The 2011–12 season was
Football Club Internazionale Milano's 103rd in existence and 96th consecutive season in the top flight of
Italian football
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. The team competed for the 10th consecutive season in the
Champions League, breaking a record for
Italian
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clubs.
Season overview
Massimo Moratti
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bets on
Gian Piero Gasperini
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After starting his managerial career at Crotone, he had spells in ch ...
, the coach who in 2009 led
Genoa
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to a comeback in
UEFA competitions
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after 20 years.
Other hopes have the faces and names of
Ricky Álvarez - a winger - and
Diego Forlán
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, a centre-forward bought in order to replace
Samuel Eto'o
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, flown in Russia.
[ Gasperini makes his official debut in ]Supercoppa Italiana
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, losing 2–1 to Milan
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and wasting the only seasonal chance to win a trophy. He is sacked in late September, due to a bad start in domestic league: Inter is defeated by Palermo
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and Novara
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, collecting just a draw with Roma
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.
Claudio Ranieri
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takes his place, but is not - at least in first weeks - luckier. Inter wins for the first time at home in October, beating Chievo
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It is best known for its football team, A.C. ChievoVerona.
History
The name came from t ...
1–0. Between December 2011 and January 2012, anyway, the side manages to get a notable comeback: it includes 7 consecutive wins in league, and 8 overall. When this streak is stopped, however, Inter goes on the other extreme and, from 25 January to March 4, never wins a game. In the match against Catania
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''Nerazzurri'' are losing 2–0 when, encouraged by their fans, manage to recover the gap for a 2–2 final. In the next matchday, the side returns to win: once again, Chievo is the «victim». Ranieri bursts into tears after the match, tears that will be of pain when - 4 days after - Olympique Marseille
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knocks Inter out of Champions League. Ranieri leads the team for other only 2 matches, being sacked after the 2–0 suffered from Juventus
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: it was the first derby of Italy hosted in Juventus Stadium
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. The third, and last, seasonal coach is Andrea Stramaccioni (aged 36): collecting 17 points in 9 final games, he manages to reach a sixth place and the preliminaries of Europa League
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as result of a hard season.
Kit
Players
Squad information
Youth-squad players
Transfers
Summer
In
Out
In/out
Total spending: €35,700,000
Total income: €35,650,000
Net Income: €50,000
Winter
In
Total spending: €6,300,000
Out
Total income: €11,500,000
Net Income: €5,200,000
Season Net Income: €5,150,000
Club
Non-playing staff
Pre-season and friendlies
Competitions
Overview
Serie A
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches
Kickoff times are in CET
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* Colchester Town railway station (National Rail code CET), in Colchester, England
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.
Coppa Italia
Round of 16
Quarter-finals
Supercoppa Italiana
UEFA Champions League
Group stage
Knockout phase
=Round of 16
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Statistics
Appearances and goals
:''As of 13 May 2012''
Goalscorers
Last updated: 13 May 2012
Injuries during the season
Last updated: July 30, 2011
Awards
; Individual
''italic'': nominated
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Internazionale Milano Season 2011-12
2011-12
Italian football clubs 2011–12 season
2011–12 UEFA Champions League participants seasons