Inter Milan currently compete in Serie A, the top flight of English football. Inter finished a disappointing 9th in the table so the 18 times Italian champions will be looking to improve going into the 2013/14 season. They will be looking to get themselves back into the Champions League qualification places.

Current

Inter Milan had a relatively poor 2012/13 season compared to their usually high standards. The club won as many games as they lost in league competition, finishing 9th, so will certainly need to improve in the coming season. They did however reached the semi finals of the Coppa Italia, but lost to eventual runners up Roma. In European competition, Inter Milan reached the last 16 of the Europa League, being eliminated by Tottenham Hotspur.

Top scorer for Inter last season was Rodrigo Palacio with 12 goals, he also contributed 5 assists throughout the season. For Inter to improve they will need the Argentinian forward to continue his form as well as improving. In order to increase their fire power, Inter have brought in Ishak Belfodil from Parma. The 21 year old joined Inter for around £6 million with Antonio Cassano going the other way. In an attempt to improve their defence ahead of the 2013/14 season, Inter Milan have brought in Matias Silvestre for £5m as well as resigning former youth player Marco Andreolli

Inter Milan are now managed by Walter Mazzarri after Andrea Stramaccioni was sacked due to poor performance in the 2012/13 season. Mazzarri joins Inter from Napoli where he had a very successful spell. Under his management Napoli improve to be finishing in the top four of Serie A. He also helped Napoli to gain Champions League qualification. He left Napoli having lead them to a 2nd place finish at the end of last season.

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Rivals

Inter Milan’s biggest rivals are AC Milan. The Milan derby is not only considered one of the buggest derbies in Italy but also one of the biggest in the world. Both of the team have won the Italian first division 18 times. The two teams share the San Siro stadium in Milan as for their home games.

Stadium

Inter Milan play their home games at the San Siro. The ground can hold up to 80,000 people and was opened in 1926. Inter Milan share the San Siro with their big city rivals, AC Milan.

Inter Milan – 2012/2013

Internazionale is also known as Inter Milan by many outside Italy, they are renowned to be one of the best teams in the world. Inter has won a total of 18 league titles, including 5 successive league titles from 2005 to 2010. Since 2010 however, Inter have been struggling and have had 5 managers in the space of 2 years as they look to win another Scudetto.

Having finished 6th in Serie A last season under Claudio Ranieri, Inter departed from him and appointed Stramaccioni. Current top goal scorer is Antonio Cassano who Inter signed from AC Milan this summer. Inter needs to rebuild a Serie A winning side, after the loss of a few of the older players, including Lucio and Cordoba. Inter are currently lying in third place behind Juventus and Napoli, with 12 points from 6 games. The past five years have proved Moratti is not scared of changing his manager, and Stramaccioni will need to have a successful season if he is going to hold on to his job.

AC Milan plays their home games at the San Siro, the biggest stadium in Italy with a capacity of 80,000. The stadium is shared with rival Inter Milan. The “Derby della Madonnina” against Inter can be recommended to any football fan.

History

Inter was founded in March 1908 after breaking from Milan Cricket and Football club. Many Italians and Swiss were unhappy about the domination of Italians in the team and so broke away to form Internazionale. The name derives from the owners wanting foreign players as well as Italians playing for their team. The club had immediate success winning the Scudetto (championship) in 1910 and their second in 1920. Their captain and coach of the first win, Fossati, was killed in the 1st World War. Milan survived by winning two survival play-offs to stay in the top division in 1922, and to this day still boast their 100% record for playing in the top flight since the founding of the club.

Their first Copa Italia was won in 1938-39, a team led by the great Guiseppe Meazza. Meazza was such a legend that the San Siro is officially named after the great player. In 1953 and 1954 Inter went on to win their sixth and seventh titles. In 1960 Helenio Herrera joined from Barcelona and transformed Inter into one of the best teams in Europe. He finished first in his third season in charge and then followed with back to back European Titles. The 90’s proved to be disappointing and without any real direction in the club however did win three UEFA Cup victories in this era.