# 1980–81 Inter Milan season

The 1980–81 season was Football Club Internazionale Milano's 72nd in existence and 65th consecutive season in the top flight of Italian football.

## Summary

During the summer, the club acquired Herbert Prohaska from Austria Vienna, the Austrian becoming the first foreign transfer since 1966. The squad was eliminated from the Coppa Italia in early September despite defeating city rivals A.C. Milan. As incumbent champions the team closed the first half of the season as leader. However, the team collapsed in the second half to finish 4th in the lag, far behind Juventus and A.S. Roma. The campaign saw the league debut of club legend Giuseppe Bergomi in February against Como. Meanwhile, atter a 9-year absence, the club returned to the European Cup, where it reached the semi-finals, being defeated by Real Madrid. Alessandro Altobelli finished the campaign as the top scorer with 12 goals in League.

## 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 |
| — | GK | ITA | Ivano Bordon |
| — | GK | ITA | Renato Cipollini |
| — | DF | ITA | Roberto Mozzini |
| — | DF | ITA | Giuseppe Baresi |
| — | DF | ITA | Giuseppe Bergomi |
| — | DF | ITA | Graziano Bini |
| — | DF | ITA | Nazzareno Canuti |
| — | DF | ITA | Gabriele Oriali |
| — | DF | ITA | Franco Pancheri |
| — | DF | ITA | Antonio Tempestilli |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | DF | ITA | Giancarlo Pasinato |
| — | MF | AUT | Herbert Prohaska |
| — | MF | ITA | Evaristo Beccalossi |
| — | MF | ITA | Domenico Caso |
| — | MF | ITA | Giampiero Marini |
| — | MF | ITA | Carlo Muraro |
| — | MF | ITA | Leonardo Occhipinti |
| — | FW | ITA | Alessandro Altobelli |
| — | FW | ITA | Claudio Ambu |
| — | FW | ITA | Angelo Crialesi |
| — | FW | ITA | Amerigo Paradiso |

### Transfers

In :
| Pos. | Name | from | Type |
| DF | Giuseppe Bergomi | | |
| MF | Herbert Prohaska | Austria Vienna | |
Out :
| Pos. | Name | to | Type |
| MF | Leonardo Occhipinti | Pisa Calcio | |

## Competitions
### Serie A
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 2 | Roma | 30 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 43 | 20 | +23 | 42 | Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup |
| 3 | Napoli | 30 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 31 | 21 | +10 | 38 | Qualification to UEFA Cup |
| 4 | Internazionale | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 41 | 24 | +17 | 36 | Qualification to UEFA Cup |
| 5 | Fiorentina | 30 | 9 | 14 | 7 | 28 | 25 | +3 | 32 | |
| 6 | Cagliari | 30 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 29 | 30 | −1 | 30 | |

#### 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 |
| Ground | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A |
| Result | W | W | L | W | D | L | W | L | W | D | D | W | D | W | D | W | D | W | L | L | L | W | W | L | D | W | L | W | W | D |
| Position | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |

#### Matches
### Coppa Italia
#### First round

Group 2 :
| Pos | Team v t e | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Avellino | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 6 |
| 2 | Palermo | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 6 |
| 3 | Internazionale | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | Milan | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 3 |
| 5 | Catania | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 1 |

##### Matches
### European Cup
#### Semifinals
## Statistics
### Player statistics

Appearances and goals are referred to domestic league.
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | 1980-81 Serie A | 1980-81 Serie A |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| | GK | ITA | Ivano Bordon | 30 | -24 | 30 | -24 |
| | DF | ITA | Giuseppe Baresi | 26 | 0 | 25+1 | 0 |
| | DF | ITA | Graziano Bini | 25 | 2 | 25 | 2 |
| | DF | ITA | Nazzareno Canuti | 25 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| | DF | ITA | Gabriele Oriali | 18 | 4 | 18 | 4 |
| | MF | AUT | Herbert Prohaska | 28 | 5 | 28 | 5 |
| | MF | ITA | Evaristo Beccalossi | 27 | 7 | 27 | 7 |
| | MF | ITA | Domenico Caso | 28 | 1 | 24+4 | 1 |
| | MF | ITA | Giampiero Marini | 27 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| | MF | ITA | Giancarlo Pasinato | 23 | 1 | 16+7 | 1 |
| | FW | ITA | Alessandro Altobelli | 29 | 12 | 28+1 | 12 |
| | GK | ITA | Renato Cipollini | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| | FW | ITA | Carlo Muraro | 21 | 4 | 16+5 | 4 |
| | DF | ITA | Roberto Mozzini | 18 | 0 | 15+3 | 0 |
| | DF | ITA | Giuseppe Bergomi | 12 | 0 | 11+1 | 0 |
| | FW | ITA | Claudio Ambu | 19 | 3 | 8+11 | 3 |
| | DF | ITA | Antonio Tempestilli | 5 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 |
| | DF | ITA | Franco Pancheri | 11 | 0 | 3+8 | 0 |
| | MF | ITA | Fausto Pari | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| | FW | ITA | Angelo Crialesi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | ITA | Amerigo Paradiso | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
* Source: http://calcio-seriea.net/presenze/1980/849/