2005–06 Inter Milan season

Internazionale

2005–06 season
President	Giacinto Facchetti
Head coach	Roberto Mancini
Stadium	San Siro
Serie A	1st (originally 3rd)
Coppa Italia	Winners
UEFA Champions League	Quarter-finals
Supercoppa Italiana	Winners
Top goalscorer	League: Julio Cruz (15) All: Julio Cruz (19)
Home colours Away colours
← 2004–05 2006–07 →

F.C. Internazionale Milano looked to have another year without a league title at prospect, but due to Juventus and Milan being caught in the Italian football scandal, Inter was awarded the title a month after the conclusion of another third placed-season.

On the pitch, the team struggled to find its feet, being knocked out of the Champions League by unfancied Villareal, and being attacked by their own fans, following some poor league performances. The fact that the title was handed to Inter on a plate further increased pressure on the team winning the title on the pitch in 2007. Inter did prove, however, that the squad was capable of winning trophies, since it once again won the Italian Cup, which was coach Roberto Mancini's third successive cup trophy (having also won with Lazio before arriving at Inter.)

Squad

Goalkeepers

• 1. Júlio César
• 12. Francesco Toldo
• 22. Paolo Orlandoni

Defenders

• 2. Walter Samuel
• 4. Javier Zanetti
• 6. Nicolás Burdisso
• 6. Leonardo Bonucci
• 11. Siniša Mihajlović
• 13. Zé Maria
• 16. Giuseppe Favalli
• 23. Marco Materazzi
• 25. Ivan Cordoba
• 33. Pierre Womé
• 49. Marco Andreolli

Midfielders

• 3. Cristiano Zanetti
• 5. Esteban Cambiasso
• 14. Juan Sebastián Verón
• 18. Kily González
• 19. Dejan Stanković
• 21. Santiago Solari
• 31. César
• 55. Daniel Maa Boumsong
• 85. Ilario Aloe

Attackers

• 7. David Pizarro
• 9. Adriano
• 10. Luís Figo
• 17. Julio Cruz
• 20. Álvaro Recoba
• 30. Obafemi Martins
• 42. Domenico Germinale
• 44. Matteo Momentè
• 61. Goran Slavkovski

Serie A

Matches

Inter v Treviso

1	Inter	3–0	Treviso
	Adriano  32, 68, 79'

Palermo v Inter

2	Palermo	3–2	Inter
	Corini  20' Terlizzi  50' Makinwa  68'		Cruz  86, 90 + 2'

Inter v Lecce

3	Inter	3–0	Lecce
	Martins  25' Stanković  29' Cruz  84'

Chievo v Inter

4	Chievo	0–1	Inter
			Samuel  49'

Inter v Fiorentina

5	Inter	1–0	Fiorentina
	Martins  7'

Juventus v Inter

6	Juventus	2–0	Inter
	Trezeguet  22' Nedvěd  34'

Inter v Livorno

7	Inter	5–0	Livorno
	Materazzi  11' Cruz  19' Cambiasso  49' Córdoba  51' Recoba  61'

Udinese v Inter

8	Udinese	0–1	Inter
			Cruz  36'

Inter v Roma

9	Inter	2–3	Roma
	Adriano  67, 77'		Montella  12' Totti  30', 47' (pen.)

Sampdoria v Inter

10	Sampdoria	2–2	Inter
	Diana  6, 35'		Cambiasso  31' Zanetti  40'

Lazio v Inter

11	Lazio	0–0	Inter

Inter v Parma

12	Inter	2–0	Parma
	Figo  68' Cambiasso  81'

Messina v Inter

13	Messina	1–2	Inter
	Di Napoli  71'		Recoba  7' Cambiasso  59'

Inter v Ascoli

14	Inter	1–0	Ascoli
	Adriano  24'

Inter v Milan

15	Inter	3–2	Milan
	Adriano  24' (pen.), 90 + 2' Martins  59'		Shevchenko  39' (pen.) Stam  83'

Reggina v Inter

16	Reggina	0–4	Inter
			Córdoba  2' Martins  15' Adriano  42' Pizarro  90 + 2'

Inter v Empoli

17	Inter	4–1	Empoli
	Adriano  4' Cruz  45 + 5' Figo  67' Martins  85'		Vannucchi  64'

Siena v Inter

18	Siena	0–0	Inter

Inter v Cagliari

19	Inter	3–2	Cagliari
	Martins  10' Adriano  14', 58' (pen.)		Esposito  20' Suazo  81'

Treviso v Inter

20	Treviso	0–1	Inter
			Cruz  23'

Inter v Palermo

21	Inter	3–0	Palermo
	Cambiasso  33' Córdoba  76' Figo  80'

Lecce v Inter

22	Lecce	0–2	Inter
			Figo  72' Stanković  90 + 2'

Inter v Chievo

23	Inter	1–0	Chievo
	Cruz  7'

Fiorentina v Inter

24	Fiorentina	2–1	Inter
	Brocchi  10' Jiménez  58'		Recoba  85'

Inter v Juventus

25	Inter	1–2	Juventus
	Samuel  74'		Ibrahimović  63' Del Piero  85'

Livorno v Inter

26	Livorno	0–0	Inter

Inter v Udinese

27	Inter	3–1	Udinese
	Cruz  18', 48' (pen.) Martins  60'		Iaquinta  83' (pen.)

Roma v Inter

28	Roma	1–1	Inter
	Taddei  9'		Materazzi  89'

Inter v Sampdoria

29	Inter	1–0	Sampdoria
	Adriano  40'

Inter v Lazio

30	Inter	3–1	Lazio
	Figo  36' Recoba  46, 72'		Pandev  54'

Parma v Inter

31	Parma	1–0	Inter
	F. Simplício  39'

Inter v Messina

32	Inter	3–0	Messina
	Solari  15, 26' Martins  19'

Ascoli v Inter

33	Ascoli	1–2	Inter
	Ferrante  21'		Cruz  51' (pen.) Mihajlović  59'

Milan v Inter

34	Milan	1–0	Inter
	Kaladze  70'

Inter v Reggina

35	Inter	4–0	Reggina
	Cruz  16' (pen.) Martins  23' César  28'

Empoli v Inter

36	Empoli	1–0	Inter
	Materazzi  90 + 1' (o.g.)

Inter v Siena

37	Inter	1–1	Siena
	Cruz  60'		Gastaldello  90 + 3'

Cagliari v Inter

38	Cagliari	2–2	Inter
	Capone  8' Suazo  33'		Cruz  11' Solari  37'

Top Scorers

• Julio Cruz 15
• Adriano 12
• Obafemi Martins 8
• Luís Figo 5
• Álvaro Recoba 5

Sources

RSSSF - Italy 2005/06