG |CM / DM / AM | |- |18 |Kily González |ARG |LW / LM | |- |19 |Esteban Cambiasso |ARG |DM | |- |21 |Giorgos Karagounis |GRE |CM / AM | |- |25 |Dejan Stanković |SCG |CM / AM / RM / LM | |- !colspan="7" style="background:#dcdcdc; color:black; text-align:center"| Forwards |- |9 |Julio Cruz |ARG |CF | |- |10 |Adriano |BRA |CF | |- |20 |Álvaro Recoba |URU |SS / CF / LW / AM | |- |30 |Obafemi Martins |NGR |CF | |- |32 |Christian Vieri |ITA |CF | |}

From [[Inter Milan Youth Sector|youth squad]]

Transfers

Winter

Competitions

Overview

Serie A

Main article: 2004–05 Serie A

League table

Results summary

Results by round

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Matches

Pellissier Marchegiani Stanković Adriano Mihajlović Verón Biava Rivalta Pazzini van der Meyde Recoba Adriano Martins F. Simplicio Marchionni Morfeo Totti De Rossi Cambiasso
Verón Recoba van der Meyde Vieri C. Zanetti Pinzi Materazzi Favalli Cambiasso Bojinov Silvestri Giacomazzi Martins Davids Verón López Talamonti Manfredini Dainelli Piangerelli C. Zanetti Adriano Stanković Emre Adriano Petruzzi Nastase Bellucci Gamberini Langella Abeijón Esposito Esposito López Stanković Favalli Martins Vieri Adriano Stanković Zebina Zalayeta Ibrahimović Eleftheropoulos Vieri Cucciari Portanova
Flo
Adriano Favalli Córdoba Vieri Córdoba Vieri Martins Vieri Recoba Stanković Rossini Volpi Kutuzov Martins Brighi Semioli Mandelli Emre Migliaccio F. Simplício Gilardino Bettarini Mihajlović Córdoba Vieri Cambiasso Córdoba C. Zanetti Mexès Cassano Goitom Emre Cafu Kaká Adriano Dalla Bona Ângelo A. Filippini E. Filippini Muzzi Materazzi Cruz Verón Córdoba Obodo Viali Córdoba Cipriani Zagorakis Materazzi Córdoba C. Zanetti Martins Bianchi Appiah Nedvěd Córdoba Cruz Cambiasso C. Zanetti Zanchi Di Napoli Rafael Cruz Vieri Martins Vieri Mihajlović Stanković Vargas Vigiani

Coppa Italia

Main article: 2004–05 Coppa Italia

Round of 16

Recoba Cruz

Quarter-finals

Emre Cruz

Semi-finals

Bega Carini Martins
González Martins López Albino

Final

Main article: 2005 Coppa Italia Final

Chivu Perrotta Stanković Córdoba Cassano Cufré Perrotta

UEFA Champions League

Qualifying phase

Main article: 2004–05 UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds

Third qualifying round

Huggel Yakin Smiljanić Stanković Stanković Recoba
Davids Sterjovski Degen

Group stage

Main article: 2004–05 UEFA Champions League group stage#Group G

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Adriano Favalli Baumann Micoud Hasi Baseggio Verón Adriano Stanković Torres Aimar Carboni Stanković Vieri van der Meyde Favalli Adriano Cruz Caneira Baumann Cruz Cambiasso Martins Martins

Knockout phase

Main article: 2004–05 UEFA Champions League knockout stage

Round of 16

Costinha Favalli Córdoba Materazzi Adriano Jorge Costa
Costinha Maniche

Quarter-finals

Stam , Shevchenko
C. Zanetti Córdoba Cambiasso Shevchenko Nesta

Statistics

Squad statistics

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