2003–04 Inter Milan season

Internazionale

2003–04 season
President	Massimo Moratti Giacinto Facchetti
Head coach	Héctor Cúper (until October 2003) Alberto Zaccheroni (from October 2003)
Stadium	San Siro
Serie A	4th
Coppa Italia	Semi-finals
UEFA Champions League	Group stage (3rd)
UEFA Cup	Quarter-finals
Top goalscorer	League: Christian Vieri (13) All: Christian Vieri (17)
Home colours Away colours Third colours
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Season

2003–04 season started with a lot of issues: despite the expensive and request signings, Inter got bad results in domestic league (two wins, three draws and a loss in derby) and Héctor Cúper was sacked. In order to replace him, Alberto Zaccheroni was appointed coach: eventually, Inter came to a bare goal of fourth place. His campaign in Champions League, however, resulted in a failure: it didn't manage to pass his group, after an historical win over Arsenal (0-3 in Highbury).

In January 2004, Massimo Moratti decided to leave his position of chairman: former footballer Giacinto Facchetti substited him, retaining the charge until his death (occurred on 4 September 2006).

First-team squad

Squad at end of season^[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player 1 GK Francesco Toldo 2 DF Iván Córdoba 3 FW Mohamed Kallon 4 DF Javier Zanetti (captain) 5 MF Emre Belözoglu 6 MF Cristiano Zanetti 7 MF Andy van der Meyde 8 MF Sabri Lamouchi 9 FW Julio Cruz 10 FW Adriano 11 MF Dejan Stanković 12 GK Alberto Fontana 13 DF Thomas Helveg 14 MF Javier Farinós 15 DF Daniele Adani

No. Position Player 17 DF Fabio Cannavaro 18 MF Kily González 20 FW Álvaro Recoba 21 MF Giorgos Karagounis 22 MF Okan Buruk 23 DF Marco Materazzi 24 DF Carlos Gamarra 25 MF Matías Almeyda 26 DF Giovanni Pasquale 30 FW Obafemi Martins 31 DF Jérémie Bréchet 32 FW Christian Vieri 71 GK Alex Cordaz 77 DF Francesco Coco

Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player 9 MF Hernán Crespo (to Chelsea) 11 MF Luciano (on loan from Chievo) 16 DF Gonzalo Sorondo (on loan to Standard Liège) 18 MF Stéphane Dalmat (on loan to Tottenham Hotspur) 21 MF Nicola Beati (on loan to Triestina)

No. Position Player 27 GK Mathieu Moreau (on loan to Spezia) 27 DF Alessandro Potenza (on loan to Parma) 28 MF Mario Rebecchi (on loan to Genoa) 33 FW Isah Eliakwu (on loan to Parma) 78 FW Nicola Ventola (on loan to Siena)

Reserve squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player 34 DF Devis Nossa 51 GK Giacomo Bindi 84 GK Simone Villanova (on loan from Cittadella)

No. Position Player MF Khalilou Fadiga GK Nathan Coe

Transfers

In

• Matteo Giordano - A.C. Milan, co-ownership
• Simone Brunelli - A.C. Milan, co-ownership
• Matteo Deinite - A.C. Milan, co-ownership
• Ronny Toma - A.C. Milan, co-ownership
• Andy van der Meyde - Ajax, £4,000,000^[2]
• Sabri Lamouchi - Parma
• Julio Cruz - Bologna, 30 August^[3]
• Adriano - Parma, 21 January, €23.4 million^{[nb 1][5]}
• Dejan Stanković - Lazio, €4,000,000, January
• Khalilou Fadiga - Auxerre
• Thomas Helveg - Milan
• Kily González - Valencia^[6]
• Giorgos Karagounis - Panathinaikos
• Jérémie Bréchet - Lyon

Out

• Goran Pandev - Lazio, €500, January^[7]
• Sérgio Conceição - Lazio
• Domenico Morfeo - Parma
• Luigi Di Biagio - Brescia
• Michele Serena - retired
• Nelson Vivas - River Plate
• Salvatore Ferraro - A.C. Milan, co-ownership
• Alessandro Livi - A.C. Milan, co-ownership
• Giuseppe Ticli - A.C. Milan, co-ownership
• Marco Varaldi - A.C. Milan, co-ownership
• Hernán Crespo - Chelsea, 26 August, £16,800,000^[8]

Loans in

• Luciano - Chievo, 8 July, 6 months^[9][10]
• Giacomo Bindi - Arezzo, season
• Simone Villanova - Cittadella, season

Loans out

• Ronny Toma - Legnano, season
• Matteo Deinite - Pergolettese, season
• Matteo Giordano - Castel di Sangro, season
• Nicola Napolitano - Spezia, season
• Mattia Altobelli - Spezia, season
• Wellington - Spezia, season
• Guly - Bologna, season
• Luca Franchini - Padova, season
• Goran Pandev - Ancona, season
• Gonzalo Sorondo - Standard Liège, season
• Stéphane Dalmat - Tottenham, season
• Nicola Beati - Triestina
• Mathieu Moreau - Spezia, season
• Mario Rebecchi - Genoa
• Isah Eliakwu - Parma
• Nicola Ventola - Siena
• Alessandro Potenza - Parma

Results

Serie A

Inter v Modena

1	Inter	2–0	Modena
	Vieri  86' Materazzi  90 + 1'

Siena v Inter

2	Siena	0–1	Inter
			Materazzi  29'

Inter v Sampdoria

3	Inter	0–0	Sampdoria

Udinese v Inter

4	Udinese	0–0	Inter

Inter v Milan

5	Inter	1–3	Milan
	Martins  79'		F. Inzaghi  39' Kaká  45' Shevchenko  77'

Brescia v Inter

6	Brescia	2–2	Inter
	R. Baggio  21' Caracciolo  49'		Cruz  62' Vieri  87' (pen.)

Inter v Roma

7	Inter	0–0	Roma

Chievo v Inter

8	Chievo	0–2	Inter
			Vieri  64' Recoba  67'

Inter v Ancona

9	Inter	3–0	Ancona
	Cruz  26' Materazzi  50' Vieri  80'

Inter v Reggina

10	Inter	6–0	Reggina
	Cannavaro  33' Martins  43' van der Meyde  49' Farinós  60' Cruz  66' Vieri  75'

Juventus v Inter

11	Juventus	1–3	Inter
	Montero  90'		Cruz  12, 70' Martins  76'

Inter v Perugia

12	Inter	2–1	Perugia
	Vieri  25, 80'		Tedesco  85'

Bologna v Inter

13	Bologna	0–2	Inter
			Martins  30' Recoba  39'

Lazio v Inter

14	Lazio	2–1	Inter
	Corradi  42' Zauri  82'		Vieri  30'

Inter v Lecce

15	Inter	3–1	Lecce
	Cruz  50' Córdoba  60' Vieri  85'		Bovo  3'

Parma v Inter

16	Parma	1–0	Inter
	E. Filippini  41'

Inter v Empoli

17	Inter	0–1	Empoli
			Rocchi  90'

Modena v Inter

18	Modena	1–1	Inter
	Makinwa  41'		Recoba  11'

Inter v Siena

19	Inter	4–0	Siena
	Recoba  22', 67' (pen.) Adriano  49, 78'

Sampdoria v Inter

20	Sampdoria	2–2	Inter
	Cipriani  56' Doni  85' (pen.)		Vieri  31, 79'

Inter v Udinese

21	Inter	1–2	Udinese
	Cruz  71'		Pinzi  51' Fava Passaro  66'

Milan v Inter

22	Milan	3–2	Inter
	Tomasson  56' Kaká  57' Seedorf  85'		Stanković  15' C. Zanetti  40'

Inter v Brescia

23	Inter	1–3	Brescia
	Stanković  48'		Caracciolo  68' Del Nero  73' Helveg  76' (o.g.)

Roma v Inter

24	Roma	4–1	Inter
	Cassano  45' Mancini  63, 90 + 4' Totti  89' (pen.)		Vieri  73'

Inter v Chievo

25	Inter	0–0	Chievo

Ancona v Inter

26	Ancona	0–2	Inter
			Recoba  61' Adani  70'

Reggina v Inter

27	Reggina	0–2	Inter
			Bonazzoli  42' (o.g.) Adriano  90 + 3'

Inter v Juventus

28	Inter	3–2	Juventus
	Martins  6' Vieri  45' (pen.) Stanković  47'		Kily González  25' (o.g.) Di Vaio  90 + 3'

Perugia v Inter

29	Perugia	2–3	Inter
	Di Francesco  50' Hübner  56'		Adriano  24, 86' Martins  88'

Inter v Bologna

30	Inter	4–2	Bologna
	Recoba  32' Cannavaro  53' Stanković  55' Martins  70'		Bellucci  67, 76'

Inter v Lazio

31	Inter	0–0	Lazio

Lecce v Inter

32	Lecce	2–1	Inter
	Tonetto  47' Bovo  70'		Adriano  36' (pen.)

Inter v Parma

33	Inter	1–0	Parma
	Adriano  62'

Empoli v Inter

34	Empoli	2–3	Inter
	Lucchini  18' Rocchi  83'		Adriano  45 + 1, 69' Recoba  65'

Top Scorers

• Christian Vieri 13
• Álvaro Recoba 8
• Adriano 7
• Julio Cruz 7
• Obafemi Martins 7
• Dejan Stanković 4

Sources

RSSSF - Italy 2003/04

Notes

1. Inter did not disclose the exact amount until they submitted an attached "Player identification table" into the 2008–09 statutory financial filing in CCIAA, which showed Adriano's value as €32.2 million and Dejan Stanković's as €6.165 million. According to old accounting standards, the €32.2 million consisted of €8.8 million the value of retained half, plus the bought back value actually paid to Parma, and other cost that could be capitalized (if any). Adriano plus Stanković matched the amount in Relazione sulla Gestione (Sports Report) of 2003–04 filing: €38,517,898, and the amount reported by La Repubblica for Adriano only (about €23 million).^[4]

References

1. http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/italy/2003-2004/seriea/inter.htm
2. "Meyde for success". UEFA.com. 29 August 2003. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
3. "JULIO CRUZ JOINS INTER". inter.it. 30 August 2003. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
4. "E alla fine è ufficiale Adriano torna all'Inter.". La Repubblica (in Italian). January 21, 2004. Retrieved September 18, 2012.
5. "Adriano returns to Inter". inter.it. January 21, 2004. Archived from the original on September 30, 2007. Retrieved August 22, 2007.
6. "Kily Gonzalez: "Sono felice e orgoglioso: Grazie alla gente dell'Inter"" [Kily Gonzalez: "I am happy and proud: Thanks to the people at Inter"] (in Italian). Inter's official website. 26 August 2003. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
7. FC Internazionale Milano SpA bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2004, PDF purchased from Italian C.C.I.A.A. (Italian)
8. "Chelsea sign Crespo". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 26 August 2003. Retrieved 15 May 2011.
9. "LUCIANO SIGNS FOR INTER". inter.it. 8 July 2007. Retrieved 2010-03-11.
10. "LUCIANO RETURNS TO CHIEVO". inter.it. 12 January 2004. Retrieved 2010-03-11.