1952–53 Inter Milan season
Inter Milan 1952–53 football season
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| 1952–53 season | ||
|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Carlo Masseroni | |
| Manager | Alfredo Foni | |
| Serie A | 1st | |
| Top goalscorer | League: Nyers (15) All: Nyers (15) | |
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| All statistics correct as of 31 May 1953. | ||
Season
The chairman Carlo Masseroni appointed manager Alfredo Foni, who had coached the national team from 1936 to 1942.[1][2] He set up a revolution, later known as catenaccio referring to the use of play in defence.[1][2] The goalkeeper Giorgio Ghezzi was covered by Blason, Giacomazzi, Nesti, Giovannini and Neri.[1][2] Armano became the first winger of Italian football[2] while, in attacking zone, Skoglund acted as a playmaker behind Lorenzi and Nyers, both strikers.[1]
Inter conceded few goals and at mid-league, the side had 30 points in 17 games.[1] Inter also did not suffer a loss for 19 consecutive weeks.[1] Despite criticized, sometimes, for his defensive trend, Foni celebrated - with 3 games to spare - the win of the Scudetto, for the first time in 13 years since 1940.[1][2] Having the best defence of the season, Inter resulted to have conceded only 24 goals.[1][2] Inter won the title collecting 47 points.[1]
Squad
Source:[3]
The roles of players are in brackets.
Gino Armano (winger)
Ivano Blason (full back)
Sergio Brighenti (centre forward)
Pietro Broccini (midfielder)
Sebastiano Buzzin (midfielder)
Osvaldo Fattori (midfielder)
Giorgio Ghezzi (goalkeeper)
Giovanni Giacomazzi (centre back)
Attilio Giovannini (half back)
Lino Grava (full back)
Benito Lorenzi (centre forward)
Bruno Mazza (midfielder)
Lido Mazzoni (winger)
Sergio Morin (midfielder)
Maino Neri (midfielder)
Fulvio Nesti (midfielder)
István Nyers (centre forward)
Bruno Padulazzi (full back)
Lennart Skoglund (playmaker)
Competitions
Serie A
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Internazionale (C) | 34 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 46 | 24 | +22 | 47 | |
| 2 | Juventus | 34 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 73 | 40 | +33 | 45 | |
| 3 | Milan | 34 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 64 | 34 | +30 | 43 | Qualified for the 1953 Latin Cup |
| 4 | Napoli | 34 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 53 | 43 | +10 | 41 | |
| 5 | Bologna | 34 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 52 | 43 | +9 | 39 |
(C) Champions
Matches
| 14 September 1952 1 | Como | 0–1 | Inter Milan | Como |
| Report | Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia Referee: Renzo Massai |
| 21 September 1952 2 | Inter Milan | 1–0 | Atalanta | Milan |
| Padulazzi |
Report | Stadium: San Siro Referee: Erminio Piemonte |
| 28 September 1952 3 | Torino | 1–1 | Inter Milan | Turin |
| Pratesi |
Report | Stadium: Stadio Filadelfia Referee: Guido Agnolin |
| 5 October 1952 4 | Inter Milan | 5–1 | Napoli | Milan |
| Lorenzi Nyers |
Report | Stadium: San Siro Referee: Riccardo Pieri |
| 12 October 1952 5 | Pro Patria | 2–2 | Inter Milan | Busto Arsizio |
| Bertoloni |
Report | Stadium: Comunale Referee: Erminio Piemonte |
| 19 October 1952 6 | Inter Milan | 2–1 | Bologna | Milan |
| Lorenzi Mazza |
Report | Stadium: San Siro Referee: Guido Agnolin |
| 2 November 1952 7 | Milan | 0–1 | Inter Milan | Milan |
| Report | Stadium: San Siro Referee: Renzo Massai |
| 9 November 1952 8 | SPAL | 0–1 | Inter Milan | Ferrara |
| Report | Stadium: Comunale Referee: Ferruccio Bellè |
| 16 November 1952 9 | Inter Milan | 1–0 | Triestina | Milan |
| Skoglund |
Report | Stadium: San Siro Referee: Giorgio Bernardi |
| 23 November 1952 10 | Inter Milan | 3–0 | Fiorentina | Milan |
| Armano Skoglund |
Report | Stadium: San Siro Referee: Ferruccio Bellè |
| 30 November 1952 11 | Roma | 1–3 | Inter Milan | Rome |
| Perissinotto |
Report | Stadium: Stadio Nazionale Referee: Agnolin |
| 14 December 1952 13 | Lazio | 1–1 | Inter Milan | Rome |
| Puccinelli |
Report | Stadium: Stadio Nazionale Referee: Guido Agnolin |
| 21 December 1952 14 | Palermo | 0–3 | Inter Milan | Palermo |
| Report | Stadium: Stadio La Favorita Referee: Renzo Massai |
| 4 January 1953 15 | Inter Milan | 2–0 | Juventus | Milan |
| Lorenzi Skoglund |
Report | Stadium: San Siro Referee: Agnolin |
| 11 January 1953 16 | Inter Milan | 2–1 | Sampdoria | Milan |
| Skoglund Nyers |
Report | Stadium: San Siro Referee: Iginio Rigato |
| 18 January 1953 17 | Novara | 1–2 | Inter Milan | Novara |
| Piola |
Report | Stadium: Stadio Comunale Referee: Luigi Gemini |
| 25 January 1953 18 | Inter Milan | 3–1 | Como | Milan |
| Armano Nyers |
Report | Stadium: San Siro Referee: Mario Maurelli |
| 1 February 1953 19 | Atalanta | 0–1 | Inter Milan | Bergamo |
| Report | Stadium: Stadio Comunale Referee: Riccardo Pieri |
| 8 February 1953 20 | Inter Milan | 1–3 | Torino | Milan |
| Nesti |
Report | Stadium: San Siro Referee: Vincenzo Orlandini |
| 15 February 1953 21 | Napoli | 0–1 | Inter Milan | Naples |
| Report | Stadium: Stadio del Vomero Referee: Ferrucio Bellè |
| 22 February 1953 22 | Inter Milan | 2–1 | Pro Patria | Milan |
| Lorenzi |
Report | Stadium: San Siro Referee: Cesare Jonni |
| 1 March 1953 23 | Bologna | 2–0 | Inter Milan | Bologna |
| Mike Bacci |
Report | Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Referee: Riccardo Pieri |
| 15 March 1953 25 | Inter Milan | 1–1 | SPAL | Milan |
| Nyers |
Report | Stadium: San Siro Referee: Ugo Scaramella |
| 22 March 1953 26 | Triestina | 0–0 | Inter Milan | Trieste |
| Report | Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Grezar Referee: Renzo Massai |
| 29 March 1953 27 | Fiorentina | 1–0 | Inter Milan | Florence |
| Cervato |
Report | Stadium: Stadio Comunale Referee: Guido Agnolin |
| 5 April 1953 28 | Inter Milan | 1–0 | Roma | Milan |
| Nyers |
Report | Stadium: San Siro Referee: Riccardo Pieri |
| 12 April 1953 29 | Udinese | 0–0 | Inter Milan | Udine |
| Report | Stadium: Stadio Moretti Referee: Ferruccio Bellè |
| 19 April 1953 30 | Inter Milan | 1–1 | Lazio | Milan |
| Nyers |
Report | Stadium: San Siro Referee: Diego De Leo |
| 3 May 1953 31 | Inter Milan | 3–0 | Palermo | Milan |
| Nyers Skoglund |
Report | Stadium: San Siro Referee: Ferruccio Bellè |
| 10 May 1953 32 | Juventus | 2–1 | Inter Milan | Turin |
| Boniperti Praest |
Report | Stadium: Comunale Referee: Guido Agnolin |
| 24 May 1953 33 | Sampdoria | 2–0 | Inter Milan | Genoa |
| Galassi Bassetto |
Report | Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Referee: Cesare Jonni |
Statistics
Squad statistics
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 34 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 46 | 24 | +22 | 66 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 28 | 11 | +17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 13 | +5 |
Last updated: 31 May 1953.
Source: [citation needed]
2 points were awarded for every win, so Inter collected 47 points instead 66.[5]
Source:[5]
Players statistics
| Player | Appearances | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| G. Ghezzi | 34 | −24 |
| G. Giacomazzi | 33 | 1 |
| B. Mazza | 32 | 4 |
| A. Giovannini | 31 | 0 |
| I. Nyers | 31 | 15 |
| B. Lorenzi | 30 | 12 |
| L. Skoglund | 30 | 6 |
| G. Armano | 29 | 4 |
| F. Nesti | 29 | 1 |
| M. Neri | 26 | 0 |
| I. Blason | 25 | 0 |
| O. Fattori | 13 | 0 |
| B. Padulazzi | 11 | 1 |
| S. Buzzin | 8 | 0 |
| S. Brighenti | 4 | 0 |
| P. Broccini | 4 | 1 |
| L. Mazzoni | 2 | 0 |
| L. Grava | 1 | 0 |
| S. Morin | 1 | 0 |