The 2007–08 season was Football Club Internazionale Milano's 99th in existence and 92nd consecutive season in the top flight of

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. This season led Internazionale to celebrate, on 9 March 2008, its centenary. The club commemorated his foundation on the previous day with a party in

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, in which supporters and former players have taken part.

Season overview

On August 19, 2007, Inter faced

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losing on penalties. 9 months later,

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's side celebrated instead the win of ''

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'' over the same rival, with 85 points to 82. Inter conquested the title, for third consecutive season, in last

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match beating

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for 2–0: both goals are of

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, who had scored for other 15 times during the whole league. For Parma, it was the first relegation to B after 18 consecutive seasons in top flight. In late May 2008, after have lost an other trophy against Roma, Mancini is fired by Moratti. Days later, the club announced that his coach was sacked for the statement after Inter-

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of previous 11 March: this game had marked the side's Champions League failure.

Players

Squad information

From youth squad

Transfers

In

Out

Club

Non-playing staff

Pre-season and friendlies

Riscone di Brunico training camp

Emirates Cup

Birra Moretti Trophy

TIM Trophy

Other friendlies

Competitions

Overview

Serie A

League table

Results summary

Results by round

Matches

Coppa Italia

Round of 16

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

Supercoppa Italiana

UEFA Champions League

Group stage

Knockout phase

=Round of 16

Statistics

Players statistics

Squad statistics

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Goalscorers

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Clean sheets

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References

External links

Official website
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