1964–65 Inter Milan season
1964-1965 season | |||
Chairman | Angelo Moratti | ||
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Manager | Helenio Herrera | ||
Serie A | Winner | ||
European Cup | Winner | ||
Intercontinental Cup | Winner | ||
Coppa Italia | Runner-up | ||
Top goalscorer |
League: Mazzola (17) All: Mazzola (21) | ||
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Season
Due to European achievement in 1963–64 season, Inter also could debut in Intercontinental Cup facing Independiente off. After two legs, the score resulted in draw despite Inter scored 2 goals conceding 1: the cup was awarded by a tie-breaker, in which the side won 1–0 at extra time.
In Serie A Inter suffered a 3–0 loss in derby:[1] in late January there were 2 draws in row and an uprising defeat, by Foggia in matchday 19.[1] So, over the mid of season, Milan had 7 points over citizen rivals with 15 games to play.[1] The following months saw an historical comeback from the side, that won 13 times and drew twice: 28 points were earned this way, resulting in the first place.[1] Mazzola had a central role in team play, scoring 17 goals and reporting top-scorer title.[1]
On May 27, an year exactly from previous win, Inter retained European title by beating Benfica in San Siro: Jair was the scorer.
Squad
Goalkeepers
Defenders
- Tarcisio Burgnich
- Giorgio Dellagiovanna
- Giacinto Facchetti
- Aristide Guarneri
- Spartaco Landini
- Armando Picchi
Midfielders
- Gianfranco Bedin
- Mario Corso
- Sergio Gori
- Saul Malatrasi
- Sandro Mazzola
- Luis Suárez Miramontes
- Carlo Tagnin
- Franco Zaglio