F.C. Internazionale Milano

F.C. Internazionale Milano

Football Club Internazionale Milano, often referred to as Internazionale or simply Inter, is a professional Italian football club based in Milan, Italy. Outside Italy, the club is often called Inter Milan. They are the reigning FIFA Club World champions and Coppa Italia holders.Inter have always...

was the obvious favourite to retain its gifted title from 2005-06, especially with Juventus

Juventus F.C.

Juventus Football Club S.p.A. , commonly referred to as Juventus and colloquially as Juve , are a professional Italian association football club based in Turin, Piedmont...

 relegated and Milan

A.C. Milan

Associazione Calcio Milan, commonly referred to as A.C. Milan or simply Milan , is a professional Italian football club based in Milan, Lombardy, that plays in the Serie A. Milan was founded in 1899 by English lace-maker Herbert Kilpin and businessman Alfred Edwards among others...

 penalised with eight points. Its city rivals never really had any chance of catching up to that deficit to an improved Inter, which had signed Zlatan Ibrahimović

Zlatan Ibrahimovic

Zlatan Ibrahimović is a Swedish footballer who plays as a striker for Serie A club Milan and the Swedish national team for which he is captain....

, Patrick Vieira

Patrick Vieira

Patrick Vieira is a retired French footballer of Senegalese descent who is the Football Development Executive at Manchester City....

, Fabio Grosso

Fabio Grosso

Fabio Grosso, Ufficiale OMRI is an Italian World Cup-winning footballer who currently plays for Serie A club Juventus. Grosso is primarily a left wingback, but can also play as left back. He is also a free kick, penalty kick and corner kick specialist...

, Maicon and returnee striker Hernán Crespo

Hernán Crespo

Hernán Jorge Crespo is an Argentine footballer who plays for Parma in the Italian Serie A. Crespo has scored over 300 goals in a career spanning 18 years. His honors include an Olympic Games silver medal, a Copa Libertadores, an English Premier League title and three Scudettos. He was topscorer in...

.

During the season, Inter beat Roma

A.S. Roma

Associazione Sportiva Roma, commonly referred to as simply Roma, is a professional Italian football club based in Rome. Founded by a merger in 1927, Roma have participated in the top-tier of Italian football for all of their existence but one season in the early 50s...

's previous record of eleven consecutive wins set in the previous season. An amazing and possibly unrepeatable sequence landed at 17 consecutive winning matches, six more than what Roma had managed. In the other 21 fixtures, Inter took 46 points from 21 matches, and was never in trouble in the standings, setting a record of 97 points along the way.

During the season, president Giacinto Facchetti

Giacinto Facchetti

Giacinto Facchetti was an Italian football player. From January 2004 until his death, he was President of Internazionale, the club for which he played for his whole career during the 1960s and 1970s, playing 634 official games and scoring 75 goals. He played for the Internazionale team remembered...

 died of cancer

Cancer

Cancer , known medically as a malignant neoplasm, is a large group of different diseases, all involving unregulated cell growth. In cancer, cells divide and grow uncontrollably, forming malignant tumors, and invade nearby parts of the body. The cancer may also spread to more distant parts of the...

, with owner and ex-president Massimo Moratti

Massimo Moratti

Massimo Moratti is an Italian oil tycoon. He is the owner and President of Italian football team Football Club Internazionale Milano, and Chief Executive Officer of Saras S.p.A.-Life and career:...

 resuming his role, to which Facchetti had been the incumbent.

Goalkeepers

• 01.  Francesco Toldo
• 12.  Júlio César
  Júlio César Soares Espíndola
  Júlio César Soares de Espíndola , commonly known as simply Júlio César, is a Brazilian footballer who currently plays as a goalkeeper for Internazionale of the Italian Serie A...
  
  
• 21.  Paolo Orlandoni
  Paolo Orlandoni
  Paolo Orlandoni is an Italian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper. He is currently the third goalkeeper for Internazionale.-Career:...
  
  
• 79.   Fabián Carini
  Fabián Carini
  Héctor Fabián Carini Hernández is a Uruguayan football goalkeeper who plays for C.A. Peñarol in the Primera División from Uruguay.- Career :...
  
  

Defenders

• 02.  Iván Córdoba
• 04.    Javier Zanetti
  Javier Zanetti
  Javier Adelmar Zanetti is an Argentine footballer who plays for Serie A club Inter. Javier Zanetti has played for Inter since 1995, taking the captain's armband from 29 August 1999. Known for his versatility, he is adept on both the left and right wing, having played on both flanks as a fullback...
  
   (captain)
• 11.  Fabio Grosso
  Fabio Grosso
  Fabio Grosso, Ufficiale OMRI is an Italian World Cup-winning footballer who currently plays for Serie A club Juventus. Grosso is primarily a left wingback, but can also play as left back. He is also a free kick, penalty kick and corner kick specialist...
  
  
• 13.  Maicon
• 16.    Nicolás Burdisso
  Nicolás Burdisso
  Nicolás Andrés Burdisso is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a central or right defender for A.S. Roma. He also holds European Union nationality.-Boca Juniors:...
  
  
• 17.  Francesco Coco
  Francesco Coco
  Francesco Coco is a retired Italian football defender.-Club:Coco spent the majority of his club career with the Milan clubs; first with A.C. Milan between 1993 and 2002 and later with F.C. Internazionale between 2002 and 2007. He also had several loan spells with Vicenza Calcio, Torino F.C. and...
  
  
• 23.  Marco Materazzi
  Marco Materazzi
  Marco Materazzi , is an Italian footballer who plays as a defender, and is currently a free agent.At the beginning of his career, Materazzi played with various Italian teams in Serie B and Serie C, and with Premier League side Everton. He spent two periods with Perugia and signed for...
  
  
• 25.   Spain Walter Samuel
  Walter Samuel
  Walter Adrián Samuel is an Argentine footballer who currently plays for Internazionale. Throughout his career he has been regarded as one of football's toughest defenders, with team-mate and Inter captain Javier Zanetti referring to him as the "hardest player" he has played with.Having been gifted...
  
  
• 36.  Simone Fautario
  Simone Fautario
  Simone Fautario is an Italian football left-back. He currently plays for Frosinone, on loan from Como.-Biography:...
  
  
• 51.  Leonardo Bonucci
  Leonardo Bonucci
  Leonardo Bonucci is an Italian footballer who plays as a defender for Serie A club Juventus and the Italian national team.-Internazionale:Bonucci started his career at Viterbese but was loaned to Internazionale in the summer of 2005. He played a number of pre-season friendlies for Inter first team...
  
  
• 77.  Marco Andreolli
  Marco Andreolli
  Marco Andreolli is an Italian footballer who plays for Serie A club Chievo Verona. Andreolli has previously played for Internazionale and Roma.-Club career:...
  
  

Midfielders

• 05. Dejan Stanković
  Dejan Stankovic
  Dejan Stanković is a Serbian association football player who plays for the Italian Serie A side Inter. He captained the Serbian national football team until 2011, when he announced his retirement from international football...
  
  
• 06.  Maxwell
  Maxwell Cabelino Andrade
  Maxwell Scherrer Cabelino Andrade , commonly known as Maxwell, is a Brazilian footballer who currently plays for Spanish La Liga club FC Barcelona...
  
  
• 07.  Luís Figo
  Luís Figo
  Luís Filipe Madeira Caeiro Figo, OIH, is a Portuguese former international footballer. He played as a midfielder for Sporting CP, FC Barcelona, Real Madrid, and Internazionale, during a career which spanned over a period of 20 years. He retired from football on 31 May 2009...
  
  
• 14.  Patrick Vieira
  Patrick Vieira
  Patrick Vieira is a retired French footballer of Senegalese descent who is the Football Development Executive at Manchester City....
  
  
• 15.  Olivier Dacourt
• 19.    Esteban Cambiasso
  Esteban Cambiasso
  Esteban Matías Cambiasso Deleau , nicknamed "Cuchu" , is an Argentine football midfielder who plays for Italian Serie A club Internazionale....
  
  
• 21.    Santiago Solari
  Santiago Solari
  Santiago Hernán Solari Poggio is a retired Argentine professional football player.-Career:El Indiecito. Solari played for Newell's Old Boys, local amateur Renato Cesarini and attended Richard Stockton College playing one season before moving to Buenos Aires' CA River Plate in 1996...
  
  
• 47.  Francesco Bolzoni
  Francesco Bolzoni
  Francesco Bolzoni in Lodi is an Italian footballer who plays for Serie A club Siena.-Club career:Bolzoni started out at San Colombano al Lambro before joining Inter's academy. Bolzoni has played for every academy team from the Esordienti to the Primavera .During the season 2006–2007, Bolzoni was...
  
  
• 50.  Ibrahim Maaroufi
  Ibrahim Maaroufi
  Ibrahim Maaroufi is a Moroccan football midfielder who is currently attached to Racing Mechelen. He has represented both Morocco U-23's and Belgium U-21's at international level...
  
  
• 91.    Mariano González
  Mariano González
  Mariano Nicolás González is an Argentine footballer who plays for Estudiantes de La Plata. He can operate as both an attacking midfielder or a winger.-Club career:...
  
  
• 00.    Tijani Belaid
  Tijani Belaid
  Tijani Belaid is a French-born Tunisian international footballer who plays for APOEL as a midfielder.-Club career:Born in Paris, Île-de-France, Belaid started his career at Paris FC, close to his birthplace. In 2004, he signed for Internazionale's Primavera side...
  
  
• 00.  Jonathan Biabiany
  Jonathan Biabiany
  Jonathan Ludovic Biabiany is a French footballer who currently plays as a winger or striker for Serie A club Parma on loan from Sampdoria.-Youth career:...
  
  
• 00.  Abdoulaye Diarra
  Abdoulaye Diarra
  Abdoulaye Diarra is an Ivorian footballer who currently plays for UTA Arad, as Attacking Midfielder or Forward.-Internazionale:...
  
  
• 00.  Attila Filkor
  Attila Filkor
  Attila Filkor is a Hungarian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Livorno.- Early career :Born in Budapest, Filkor started playing football with local side MTK, before joining Maltese club Pièta Hotspurs on 24 August 2006 on free transfer.- Internazionale :But on 25 August 2006,...
  
  

Attackers

• 08.  Zlatan Ibrahimović
  Zlatan Ibrahimovic
  Zlatan Ibrahimović is a Swedish footballer who plays as a striker for Serie A club Milan and the Swedish national team for which he is captain....
  
  
• 09.    Julio Cruz
  Julio Ricardo Cruz
  Julio Ricardo Cruz is a former Argentine footballer.-Early career:A tall, physical striker at , Cruz started his career with Banfield in 1993. He moved to River Plate in 1996.-Feyenoord:...
  
  
• 10.  Adriano
  Adriano Leite Ribeiro
  Adriano Leite Ribeiro , commonly known as simply Adriano, is a Brazilian footballer who played striker who currently plays for Corinthians...
  
  
• 18.    Hernán Crespo
  Hernán Crespo
  Hernán Jorge Crespo is an Argentine footballer who plays for Parma in the Italian Serie A. Crespo has scored over 300 goals in a career spanning 18 years. His honors include an Olympic Games silver medal, a Copa Libertadores, an English Premier League title and three Scudettos. He was topscorer in...
  
  
• 20.    Álvaro Recoba
  Álvaro Recoba
  Álvaro Alexander Recoba Rivero , nicknamed "El Chino", is a Uruguayan footballer currently playing for Primera División Uruguaya side Club Nacional de Football...
  
  
• 45.  Mario Balotelli
  Mario Balotelli
  Mario Balotelli is an Italian footballer who plays as a striker for English team Manchester City and the Italian national team.He started his professional football career at Lumezzane and only played for the first team twice before having an unsuccessful trial at FC Barcelona, and subsequently...
  
  
• 61.  Goran Slavkovski
  Goran Slavkovski
  Goran Slavkovski is a Macedonian–Swedish footballer who is currently unattached.-Club career:He was nicknamed earlier in his career as "Ibrahimović II", because of his similar stature and style of play with Ibrahimović, and playing for FBK Balkan and Malmö FF.-Internazionale:Slavkovski made his...
  
  
• 99.  Lampros Choutos
  Lampros Choutos
  Lampros Choutos is a Greek footballer who plays as a striker.During his career, he played equal periods of time in his country and Italy.-Early years:...
  
  

Results by round

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Matches

Topscorers

Zlatan Ibrahimović

Zlatan Ibrahimovic

Zlatan Ibrahimović is a Swedish footballer who plays as a striker for Serie A club Milan and the Swedish national team for which he is captain....

 15 Hernán Crespo

Hernán Crespo

Hernán Jorge Crespo is an Argentine footballer who plays for Parma in the Italian Serie A. Crespo has scored over 300 goals in a career spanning 18 years. His honors include an Olympic Games silver medal, a Copa Libertadores, an English Premier League title and three Scudettos. He was topscorer in...

 13 Marco Materazzi

Marco Materazzi

Marco Materazzi , is an Italian footballer who plays as a defender, and is currently a free agent.At the beginning of his career, Materazzi played with various Italian teams in Serie B and Serie C, and with Premier League side Everton. He spent two periods with Perugia and signed for...

 10 Julio Cruz

Julio Ricardo Cruz

Julio Ricardo Cruz is a former Argentine footballer.-Early career:A tall, physical striker at , Cruz started his career with Banfield in 1993. He moved to River Plate in 1996.-Feyenoord:...

 7 Dejan Stanković

Dejan Stankovic

Dejan Stanković is a Serbian association football player who plays for the Italian Serie A side Inter. He captained the Serbian national football team until 2011, when he announced his retirement from international football...

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Sources

| RSSSF - Italy 2006/07