1960–61 Inter Milan season

Football Club Internazionale
1960–61 season
Owner	Angelo Moratti
President	Angelo Moratti
Manager	Helenio Herrera
Stadium	San Siro
Serie A	3rd ; (in 1961–62 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup)
Coppa Italia	Quarterfinals
Top goalscorer	League: ; Eddie Firmani (16); All: ; Firmani (18)
File:Kit left arm.svg File:Kit body.svg File:Kit right arm.svg File:Kit shorts.svg File:Kit socks long.svg Home colours	File:Kit left arm.svg File:Kit body.svg File:Kit right arm.svg File:Kit shorts.svg File:Kit socks long.svg Away colours
	← 1959–60 1961–62 →

During the 1960-61 season Football Club Internazionale Milano competed in Serie A and Coppa Italia.

Summary

During summer oil tycoon and President Angelo Moratti^[1] in his sixth campaign as Chairman appointed Italo Allodi^[2] as the first ever club general manager. Also, new arrivals are confirmed for the season such as: Goalkeeper Lorenzo Buffon, Defender Costanzo Balleri and midfielders Armando Picchi and Egidio Morbello along with Argentine Helenio Herrera as new head coach transferred in from Spain clinching the first league spot during several rounds, however, the squad collapsed in the final matches to a decent 3rd place at the end of the season.^[3]^[4] Meanwhile, in Coppa Italia the team advanced to the quarterfinals only to be eliminated by SS Lazio.

Squad

.-Source: http://calcio-seriea.net/rose/1960/501/

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	Italy ITA	Lorenzo Buffon
—	GK	Italy ITA	Mario Da Pozzo
—	DF	Italy ITA	Aristide Guarneri
—	DF	Italy ITA	Mauro Gatti
—	DF	Italy ITA	Costanzo Balleri
—	DF	Italy ITA	Livio Fongaro
—	DF	Italy ITA	Giacinto Facchetti
—	DF	Italy ITA	Roberto Manini
—	MF	Sweden SWE	Bengt Lindskog
—	MF	Italy ITA	Mauro Bicicli


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	Italy ITA	Armando Picchi
—	MF	Italy ITA	Egidio Morbello
—	MF	Italy ITA	Bruno Bolchi
—	MF	Italy ITA	Franco Zaglio
—	MF	Italy ITA	Enea Masiero
—	FW	Italy ITA	Mario Corso
—	FW	South Africa RSA	Eddie Firmani
—	FW	Argentina ARG	Antonio Angelillo
—	FW	Italy ITA	Luigi Mascalaito
—	FW	Italy ITA	Sandro Mazzola

Transfers

In
Pos.	Name	from	Type
GK	Lorenzo Buffon	Genoa
MF	Armando Picchi	SPAL
MF	Franco Zaglio	AS Roma
GK	Mario Da Pozzo	Catanzaro

Out
Pos.	Name	To	Type
MF	Giovanni Invernizzi	Torino
GK	Enzo Matteucci	SPAL
MF	Arcadio Venturi	Brescia
DF	Amos Cardarelli	Lecco
MF	Orazio Rancati	Genoa
MF	Vasco Tagliavini	Udinese
GK	Walter Pontel	Catania
DF	Mario Mereghetti	Udinese

Winter

In
Pos.	Name	from	Type
DF	Costanzo Balleri	Torino
MF	Egidio Morbello	SPAL

Out
Pos.	Name	To	Type

Competitions

Serie A

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Juventus (C)	34	22	5	7	80	42	+38	49	Qualified for the European Cup
2	Milan	34	18	9	7	65	39	+26	45	Invited for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
3	Internazionale	34	18	8	8	73	39	+34	44	Invited for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
4	Sampdoria	34	17	7	10	54	51	+3	41
5	Roma^{[lower-alpha 1]}	34	16	7	11	58	46	+12	39	Invited for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup

Source: Panini
(C) Champions
Notes:

↑ Roma qualified as holders.

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	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	A
Result	W	W	W	W	D	D	L	W	W	L	W	W	W	D	W	D	W	W	D	W	W	W	L	L	L	L	D	P	W	D	D	W	W	L	L
Position	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	3	3	3	3	2	3	2	2	3	3

Source: http://calcio-seriea.net/allenatori_squadra/1960/501/
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; = Leader, European Cup; = Invited to 1961–62 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup; = Relegation to 1961–62 Serie B

Matches

.-Source:http://calcio-seriea.net/partite/1960/501/

25 September 1960 1	Atalanta	1 – 5	Inter	Bergamo
	Magistrelli File:Soccerball shade.svg 69'	Report	File:Soccerball shade.svg 20', File:Soccerball shade.svg 40', File:Soccerball shade.svg 46' Firmani File:Soccerball shade.svg 45' Angelillo File:Soccerball shade.svg 52' Corso	Stadium: Comunale Referee: Adami

2 October 1960 2	Inter	2 – 1	Bari	Milano
	Firmani File:Soccerball shade.svg 4' Lindskog File:Soccerball shade.svg 49' (pen)	Report	File:Soccerball shade.svg 89' Virgili	Stadium: San Siro Referee: Angonese

9 October 1960 3	Udinese	0 – 6	Inter	Udine
		Report	File:Soccerball shade.svg 24', File:Soccerball shade.svg 44' Lindskog File:Soccerball shade.svg 37', File:Soccerball shade.svg 43' Angelillo File:Soccerball shade.svg 56' Zaglio File:Soccerball shade.svg 61' Firmani	Stadium: Moretti Referee: Jonni

16 October 1960 4	Inter	5 – 0	Lanerossi Vicenza	Milano
	Zaglio File:Soccerball shade.svg 15' Bolchi File:Soccerball shade.svg 48', File:Soccerball shade.svg 83' Angelillo File:Soccerball shade.svg 78', File:Soccerball shade.svg 80'	Report		Stadium: San Siro Referee: Di Tonno (Lecce)

23 October 1960 5	SS Lazio	0 – 0	Inter	Roma
		Report		Stadium: Olimpico Referee: Babini

6 November 1960 6	Inter	1 – 1	Lecco	Milano
	Angelillo File:Soccerball shade.svg 13'	Report	File:Soccerball shade.svg 60' Gilardoni	Stadium: San Siro Referee: Leita

13 November 1960 7	Padova	2 – 1	Inter	Padova
	Milani File:Soccerball shade.svg 56' Tortul File:Soccerball shade.svg 61'	Report	File:Soccerball shade.svg 11' Masiero	Stadium: Silvio Appiani Referee: Jonni (Macerata)

20 November 1960 8	AC Milan	0 – 1	Inter	Milano
		Report	File:Soccerball shade.svg 44' Picchi	Stadium: San Siro Referee: Adami

27 November 1960 9	Inter	3 – 0	Sampdoria	Milano
	Firmani File:Soccerball shade.svg 37' Bicicli File:Soccerball shade.svg 74' Angelillo File:Soccerball shade.svg 76'	Report		Stadium: San Siro Referee: Jonni

4 December 1960 10	Bologna	2 – 1	Inter	Bologna
	Perani File:Soccerball shade.svg 58' Vinicio File:Soccerball shade.svg 60'	Report	File:Soccerball shade.svg 31' Lindskog	Stadium: Renato Dall'Ara Referee: De Marchi

18 December 1960 11	Inter	3 – 1	Juventus	Milano
	Corso File:Soccerball shade.svg 28' Morbello File:Soccerball shade.svg 50' Firmani File:Soccerball shade.svg 69'	Report	File:Soccerball shade.svg 77' Mora	Stadium: San Siro Referee: Adami

25 December 1960 12	Inter	4 – 1	SPAL	Milano
	Lindskog File:Soccerball shade.svg 47' Corso File:Soccerball shade.svg 50', File:Soccerball shade.svg 63' Firmani File:Soccerball shade.svg 65'	Report	File:Soccerball shade.svg 38' Novelli	Stadium: San Siro Referee: Gambarotta

1 January 1961 13	Torino	0 – 1	Inter	Torino
		Report	File:Soccerball shade.svg 41' Corso	Stadium: Filadelfia Referee: Rigato

8 January 1961 14	Fiorentina	1 – 1	Inter	Firenze
	Da Costa File:Soccerball shade.svg 52'	Report	File:Soccerball shade.svg 74' (pen) Lindskog	Stadium: Comunale Referee: Lo Bello

15 January 1961 15	Inter	3 – 1	AS Roma	Milano
	Pestrin File:Soccerball shade.svg 46' (o.g.) Corso File:Soccerball shade.svg 62' Firmani File:Soccerball shade.svg 65'	Report	File:Soccerball shade.svg 37' Schiaffino	Stadium: San Siro Referee: Rigato

22 January 1961 16	SSC Napoli	0 – 0	Inter	Napoli
		Report		Stadium: San Paolo Referee: Jonni (Macerata)

29 January 1961 17	Inter	5 – 0	Catania	Milano
	Morbello File:Soccerball shade.svg 13' Giavara File:Soccerball shade.svg 30' (o.g.), File:Soccerball shade.svg 42' (o.g.) Grani File:Soccerball shade.svg 69' (o.g.) Corti File:Soccerball shade.svg 81' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: San Siro Referee: Gambarotta

5 February 1961 18	Inter	2 – 1	Atalanta	Milano
	Firmani File:Soccerball shade.svg 16', File:Soccerball shade.svg 72'	Report	File:Soccerball shade.svg 84' (o.g.) Picchi	Stadium: San Siro Referee: De Marchi

12 February 1961 19	Bari	1 – 1	Inter	Bari
	Rossano File:Soccerball shade.svg 62'	Report	File:Soccerball shade.svg 70' Bicicli	Stadium: della Vittoria Referee: Jonni

19 February 1961 20	Inter	1 – 0	Udinese	Milano
	Lindskog File:Soccerball shade.svg 1'	Report		Stadium: San Siro Referee: Roversi

26 February 1961 21	Lanerossi Vicenza	1 – 3	Inter	Vicenza
	Gatti File:Soccerball shade.svg 85' (o.g.)	Report	File:Soccerball shade.svg 11',File:Soccerball shade.svg 32' Bolchi File:Soccerball shade.svg 80' Corso	Stadium: Romeo Menti Referee: Gambarotta

5 March 1961 22	Inter	7 – 0	SS Lazio	Milano
	Firmani File:Soccerball shade.svg 43', File:Soccerball shade.svg 66', File:Soccerball shade.svg 67', File:Soccerball shade.svg 87' Gatti File:Soccerball shade.svg 62' Angelillo File:Soccerball shade.svg 71' Morbello File:Soccerball shade.svg 79'	Report		Stadium: San Siro Referee: Di Tonno

12 March 1961 23	Lecco	2 – 1	Inter	Lecco
	Gilardoni File:Soccerball shade.svg 15', File:Soccerball shade.svg 76'	Report	File:Soccerball shade.svg 86' Balleri	Stadium: Mario Rigamonti Referee: Jonni

19 March 1961 24	Inter	1 – 2	Padova	Milano
	Gatti File:Soccerball shade.svg 80'	Report	File:Soccerball shade.svg 72' (pen), File:Soccerball shade.svg 90' Milani	Stadium: San Siro Referee: Roversi

26 March 1961 25	Inter	1 – 2	AC Milan	Milano
	Lindskog File:Soccerball shade.svg 51' (pen)	Report	File:Soccerball shade.svg 1' Altafini File:Soccerball shade.svg 15' Liedholm	Stadium: San Siro Referee: Rigato

2 April 1961 26	Sampdoria	4 – 2	Inter	Genova
	Brighenti File:Soccerball shade.svg 14', File:Soccerball shade.svg 53', File:Soccerball shade.svg 86', File:Soccerball shade.svg 88'	Report	File:Soccerball shade.svg 37' Corso File:Soccerball shade.svg 76' Zaglio	Stadium: Luigi Ferraris Referee: De Marchi

9 April 1961 27	Inter	0 – 0	Bologna	Milano
		Report		Stadium: San Siro Referee: Francescon

16 April 1961 28	Juventus	v	Inter	Torino
		Report		Stadium: Comunale Referee: Gambarotta
Note: Match suspended at 31' by referee Carlo Gambarotta due to field invasion by fans with score (0-0).

30 April 1961 29	SPAL	1 – 3	Inter	Ferrara
	Massei File:Soccerball shade.svg 13'	Report	File:Soccerball shade.svg 37' (o.g.) Rota File:Soccerball shade.svg 53' Morbello File:Soccerball shade.svg 70' Lindskog	Stadium: Comunale Referee: Adami

7 May 1961 30	Inter	1 – 1	Torino	Milano
	FirmaniFile:Soccerball shade.svg 76'	Report	File:Soccerball shade.svg 56' Mazzero	Stadium: San Siro Referee: Jonni

14 May 1961 31	Inter	2 – 2	Fiorentina	Milano
	Corso File:Soccerball shade.svg 32' Lindskog File:Soccerball shade.svg 38'	Report	File:Soccerball shade.svg 67' Da Costa File:Soccerball shade.svg 82' Hamrin	Stadium: San Siro Referee: Adami

21 May 1961 32	AS Roma	0 – 2	Inter	Roma
		Report	File:Soccerball shade.svg 12' Bolchi File:Soccerball shade.svg 56' Morbello	Stadium: Olimpico Referee: Gambarotta

30 May 1961 33	Inter	3 – 0	SSC Napoli	Milano
	Facchetti File:Soccerball shade.svg 44' Corso File:Soccerball shade.svg 69' Bolchi File:Soccerball shade.svg 88'	Report		Stadium: San Siro Referee: Jonni

4 June 1961 34	Catania	2 – 0	Inter	Catania
	Castellazzi File:Soccerball shade.svg 25' Calvanese File:Soccerball shade.svg 70'	Report		Stadium: Cibali Referee: De Marchi

10 June 1961 28	Juventus	9 – 1	Inter	Torino
	Sívori File:Soccerball shade.svg 11', File:Soccerball shade.svg 12', File:Soccerball shade.svg 17', File:Soccerball shade.svg 54', File:Soccerball shade.svg 67', File:Soccerball shade.svg 90' (pen) Riefolo File:Soccerball shade.svg 52' (o.g.) Nicolè File:Soccerball shade.svg 64' Mora File:Soccerball shade.svg 79'	Report	File:Soccerball shade.svg 78' Mazzola	Stadium: Comunale Referee: Gambarotta
Note: Match suspended on 16 April 1961. After meetings National League awarded (0-2) on table in 24 April 1961. Juventus appealed to the Federal Justice Court which on 3 June 1961 sentenced to replay the game on 10 June 1961. However Inter sent a youth team to replay the game rejecting the sentence.

Coppa Italia

Second round

18 September 1960	Parma	1 – 3	Inter	Parma
	Giurini File:Soccerball shade.svg 87'		File:Soccerball shade.svg 11' Angelillo File:Soccerball shade.svg 24', File:Soccerball shade.svg 67' Firmani	Stadium: Il Tardini Referee: De Marchi

Eightfinals

15 March 1961	Inter	7 – 1	Brescia	Milano
	Picchi File:Soccerball shade.svg 15' Corso File:Soccerball shade.svg 31' Morbello File:Soccerball shade.svg 37', File:Soccerball shade.svg 40', File:Soccerball shade.svg 46' Bicicli File:Soccerball shade.svg 67', File:Soccerball shade.svg 85'		File:Soccerball shade.svg 4' Baffi	Stadium: San Siro Referee: D'Agostini

Quarterfinals

5 April 1961	Inter	0 – 1	SS Lazio	Milano
			File:Soccerball shade.svg 10' Morrone	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Angonese

Statistics

Players statistics

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		1960-61 Serie A
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	GK	Italy ITA	Lorenzo Buffon	30	-28	30	-28
	DF	Italy ITA	Aristide Guarneri	33	0	33	0
	DF	Italy ITA	Mauro Gatti	22	2	22	2
	DF	Italy ITA	Costanzo Balleri	26	1	26	1
	MF	Sweden SWE	Bengt Lindskog	33	10	33	10
	MF	Italy ITA	Mauro Bicicli	31	2	31	2
	MF	Italy ITA	Armando Picchi	30	1	30	1
	MF	Italy ITA	Egidio Morbello	24	5	24	5
	MF	Italy ITA	Bruno Bolchi	29	6	29	6
	FW	Italy ITA	Mario Corso	31	10	31	10
	FW	South Africa RSA	Eddie Firmani	28	16	28	16
	GK	Italy ITA	Mario Da Pozzo	3	-2	3	-2
	FW	Argentina ARG	Antonio Angelillo	15	8	15	8
	DF	Italy ITA	Livio Fongaro	13	0	13	0
	MF	Italy ITA	Franco Zaglio	6	3	6	3
	DF	Italy ITA	Giacinto Facchetti	3	1	3	1
	MF	Italy ITA	Enea Masiero	3	1	3	1
	FW	Italy ITA	Luigi Mascalaito	2	0	2	0
	FW	Italy ITA	Sandro Mazzola	1	1	1	1
	GK	Italy ITA	Antonio Annibale	1	-9	1	-9
	DF	Italy ITA	Roberto Manini	1	0	1	0
		Italy ITA	Remo Bicchierai	1	0	1	0
		Italy ITA	Franco Dal Maso	1	0	1	0
		Italy ITA	Antonio Fusari	1	0	1	0
		Italy ITA	Roberto Ghelli	1	0	1	0
		Italy ITA	Claudio Guglielmoni	1	0	1	0
		Italy ITA	Franco Masetto	1	0	1	0
		Italy ITA	Giuseppe Morosi	1	0	1	0
		Italy ITA	Francesco Riefolo	1	0	1	0
		Italy ITA	Roberto Tacchini	1	0	1	0

Source: http://calcio-seriea.net/presenze/1960/501/

References

↑ Caltagirone, Michele (28 October 2018). "Inter, i 10 presidenti nerazzurri che hanno vinto trofei". Blasting News (in italiano). Retrieved 19 June 2021.
↑ Jason Burke (2006-07-30). "Observer Sport Monthly - Paradiso to inferno". Guardian. Retrieved 2006-07-30.
↑ "Profilo: Helenio Herrera" (in italiano). UEFA.com. 4 September 2016. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
↑ "Helenio Herrera: The Innovator Who Single-Handedly Changed the Beautiful Game". Sports Illustrated. 7 August 2019. Retrieved 22 May 2020.

[table_note_ROM0.12669756269394-5] Roma qualified as holders.

[blasting-1] Caltagirone, Michele (28 October 2018). "Inter, i 10 presidenti nerazzurri che hanno vinto trofei". Blasting News (in italiano). Retrieved 19 June 2021.

[2] Jason Burke (2006-07-30). "Observer Sport Monthly - Paradiso to inferno". Guardian. Retrieved 2006-07-30.

[3] "Profilo: Helenio Herrera" (in italiano). UEFA.com. 4 September 2016. Retrieved 22 May 2020.

[4] "Helenio Herrera: The Innovator Who Single-Handedly Changed the Beautiful Game". Sports Illustrated. 7 August 2019. Retrieved 22 May 2020.

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1960–61 Inter Milan season

Contents

Summary

Squad

Transfers

Winter

Competitions

Serie A

League table

Results by round

Matches

Coppa Italia

Second round

Eightfinals

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Statistics

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