Ku qor sii wadida faqradan - 2 Juun 2008, Inter waxay ku dhawaaqday boggooda rasmiga ah inay u magacawday tababarihii hore ee Porto iyo Chelsea José Mourinho inuu noqdo tababare cusub, iyadoo Giuseppe Baresi uu noqon doono kaaliyihiisa. Tani waxay ka dhigtay Mourinho tababaraha kaliya ee ajnabiga ah ee ku sugan Talyaaniga bilowga xilli ciyaareedka 2008/09. Mourinho wuxuu kaliya ku daray seddex ciyaartoy oo kale inta lagu gudajiray suuqa kala iibsiga xagaaga ee 2008 qaab Mancini, Sulley Muntari, iyo Ricardo Quaresma. Xilli ciyaareedkii ugu horreeyay ee Mourinho uu tababare ka yahay Inter, "Nerazzurri" ayaa ku guuleystay Super Cup-ka Talyaaniga
iyo horyaalkii afaraad oo isku xigta, si kastaba ha noqotee, waxaa sidoo kale laga saaray Champions League wareegga koowaad ee ganaaxa markii saddexaad oo isku xigta, isagoo ka badiyay Manchester United. Markii ay ku guuleysteen horyaalka markii afaraad oo isku xigta, Inter waxay ku biireen Torino iyo Juventus oo ah kooxihii kaliya ee sidan sameeya iyo kii ugu horreeyay ee fuliya guushaan 60kii sano ee la soo dhaafay.