1962–63 Inter Milan season
# 1962–63 Inter Milan season

During the 1962-63 season Football Club Internazionale Milano competed in Serie A and Coppa Italia.

## Summary

Prior to the 1962–63 season, Helenio Herrera was confirmed despite a doping scandal. The main signing was Jair, signed after the World Cup from the Brazilian team.

Inter suffered a very poor start to the season: the side collected just seven points in the first seven games, winning only twice before beating six of eight of the next opponents. In early January they moved into second place, a point behind Juventus. The second half of the season marked a clear comeback, with 21 points earned until late April. With three games left, Inter won away due to Mazzola's goal: the next week Inter lost 3–0 by Roma, but stayed in first placed, due to Juventus' draw in Mantua. Inter ended with 49 points, four over Juventus and six over Milan. It was the first national title under Angelo Moratti's leadership, and the first in 10 years since 1952–53.

## Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| - | - | - | - |
| — | GK | ITA | Lorenzo Buffon |
| — | GK | ITA | Ottavio Bugatti |
| — | GK | ITA | Giovanni Ferretti |
| — | DF | ITA | Bruno Bolchi |
| — | DF | ITA | Tarcisio Burgnich |
| — | DF | ITA | Giacinto Facchetti |
| — | DF | ITA | Aristide Guarneri |
| — | DF | ITA | Spartaco Landini |
| — | DF | ITA | Armando Picchi |
| — | MF | ITA | Mario Corso |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | ITA | Enea Masiero |
| — | MF | ARG | Humberto Maschio |
| — | MF | ITA | Sandro Mazzola |
| — | MF | ESP | Luis Suárez |
| — | MF | ITA | Carlo Tagnin |
| — | MF | ITA | Franco Zaglio |
| — | FW | ITA | Mauro Bicicli |
| — | FW | ITA | Beniamino Di Giacomo |
| — | FW | BRA | Jair |

### Transfers

In :

| Pos. | Name | from |
| - | - | - |
| FW | Jair | Portuguesa |
| DF | Tarcisio Burgnich | Palermo |
| GK | Giovanni Ferretti | Reggiana |
| MF | Humberto Maschio | Atalanta |
| MF | Carlo Tagnin | Bari |
| FW | Beniamino Di Giacomo | Torino |

Out :

| Pos. | Name | To | Type |
| - | - | - | - |
| MF | Giorgio Dellagiovanna | Brescia | loan |
| FW | Lorenzo Bettini | Modena | |
| FW | Gerry Hitchens | Torino | |

## Competitions

### Serie A

**League table**

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Internazionale (C) | 34 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 56 | 20 | +36 | 49 | Qualification to European Cup |
| 2 | Juventus | 34 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 50 | 25 | +25 | 45 | Chosen for Inter-Cities Fairs Cup |
| 3 | Milan | 34 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 53 | 27 | +26 | 43 | Qualification to European Cup |
| 4 | Bologna | 34 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 58 | 39 | +19 | 42 | |
| 5 | Roma | 34 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 57 | 32 | +25 | 40 | Chosen for Inter-Cities Fairs Cup |

* ↑ Qualified as defending champions

**Results by round**

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ground | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H |
| Result | D | W | L | D | W | D | L | W | W | W | D | W | W | W | W | D | D | W | W | W | W | W | D | L | W | W | D | W | D | W | W | L | D | D |
| Position | 5 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |

## Statistics

### Players statistics

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | 1962-63 Serie A | 1962-63 Serie A |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| | GK | ITA | Buffon | 20 | -11 | 20 | -11 |
| | DF | ITA | Burgnich | 31 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| | DF | ITA | Facchetti | 31 | 4 | 31 | 4 |
| | DF | ITA | Guarneri | 34 | 0 | 34 | 0 |
| | DF | ITA | Picchi | 30 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| | MF | ITA | Corso | 30 | 8 | 30 | 8 |
| | MF | ITA | Mazzola | 23 | 10 | 23 | 10 |
| | MF | ITA | Zaglio | 21 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| | MF | ESP | Luis Suarez | 29 | 8 | 29 | 8 |
| | FW | ITA | Di Giacomo | 24 | 11 | 24 | 11 |
| | FW | BRA | Jair da Costa | 27 | 10 | 27 | 10 |
| | GK | ITA | Bugatti | 10 | -5 | 10 | -5 |
| | GK | ITA | Ferretti | 4 | -4 | 4 | -4 |
| | DF | ITA | Bolchi | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| | MF | ITA | Masiero | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| | MF | ARG | Maschio | 15 | 4 | 15 | 4 |
| | MF | ITA | Tagnin | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | FW | ITA | Bicicli | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Hitchens | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| | FW | ITA | Morbello | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| | FW | ITA | Bettini L. | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | MF | ITA | Dellagiovanna | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |

* Source: http://calcio-seriea.net/presenze/1962/545/
