1965–66 Inter Milan season
During 1965-66 Football Club Internazionale competed in Serie A, Coppa Italia and European Cup.
| 1965–66 season | ||||
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| Chairman | Angelo Moratti | |||
| Manager | Helenio Herrera | |||
| Stadium | San Siro | |||
| Serie A | 1º in (European Cup) | |||
| Coppa Italia | Semifinals | |||
| European Cup | Semifinals | |||
| Intercontinental Cup | Winners | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Mazzola (19) All: Mazzola (20) | |||
| Highest home attendance | 76,707 vs. Juventus (8 May 1966) | |||
| Lowest home attendance | 25,590 vs. Vicenza (30 January 1966) | |||
| Average home league attendance | 49759[1] | |||
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Summary
After won the European Cup last season just few transfers in to the team young players Cordova and Facco, also Cappellini back to the squad.[2] Manager Herrera confirm La Grande Inter, with a substantial change: defender Facchetti moved to the left back and made numerous contributions in attacking.,[3] notably his capacity to finish and scoring goals.[4] Facchetti held the record for most goals in a single Serie A season by a defender, with 10 goals scored during this season, until it was broken by Perugia' Marco Materazzi during the 2000–01 season.[5]
The team also won the 1965 Intercontinental Cup against Independiente de Avellaneda. The first leg was held on 8 September at San Siro, Inter won the match 3–0, with goals from Joaquín Peiró and Sandro Mazzola. La Doble Visera hosted the return leg 7 days later on 15 September 1965, and ended in a goalless draw. Internazionale thus won the Intercontinental Cup for the second year in a row.
The team being title holders in European Cup advanced to the semi-finals, where lost to Real Madrid with a 1–3 score after two legs.
Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Competitions
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 1 | Internazionale (C) | 34 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 70 | 28 | +42 | 50 | Qualification to European Cup |
| 2 | Bologna | 34 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 60 | 37 | +23 | 46 | Chosen for Inter-Cities Fairs Cup |
| 3 | Napoli | 34 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 44 | 27 | +17 | 45 | |
| 4 | Fiorentina | 34 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 45 | 22 | +23 | 43 | Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup |
| 5 | Juventus | 34 | 13 | 16 | 5 | 38 | 23 | +15 | 42 | Chosen for Inter-Cities Fairs Cup |
(C) Champion.
Matches
| 4 September 1965 1[6] | Inter | 5-2 | Varese | Milano |
| Corso Gori Domenghini Facchetti |
Stadium: San Siro Referee: Mario Bernardis |
| 29 September 1965 2 | Vicenza | 1-1 | Inter | Vicenza |
| Maraschi |
Stadium: Stadio Romeo Menti Referee: Mario Bernardis |
| 26 September 1965 4 | Roma | 2-0 | Inter | Roma |
| Benítez Barison |
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Fabio Monti |
| 3 October 1965 5 | Inter | 3-1 | Catania | Milano |
| Facchetti Bedin Mazzola |
Stadium: San Siro Referee: Giuliano Acernese |
| 10 October 1965 6 | Foggia | 1-3 | Inter | Foggia |
| Di Giovanni |
Stadium: Stadio Pino Zaccheria Referee: Alessandro D'Agostini |
| 17 October 1965 7 | Inter | 4-0 | Torino | Milano |
| Rosato Mazzola Domenghini |
Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 59 469 Referee: Concetto Lo Bello |
| 24 October 1965 8 | Brescia | 2-2 | Inter | Brescia |
| Landini De Paoli |
Stadium: Stadio Mario Rigamonti Referee: Aurelio Angonese |
| 14 November 1965 9 | Cagliari | 0-1 | Inter | Cagliari |
| Stadium: Stadio Amsicora Referee: Alessandro D'Agostini |
| 21 November 1965 10 | Inter | 1-1 | Milan | Milano |
| Domenghini |
Stadium: San Siro Referee: Concetto Lo Bello |
| 28 November 1965 11 | SPAL | 0-1 | Inter | Ferrara |
| Stadium: Stadio Paolo Mazza Referee: Mario Bernardis |
| 12 December 1965 12 | Inter | 0-0 | Fiorentina | Milano |
| Stadium: San Siro Referee: Priamo Varazzani |
| 19 December 1965 13 | Sampdoria | 0-5 | Inter | Genova |
| Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Referee: Sergio Gonella |
| 9 January 1966 16 | Lazio | 1-3 | Inter | Roma |
| Governato |
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Fabio Monti |
| 23 January 1966 18 | Varese | 1-3 | Inter | Varese |
| Ferrario |
Stadium: Stadio Franco Ossola Referee: Mario Bernardis |
| 30 January 1966 19 | Inter | 3-2 | Vicenza | Milano |
| Demarco Peiró |
Stadium: San Siro Referee: Fulvio Pieroni |
| 6 February 1966 20 | Atalanta | 0-2 | Inter | Bergamo |
| Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Referee: Fabio Monti |
| 13 February 1966 21 | Inter | 2-2 | Roma | Milano |
| Mazzola Suarez |
Stadium: San Siro Referee: Antonio Di Tonno |
| 20 February 1966 22 | Catania | 1-0 | Inter | Catania |
| Facchin |
Stadium: Stadio Cibali Referee: Alessandro D'Agostini |
| 27 February 1966 23 | Inter | 5-0 | Foggia | Milano |
| Domenghini Suárez Mazzola |
Stadium: San Siro Referee: Fulvio Pieroni |
| 6 March 1966 24 | Torino | 1-2 | Inter | Torino |
| 15:00 UTC+1 | Puia |
Stadium: Comunale Referee: Fabio Monti |
| 13 March 1966 25 | Inter | 7-0 | Brescia | Milano |
| Domenghini Jair Mazzola Facchetti |
Stadium: San Siro Referee: Antonio Vitullo |
| 27 March 1966 26 | Inter | 2-0 | Cagliari | Milano |
| Bedin Facchetti |
Stadium: San Siro Referee: Francesco De Robbio |
| 3 April 1966 27 | Milan | 1-2 | Inter | Milano |
| Amarildo |
Stadium: San Siro Referee: Concetto Lo Bello |
| 9 April 1966 28 | Inter | 2-1 | SPAL | Milano |
| Peiró |
Stadium: San Siro Referee: Antonio Vitullo |
| 17 April 1966 29 | Fiorentina | 0-0 | Inter | Firenze |
| Stadium: Comunale Referee: Antonio Sbardella |
| 24 April 1966 30 | Inter | 1-1 | Sampdoria | Milano |
| Facchetti |
Stadium: San Siro Referee: Francesco De Robbio |
| 1 May 1966 31 | Bologna | 2-1 | Inter | Bologna |
| Pascutti Perani |
Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Referee: Concetto Lo Bello |
| 8 May 1966 32 | Inter | 3-1 | Juventus | Milano |
| Facchetti Suárez |
Stadium: San Siro Referee: Fulvio Pieroni |
Eightfinals
| 1 December 1965 | | 2-1 | Inter | Bucharest |
| Fratila Haidu |
Stadium: Stadionul Dinamo Referee: |
| 16 December 1965 | Inter | 2-0 | | Milano |
| Mazzola Facchetti |
Stadium: San Siro Referee: |
Quarterfinals
| 23 February 1966 | Inter | 4-0 | | Milano |
| Jair Corso Peiró |
Stadium: San Siro Referee: |
| 2 March 1966 | | 1-1 | Inter | Budapest |
| Novak |
Stadium: Albert Flórián Stadion Referee: |
Semifinals
| 13 April 1966 | | 1-0 | Inter | Madrid |
| Pirri |
Stadium: Stadio Santiago Bernabéu Referee: |
| 20 April 1966 | Inter | 1-1 | | Milano |
| Facchetti |
Stadium: San Siro Referee: |
Intercontinental Cup
First leg
| 8 September 1965 | Inter | 3-0 | | Milano |
| Peiró Mazzola |
Stadium: San Siro Referee: |
Second leg
| 15 September 1965 | | 0-0 | Inter | Avellaneda |
| Stadium: Estadio Libertadores de América Referee: |
Quarterfinals
| 6 January 1966 | Vicenza | 1-2 | Inter | Vicenza |
| Corradi |
Stadium: Stadio Romeo Menti Referee: Fulvio Pieroni |
Semifinals
| 9 February 1966 | Fiorentina | 2-1 | Inter | Firenze |
| Brugnera Hamrin |
Stadium: Comunale Referee: Priamo Varazzani |
Statistics
| Competition | Points | Home | Away | Total | Gf | Ga | DR | |||||||||
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| G | W | D | L | G | W | D | L | G | W | D | L | |||||
| Serie A | 50 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 34 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 70 | 28 | 42 |
| Coppa Italia | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| European Cup | - | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 4 |
| Intercontinental Cup | - | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | - | 21 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 44 | 24 | 13 | 7 | 85 | 36 | 49 |
Appearances
- 32.
Giacinto Facchetti - 32.
Giuliano Sarti - 31.
Angelo Domenghini - 31.
Aristide Guarneri - 30.
Gianfranco Bedin - 30.
Tarsisio Burgnich - 30.
Mario Corso - 30.
Sandro Mazzola - 29.
Armando Picchi - 27.
Jair da Costa - 27.
Luis Suarez - 11.
Spartaco Landini - 11.
Joaquin Peiró - 7.
Saul Malatrasi - 6.
Renato Cappellini - 6.
Sergio Gori - 3.
Ferdinando Miniussi - 1.
Francesco Canella - 1.
Franco Cordova - 1.
Mario Facco
Goalscorers
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References
- Germano Tredesini. "Statistiche Spettatori Serie A 1965-1966".
- Marco Perlisi. "Renato Cappellini: una storia d'altri tempi". Retrieved 29 September 2019.
- Claudio Gregori (14 November 1997). ""Taca la bala"". La Gazzetta dello Sport.
- Vittorio Pozzo (5 September 1965). "L'Inter scatta, segna su rigore e supera nettamente il Varese: 5 a 2". La Stampa. p. 8.
- Giuseppe Bagnati (26 October 2009). "I difensori e il vizio del gol Facchetti il top, poi Matrix". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). Retrieved 2 January 2015.
- Rescheduled due to the second leg of 1965 Intercontinental Cup match on 15 September.
- Fabrizio Melegari (a cura di). Almanacco illustrato del calcio - La storia 1898-2004. Modena,. Panini, 2004.
- Calciatori 1965-66, Modena-Milano,. Panini-L'Unità, 1994.
- Chiesa, Carlo F. Il grande romanzo dello scudetto. da Calcio 2000, 2002 e 2003.
- Filippo Grassia and Gianpiero Lotito. INTER - Dalla nascita allo scudetto del centenario. Antonio Vallardi Editore. p. 239, Milano. ISBN 978-88-95684-11-6.
See also
- Grande Inter
- "Serie A 1965-66". RSSSF.com.
- "Archivio storico della La Stampa". La Stampa.
- "Archivio storico dell'Unità". L'Unita. Archived from the original on 2013-12-02.