# 2015–16 Inter Milan season

The 2015–16 season was Football Club Internazionale Milano's 107th in existence and 100th consecutive season in the top flight of Italian football.

## Season overview

Internazionale bought several players (Felipe Melo, Stevan Jovetić, Adem Ljajić, Miranda, Geoffrey Kondogbia, Jeison Murillo, Ivan Perišić and Alex Telles), which were for the most part from abroad. The predictable lack of team spirit between the new arrivals (due to the fact that, only months before, they played in foreign leagues) and the absence of a basic plan (Mancini used 19 different lineups in equal games) often caused Inter's results to stem from individual elements. Despite a 4–1 defeat by Fiorentina and three consecutive draws, after the November pause Inter moved up to first place. It was retained until the end of year when the side beats a record: all goals, along the last 12 months, were scored by foreign footballers.
Losing with Sassuolo in January, Inter fell in the standings between January and February. Inter reacted in the Coppa Italia where, in the second leg of the semifinals, Inter defeated Juventus 3–0, which equalized the score of the first leg, however the Turin side then won on penalties. After having wasted chances to reach third place, Inter achieved fourth. The side collected 67 points, for the best result of the last five years.

## Kit Information

Supplier: Nike / Sponsor: Pirelli
| Home | Home alt. | Away | Third |
| Goalkeeper 1 | Goalkeeper 2 | Goalkeeper 3 |

## Players
### Squad information

    As of 29 January 2016
| Squad no. | Name | Position | Date of birth (age) |
| Goalkeepers |||||
| 1 | Samir Handanović | GK | (1984-07-14)14 July 1984 (aged 31) |
| 18 | Juan Pablo Carrizo | GK | (1984-05-06)6 May 1984 (aged 32) |
| 46 | Tommaso Berni HG | GK | (1983-03-06)6 March 1983 (aged 33) |
| Defenders |||||
| 5 | Juan Jesus | LB/CB | (1991-06-10)10 June 1991 (aged 25) |
| 12 | Alex Telles (on loan from Galatasaray) | LB | (1992-12-15)15 December 1992 (aged 23) |
| 21 | Davide Santon HG | RB/LB | (1991-01-02)2 January 1991 (aged 25) |
| 24 | Jeison Murillo | CB | (1992-05-27)27 May 1992 (aged 24) |
| 25 | Miranda | CB | (1984-09-07)7 September 1984 (aged 31) |
| 33 | Danilo D'Ambrosio HG | RB/LB | (1988-09-09)9 September 1988 (aged 27) |
| 55 | Yuto Nagatomo | RB/LB | (1986-09-12)12 September 1986 (aged 29) |
| Midfielders |||||
| 7 | Geoffrey Kondogbia | DM/CM | (1993-02-15)15 February 1993 (aged 23) |
| 17 | Gary Medel | DM/CB | (1987-08-03)3 August 1987 (aged 28) |
| 22 | Adem Ljajić HG (on loan from Roma) | LW/AM | (1991-09-29)29 September 1991 (aged 24) |
| 77 | Marcelo Brozović (on loan from Dinamo Zagreb) | CM/AM | (1992-11-16)16 November 1992 (aged 23) |
| 83 | Felipe Melo | DM/CM | (1983-06-26)26 June 1983 (aged 33) |
| Forwards |||||
| 8 | Rodrigo Palacio | FW | (1982-02-05)5 February 1982 (aged 34) |
| 9 | Mauro Icardi HG (Captain) | FW | (1993-02-19)19 February 1993 (aged 23) |
| 10 | Stevan Jovetić HG (on loan from Manchester City) | FW | (1989-11-02)2 November 1989 (aged 26) |
| 11 | Jonathan Biabiany HG | LW/RW | (1988-04-28)28 April 1988 (aged 28) |
| 23 | Éder (on loan from Sampdoria) | FW | (1986-11-15)15 November 1986 (aged 29) |
| 44 | Ivan Perišić | LW/RW | (1989-02-02)2 February 1989 (aged 27) |
HG Player formed at country

### Youth team players added to the first squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 19 | MF | POR | Pedro Delgado |
| 27 | MF | CIV | Assane Gnoukouri |
| 31 | MF | ITA | Enrico De Micheli |
| 56 | DF | ROU | Răzvan Popa |
| 92 | FW | ITA | Enrico Baldini |
| 97 | FW | ALB | Rey Manaj |
| 98 | GK | ROU | Ionuț Radu |
| 99 | FW | GNB | Zé Turbo |

## Transfers
### In

| No. | Pos. | Name | Age | EU | Moving from | Type | Transfer window | Ends | Transfer fee | Source |
| 16 | MF | Geoffrey Kondogbia | 22 | EU | Monaco | Transfer | Summer | 2020 | €29,000,000 | Inter.it |
| 25 | CB | Miranda | 30 | Non-EU | Atlético Madrid | Loan | Summer | 2018 | €3,000,000 | Inter.it |
| 24 | CB | Jeison Murillo | 23 | EU | Granada | Transfer | Summer | 2020 | €8,000,000 | Inter.it |
| | CB | Matteo Bianchetti | 22 | EU | Verona | Co-ownership settlement | Summer | | undisclosed | Inter.it |
| 14 | RB | Martín Montoya | 24 | EU | Barcelona | Loan | Summer | 2016 | €1,000,000 | Inter.it |
| 11 | FW | Jonathan Biabiany | 27 | EU | Unattached | Free | Summer | 2019 | Free | Inter.it |
| 19 | CM | Saphir Taïder | 23 | EU | Sassuolo | Loan Return | Summer | 2017 | N/A | |
| 12 | FW | Samuele Longo | 23 | EU | Cagliari | Loan Return | Summer | 2017 | N/A | |
| | GK | Francesco Bardi | 23 | EU | Chievo | Loan Return | Summer | 2017 | N/A | |
| | CM | Rene Krhin | 25 | EU | Córdoba | Loan Return | Summer | 2016 | N/A | |
| 7 | RW | Ezequiel Schelotto | 26 | EU | Chievo | Loan Return | Summer | 2017 | N/A | |
| 11 | FW | Stevan Jovetić | 25 | Non-EU | Manchester City | Loan | Summer | 2017 | €3,000,000 | Inter.it |
| 22 | LW | Adem Ljajić | 23 | Non-EU | Roma | Loan | Summer | 2016 | €1,750,000 | Inter.it |
| 5 | DM | Felipe Melo | 31 | EU | Galatasaray | Transfer | Summer | 2019 | €3,700,000 + Bonus | Inter.it |
| 12 | LB | Alex Telles | 22 | EU | Galatasaray | Loan | Summer | 2016 | €1,300,000 + Bonus | Inter.it |
| 44 | LW | Ivan Perišić | 26 | EU | VfL Wolfsburg | Transfer | Summer | 2020 | €16,000,000 | |
| 23 | ST | Éder | 28 | EU | Sampdoria | Loan | Winter | 2020 | | |
To add: €16,000,000 for the full purchase of Xherdan Shaqiri from Bayern Munich and €3,500,000 for the full purchase of Davide Santon from Newcastle United.
Total Spending : €85,250,000

### Out

| N | Pos. | Name | Age | EU | Moving to | Type | Transfer window | Transfer fee | Source |
| 11 | FW | Lukas Podolski | 30 | EU | Arsenal | End of loan | Summer | Free | ESPNFC.US |
| 97 | FW | Federico Bonazzoli | 18 | EU | Sampdoria | End of loan | Summer | Free | |
| 17 | MF | Zdravko Kuzmanović | 27 | EU | Basel | Transfer | Summer | €2,000,000 | fcb.ch |
| 14 | CB | Hugo Campagnaro | 35 | EU | Pescara | End of contract | Summer | Free | |
| 26 | CB | Felipe | 31 | EU | Udinese | End of contract | Summer | Free | |
| 2 | RB | Jonathan | 29 | EU | Fluminense | End of contract | Summer | Free | |
| N/A | MF | Marco Benassi | 20 | EU | Torino | Co-ownership settlement | Summer | €3,500,000 | Inter.it |
| N/A | CB | Matteo Bianchetti | 22 | EU | Verona | Transfer | Summer | €1,000,000 | Inter.it |
| 20 | MF | Joel Obi | 24 | EU | Torino | Transfer | Summer | €2,400,000 | inter.it |
| N/A | AM | Rubén Botta | 25 | EU | Pachuca | Transfer | Summer | €2,700,000 | Inter.it |
| 54 | CB | Isaac Donkor | 20 | Non-EU | Bari | Loan | Summer | loan | Inter.it |
| N/A | CM | Rene Krhin | 25 | EU | Granada CF | Transfer | Summer | €1,300,000 | |
| N/A | GK | Francesco Bardi | 23 | EU | Espanyol | Loan | Summer | loan | |
| 29 | MF | Gaston Camara | 19 | Non-EU | Bari | Loan | Summer | loan | |
| 28 | FW | George Pușcaș | 19 | EU | Bari | Loan | Summer | loan | |
| 12 | FW | Samuele Longo | 23 | EU | Frosinone | Loan | Summer | N/A | |
| N/A | MF | Lorenzo Crisetig | 22 | EU | Bologna | Loan | Summer | €1,800,000 | bolognafc.it |
| 91 | FW | Xherdan Shaqiri | 23 | Non-EU | Stoke City | Transfer | Summer | €17,000,000 | |
| 19 | CM | Saphir Taïder | 23 | EU | Bologna | Transfer | Summer | €4,000,000 | |
| 88 | MF | Hernanes | 30 | Non-EU | Juventus | Transfer | Summer | €11,000,000 | |
| 6 | CB | Marco Andreolli | 29 | EU | Sevilla | Loan | Summer | N/A | |
| 16 | RW | Ezequiel Schelotto | 26 | EU | N/A | End of contract | Summer | Free | |
| 10 | CM | Mateo Kovačić | 21 | EU | Real Madrid | Transfer | Summer | €35,000,000 | |
| 15 | CB | Nemanja Vidić | 34 | Non-EU | N/A | End of contract | Winter | Free | |
| 26 | FW | Vincenzo Tommasone | 20 | EU | Paganese | Loan | Winter | | |
| 13 | MF | Fredy Guarín | 29 | Non-EU | Shanghai Greenland Shenhua | Transfer | Winter | €14,000,000 | |
| 23 | CB | Andrea Ranocchia | 27 | EU | Sampdoria | Loan | Winter | | |
| 6 | LB | Dodô | 23 | EU | Sampdoria | Loan | Winter | | |
| 14 | RB | Martín Montoya | 24 | EU | Real Betis | End of Loan | Winter | | |
| N/A | GK | Francesco Bardi | 23 | EU | Frosinone | Loan | Winter | loan | |
To add: €3,500,000 from Bologna for Ibrahima Mbaye; €2,600,000 from Sampdoria for Alfred Duncan; €400,000 from Sturm Graz for Lukas Spendlhofer; €200,000 from Alessandria for Riccardo Bocalon. No fee was paid by Sampdoria for Matías Silvestre: his agreement with Inter was terminated and he joined on a free transfer. Sunderland owes Inter €11,000,000 for Ricky Álvarez, but the case has to be discussed at FIFA, as both teams recurred on appeal. In winter, Inter also received €3,700,000 from Estudiantes La Plata for Álvaro Pereira.
Total income: €104,100,000
Total expenditure: €18,850,000

## Technical staff

    As of 20 June 2015
| Position | Name |
| Head coach | Roberto Mancini |
| First Team Club Manager | Dejan Stanković |
| Assistant coach | Giulio Nuciari |
| Technical Assistant | Sylvinho |
| Technical Assistant | Fausto Salsano |
| Technical Assistant | José Duque |
| Goalkeeping coach | Adriano Bonaiuti |
| Match analyst | Michele Salzarulo |
| Chief of Medical Staff | Piero Volpi |
| Doctor | Daniele Casalini |
| Doctor | Simone Porcelli |
| Head Fitness Coach | Ivan Carminati |
| Fitness coach | Andrea Scanavino |
| Rehabilitation Coach Responsible | Giannicola Bisciotti |
| Rehabilitation Coach | Massimiliano Marchesi |
| Chief of physiotherapists | Marco Dellacasa |
| Physiotherapist | Massimo Dellacasa |
| Physiotherapist | Andrea Belli |
| Physiotherapist | Marco Frigerio |
| Physiotherapist | Matteo Perasso |

## 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 | 23 August 2015 | 15 May 2016 | Matchday 1 | 4th | 38 | 20 | 7 | 11 | 50 | 38 | +12 | 052.63 |
| Coppa Italia | 15 December 2015 | 2 March 2016 | Round of 16 | Semi-finals | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 075.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 42 | 23 | 7 | 12 | 58 | 41 | +17 | 054.76 |
Source: Serie A statistics, Coppa Italia statistics

### Serie A
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 2 | Napoli | 38 | 25 | 7 | 6 | 80 | 32 | +48 | 82 | Qualification to Champions League group stage |
| 3 | Roma | 38 | 23 | 11 | 4 | 83 | 41 | +42 | 80 | Qualification to Champions League play-off round |
| 4 | Internazionale | 38 | 20 | 7 | 11 | 50 | 38 | +12 | 67 | Qualification to Europa League group stage |
| 5 | Fiorentina | 38 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 60 | 42 | +18 | 64 | Qualification to Europa League group stage |
| 6 | Sassuolo | 38 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 49 | 40 | +9 | 61 | Qualification to Europa League third qualifying round |
* 1 2 Since the winners of the 2015–16 Coppa Italia, Juventus, qualified for European competition based on league position, the spot awarded to the cup winners (Europa League group stage) was passed to fifth-placed team and the spot awarded to the fifth-placed team (Europa League third qualifying round) was passed to the sixth-placed team.

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
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 | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | W | W | W | W | W | L | D | D | D | W | W | W | W | L | W | W | L | W | L | D | D | L | W | D | L | W | L | W | W | D | L | W | W | L | W | L | W | L |
| Position | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |

#### Matches
### Coppa Italia
## Statistics
### Appearances and goals

| 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 | 38 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | GK | ARG | Juan Pablo Carrizo | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 46 | GK | ITA | Tommaso Berni | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 98 | GK | ROU | Ionuț Radu | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| 5 | DF | BRA | Juan Jesus | 23 | 0 | 16+3 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | BRA | Alex Telles | 22 | 0 | 18+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | ITA | Davide Santon | 13 | 0 | 11+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | COL | Jeison Murillo | 35 | 2 | 32+2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | BRA | Miranda | 34 | 1 | 31+1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | DF | ITA | Fabio Della Giovanna | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | ITA | Danilo D'Ambrosio | 24 | 2 | 18+3 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 55 | DF | JPN | Yuto Nagatomo | 26 | 0 | 19+3 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| 7 | MF | FRA | Geoffrey Kondogbia | 30 | 1 | 23+3 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | CHI | Gary Medel | 33 | 1 | 28+1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | CIV | Assane Gnoukouri | 3 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 77 | MF | CRO | Marcelo Brozović | 35 | 7 | 25+7 | 4 | 2+1 | 3 |
| 83 | MF | BRA | Felipe Melo | 28 | 1 | 21+5 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| 8 | FW | ARG | Rodrigo Palacio | 30 | 3 | 15+12 | 2 | 1+2 | 1 |
| 9 | FW | ARG | Mauro Icardi | 34 | 16 | 32+1 | 16 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | MNE | Stevan Jovetić | 28 | 7 | 18+8 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | FW | FRA | Jonathan Biabiany | 22 | 1 | 7+12 | 1 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 22 | FW | SRB | Adem Ljajić | 28 | 4 | 16+9 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 23 | FW | ITA | Éder | 14 | 1 | 8+5 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 44 | FW | CRO | Ivan Perišić | 37 | 9 | 26+8 | 7 | 2+1 | 2 |
| 97 | FW | ALB | Rey Manaj | 6 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| Players transferred out during the season ||||||||||
| 6 | DF | BRA | Dodô | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 13 | MF | COL | Fredy Guarín | 16 | 1 | 11+5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | ESP | Martín Montoya | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | SRB | Nemanja Vidić | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | ITA | Andrea Ranocchia | 10 | 0 | 1+9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 88 | MF | BRA | Hernanes | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 93 | DF | ITA | Federico Dimarco | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last updated: 14 May 2016 Source: Competitions

### Goalscorers

| Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | Serie A | Coppa Italia | Total |
| 1 | 9 | FW | | Mauro Icardi | 16 | 0 | 16 |
| 2 | 44 | FW | | Ivan Perišić | 7 | 2 | 9 |
| 3 | 10 | FW | | Stevan Jovetić | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 3 | 77 | MF | | Marcelo Brozović | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 5 | 22 | FW | | Adem Ljajić | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | 8 | FW | | Rodrigo Palacio | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | 24 | DF | | Jeison Murillo | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | 33 | DF | | Danilo D'Ambrosio | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | 7 | MF | | Geoffrey Kondogbia | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | 11 | FW | | Jonathan Biabiany | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | 13 | MF | | Fredy Guarín | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | 18 | MF | | Gary Medel | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | 23 | FW | | Éder | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | 25 | DF | | Miranda | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | 83 | MF | | Felipe Melo | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Own goal | Own goal | Own goal | Own goal | Own goal | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 50 | 8 | 58 |
Last updated: 14 May 2016

### Clean sheets

| Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | Serie A | Coppa Italia | Total |
| 1 | 1 | GK | | Samir Handanović | 15 | 0 | 15 |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 15 | 0 | 15 |
Last updated: 14 May 2016

### Disciplinary record

| N | P | Name | Serie A | Serie A | Serie A | Coppa Italia | Coppa Italia | Total | Total | Total |
| 1 | GK | Samir Handanović | 5 | | | | | 5 | | |
| 5 | DF | Juan Jesus | 3 | | | 1 | | 4 | | |
| 7 | MF | Geoffrey Kondogbia | 6 | | 1 | 1 | | 7 | | 1 |
| 8 | FW | Rodrigo Palacio | 5 | | | | | 5 | | |
| 9 | FW | Mauro Icardi | 1 | | | | | 1 | | |
| 10 | FW | Stevan Jovetić | 4 | | | | | 4 | | |
| 11 | FW | Jonathan Biabiany | 3 | | | | | 3 | | |
| 12 | DF | Alex Telles | 6 | 1 | | | | 6 | 1 | |
| 13 | MF | Fredy Guarín | 7 | | | | | 7 | | |
| 18 | MF | Gary Medel | 10 | | | 1 | | 11 | | |
| 21 | DF | Davide Santon | 1 | | | 1 | | 2 | | |
| 22 | FW | Adem Ljajić | 2 | | | | | 2 | | |
| 23 | FW | Éder | 1 | | | 1 | | 2 | | |
| 24 | DF | Jeison Murillo | 6 | 3 | | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | |
| 25 | DF | Miranda | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 9 | 1 | 1 |
| 33 | DF | Danilo D'Ambrosio | 4 | 1 | | 1 | | 5 | 1 | |
| 44 | FW | Ivan Perišić | 5 | | | 1 | | 6 | | |
| 55 | DF | Yuto Nagatomo | 5 | 1 | 1 | | | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 77 | MF | Marcelo Brozović | 7 | | | 1 | | 8 | | |
| 83 | MF | Felipe Melo | 7 | 1 | 1 | | | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| 97 | FW | Rey Manaj | 1 | | | | | 1 | | |
Last updated: 14 May 2016 Source: inter.it, legaseriea.it Only competitive matches = Number of bookings; = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.