1952–53 Inter Milan season

Internazionale
1952–53 season
ChairmanCarlo Masseroni
ManagerAlfredo Foni
Serie A1st
Top goalscorerLeague: Nyers (15)
All: Nyers (15)
← 1951–52
1953–54 →
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.

Competitions

Serie A

Main article: 1952–53 Serie A

League table

[4]

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

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 Torino
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
2 November 1952 7 Milan 0-1 Inter Milan
Report 86' Lorenzi Stadium: San Siro
Referee: Renzo Massai
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 Roma
Perissinotto 56' Report 41', 73' Mazza
50' Broccini		 Stadium: Stadio Nazionale
Referee: Agnolin
7 December 1952 12 Inter 0-0 Udinese Milan
Report Stadium: San Siro
Referee: Bernardi
14 December 1952 13 Lazio 1-1 Inter Roma
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 Napoli
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
8 March 1953 24 Inter 0-0 Milan Milan
Report Stadium: San Siro
Referee: Luigi Gemini
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 Firenze
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 Torino
Boniperti 35'
Praest 88'		 Report 73' Giacomazzi Stadium: Comunale
Referee: Guido Agnolin
24 May 1953 33 Sampdoria 2-0 Inter Genova
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: [citation needed]

2 points were awarded for every win, so Inter collected 47 points instead 66.[5]

Source:[5]

Players statistics

[6]

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

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Stefano Petrucci (2005). La grande storia dell'Inter (in Italian). L'Airone Editore. pp. 14–15.
  3. ^ Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio Italiano 1953 (in Italian). RCS MediaGroup. 1952.
  4. ^ "Serie A 1952-1953". RSSSF.
  5. ^ a b Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio Italiano 1954 (in Italian). RCS MediaGroup. 1953.
  6. ^ "Serie A 1952-1953". calcio.com.

See also