2011–12 Inter Milan season


The 2011–12 season was Football Club Internazionale Milano's 103th in existence and 96th consecutive season in the top flight of Italian football. The team competed for the 10th consecutive season in the Champions League, breaking a record for Italian clubs.

Season overview

bets on Gian Piero Gasperini, the coach who in 2009 led Genoa to a comeback in UEFA competitions after 20 years. Other hopes have the faces and names of Ricky Álvarez - a winger - and Diego Forlán, a centre-forward bought in order to replace Samuel Eto'o, flown in Russia. Gasperini makes his official debut in Supercoppa Italiana, losing 2–1 to Milan and wasting the only seasonal chance to win a trophy. He is sacked in late September, due to a bad start in domestic league: Inter is defeated by Palermo and Novara, collecting just a draw with Roma.
Claudio Ranieri takes his place, but is not - at least in first weeks - luckier. Inter wins for the first time at home in October, beating Chievo 1–0. Between December 2011 and January 2012, anyway, the side manages to get a notable comeback: it includes 7 consecutive wins in league, and 8 overall. When this streak is stopped, however, Inter goes on the other extreme and, from 25 January to March 4, never wins a game. In the match against Catania Nerazzurri are losing 2–0 when, encouraged by their fans, manage to recover the gap for a 2–2 final. In the next matchday, the side returns to win: once again, Chievo is the «victim». Ranieri bursts into tears after the match, tears that will be of pain when - 4 days after - Olympique Marseille knocks Inter out of Champions League. Ranieri leads the team for other only 2 matches, being sacked after the 2–0 suffered from Juventus: it was the first derby of Italy hosted in Juventus Stadium. The third, and last, seasonal coach is Andrea Stramaccioni : collecting 17 points in 9 final games, he manages to reach a sixth place and the preliminaries of Europa League as result of a hard season.

Kit

TypeShirtShortsSocksInfo
HomeBlack / BlueBlackBlack
Home Alt.Black / BlueWhiteWhiteSerie A, Match 2, September 11 against Palermo
Home Alt. 2Black / BlueWhiteBlackSerie A, Match 16, December 18 against Cesena
Home Alt. 3Black / BlueBlackWhite2011 Supercoppa Italiana, August 6 against Milan
AwayWhiteWhiteWhite
AwayWhiteBlackWhiteSerie A, Match 5, September 24 against Bologna

Transfers

Summer

In

No.Pos.NameMoving FromType of TransferEndsNotesTransfer feeSource
9CF Diego Forlán Atlético MadridFull ownership2013N/A€5,000,000
16DF Luca Caldirola PrimaveraPromoted20??N/AFree
48MF Lorenzo Crisetig PrimaveraPromoted2014N/AFree
55DF Yuto Nagatomo CesenaPermanent move2016Transfer fee plus co-ownership of Caldirola and Garritano€4,500,000
30FW Luc Castaignos FeyenoordFull ownership2016N/A€1,500,000
33GK Emiliano Viviano BolognaCo-ownership solvedN/AN/A€4,100,000
11MF Ricky Álvarez Vélez SársfieldFull ownership2016N/A€11,900,000
42DF Jonathan SantosFull ownership2015N/A€5,000,000
18MF Andrea Poli SampdoriaLoan2012Option to buy€1,000,000
28FW Mauro Zárate LazioLoan2013Option to buy€2,700,000

Out

Pos.NameMoving toType of TransferNotesTransfer feeSource
DF Marco MaterazziRetirementContract TerminationSummerFree
MF Houssine Kharja GenoaLoan endedSummerFree
DF Nelson RivasN/AContract TerminationSummerFree
FW David Suazo CataniaEnd of contractSummerFree
FW Victor Obinna Lokomotiv MoscowEnd of contractSummerFree
DF Cristiano Biraghi Juve StabiaLoanSummerFree
MF McDonald Mariga Real SociedadLoanSummer€1,500,000
FW Goran Pandev NapoliLoanSummer€1,500,000
DF Davide Santon Newcastle UnitedFull ownershipSummer€5,650,000
FW Samuel Eto'o Anzhi MakhachkalaTransferFull ownership€27,000,000

In/Out

No.Pos.NameMoving FromTransfer 1Transfer fee 1Moving ToTransfer 2Transfer fee 2Source
-GK Vid Belec CrotoneLoan returnFree CrotoneLoanFree
-FW Aiman Napoli ModenaLoan returnFree Juve StabiaLoanFree

Total spending: €35,700,000
Total income: €35,650,000
Net Income: €50,000

Winter

In

No.Pos.NameMoving FromType of TransferEndsNotesTransfer feeSource
13MF Fredy Guarín PortoLoan, option to buyN/AN/A€1,500,000
17MF Angelo Palombo SampdoriaLoan, option to buyN/AN/A€1,000,000
40DF Juan Jesus InternacionalFull ownershipN/AN/A€3,800,000

Total spending: €6,300,000

Out

Pos.NameMoving toType of TransferNotesTransfer feeSource
DF Jonathan ParmaLoanN/AUndisclosed
GK Emiliano Viviano PalermoCo-ownershipN/AFree
MF Philippe Coutinho EspanyolLoanN/AFree
MF Sulley Muntari MilanLoanN/AFree
MF Thiago Motta Paris Saint-GermainTransferN/A€11,500,000

Total income: €11,500,000
Net Income: €5,200,000
Season Net Income: €5,150,000

Awards

; Individual
PlayerNat.AwardSource
Samuel Eto'oGolden Foot '11
Javier ZanettiGolden Foot '11

italic: nominated

Players

Squad information

Youth Squad Players">Inter Milan Youth Sector">Youth Squad Players

Club

Non-playing staff

Pre-season and friendlies

Competitions

Overview

Serie A

League table

Results summary

Results by round

Matches

Kickoff times are in CET.

Coppa Italia

Round of 16

Quarter-finals

Supercoppa Italiana

UEFA Champions League

Group stage

Knockout phase

Round of 16

Statistics

Appearances and goals

! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Goalkeepers
! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Defenders
! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Midfielders
! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Forwards
! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Players transferred out during the season

Goalscorers

Last updated: 13 May 2012

Injuries during the season

DatePlayerInjuryEstimated Return DateSource
23 July 2011 Emiliano VivianoComplete lesion of anterior cruciate ligament in left knee.January 2012
24 July 2011 Luca CastellazziBlunt force trauma.August 2011
7 September 2011 Thiago MottaPulled hamstring in left thigh.September 2011

Last updated: July 30, 2011