President Massimo Moratti Serie A 8th UEFA Champions League Quarter-finals | Stadium San Siro Coppa Italia Semi-finals | |
Head coach Luigi Simoni
(until 30 November 1998)
Mircea Lucescu
Luciano Castellini
Roy Hodgson (caretaker)
(from 5 May 1999) | ||
During the 1998–99 Italian football season, F.C. Internazionale Milano competed in Serie A.
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Season summary
Inter continued its increasingly frustrating run without the league title, which was extended to ten years following a chaotic season. Coach Luigi Simoni was fired when the side did not perform to the expected level, and the season saw a further three coaches trying to tame Inter without any success. Despite the chaos, the side managed to reach the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League, where it lost to eventual champions Manchester United.
Another worry was the injury problems affecting star striker Ronaldo, who only played in 19 of the 34 league matches (although in those 19 games he scored 14 goals).
After the season, Inter signed Christian Vieri from Lazio for a world-record transfer fee of £32 million to help out with the goalscoring, while successful ex-Juventus coach Marcello Lippi was appointed in the hope he could end Inter's title drought.
Squad
Squad at end of seasonNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Left club during season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.