2007–08 Inter Milan season

Internazionale
2007–08 season
	Inter Milan players celebrating the club's 16th Scudetto
President	Massimo Moratti
Head coach	Roberto Mancini
Stadium	San Siro
Serie A	1st
Coppa Italia	Runners-up
Supercoppa Italiana	Runners-up
UEFA Champions League	Round of 16
Top goalscorer	League: ; Zlatan Ibrahimović (17); All: ; Zlatan Ibrahimović (22)
Highest home attendance	78,675 vs Milan; (23 December 2007)
Lowest home attendance	41,720 vs Catania; (16 September 2007)
Average home league attendance	51,211
Home colours	Away colours
	← 2006–07 2008–09 →

The 2007–08 season was Football Club Internazionale Milano's 99th in existence and 92nd consecutive season in the top flight of Italian football. This season led Internazionale to celebrate, on 9 March 2008, its centenary.^[1] The club commemorated his foundation on the previous day with a party in San Siro, in which supporters and former players have taken part.^[1]

Season overview[]

On August 19, 2007, Inter faced Roma in Supercoppa Italiana losing on penalties.^[2] 9 months later, Roberto Mancini's side celebrated instead the win of Scudetto over the same rival, with 85 points to 82.^[3] Inter conquested the title, for third consecutive season, in last Serie A match beating Parma for 2–0: both goals are of Zlatan Ibrahimović, who had scored for other 15 times during the whole league.^[4] For Parma, it was the first relegation to B after 18 consecutive seasons in top flight.^[5]

In late May 2008, after have lost an other trophy against Roma,^[6] Mancini is fired by Moratti.^[7] Days later, the club announced that his coach was sacked for the statement after Inter-Liverpool of previous 11 March: this game had marked the side's Champions League failure.^[8]

Players[]

Squad information[]

As of 18 May 2008^[9]

Squad no.	Name	Position	Date of birth (age)
Goalkeepers
1	Francesco Toldo	GK	(1971-12-02)2 December 1971 (aged 35)
12	Júlio César	GK	(1979-09-03)3 September 1979 (aged 27)
22	Paolo Orlandoni	GK	(1972-08-12)12 August 1972 (aged 34)
Defenders
2	Iván Córdoba (vice-Captain)	CB	(1976-08-11)11 August 1976 (aged 30)
4	Javier Zanetti (Captain)	RB / CM / RM	(1973-08-10)10 August 1973 (aged 33)
6	Maxwell	LB	(1981-08-27)27 August 1981 (aged 25)
13	Maicon	RB	(1981-07-21)21 July 1981 (aged 25)
16	Nicolás Burdisso	CB	(1981-04-12)12 April 1981 (aged 26)
23	Marco Materazzi	CB	(1973-08-19)19 August 1973 (aged 33)
24	Nelson Rivas	CB / RB	(1983-03-25)25 March 1983 (aged 24)
25	Walter Samuel	CB	(1978-03-23)23 March 1978 (aged 29)
26	Christian Chivu	LB / CB / DM	(1980-10-26)26 October 1980 (aged 26)
Midfielders
5	Dejan Stanković	CM / AM	(1978-09-11)11 September 1978 (aged 28)
7	Luís Figo	RW / AM	(1972-11-04)4 November 1972 (aged 34)
11	Luis Jiménez	AM / CM / RW	(1984-06-17)17 June 1984 (aged 23)
14	Patrick Vieira	DM / CM	(1976-06-23)23 June 1976 (aged 31)
15	Olivier Dacourt	CM	(1974-09-25)25 September 1974 (aged 32)
19	Esteban Cambiasso	DM	(1980-08-18)18 August 1980 (aged 26)
21	Santiago Solari	CM	(1976-10-07)7 October 1976 (aged 30)
28	Maniche	CM	(1977-11-11)11 November 1977 (aged 29)
30	Pelé	CM / DM	(1987-09-14)14 September 1987 (aged 19)
31	César	CM / LB	(1974-10-24)24 October 1974 (aged 32)
Forwards
8	Zlatan Ibrahimović	CF	(1981-10-03)3 October 1981 (aged 25)
9	Julio Cruz	CF	(1974-10-10)10 October 1974 (aged 32)
10	Adriano	CF	(1982-02-17)17 February 1982 (aged 25)
18	Hernán Crespo	CF	(1975-07-05)5 July 1975 (aged 32)
20	David Suazo	CF	(1979-11-05)5 November 1979 (aged 27)
45	Mario Balotelli	CF	(1990-08-12)12 August 1990 (aged 16)

From youth squad[]

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
17	FW	ITA	Filippo Mancini
35	DF	ITA	Dennis Esposito
36	MF	ITA	Francesco Bolzoni
37	DF	ITA	Gabriele Puccio
40	DF	MNE	Ivan Fatić


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
42	MF	BEL	Ibrahim Maaroufi
46	FW	ITA	Aiman Napoli
47	DF	ITA	Marco Filippini
50	MF	ITA	Luca Siligardi
71	GK	ITA	Enrico Alfonso

Transfers[]

In[]

Transfers
Player in	From	Fee	Type
David Suazo	Cagliari	€10,000,000 ^[10]	Full ownership
César	Livorno	Loan Return^[11]
Nelson Rivas	River Plate	Full ownership ^[12]
Luis Jiménez	Ternana	Loan^[13]
Cristian Chivu	Roma	€16,000,000 ^[14]	Full ownership
Enrico Alfonso	Pizzighettone	Co-ownership ^[15]
Pelé	Vitória de Guimarães	Full ownership ^[16]
Hernán Crespo	Chelsea	Renew Loan
Francesco Coco	Torino	Loan Return
Maniche	Atlético Madrid	Loan^[17]

Out[]

Transfers
Player out	To	Fee	Type
Álvaro Recoba	Torino	Loan
David Pizarro	Roma	€5,750,000 ^[18]	Co-ownership Termination
Fabio Grosso	Lyon	€7,000,000 ^[19]	Full ownership
Marco Andreolli	Roma	€3,000,000 ^[20]	Co-ownership
Fabián Carini	Real Murcia	Contract expired
Mariano González	Palermo	Loan End
Lampros Choutos	Free agent	contract expired
Francesco Coco	Free agent	contract expired
Ianis Zicu	Dinamo București	Unknown	Full ownership
Adriano	São Paulo	Loan

Club[]

Non-playing staff[]

Position	Staff
Head coach	Roberto Mancini
Assistant coach	Siniša Mihajlović
Technical Assistant	Fausto Salsano
Goalkeeper coach	Giulio Nuciari
Chief Athletic Trainer	Ivan Carminati
Athletic Trainer	Gian Nicola Bisciotti
Athletic Trainer	Claudio Gaudino
First-team Doctor	Franco Combi
First-team Doctor	Giorgio Panico
Masseurs/Physiotherapists	Marco Dellacasa
Masseurs/Physiotherapists	Massimo Dellacasa
Masseurs/Physiotherapists	Andrea Galli
Masseurs/Physiotherapists	Luigi Sessolo
Masseurs/Physiotherapists	Alberto Galbiati
Masseurs/Physiotherapists	Sergio Viganó
Director in charge of transfers	Marco Branca
Transfer Market Consultant First-Team Representative	Gabriele Oriali

Last updated: 15 Aug 2007
Source: F.C. Internazionale Milano Official Website

Pre-season and friendlies[]

Riscone di Brunico training camp[]

17 July 2007 Friendly	Internazionale	3–0	China Olympics Team	Bruneck
16:30 CET	Cruz 34' (pen.) Solari 59' Adriano 60'			Stadium: Riscone di Brunico

21 July 2007 Friendly	Internazionale	2–0	Südtirol	Bruneck
16:30 CET	Cruz 37' Balotelli 49'			Stadium: Riscone di Brunico

Emirates Cup[]

28 July 2007 Friendly	Internazionale	0–2	Valencia	London, England
14:30 BST		Report	Gavilán 13' Villa 39'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 55,106 Referee: Alan Kelly

29 July 2007 Friendly	Arsenal	2–1	Internazionale	London, England
16:15 BST	Hleb 67' Van Persie 85'	Report	Suazo 62'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 59,821 Referee: Mark Halsey

Birra Moretti Trophy[]

11 August 2007 Friendly	Napoli	0–2	Internazionale	Naples
21:30 CEST			Stanković 20' Suazo 21'	Stadium: Stadio San Paolo Attendance: 60,000 Referee: Antonio Giannoccaro

11 August 2007 Friendly	Juventus	0–1	Internazionale	Naples
22:30 CEST			César 2'	Stadium: Stadio San Paolo Attendance: 60,000 Referee: Gianluca Rocchi

TIM Trophy[]

14 August 2007 Friendly	Internazionale	0–0 (5–4 p)	Juventus	Milan
21:00 CEST		Report		Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 25,280 Referee: Domenico Celi
	Penalties
	Jiménez Cruz Samuel César Burdisso		Criscito Iaquinta Andrade Salihamidžić Del Piero

14 August 2007 Friendly	Internazionale	1–0	Milan	Milan
23:00 CEST	Recoba 28'	Report		Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 25,280 Referee: Antonio Damato

Other friendlies[]

24 July 2007 Friendly	Internazionale	1–0	Partizan	Bolzano
19:45 CET	Ibrahimović 19'			Stadium: Stadio Druso

1 August 2007 Pirelli Cup	Manchester United	2–3	Internazionale	Manchester, England
19:45 CET	Rooney 17' Adriano 57' (o.g.)	Report	Suazo 21', 34' Ibrahimović 27'	Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 73,738 Referee: Mike Dean

4 August 2007 Friendly	Aston Villa	3–0	Internazionale	Aston, England
21:00 CET	Barry 14' (pen.), 68' Laursen 48'	Report		Stadium: Villa Park Referee: Uriah Rennie

11 August 2007 Friendly	AZ Alkmaar	4–2	Internazionale	Alkmaar, Netherlands
17:00 CET	Cziommer 10', 49' Steinsson 27' Ari 55'	Report	Stanković 30' Cruz 75'	Stadium: AFAS Stadion Referee: Pieter Vink

29 August 2007 Joan Gamper Trophy	Barcelona	5–0	Internazionale	Barcelona, Spain
21:00 CET	Ronaldinho 7' (pen.) Van Bronckhorst 12' Touré 37' Iniesta 56' Motta 79'	Report		Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 90,000 Referee: Eduardo Iturralde Gonzalez

Competitions[]

Overview[]

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Serie A	26 August 2007	18 May 2008	Matchday 1	Winners	38	25	10	3	69	26	+43	065.79
Coppa Italia	19 December 2007	24 May 2008	Round of 16	Runners-up	7	4	2	1	15	7	+8	057.14
Supercoppa Italiana	19 August 2007		Final	Runners-up	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	000.00
Champions League	18 September 2007	11 March 2008	Group stage	Round of 16	8	5	0	3	12	7	+5	062.50
Total					54	34	12	8	96	41	+55	062.96

Last updated: 28 May 2008
Source: Serie A statistics, Coppa Italia statistics, UEFA Champions League statistics

Serie A[]

League table[]

Pos	Team v t	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Internazionale (C)	38	25	10	3	69	26	+43	85	Qualification to Champions League group stage
2	Roma	38	24	10	4	72	37	+35	82	Qualification to Champions League group stage
3	Juventus	38	20	12	6	72	37	+35	72	Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round
4	Fiorentina	38	19	9	10	55	39	+16	66	Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round
5	Milan	38	18	10	10	66	38	+28	64	Qualification to UEFA Cup first round^[a]

Source: Serie A
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
Notes:

^ The 7th-placed team qualified for the UEFA Cup due to both of the Coppa Italia finalists, Roma and Internazionale, finishing 6th or higher.

Results summary[]

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
38	25	10	3	69	26	+43	85	15	3	1	41	14	+27	10	7	2	28	12	+16

Last updated: 18 May 2008.
Source: Internazionale Milano

Results by round[]

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	D	W	W	D	W	W	W	W	D	W	D	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	D	W	W	W	D	D	L	W	W	D	L	D	W	W	W	W	L	D	W
Position	7	5	4	6	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

Updated to match(es) played on 18 May 2008. Source: Competitive Matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[]

26 August 2007 1	Internazionale	1–1	Udinese	Milan
15:00 CET	Stanković 9' Maicon 30' Júlio César 57' Maxwell 85'	Report	Sivok 34' Inler 50' Córdoba 90+2' (o.g.)	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 42,707 Referee: Luca Banti

1 September 2007 2	Empoli	0–2	Internazionale	Empoli
20:30 CET	Giacomazzi 25' Marzorati 64'	Report	Ibrahimović 14', 83' Rodrigues 29'	Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani Attendance: 16,326 Referee: Nicola Ayroldi

16 September 2007 3	Internazionale	2–0	Catania	Milan
15:00 CET	Crespo 6' Burdisso 38' César 83'	Report	Baiocco 23'	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 41,720 Referee: Daniele Orsato

23 September 2007 4	Livorno	2–2	Internazionale	Livorno
15:00 CET	De Vezze 1' Pavan 14' Knežević 36' Loviso 62' (pen.) Galante 74' Bogdani 86'	Report	Maxwell 17' Ibrahimović 35', 71' (pen.) Cambiasso 62' Maicon 80'	Stadium: Stadio Armando Picchi Attendance: 11,922 Referee: Matteo Trefoloni

26 September 2007 5	Internazionale	3–0	Sampdoria	Milan
20:30 CET	Ibrahimović 23', 49' 56' Figo 58'	Report	Ziegler 70'	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 42,013 Referee: Paolo Tagliavento

29 September 2007 6	Roma	1–4	Internazionale	Rome
18:00 CET	Giuly 28' Perrotta 53' Pizarro 73'	Report	Ibrahimović 29' (pen.) Samuel 45' Crespo 57' Cruz 60' Córdoba 68'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 51,150 Referee: Nicola Rizzoli

6 October 2007 7	Internazionale	2–1	Napoli	Milan
20:30 CET	Samuel 18' Cruz 20', 35' Stanković 36'	Report	Cannavaro 40' Bogliacino 47' Sosa 85' Garics 89' Contini 90'	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 46,536 Referee: Roberto Rosetti

20 October 2007 8	Reggina	0–1	Internazionale	Reggio Calabria
20:30 CET	Aronica 36' Cozza 41'	Report	Adriano 18' Cruz 43' Vieira 68' Ibrahimović 90+1'	Stadium: Stadio Oreste Granillo Attendance: 16,965 Referee: Mauro Bergonzi

28 October 2007 9	Palermo	0–0	Internazionale	Palermo
15:00 CET	Caserta 38' Simplício 80'	Report	Samuel 59'	Stadium: Stadio Renzo Barbera Attendance: 33,972 Referee: Stefano Farina

31 October 2007 10	Internazionale	4–1	Genoa	Milan
20:30 CET	Córdoba 8' Figo 42' Cambiasso 50' Suazo 74' Cruz 88'	Report	Milanetto 42' Konko 73' Rubinho 87'	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 47,230 Referee: Paolo Tagliavento

4 November 2007 11	Juventus	1–1	Internazionale	Turin
20:45 CET	Nocerino 9' Nedvěd 56' Camoranesi 77'	Report	Figo 18' Cruz 41' Burdisso 66'	Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi Attendance: 22,722 Referee: Gianluca Rocchi

5 December 2007^[a] 12	Internazionale	3–0	Lazio	Milan
20:30 CET	Ibrahimović 22' (pen.) Maicon 33' Suazo 55' Samuel 67'	Report	Stendardo 22' Zauri 57' Ledesma 60'	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 44,667 Referee: Antonio Damato

24 November 2007 13	Internazionale	2–1	Atalanta	Milan
20:30 CET	Suazo 11' Cruz 30' Chivu 81'	Report	Carrozzieri 15' Floccari 39' Manfredini 60' Inzaghi 86' 90+1'	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 43,190 Referee: Luca Banti

2 December 2007 14	Fiorentina	0–2	Internazionale	Firenze
15:00 CET	Potenza 70'	Report	Jiménez 10' Chivu 31' Cambiasso 44' Cruz 45' Maicon 63'	Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Attendance: 42,449 Referee: Stefano Farina

9 December 2007 15	Internazionale	4–0	Torino	Milan
15:00 CET	Ibrahimović 38' (pen.) 60' Cruz 50' Jiménez 52' Córdoba 76'	Report	Rosina 28' Zanetti 53' Lanna	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 46,148 Referee: Massimiliano Saccani

16 December 2007 16	Cagliari	0–2	Internazionale	Cagliari
20:30 CET	Parola 29' Conti 75'	Report	Cruz 57' Suazo 79'	Stadium: Stadio Sant'Elia Attendance: 22,877 Referee:

23 December 2007 17	Internazionale	2–1	Milan	Milan
15:00 CET	Córdoba 16' Cruz 36' 52' Jiménez 38' Materazzi 40' Cambiasso 63'	Report	Pirlo 11' 18' Gattuso 22' Ambrosini 45'	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 78,675 Referee: Emidio Morganti

13 January 2008 18	Siena	2–3	Internazionale	Siena
15:00 CET	Córdoba 31' (o.g.) Galloppa 48' Forestieri 90+2'	Report	Ibrahimović 26' (pen.), 52' Cambiasso 45+1' Júlio César 57' Chivu 82'	Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi – Montepaschi Arena Attendance: 14,682 Referee: Oscar Girardi

20 January 2008 19	Internazionale	3–2	Parma	Milan
20:30 CET	Cambiasso 30' Córdoba 45+2' Jiménez 84' Ibrahimović 88' (pen.), 90+3'	Report	Cigarini 34' 40' Gasbarroni 69' 88' Lucarelli 77' Couto 87'	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 43,413 Referee: Andrea Gervasoni

27 January 2008 20	Udinese	0–0	Internazionale	Udine
15:00 CET	Quagliarella 49'	Report	César 21' 21' Ibrahimović 32'	Stadium: Stadio Friuli Attendance: 21,913 Referee: Roberto Rosetti

3 February 2008 21	Internazionale	1–0	Empoli	Milan
15:00 CET	Ibrahimović 34' Vieira 39' 39' Cambiasso 53' Júlio César 74'	Report	Vannucchi 33' Abate 65' Piccolo 71' Pozzi 80' Saudati 90+1'	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 43,946 Referee: Paolo Tagliavento

10 February 2008 22	Catania	0–2	Internazionale	Catania
20:30 CET	Vargas 43' Spinesi 56' Mascara 62' Silvestri 90+1'	Report	Córdoba 36' Cambiasso 64' Pelé 69' Suazo 87'	Stadium: Stadio Angelo Massimino Attendance: 21,068 Referee: Stefano Farina

16 February 2008 23	Internazionale	2–0	Livorno	Milan
16:00 CET	Suazo 14', 18'	Report	Balleri 45' Pulzetti 54'	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 45,276 Referee:

24 February 2008 24	Sampdoria	1–1	Internazionale	Genoa
15:00 CET	Cassano 65'	Report	Vieira 11' Materazzi 42' Rivas 73' Crespo 76'	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 26,306 Referee: Gianluca Rocchi

27 February 2008 25	Internazionale	1–1	Roma	Milan
20:30 CET	Burdisso 51' Zanetti 88' Balotelli 90+1'	Report	Totti 38' Taddei 58' Mexès 82' 84' Perrotta 90+4'	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 48,717 Referee: Roberto Rosetti

2 March 2008 26	Napoli	1–0	Internazionale	Naples
20:30 CET	Zalayeta 3' Santacroce 53' Blasi 66' Mannini 80' Contini 86'	Report	Chivu 16' Júlio César 74' Rivas 90+2'	Stadium: Stadio San Paolo Attendance: 53,818 Referee: Nicola Rizzoli

8 March 2008 27	Internazionale	2–0	Reggina	Milan
18:00 CET	Ibrahimović 14' (pen.) Burdisso 34' Figo 74'	Report	Missiroli 22' Cirillo 52' Tognozzi 63' Aronica 78'	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 64,575 Referee: Christian Brighi

16 March 2008 28	Internazionale	2–1	Palermo	Milan
15:00 CET	Vieira 5' Jiménez 36' Crespo 81' Materazzi 88'	Report	Migliaccio 22' Materazzi 25' (o.g.) Guana 37' Rinaudo 77'	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 49,360 Referee: Andrea De Marco

19 March 2008 29	Genoa	1–1	Internazionale	Genoa
20:30 CET	Jurić 40' Milanetto 54' Borriello 85'	Report	Suazo 11' Pelé 34' 40' Burdisso 70' Cruz 87'	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 27,624 Referee: Gianluca Rocchi

22 March 2008 30	Internazionale	1–2	Juventus	Milan
20:30 CET	Cruz 29' Chivu 32' Maniche 83' Burdisso 86'	Report	Molinaro 25' Legrottaglie 43' Camoranesi 49' Trezeguet 63'	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 58,049 Referee: Stefano Farina

29 March 2008 31	Lazio	1–1	Internazionale	Rome
20:30 CET	Rocchi 59' Dabo 68' Behrami 86'	Report	Crespo 11' Jiménez 75'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 32,802 Referee: Roberto Rosetti

6 April 2008 32	Atalanta	0–2	Internazionale	Bergamo
15:00 CET	Tissone 65' Doni 83' 90+3'	Report	Vieira 21' Balotelli 60' 74' Maicon 68'	Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Attendance: 19,081 Referee: Andrea De Marco

13 April 2008 33	Internazionale	2–0	Fiorentina	Milan
20:30 CET	Vieira 51' Cambiasso 55' Balotelli 62' 66'	Report	Gamberini 45'	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 53,483 Referee: Massimilano Saccani

20 April 2008 34	Torino	0–1	Internazionale	Turin
20:30 CET	Corini 25' Stellone 43' Motta 62' Grella 69' Pisano 86' Bottone 89'	Report	Cruz 30' Chivu 82' Stanković 86' Burdisso 90+1'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino Attendance: 21,865 Referee: Emidio Morganti

27 April 2008 35	Internazionale	2–1	Cagliari	Milan
15:00 CET	Cruz 22' Materazzi 82'	Report	Del Grosso 41' López 51' Biondini 90+1'	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 56,676 Referee: Daniele Orsato

4 May 2008 36	Milan	2–1	Internazionale	Milan
15:00 CET	F. Inzaghi 51' Kaká 56' Pirlo 72' Ambrosini 75' Bonera 78' Jankulovski 90+4'	Report	Rivas 16' Materazzi 89' Chivu 89' Cruz 76'	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 81,766 Referee: Roberto Rosetti

11 May 2008 37	Internazionale	2–2	Siena	Milan
15:00 CET	Vieira 12' Materazzi 29' Balotelli 45'	Report	Maccarone 30' Ficagna 42' Kharja 53' 69' Coppola 58' Vergassola 60' Riganò 78'	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 76,633 Referee: Gabriele Gava

18 May 2008 38	Parma	0–2	Internazionale	Parma
15:00 CET	Parravicini 15' Cigarini 43' Castellini 67' Lucarelli 88'	Report	César 25' Vieira 36' Ibrahimović 62', 79' 62'	Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini Attendance: 25,149 Referee: Gianluca Rocchi

^ The match was originally scheduled to be played on 11 November 2007 at 15:00 but it was postponed due to the murder of Gabriele Sandri.

Coppa Italia[]

Round of 16[]

16 December 2007 First leg	Reggina	1–4	Internazionale	Reggio Calabria
20:45 CET	Pettinari 50'	Report	Crespo 14' Balotelli 30', 85' Solari 61'	Stadium: Stadio Oreste Granillo Referee: Matteo Trefoloni

17 January 2008 Second leg	Internazionale	3–0 (7–1 agg.)	Reggina	Milan
18:00 CET	Crespo 34' Cascione 45' (o.g.) César 90'	Report		Stadium: San Siro Referee: Denis Salati

Quarter-finals[]

23 January 2008 First leg	Internazionale	2–2	Juventus	Milan
21:00 CET	Cruz 54', 74'	Report	Del Piero 79' Boumsong 85'	Stadium: San Siro Referee: Stefano Farina

30 January 2008 Second leg	Juventus	2–3 (4–5 agg.)	Internazionale	Turin
21:00 CET	Del Piero 14' Iaquinta 31'	Report	Balotelli 10', 53' Cruz 39' (pen.)	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino Referee: Massimiliano Saccani

Semi-finals[]

16 April 2008 First leg	Internazionale	0–0	Lazio	Milan
20:30 CET		Report		Stadium: San Siro Referee: Gianluca Rocchi

7 May 2008 Second leg	Lazio	0–2 (0–2 agg.)	Internazionale	Rome
20:30 CET		Report	Pelé 51' Cruz 85'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Massimiliano Saccani

Final[]

24 May 2008 Final	Roma	2–1	Internazionale	Rome
20:45 CET	Mexès 36' Perrotta 54' 55' Vučinić 73'	Report	Toldo 54' Pelé 60' 86' Vieira 61' Burdisso 73'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 60,000 Referee: Emidio Morganti

Supercoppa Italiana[]

19 August 2007	Internazionale	0–1	Roma	Milan
20:45 CET		Report	De Rossi 78' (pen.)	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 34,898 Referee: Roberto Rosetti

UEFA Champions League[]

Group stage[]

Pos	Team v t	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Internazionale	6	5	0	1	12	4	+8	15	Advance to knockout stage
2	Fenerbahçe	6	3	2	1	8	6	+2	11	Advance to knockout stage
3	PSV Eindhoven	6	2	1	3	3	6	−3	7	Transfer to UEFA Cup
4	CSKA Moscow	6	0	1	5	7	14	−7	1

Source: RSSSF

18 September 2007 1	Fenerbahçe	1–0	Internazionale	Istanbul, Turkey
20:45 CET	Turacı 12' Lugano 31' Deivid 43' 45+1'	Report	Ibrahimović 15' Samuel 52' Jiménez 90+2'	Stadium: Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium Attendance: 44,212 Referee: Luis Medina Cantalejo (Spain)

2 October 2007 2	Internazionale	2–0	PSV Eindhoven	Milan, Italy
20:45 CET	Ibrahimović 15' (pen.), 31' Chivu 29' 65' Suazo 90+3'	Report	Lazović 15' Culina 85'	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 23,882 Referee: Kyros Vassaras (Greece)

23 October 2006 3	CSKA Moscow	1–2	Internazionale	Moscow, Russia
20:45 CET	Jô 32' Carvalho 61'	Report	Figo 43' Ibrahimović 46' Crespo 52' Samuel 80' Solari 83'	Stadium: Lokomotiv Stadium Attendance: 24,000 Referee: Mike Riley (England)

7 November 2007 4	Internazionale	4–2	CSKA Moscow	Milan, Italy
20:45 CET	Ibrahimović 32', 75' Cambiasso 34', 67' Dacourt 84'	Report	Jô 23' Love 31' Rahimić 39' Dudu 45' Berezutski 65' Zhirkov 72'	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 17,495 Referee: Paul Allaerts (Belgium)

27 November 2007 5	Internazionale	3–0	Fenerbahçe	Milan, Italy
20:45 CET	Cruz 55' Ibrahimović 66' 76' Jiménez 90+2'	Report	Lugano 50' Gönül 78'	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 24,736 Referee: Konrad Plautz (Austria)

12 December 2007 6	PSV Eindhoven	0–1	Internazionale	Eindhoven, Netherlands
20:45 CET	Méndez 28'	Report	Cruz 64'	Stadium: Philips Stadion Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)

Knockout phase[]

Round of 16[]

19 February 2008 First leg	Liverpool	2–0	Internazionale	Liverpool, England
20:45 CET	Kuyt 85' Gerrard 90'	Report	Chivu 4' Materazzi 30'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 41,999 Referee: Frank De Bleeckere (Belgium)

11 March 2008 Second leg	Internazionale	0–1 (0–3 agg.)	Liverpool	Milan, Italy
20:45 CET	Burdisso 34' Rivas 59' Stanković 73' Chivu 85'	Report	Babel 12' Gerrard 47' Aurélio 56' Torres 64' Benayoun 74'	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 80,000 Referee: Tom Henning Øvrebø (Norway)

Statistics[]

Players statistics[]

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Serie A		Champions League
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
12	GK	BRA	Júlio César	43	-31	35	-24	8	-7
13	DF	BRA	Maicon	35	1	31	1	4	0
16	DF	ARG	Burdisso	26	1	20+4	1	1+1	0
2	DF	COL	Cordoba	25	3	20	3	5	0
26	DF	ROU	Chivu	32	0	23+3	0	6	0
6	DF	BRA	Maxwell	39	0	27+5	0	7	0
4	MF	ARG	Zanetti J	46	1	35+3	1	7+1	0
19	MF	ARG	Cambiasso	41	8	33	6	7+1	2
5	MF	SRB	Stankovic	27	1	19+2	1	5+1	0
8	FW	SWE	Ibrahimovic	33	22	22+4	17	7	5
9	FW	ARG	Julio Cruz	34	15	22+6	13	4+2	2
1	GK	ITA	Toldo	3	-1	2+1	-1	0	0
23	DF	ITA	Materazzi	26	1	16+7	1	2+1	0
31	MF	BRA	César	17	1	13+4	1	0	0
14	MF	FRA	Vieira	19	3	13+3	3	2+1	0
18	FW	ARG	Crespo	24	5	12+7	4	4+1	1
25	DF	ARG	Samuel	17	1	12	0	5	1
11	MF	CHI	Jiménez	18	4	11+4	3	0+3	1
7	AM	POR	Figo	20	1	10+7	1	2+1	0
20	FW	HON	Suazo	33	8	9+18	8	2+4	0
45	FW	ITA	Balotelli	11	3	7+4	3
24	DF	COL	Rivas	14	0	6+5	0	3	0
15	MF	FRA	Dacourt	12	0	6+3	0	3	0
30	MF	POR	Pelé	16	0	4+11	0	0+1	0
28	MF	POR	Maniche	8	1	4+4	1
10	FW	BRA	Adriano	4	1	3+1	1
21	MF	ARG	Solari	10	0	2+3	0	3+2	0
22	GK	ITA	Orlandoni	2	1	1+1	1
36	FW	ITA	Bolzoni	2	0	0	0	1+1	0
37	FW	ITA	Puccio	1	0	0	0	0+1	0
	GK	ITA	Alfonso	0	0	0	0
	DF	MNE	Fatic	0	0	0	0

Source: http://calcio-seriea.net/presenze/2007/1314/

Squad statistics[]

	League	Europe	Cup	Others	Total Stats
Games played	38	8	7	1	54
Games won	25	5	4	0	34
Games drawn	10	0	2	0	12
Games lost	3	3	1	1	8
Goals scored	69	12	15	0	96
Goals conceded	26	7	7	1	41
Goal difference	43	5	8	-1	55
Clean sheets	18	3	3	0	24
Goal by substitute	–	–	–	–	–
Total shots	–	–	–	–	–
Shots on target	–	–	–	–	–
Corners	–	–	–	–	–
Players used	28	24	32	12	–
Offsides	–	–	–	–	–
Fouls suffered	–	–	–	–	–
Fouls committed	–	–	–	–	–
Yellow cards	65	12	4	3	84
Red cards	5	4	–	–	9

Last updated: 5 August 2008
Source: Soccerway

Goalscorers[]

No.	Pos.	Name	Serie A	Coppa Italia	Champions League	Total
8	FW	Zlatan Ibrahimović	17	0	5	22
9	FW	Julio Cruz	13	4	2	19
19	MF	Esteban Cambiasso	6	0	2	8
29	FW	David Suazo	8	0	0	8
18	FW	Hernán Crespo	4	2	1	7
45	FW	Mario Balotelli	3	4	0	7
11	MF	Luis Antonio Jiménez	3	0	1	4
2	DF	Iván C��rdoba	3	0	0	3
14	MF	Patrick Vieira	3	0	0	3
30	MF	Pelé	0	2	0	2
31	MF	César	1	1	0	2
4	DF	Javier Zanetti	1	0	0	1
5	MF	Dejan Stanković	1	0	0	1
7	MF	Luís Figo	1	0	0	1
10	FW	Adriano	1	0	0	1
13	DF	Maicon	1	0	0	1
16	DF	Nicolás Burdisso	1	0	0	1
21	MF	Santiago Solari	0	1	0	1
23	DF	Marco Materazzi	1	0	0	1
25	DF	Walter Samuel	0	0	1	1
28	MF	Maniche	1	0	0	1
#	Own goals		0	1	0	1
TOTAL			69	15	12	96

Last updated: 24 May 2008

Clean sheets[]

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

Rnk	No.	Player	Serie A	Champions League	Coppa Italia	Total
1	12	Júlio César	17^[a]	3	0	20
2	1	Francesco Toldo	2	0	2	4
3	22	Paolo Orlandoni	1^[b]	0	0	1
4	71	Enrico Alfonso	0	0	1	1
TOTALS			18	3	3	24

Last updated: 24 May 2008

^ Including a clean sheet kept in the week 1 against Udinese. He was sent-off in 57th minute while the match was 1–0 for Inter. The match eventually ended 1–1.
^ Paolo Orlandoni kept a clean sheet on the same match as Júlio César. They both appeared in the 0–0 home away versus Palermo on 28 October 2007. So both clean sheets are counted.

References[]

^ ^a ^b "Inter celebrates his birthday with a win over Reggina..." repubblica.it (in Italian). March 8, 2008.
^ "Roma steals Supercoppa from the same Inter". repubblica.it (in Italian). August 19, 2007.
^ "Scudetto comes to newsstand". gazzetta.it (in Italian). May 18, 2008.
^ Gianni Piva (May 19, 2008). "Entra Ibrahimovic scaccia gli incubi e decide la partita". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 40.
^ Gianni Piva (May 19, 2008). "Moratti: "Abbiamo vinto da soli contro tutti"". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 45.
^ "Domestic cup win for Roma His revenge over Inter". repubblica.it (in Italian). May 24, 2008.
^ "Inter, Moratti fires Mancini 20 minutes are enough for a bye". repubblica.it (in Italian). May 27, 2008.
^ "Inter: "Mancini fired for the press conference after Inter-Liverpool"". repubblica.it (in Italian). May 29, 2008.
^ "Inter 2007/08". bdfutbol.com. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
^ "David Suazo joins Inter". Inter.it. 2007-06-26. Retrieved 28 February 2008.
^ "Cesar arrive in Brunico". Inter.it. 2007-07-17. Retrieved 28 February 2008.
^ "Rivas complete Inter moves". Inter.it. 2007-07-18. Retrieved 28 February 2008.
^ "Jimenez complete Inter moves". Inter.it. 2007-07-18. Retrieved 28 February 2008.
^ "Cristian Chivu signs for Inter". Inter.it. 2007-07-27. Archived from the original on 10 February 2008. Retrieved 28 February 2008.
^ "Alfonso joins Inter". Inter.it. 2007-08-27. Retrieved 28 February 2008.
^ "Pelé signs for Inter". Inter.it. 2007-08-28. Retrieved 28 February 2008.
^ "Maniche joins Inter". Inter.it. 2008-01-15. Archived from the original on 25 February 2008. Retrieved 28 February 2008.
^ "Risoluzione consensuale a favore di A.S. Roma dell'accordo di partecipazione relativo al calciatore David Marcelo Cortes Pizarro". asroma.it. 2007-06-20. Archived from the original on 25 June 2007. Retrieved 2007-07-01.
^ "Grosso joins Olympique Lyonnais". Inter.it. 2007-07-13. Retrieved 28 February 2008.
^ "Andreolli moving to Roma". Inter.it. 2007-07-27. Archived from the original on 10 February 2008. Retrieved 28 February 2008.

External links[]

Official website

[table_note_res_UC10.064070918627116-21] The 7th-placed team qualified for the UEFA Cup due to both of the Coppa Italia finalists, Roma and Internazionale, finishing 6th or higher.

[22] The match was originally scheduled to be played on 11 November 2007 at 15:00 but it was postponed due to the murder of Gabriele Sandri.

[23] Including a clean sheet kept in the week 1 against Udinese. He was sent-off in 57th minute while the match was 1–0 for Inter. The match eventually ended 1–1.

[24] Paolo Orlandoni kept a clean sheet on the same match as Júlio César. They both appeared in the 0–0 home away versus Palermo on 28 October 2007. So both clean sheets are counted.

[centenary-1] "Inter celebrates his birthday with a win over Reggina..." repubblica.it (in Italian). March 8, 2008.

[2] "Roma steals Supercoppa from the same Inter". repubblica.it (in Italian). August 19, 2007.

[3] "Scudetto comes to newsstand". gazzetta.it (in Italian). May 18, 2008.

[4] Gianni Piva (May 19, 2008). "Entra Ibrahimovic scaccia gli incubi e decide la partita". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 40.

[5] Gianni Piva (May 19, 2008). "Moratti: "Abbiamo vinto da soli contro tutti"". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 45.

[6] "Domestic cup win for Roma His revenge over Inter". repubblica.it (in Italian). May 24, 2008.

[7] "Inter, Moratti fires Mancini 20 minutes are enough for a bye". repubblica.it (in Italian). May 27, 2008.

[8] "Inter: "Mancini fired for the press conference after Inter-Liverpool"". repubblica.it (in Italian). May 29, 2008.

[9] "Inter 2007/08". bdfutbol.com. Retrieved 8 January 2018.

[10] "David Suazo joins Inter". Inter.it. 2007-06-26. Retrieved 28 February 2008.

[11] "Cesar arrive in Brunico". Inter.it. 2007-07-17. Retrieved 28 February 2008.

[12] "Rivas complete Inter moves". Inter.it. 2007-07-18. Retrieved 28 February 2008.

[13] "Jimenez complete Inter moves". Inter.it. 2007-07-18. Retrieved 28 February 2008.

[14] "Cristian Chivu signs for Inter". Inter.it. 2007-07-27. Archived from the original on 10 February 2008. Retrieved 28 February 2008.

[15] "Alfonso joins Inter". Inter.it. 2007-08-27. Retrieved 28 February 2008.

[16] "Pelé signs for Inter". Inter.it. 2007-08-28. Retrieved 28 February 2008.

[17] "Maniche joins Inter". Inter.it. 2008-01-15. Archived from the original on 25 February 2008. Retrieved 28 February 2008.

[18] "Risoluzione consensuale a favore di A.S. Roma dell'accordo di partecipazione relativo al calciatore David Marcelo Cortes Pizarro". asroma.it. 2007-06-20. Archived from the original on 25 June 2007. Retrieved 2007-07-01.

[19] "Grosso joins Olympique Lyonnais". Inter.it. 2007-07-13. Retrieved 28 February 2008.

[20] "Andreolli moving to Roma". Inter.it. 2007-07-27. Archived from the original on 10 February 2008. Retrieved 28 February 2008.

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Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
38	25	10	3	69	26	+43	85	15	3	1	41	14	+27	10	7	2	28	12	+16

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
38	25	10	3	69	26	+43	85	15	3	1	41	14	+27	10	7	2	28	12	+16

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
38	25	10	3	69	26	+43	85	15	3	1	41	14	+27	10	7	2	28	12	+16