1963–64 Inter Milan season
# 1963–64 Inter Milan season

## Season

Inter made their debut in the European Cup, due to the Scudetto won last year. Their first match was in Everton, resulting in a goalless draw. Jair, in the retour match, became the first scorer of the club in this competition. In the following rounds, Inter beat in order: Monaco (4–1 aggregate), Partizan Beograd (4–1) and Borussia Dortmund (4–2).

In the final, Inter faced off with Real Madrid who had defeated Milan (qualified as the reigning champion) in the quarter-finals. Some key men of the Spanish side, like Puskás and Di Stéfano, were about to turn 40 years old but had still wishes to win. Near the end of the first half, Sandro Mazzola scored with a shot from 25 metres. During the second half, Milani scored the goal to go up by two after Vicente's mistake. Felo marked the only point for Real Madrid, before Mazzola signed the final 3–1. Inter won the trophy in its first attempt, conquering – at the same time – its first European honour. Four days later, Inter ended the domestic league equal with Bologna at 54 points. It led, for the only time in Serie A history, to a tie-break for the awarding of the Italian title: Bologna won 2–0, qualifying for the 1964–65 European Cup, in which Inter was admitted as defending champion.

## Squad

Squad at the end of the season

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 | Ottavio Bugatti |
| — | DF | ITA | Tarcisio Burgnich |
| — | FW | ITA | Renato Cappellini |
| — | FW | ITA | Nicola Ciccolo |
| — | DF | ITA | Sergio Codognato |
| — | MF | ITA | Mario Corso |
| — | FW | BRA | Jair |
| — | FW | ITA | Beniamino Di Giacomo |
| — | DF | ITA | Giacinto Facchetti |
| — | DF | ITA | Aristide Guarneri |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | DF | ITA | Spartaco Landini |
| — | MF | ITA | Enea Masiero |
| — | MF | ITA | Sandro Mazzola |
| — | FW | ITA | Aurelio Milani |
| — | FW | ITA | Bruno Petroni |
| — | DF | ITA | Armando Picchi |
| — | GK | ITA | Giuliano Sarti |
| — | MF | ESP | Luis Suárez |
| — | MF | FRG | Horst Szymaniak |
| — | MF | ITA | Carlo Tagnin |
| — | DF | ITA | Franco Zaglio |

### Transfers

In :

| Pos. | Name | from |
| - | - | - |
| GK | Giuliano Sarti | Fiorentina |
| DF | Sergio Codognato | |
| DF | Spartaco Landini | |
| FW | Horst Szymaniak | Catania |
| FW | Renato Cappellini | |
| FW | Nicola Ciccolo | Hellas Verona |
| FW | Bruno Petroni | Catania |

Out :

| Pos. | Name | To |
| - | - | - |
| GK | Lorenzo Buffon | Fiorentina |
| FW | Lorenzo Bettini | Modena |
| FW | Gerry Hitchens | Torino |
| FW | Humberto Maschio | Fiorentina |

## Competitions

### Serie A

**League table**

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Bologna (C) | 34 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 54 | 18 | +36 | 54 | Qualification to European Cup |
| 2 | Internazionale | 34 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 54 | 21 | +33 | 54 | Qualification to European Cup |
| 3 | Milan | 34 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 58 | 28 | +30 | 51 | Chosen for Inter-Cities Fairs Cup |
| 4 | Fiorentina | 34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 43 | 27 | +16 | 38 | Chosen for Inter-Cities Fairs Cup |
| 4 | Juventus | 34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 49 | 37 | +12 | 38 | Chosen for Inter-Cities Fairs Cup |

* ↑ Inter qualified as defending champions.
* ↑ After the title tie-breaker with Bologna (2–0).

**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 | 35 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ground | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | H | A | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A |
| Result | W | L | W | W | W | D | W | W | D | W | W | D | L | W | W | L | W | D | W | W | D | D | W | W | W | D | W | W | W | W | W | D | W | W | L |
| Position | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |

## Statistics

### Players statistics

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | 1963-64 Serie A | 1963-64 Serie A |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| | GK | ITA | Giuliano Sarti | 30 | -21 | 30 | -21 |
| | DF | ITA | Tarcisio Burgnich | 33 | 0 | 33 | 0 |
| | DF | ITA | Aristide Guarneri | 32 | 1 | 32 | 1 |
| | DF | ITA | Armando Picchi | 28 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
| | DF | ITA | Giacinto Facchetti | 32 | 4 | 32 | 4 |
| | MF | ITA | Mario Corso | 28 | 6 | 28 | 6 |
| | MF | ITA | Sandro Mazzola | 29 | 9 | 29 | 9 |
| | MF | ESP | Luis Suárez Miramontes | 26 | 3 | 26 | 3 |
| | MF | ITA | Carlo Tagnin | 20 | 1 | 20 | 1 |
| | FW | BRA | Jair da Costa | 30 | 12 | 30 | 12 |
| | FW | ITA | Aurelio Milani | 18 | 7 | 18 | 7 |
| | GK | ITA | Ottavio Bugatti | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| | FW | ITA | Bruno Petroni | 10 | 3 | 10 | 3 |
| | FW | ITA | Nicola Ciccolo | 10 | 4 | 10 | 4 |
| | FW | ITA | Beniamino Di Giacomo | 10 | 2 | 10 | 2 |
| | MF | ITA | Franco Zaglio | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| | MF | ITA | Enea Masiero | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| | MF | GER | Horst Szymaniak | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| | FW | ITA | Renato Cappellini | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| | DF | ITA | Sergio Codognato | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| | MF | ITA | Bruno Bolchi | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | DF | ITA | Spartaco Landini | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |

* Source: http://calcio-seriea.net/presenze/1963/560/
