2013–14 Inter Milan season
# 2013–14 Inter Milan season

The 2013–14 season was Football Club Internazionale Milano's 105th in existence and 98th consecutive season in the top flight of Italian football. The team competed in Serie A and the Coppa Italia, finishing fifth in the league and qualifying for the 2014–15 UEFA Europa League.

## Season overview

On 24 May 2013, five days after the conclusion of the season, head coach Andrea Stramaccioni was fired and replaced by Walter Mazzarri. The June begun with Inter announcing the new one-year contract renewals of veterans Javier Zanetti and Walter Samuel. Players such as Tommaso Rocchi and Walter Gargano left the club after their respective contract expired. Antonio Cassano was sold at Parma for an undisclosed fee, while Giulio Donati and Luca Caldirola were sold in Germany respectively to Bayer Leverkusen and Werder Bremen. On 2 July, Inter and Deutsche Bank sign a partnership agreement, with Deutsche Bank becoming the club's new top sponsor.

The club was very active during the summer transfer window, notably acquiring the signings of Hugo Campagnaro, Ishak Belfodil, Mauro Icardi and Marco Andreolli, with the latter returning after six years. Dejan Stanković left the club after nine years by terminating his contract a year early by mutual consent, while youngsters Marco Benassi and Francesco Bardi signed contract extensions with the club, keeping them at Inter until 30 June 2017; they also went on loan at Livorno for the upcoming season. Backup goalkeeper Juan Pablo Carrizo also signed a new two-year contract.

Without European football as a distraction, Inter finished the season in fifth place qualifying for the Europa League: on September 22, Inter achieved its largest away win in Serie A beating Sassuolo 7–0. Inter managed to break some records, such as most goals scored in away games (35) and goals scored by defenders (16): in opposition, it had collected the most home draws (9) and fewest penalty kicks. In November 2013, Indonesian businessman Erick Thohir was elected as new Inter president, replacing Massimo Moratti, who remained as honorary president.

This season was the last for Javier Zanetti (who made his debut in 1995, becoming captain in 1999), Esteban Cambiasso (who had played for Inter since 2004), Walter Samuel (signed in 2005), Cristian Chivu (signed in 2007) and Diego Milito (who arrived in 2009, just prior to Inter's treble-winning 2009–10 season).

## Players

### Squad information

    As of 30 January 2014

| Squad no. | Name | Position | Date of birth (age) |
| - | - | - | - |
| Goalkeepers |||||
| 1 | Samir Handanović | GK | (1984-07-14)14 July 1984 (aged 29) |
| 12 | Luca Castellazzi | GK | (1975-07-19)19 July 1975 (aged 38) |
| 30 | Juan Pablo Carrizo | GK | (1984-05-06)6 May 1984 (aged 30) |
| Defenders |||||
| 2 | Jonathan | RB/RM | (1986-02-27)27 February 1986 (aged 28) |
| 4 | Javier Zanetti (Captain) | RB/CM/RM | (1973-08-10)10 August 1973 (aged 40) |
| 5 | Juan Jesus | CB/LB | (1991-06-10)10 June 1991 (aged 23) |
| 6 | Marco Andreolli | CB | (1986-06-10)10 June 1986 (aged 28) |
| 14 | Hugo Campagnaro | CB/RB | (1980-06-27)27 June 1980 (aged 34) |
| 18 | Wallace | RB/RM/RW | (1994-05-01)1 May 1994 (aged 20) |
| 23 | Andrea Ranocchia | CB | (1988-02-16)16 February 1988 (aged 26) |
| 25 | Walter Samuel | CB | (1978-03-23)23 March 1978 (aged 30) |
| 26 | Cristian Chivu | LB/CB/DM | (1980-10-26)26 October 1980 (aged 27) |
| 31 | Álvaro Pereira | LB/LM | (1985-11-28)28 November 1985 (aged 28) |
| 33 | Danilo D'Ambrosio | RB/LB/CB | (1988-09-09)9 September 1988 (aged 25) |
| 35 | Rolando | CB | (1985-08-31)31 August 1985 (aged 28) |
| 54 | Isaar Donkor | CB | (1995-08-15)15 August 1995 (aged 18) |
| 55 | Yuto Nagatomo | RB/LB | (1986-09-12)12 September 1986 (aged 27) |
| Midfielders |||||
| 10 | Mateo Kovačić | CM/AM/DM | (1994-05-06)6 May 1994 (aged 20) |
| 11 | Ricky Álvarez | AM/SS/CM | (1988-04-12)12 April 1988 (aged 26) |
| 13 | Fredy Guarín | CM/DM/AM | (1986-06-30)30 June 1986 (aged 28) |
| 16 | Gaby Mudingayi | DM/CM | (1981-10-01)1 October 1981 (aged 32) |
| 17 | Zdravko Kuzmanović | CM | (1987-09-22)22 September 1987 (aged 26) |
| 19 | Esteban Cambiasso | DM/CM/CB | (1980-08-18)18 August 1980 (aged 33) |
| 20 | Rubén Botta | AM/SS/LW | (1990-01-31)31 January 1990 (aged 24) |
| 21 | Saphir Taïder | CM/DM/AM | (1992-02-29)29 February 1992 (aged 22) |
| 77 | McDonald Mariga | DM/CM | (1987-04-04)4 April 1987 (aged 27) |
| 88 | Hernanes | AM/CM/DM | (1985-05-29)29 May 1985 (aged 29) |
| 90 | Patrick Olsen | DM/CM/AM | (1994-04-23)23 April 1994 (aged 20) |
| Forwards |||||
| 7 | Ishak Belfodil | FW/LW/SS | (1992-01-12)12 January 1992 (aged 22) |
| 8 | Rodrigo Palacio | FW/SS | (1982-02-05)5 February 1982 (aged 32) |
| 9 | Mauro Icardi | FW | (1993-02-19)19 February 1993 (aged 21) |
| 22 | Diego Milito | FW | (1979-06-12)12 June 1979 (aged 35) |
| 97 | Federico Bonazzoli | FW | (1997-05-21)21 May 1997 (aged 17) |

## Competitions

### Overview

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| Serie A | 25 August 2013 | 18 May 2014 | Matchday 1 | 5th | 38 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 62 | 39 | +23 | 039.47 |
| Coppa Italia | 18 August 2013 | 9 January 2014 | Third round | Round of 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 066.67 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 41 | 17 | 15 | 9 | 69 | 42 | +27 | 041.46 |

Last updated: 18 May 2014 Source: Serie A statistics, Coppa Italia statistics

### Serie A

**League table**

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 3 | Napoli | 38 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 77 | 39 | +38 | 78 | Qualification to Champions League play-off round |
| 4 | Fiorentina | 38 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 65 | 44 | +21 | 65 | Qualification to Europa League group stage |
| 5 | Internazionale | 38 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 62 | 39 | +23 | 60 | Qualification to Europa League play-off round |
| 6 | Parma | 38 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 58 | 46 | +12 | 58 | Ineligible for UEFA competitions |
| 7 | Torino | 38 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 58 | 48 | +10 | 57 | Qualification to Europa League third qualifying round |

* 1 2 Since the 2013–14 Coppa Italia champions Napoli and runners–up Fiorentina qualified for the 2014–15 European football season thus 4th, 5th and 6th in Serie A (barring any failure to receive a "UEFA licence" from the FIGC or a ban from European competition) would qualify for group stage, play-off round and third qualifying round respectively.
* 1 2 The FIGC rejected the application of Parma for a UEFA license, because Parma had overdue tax debt; their place went to seventh-place Torino, which had a UEFA license.
* ↑ Torino finished ahead of Milan on goal difference : Torino 2-2 Milan, Milan 1-1 Torino; Torino = +10, Milan = +8.

**Results summary**

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |

Last updated: 18 May 2014. Source: Competitive matches

**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 | 36 | 37 | 38 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ground | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | W | W | D | W | W | D | L | D | W | D | W | W | D | D | D | L | W | L | D | L | D | L | W | W | D | D | W | W | L | D | D | D | W | W | D | L | W | L |
| Position | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |

## Statistics

### Appearances and goals

    As of 18 May 2014

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Serie A | Serie A | Coppa Italia | Coppa Italia |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||
| 1 | GK | SVN | Samir Handanović | 37 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | GK | ITA | Luca Castellazzi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | GK | ARG | Juan Pablo Carrizo | 6 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| 2 | DF | BRA | Jonathan | 32 | 4 | 31 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | DF | ARG | Javier Zanetti | 13 | 0 | 4+8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | BRA | Juan Jesus | 29 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | ITA | Marco Andreolli | 6 | 1 | 2+2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | ARG | Hugo Campagnaro | 23 | 0 | 20+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | BRA | Wallace | 4 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | ITA | Andrea Ranocchia | 26 | 2 | 23+1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 25 | DF | ARG | Walter Samuel | 15 | 2 | 13+1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | ROU | Cristian Chivu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | DF | URU | Álvaro Pereira | 7 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | ITA | Danilo D'Ambrosio | 11 | 0 | 8+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | DF | POR | Rolando | 29 | 4 | 28+1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 54 | DF | GHA | Isaac Donkor | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 55 | DF | JPN | Yuto Nagatomo | 36 | 5 | 32+2 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| 10 | MF | CRO | Mateo Kovačić | 35 | 0 | 14+18 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | ARG | Ricky Álvarez | 31 | 4 | 25+4 | 4 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 13 | MF | COL | Fredy Guarín | 35 | 5 | 26+6 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 16 | MF | BEL | Gaby Mudingayi | 3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | SRB | Zdravko Kuzmanović | 16 | 0 | 11+4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | ARG | Esteban Cambiasso | 33 | 4 | 32 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | ARG | Rubén Botta | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | ALG | Saphir Taïder | 26 | 2 | 13+12 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 77 | MF | KEN | McDonald Mariga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 88 | MF | BRA | Hernanes | 14 | 2 | 13+1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 90 | MF | DEN | Patrick Olsen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| 7 | FW | ALG | Ishak Belfodil | 10 | 1 | 1+7 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 |
| 8 | FW | ARG | Rodrigo Palacio | 39 | 19 | 36+1 | 17 | 1+1 | 2 |
| 9 | FW | ARG | Mauro Icardi | 23 | 9 | 12+10 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | FW | ARG | Diego Milito | 18 | 2 | 6+11 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 97 | FW | ITA | Federico Bonazzoli | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| Players transferred out during the season ||||||||||

### Squad statistics

| | League | Cup | Total Stats |
| - | - | - | - |
| Games played | 38 | 3 | 41 |
| Games won | 15 | 2 | 17 |
| Games drawn | 15 | 0 | 15 |
| Games lost | 8 | 1 | 9 |
| Goals scored | 62 | 7 | 69 |
| Goals conceded | 39 | 3 | 42 |
| Goal difference | 23 | 4 | 27 |
| Clean sheets | 15 | 1 | 16 |
| Goal by Substitute | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Total shots | – | – | – |
| Shots on target | – | – | – |
| Corners | – | – | – |
| Players used | 28 | 27 | – |
| Offsides | – | – | – |
| Fouls suffered | – | – | – |
| Fouls committed | – | – | – |
| Yellow cards | 72 | 4 | 76 |
| Red cards | 3 | – | 3 |

Last updated: 5 August 2008 Source: Serie A statistics, Coppa Italia statistics

Players Used: Internazionale has used a total of – different players in all competitions.

### Goalscorers

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Name | Serie A | Coppa Italia | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 8 | FW | | Rodrigo Palacio | 17 | 2 | 19 |
| 9 | FW | | Mauro Icardi | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| 2 | DF | | Jonathan | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 55 | DF | | Yuto Nagatomo | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 11 | MF | | Ricky Álvarez | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 13 | MF | | Fredy Guarín | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 19 | MF | | Esteban Cambiasso | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 35 | DF | | Rolando | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 21 | MF | | Saphir Taïder | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 23 | DF | | Andrea Ranocchia | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 22 | FW | | Diego Milito | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 25 | DF | | Walter Samuel | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 88 | MF | | Hernanes | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | DF | | Marco Andreolli | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | FW | | Ishak Belfodil | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| # | Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| TOTAL | TOTAL | TOTAL | TOTAL | 62 | 7 | 69 |

Last updated: 31 May 2014

### Clean sheets

The list is sorted by shirt number when total appearances are equal.

| Rnk | No. | Player | Serie A | Coppa Italia | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1 | Samir Handanović | 15 | 1 | 16 |
| 2 | 12 | Luca Castellazzi | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 30 | Juan Pablo Carrizo | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | 15 | 1 | 16 |

Last updated: 31 May 2014. Source: Internazionale

