The 2009–10 season was

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's 101st in existence and 94th consecutive season in the top flight of

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. This was manager

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's second and final season with the club, before his departure to

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. Inter had the greatest season in its history, winning

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for the fifth consecutive season on the final matchday, the

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, and the

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for the first time in 45 years, completing a historic treble. Inter became the sixth European club to complete a treble, and the first and only Italian club to achieve this feat to date.

Season overview

The main transfer move was an exchange with

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, as

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and

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swapped clubs. From a tactical point of view, the line-up was not made up from this fact: Eto'o was himself a centre-forward. His partner was

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, acquired from

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, like the midfielder

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. There were also the arrivals of the centre-back

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and the playmaker

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. Inter unveiled the season losing the

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, due to a 2–1 knockout against

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. During the brief pause in September, Inter had four points in the league, which became 16 before the October pause. Meanwhile, the side had started its European adventure, from the group phase, drawing in the first part of the stage: it was renamed the " group of death" due to the presences of only national champions, from Spain (Barcelona, who was the European defending champion),

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(

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) and Russia (

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). Inter retained the Serie A title without any obstacles, and managed to recover their form in the Champions League, finishing the group in second place behind Barcelona. In the round of 16, they defeated Chelsea (the club that

coached from 2004 to 2007) via a 3–1 aggregate; in the quarter-finals,

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were beaten 1–0 in both legs. The last obstacle toward the final was, once again, Barcelona. Four days before the first leg, Inter beat

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2–0. The Spanish side lost the first leg, despite having scored the first goal (with

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): the final score was 3–1, enough for Inter to progress to the final, despite a 1–0 loss in the second leg, and down to ten men, with a red card to Thiago Motta. As a result, Inter qualified for their first

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final in twelve years, since the 1998 UEFA Cup. Prior to the final, Mourinho won an additional two trophies: the

and the second consecutive

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, both won due to Milito's goals and leaving

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behind. Milito was also ''Man of the Match'' for Champions League final, scoring both goals in the 2–0 victory, whereby Inter defeated

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, winning this trophy for the first time since 1965, and for the third time overall. In doing so, Inter became the first Italian club to achieve the Treble.

Players

Squad information

From youth squad

Transfers

Confirmed transfers 2009–10

In

Total spending: €89.05 million

Out

Total income: €97 million

Out on loan

Club

Non-playing staff

Pre-season and friendlies

World Football Challenge

TIM Trophy

Other friendlies

Competitions

Overview

Supercoppa Italiana

Serie A

League table

Results summary

Results by round

Matches

Coppa Italia

UEFA Champions League

Group stage

Knockout phase

=Round of 16

=Quarter-finals

=Semi-finals

=Final

Statistics

Squad statistics

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Appearances and goals

Goalscorers

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Disciplinary record

References

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