2013–14 Inter Milan season explained

The 2013–14 season was Football Club Internazionale Milano's 105th in existence and 98th consecutive season in the top flight of Italian football. The team competed in Serie A and the Coppa Italia, finishing fifth in the league and qualifying for the 2014–15 UEFA Europa League.

Season overview

On 24 May 2013, five days after the conclusion of the season, head coach Andrea Stramaccioni was fired^[2] and replaced by Walter Mazzarri.^[3] The June begun with Inter announcing the new one-year contract renewals of veterans Javier Zanetti and Walter Samuel.^[4] Players such as Tommaso Rocchi and Walter Gargano left the club after their respective contract expired.^[5] Antonio Cassano was sold at Parma for an undisclosed fee,^[6] while Giulio Donati and Luca Caldirola were sold in Germany respectively to Bayer Leverkusen and Werder Bremen.^{[7] [8]} On 2 July, Inter and Deutsche Bank sign a partnership agreement, with Deutsche Bank becoming the club's new top sponsor.^[9]

The club was very active during the summer transfer window, notably acquiring the signings of Hugo Campagnaro, Ishak Belfodil, Mauro Icardi and Marco Andreolli, with the latter returning after six years.^{[10] [11]} Dejan Stanković left the club after nine years by terminating his contract a year early by mutual consent, while youngsters Marco Benassi and Francesco Bardi signed contract extensions with the club, keeping them at Inter until 30 June 2017; they also went on loan at Livorno for the upcoming season. Backup goalkeeper Juan Pablo Carrizo also signed a new two-year contract.^[12]

Without European football as a distraction, Inter finished the season in fifth place^[13] qualifying for the Europa League: on September 22, Inter achieved its largest away win in Serie A beating Sassuolo 7–0.^[14] Inter managed to break some records, such as most goals scored in away games (35) and goals scored by defenders (16): in opposition, it had collected the most home draws (9) and fewest penalty kicks. In November 2013, Indonesian businessman Erick Thohir was elected as new Inter president, replacing Massimo Moratti, who remained as honorary president.^{[15] [16]}

This season was the last for Javier Zanetti (who made his debut in 1995, becoming captain in 1999), Esteban Cambiasso (who had played for Inter since 2004), Walter Samuel (signed in 2005), Cristian Chivu (signed in 2007) and Diego Milito (who arrived in 2009, just prior to Inter's treble-winning 2009–10 season).^[17]

Players

Squad information

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Squad no.	Name	Nationality	Position	Date of birth (age)
Goalkeepers
1	Samir Handanović		GK	30 June 2014
12	Luca Castellazzi		GK	30 June 2014
30	Juan Pablo Carrizo		GK	30 June 2014
Defenders
2			RB/RM	30 June 2014
4	Javier Zanetti (Captain)		RB/CM/RM	30 June 2014
5	Juan Jesus		CB/LB	30 June 2014
6	Marco Andreolli		CB	30 June 2014
14			CB/RB	30 June 2014
18	Wallace		RB/RM/RW	30 June 2014
23	Andrea Ranocchia		CB	30 June 2014
25	Walter Samuel		CB	10 July 2008
26	Cristian Chivu		LB/CB/DM	10 July 2008
31	Álvaro Pereira		LB/LM	30 June 2014
33	Danilo D'Ambrosio		RB/LB/CB	30 June 2014
35	Rolando		CB	30 June 2014
54	Isaar Donkor		CB	30 June 2014
55	Yuto Nagatomo		RB/LB	30 June 2014
Midfielders
10	Mateo Kovačić		CM/AM/DM	30 June 2014
11	Ricky Álvarez		AM/SS/CM	30 June 2014
13	Fredy Guarín		CM/DM/AM	30 June 2014
16	Gaby Mudingayi		DM/CM	30 June 2014
17	Zdravko Kuzmanović		CM	30 June 2014
19	Esteban Cambiasso		DM/CM/CB	30 June 2014
20	Rubén Botta		AM/SS/LW	30 June 2014
21	Saphir Taïder		CM/DM/AM	30 June 2014
77	McDonald Mariga		DM/CM	30 June 2014
88	Hernanes		AM/CM/DM	30 June 2014
90	Patrick Olsen		DM/CM/AM	30 June 2014
Forwards
7	Ishak Belfodil		FW/LW/SS	30 June 2014
8	Rodrigo Palacio		FW/SS	30 June 2014
9	Mauro Icardi		FW	30 June 2014
22	Diego Milito		FW	30 June 2014
97	Federico Bonazzoli		FW	30 June 2014

Pre-season and friendlies

International Champions Cup

See main article: 2013 International Champions Cup.

Other friendlies

Competitions

Serie A

See main article: 2013–14 Serie A.

Matches

Coppa Italia

See main article: 2013–14 Coppa Italia.

Statistics

Appearances and goals

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Squad statistics

	League	Cup	Total Stats
Games played	38	3	41
Games won	15	2	17
Games drawn	15	0	15
Games lost	8	1	9
Goals scored	62	7	69
Goals conceded	39	3	42
Goal difference	23	4	27
Clean sheets	15	1	16
Goal by Substitute	5	0	5
Total shots	–	–	–
Shots on target	–	–	–
Corners	–	–	–
Players used	28	27	–
Offsides	–	–	–
Fouls suffered	–	–	–
Fouls committed	–	–	–
Yellow cards	72	4	76
Red cards	3	–	3

Notes and References

1. Web site: Statistiche Spettatori Serie A 2013-2014 Attendance Statistics of Serie A (1st Div) 2013-2014 Fiorentina,Inter,Inter,Lazio,Milan,. www.stadiapostcards.com.
2. News: INTER, IL GIORNO DI STRAMACCIONI. Inter, the day of Stramaccioni. Sport Mediaset. Italian. 27 March 2012. 28 March 2012.
3. News: FC Internazionale club statement. inter.it. 24 May 2013. 25 May 2013. 7 June 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130607114237/http://www.inter.it/en/news/42915. dead.
4. Web site: Walter Samuel signs a new one-year deal at Inter Milan. Sky Sports. 13 June 2014. 25 June 2018.
5. News: TOMMASO ROCCHI SALUTA L’INTER. Tommaso Rocchi greets Inter. CanaleInter.it. Italian. 30 June 2013. 30 June 2013. https://archive.today/20130701075416/http://www.canaleinter.it/news/tommaso-rocchi-saluta-linter-94449. 2013-07-01. dead.
6. News: Cassano leaves Inter for Parma. Goal.com. Stefan Coerts. 3 July 2013. 3 July 2013.
7. Web site: Bayer 04 sign Giulio Donati. Bayer 04 Leverkusen. 21 June 2013. 11 August 2013.
8. News: Transfer fix! Vier-Jahresvertrag für Luca Caldirola. Werder Bremen. German. 26 June 2013. 11 June 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140714205322/http://www.werder.de/de/profis/news/45021.php. 2014-07-14. dead.
9. News: INTER AND DEUTSCHE BANK SIGN PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT. CanaleInter.it. 2 July 2013. 2 July 2013.
10. News: ANDREOLLI: "PROUD AND HAPPY TO BE BACK". inter.it. 8 July 2013. 26 July 2013. 12 July 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130712022320/http://www.inter.it/en/news/43087. dead.
11. News: Inter, presentazione Andreolli: "Essere tornato a casa è un motivo di orgoglio". Interlive.it. Italian. 12 July 2013. 26 July 2013.
12. Web site: L'INTER E J. PABLO CARRIZO INSIEME FINO AL 2015. Inter and Pablo Carrizo together until 2015. inter.it. Italian. 5 July 2013. 14 October 2014. 19 October 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141019001752/http://www.inter.it/it/news/62831. dead.
13. Web site: Inter 4-1 Lazio. inter.it. 10 May 2014. 13 May 2014.
14. News: Sassuolo 0–7 Inter: Nerazzurri storm to rampant win. Goal.com. 22 September 2013. 2 November 2014.
15. Web site: FC Internazionale Milano SpA signs an agreement to open capital to new investors. inter.it. 15 October 2013. 23 May 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150523033918/http://www.inter.it/en/news/43937. dead.
16. Web site: Inter, Thohir nuovo presidente nerazzurro. Massimo Moratti sarà presidente onorario. Inter, Thohir the new blackandblue president. Massimo Moratti will be the honorary president. Corriere della Sera. Italian. 15 November 2013.
17. Web site: Chievo-Inter 2-1: Obinna entra e guasta l'addio degli 'eroi del triplete'. Chievo-Inter 2-1: Obinna enters and spoils the farewell of the 'heroes of triplete'. Repubblica.it. Italian. Gianluca Strocchi. 18 May 2014. 20 July 2018.
18. Web site: F.C. Internazionale Milano - Official Website.
19. Web site: Inter 2013–14 season. inter.it. 18 August 2013.