After another disappointing season, Inter retained Giovanni Trapattoni and signed German footballers Brehme, a fullback, and Lothar Matthäus, a box-to-box midfielder, to strengthen the club.[1]
Inter targeted Rabah Madjer to be their first choice at centre-forward,[2] however, issues arose during Madjer's physical assessment so the team opted instead to acquire Ramón Díaz.[3] The new attacking partnership of Díaz and Aldo Serena proved to be consistent goal scorers for Inter.[4]
Alessandro Altobelli would depart the team, although Inter's performance was not critically impacted.[5][6]
Conversely, Inter dominated play in the domestic league,[10] with Inter able to stay unbeaten for almost half of the season. Fiorentina were the first to beat Inter, on matchday 17.[11] Following the defeat, a positive streak made the gap over rivals so large that Inter could celebrate the Scudetto on 28 May, after beating Napoli 2–1.[12] During the last month, with five games to spare, the side had collected 26 wins, six draws and two losses: the final amount was 58 points, a still-unbeaten record for Serie A with 18 teams and two points for a win.[13]
Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
