Season

After another disappointing season, Inter retained Giovanni Trapattoni and acquired German footballers: Brehme, a fullback, and Lothar Matthäus, a box-to-box midfielder, signed for the club. For the role of centre-forward, the first choice was Rabah Madjer: when he met physical issues, however, he was replaced by Ramón Díaz. The attacking couple, completed by Aldo Serena, proved to be very regular in scoring. The departure of Alessandro Altobelli was not critical, despite an early elimination from the Coppa Italia. The domestic league had an easier path, with Inter able to stay unbeaten for almost half of the season; but were knocked out of Europe, caused by

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. Fiorentina were the first to beat Inter, on matchday 17. The following positive streak made the gap over rivals so large that Inter could celebrate the

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on 28 May, after beating Napoli 2–1. During the last month, with five games to spare, the side had collected 26 wins, six draws and two losses: the final amount was 58 points, a still-unbeaten record for Serie A with 18 teams and two points for a win.

Squad

Goalkeepers

* Walter Zenga * Astutillo Malgioglio

Defenders

* Giuseppe Bergomi * Giuseppe Baresi * Andreas Brehme * Riccardo Ferri *

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* Salvatore Nobile

Midfielders

* Lothar Matthäus * Alessandro Bianchi * Nicola Berti *

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* Alberto Rivolta * Pietro Fanna

Attackers

* Aldo Serena *

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* Ramón Díaz

Competitions

Serie A

League table

Results by round

Matches

Top Scorers

* Aldo Serena 22 * Ramón Díaz 12 * Lothar Matthäus 9 * Nicola Berti 7 * Andreas Brehme 3 *

3 * Alessandro Bianchi 3

Coppa Italia

First round Second round

Coppa UEFA

First round Second round Round of 16

References

Sources

RSSSF - Italy 1988/89
{{DEFAULTSORT:1988-89 F.C. Internazionale Milano season Inter Milan seasons Inter

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