1952–53 Inter Milan season
| 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 |
Source: Panini
(C) Champions
(C) Champions
Matches
| 14 September 1952 1 | Como | 0-1 | Inter | Como |
| Report | 20' Nyers | Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia Referee: Renzo Massai |
| 21 September 1952 2 | Inter | 1-0 | Atalanta | Milan |
| Padulazzi 50' | Report | Stadium: San Siro Referee: Erminio Piemonte |
| 28 September 1952 3 | Torino | 1-1 | Inter | Turin |
| Pratesi 70' | Report | 52' Nyers | Stadium: Stadio Filadelfia Referee: Guido Agnolin |
| 5 October 1952 4 | Inter | 5-1 | Napoli | Milan |
| Lorenzi 32', 66', 80' Nyers 82', 89' |
Report | 7' Jeppson | Stadium: San Siro Referee: Riccardo Pieri |
| 12 October 1952 5 | Pro Patria | 2-2 | Inter | Busto Arsizio |
| Bertoloni 58', 62' | Report | 15' Nyers 17' Lorenzi |
Stadium: Comunale Referee: Erminio Piemonte |
| 19 October 1952 6 | Inter | 2-1 | Bologna | Milan |
| Lorenzi 39' Mazza 72' |
Report | 37' Bacci | Stadium: San Siro Referee: Guido Agnolin |
| 9 November 1952 8 | SPAL | 0-1 | Inter | Ferrara |
| Report | 81' Skoglund | Stadium: Comunale Referee: Ferruccio Bellè |
| 16 November 1952 9 | Inter | 1-0 | Triestina | Milan |
| Skoglund 44' | Report | Stadium: San Siro Referee: Giorgio Bernardi |
| 23 November 1952 10 | Inter | 3-0 | Fiorentina | Milan |
| Armano 8', 47' Skoglund 53' |
Report | Stadium: San Siro Referee: Ferruccio Bellè |
| 30 November 1952 11 | Roma | 1-3 | Inter | Rome |
| Perissinotto 56' | Report | 41', 73' Mazza 50' Broccini |
Stadium: Stadio Nazionale Referee: Agnolin |
| 14 December 1952 13 | Lazio | 1-1 | Inter | Rome |
| Puccinelli 45' | Report | 21' Lorenzi | Stadium: Stadio Nazionale Referee: Guido Agnolin |
| 21 December 1952 14 | Palermo | 0-3 | Inter | Palermo |
| Report | 44' Armano 70' Nyers 85' Lorenzi |
Stadium: Stadio La Favorita Referee: Renzo Massai |
| 4 January 1953 15 | Inter | 2-0 | Juventus | Milan |
| Lorenzi 30' Skoglund 61' |
Report | Stadium: San Siro Referee: Agnolin |
| 11 January 1953 16 | Inter | 2-1 | Sampdoria | Milan |
| Skoglund 37' Nyers 68' |
Report | 3' Galassi | Stadium: San Siro Referee: Iginio Rigato |
| 18 January 1953 17 | Novara | 1-2 | Inter | Novara |
| Piola 57' | Report | 2' Mazza 9' (o.g.) De Togni |
Stadium: Stadio Comunale Referee: Luigi Gemini |
| 25 January 1953 18 | Inter | 3-1 | Como | Milan |
| Armano 33' Nyers 67', 86' |
Report | 6' Baldini | Stadium: San Siro Referee: Mario Maurelli |
| 1 February 1953 19 | Atalanta | 0-1 | Inter | Bergamo |
| Report | 68' Nyers | Stadium: Stadio Comunale Referee: Riccardo Pieri |
| 8 February 1953 20 | Inter | 1-3 | Torino | Milan |
| Nesti 26' | Report | 52' Wilkes 57' Buhtz 60' Sentimenti III |
Stadium: San Siro Referee: Vincenzo Orlandini |
| 15 February 1953 21 | Napoli | 0-1 | Inter | Naples |
| Report | 27' Lorenzi | Stadium: Stadio del Vomero Referee: Ferrucio Bellè |
| 22 February 1953 22 | Inter | 2-1 | Pro Patria | Milan |
| Lorenzi 32', 89' | Report | 51' Hofling | Stadium: San Siro Referee: Cesare Jonni |
| 1 March 1953 23 | Bologna | 2-0 | Inter | Bologna |
| Mike 6' Bacci 57' |
Report | Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Referee: Riccardo Pieri |
| 15 March 1953 25 | Inter | 1-1 | SPAL | Milan |
| Nyers 48' | Report | 40' Fontanesi | Stadium: San Siro Referee: Ugo Scaramella |
| 22 March 1953 26 | Triestina | 0-0 | Inter | Trieste |
| Report | Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Grezar Referee: Renzo Massai |
| 29 March 1953 27 | Fiorentina | 1-0 | Inter | Florence |
| Cervato 84' | Report | Stadium: Stadio Comunale Referee: Guido Agnolin |
| 5 April 1953 28 | Inter | 1-0 | Roma | Milan |
| Nyers 72' (pen.) | Report | Stadium: San Siro Referee: Riccardo Pieri |
| 12 April 1953 29 | Udinese | 0-0 | Inter | Udine |
| Report | Stadium: Stadio Moretti Referee: Ferruccio Bellè |
| 19 April 1953 30 | Inter | 1-1 | Lazio | Milan |
| Nyers 75' | Report | 40' Caprile | Stadium: San Siro Referee: Diego De Leo |
| 3 May 1953 31 | Inter | 3-0 | Palermo | Milan |
| Nyers 42' (pen.) 87' Skoglund 60' |
Report | Stadium: San Siro Referee: Ferruccio Bellè |
| 10 May 1953 32 | Juventus | 2-1 | Inter | Turin |
| Boniperti 35' Praest 88' |
Report | 73' Giacomazzi | Stadium: Comunale Referee: Guido Agnolin |
| 24 May 1953 33 | Sampdoria | 2-0 | Inter | Genoa |
| Galassi 53' Bassetto 64' |
Report | Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Referee: Cesare Jonni |
| 31 May 1953 34 | Inter | 0-1 | Novara | Milan |
| Report | 38' Feccia | Stadium: San Siro Referee: Vincenzo Orlandini |
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:
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 |
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Filippo Grassia; Gianpiero Lotito (2008). Inter: Dalla nascita allo scudetto del centenario (in Italian). Vallardi Editore. pp. 109–111.
- ^ a b c d e f Stefano Petrucci (2005). La grande storia dell'Inter (in Italian). L'Airone Editore. pp. 14–15.
- ^ Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio Italiano 1953 (in Italian). RCS MediaGroup. 1952.
- ^ "Serie A 1952-1953". RSSSF.
- ^ a b Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio Italiano 1954 (in Italian). RCS MediaGroup. 1953.
- ^ "Serie A 1952-1953". calcio.com.