In his first season as Inter head coach, Mourinho won theItalian Supercup, beatingRomaon penalties, [33] and finished top of Serie A. However, Inter were eliminated 2–0 on aggregate by Manchester United in the first knock-out round of the UEFA Champions League, and he also failed to win theCoppa Italia, being defeated 3–1 on aggregate bySampdoriain the semi-finals. [34] AsUEFAwas beginning to push the larger clubs in top leagues to play more homegrown players, Mourinho regularly played 18-year-old Italian forwardMario Balotelliand promoted academy defenderDavide Santonto the first team permanently — installing an Italian contingent into a team previously composed of mostly foreign players. Both teenagers played a part in the Scudetto-winning season and played enough games to earn their first senior trophy.
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