The 2004–05 season was Inter Milan's 96th in existence and 89th consecutive season in the top flight of Italian football.
Season overview The summer of 2004 saw Inter choose a new coach, Roberto Mancini, coming from Lazio. Inter started the season qualifying for the Champions League group phase, but also collected many draws in the league.
Inter, achieved better results in cups, made a comeback (3–2) in a match against Sampdoria, scoring all three goals in the last six minutes. The derby with Milan was lost 1–0, which broke a winning streak, in May 2004. the rivals also knocked Inter out of the Champions League, tournament in which – during the previous two-legs – Mancini's squad had been beaten by reigning champions Porto. Inter achieved a third-place finish in the league. The win of the Coppa Italia final against Roma, 3–0 on aggregate, closed the season.
Players Squad information
Squad no.NameNationalityPositionDate of birth (age) Goalkeepers1Francesco ToldoGK12Alberto FontanaGK15Fabián CariniGK Defenders2Iván Córdoba CB / RB3Nicolás BurdissoCB / RB4Javier Zanetti (Captain)RB / RWB / RM / DM11Siniša MihajlovićCB13Zé MariaRB / RWB / RM16Giuseppe Favalli LB / RB / CB23Marco MaterazziCB24Carlos GamarraCB77Francesco CocoLB / LWB Midfielders5Emre BelözoğluCM / DM / AM6Cristiano ZanettiDM / CM7Andy van der MeydeRW / LW / AM8Edgar DavidsDM / CM14Juan Sebastián VerónCM / DM / AM18Kily GonzálezLW / LM19Esteban CambiassoDM21Giorgos KaragounisCM / AM25Dejan StankovićCM / AM / RM / LM Forwards9Julio CruzCF10AdrianoCF20Álvaro RecobaSS / CF / LW / AM30Obafemi MartinsCF32Christian VieriCF
From youth squad
Transfers In Pos. Name from Type MF Edgar Davids Juventus free MF Esteban Cambiasso Real Madrid released MF Juan Sebastian Veron Chelsea loan DF Sinisa Mihajlovic Lazio free DF Giuseppe Favalli Lazio free DF Zé Maria Perugia €1,40 million DF Nicolas Burdisso Boca Juniors €4,00 million GK Fabián Carini Juventus €10,00 million FW Lampros Choutos Olympiakos released GK Mathieu Moreau Spezia loan ended Out Pos. Name to Type DF Fabio Cannavaro Juventus €10,00 million FW Mohamed Kallon Monaco €5,00 million DF Daniele Adani Brescia released DF Thomas Helveg Norwich City released MF Matías Almeyda Brescia released GK Mathieu Moreau Ternana loan DF Jérémie Bréchet Real Sociedad €4,00 million DF Okan Buruk Beşiktaş free MF Ümit Davala Werder Bremen €0,5 million FW Nicola Ventola Crystal Palace loan MF Sabri Lamouchi Genoa loan
Winter In Pos. Name from Type GK Júlio César Flamengo €2,45 million Out Pos. Name from Type GK Júlio César Chievo Verona loan GK Alex Cordaz Spezia loan DF Giovanni Pasquale Siena loan MF Mario Rebecchi released MF Ianis Zicu Parma loan FW Riccardo Meggiorini Spezia loan FW Lampros Choutos Atalanta loan
Competitions Overview
Serie A
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches
Coppa Italia
Round of 16
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
UEFA Champions League Qualifying phase
Third qualifying round
Group stage
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Knockout phase
Round of 16
Quarter-finals
Statistics Squad statistics {|class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |- ! ! style="width:70px;"|League ! style="width:70px;"|Europe ! style="width:70px;"|Cup ! style="width:70px;"|Total Stats |- |align=left|Games played || 38 || 12 || 8 || 58 |- |align=left|Games won || 18 || 6 || 7 || 31 |- |align=left|Games drawn || 18 || 4 || 1 || 23 |- |align=left|Games lost || 2 || 2 || 0 || 4 |- |align=left|Goals scored || 65 || 23 ||17 || 105 |- |align=left|Goals conceded || 37 || 12 || 4 || 53 |- |align=left|Goal difference || 28 || 11 ||13 || 52 |- |align=left|Clean sheets || 17 || 3 || 4 || 24 |- |align=left|Goal by substitute || – || – || – || – |- |align=left|Total shots || – || – || – || – |- |align=left|Shots on target || – || – || – || – |- |align=left|Corners || – || – || – || – |- |align=left|Players used || 31 || 26 ||28 || – |- |align=left|Offsides || – || – || – || – |- |align=left|Fouls suffered || – || – || – || – |- |align=left|Fouls committed || – || – || – || – |- |align=left|Yellow cards || 55 || 21 || 10|| 86 |- |align=left|Red cards || 1 || 1 || – || 2
Appearances and goals As of 15 June 2005
References
External links Official website