page_title: History of Inter Milan
section_title: Resurrection and treble
hierarchical_section_title: History of Inter Milan / Resurrection and treble
caption_attribution_description: Javier Adelmar Zanetti
context_page_description: This is the history of Football Club Internazionale Milano, commonly referred to as Internazionale or simply Inter, and colloquially known as Inter Milan outside of Italy, a professional Italian football club based in Milan, Lombardy.
context_section_description: On 7 July 2004, Inter announced on their official website that they had appointed former Lazio boss Roberto Mancini as new head coach. In his first season, Inter and Mancini collected 72 points from 18 wins, 18 draws and only two losses. On 15 June 2005, Inter won the Coppa Italia after defeating Roma in the two-legged final 3–0 on aggregate (1–0 win in Milan and 0–2 win in Rome) and followed that up on 20 August 2005 by winning the Supercoppa Italiana after an extra-time 1–0 victory over Serie A champions Juventus. This Super Cup win was Inter's first since 1989, coincidentally the same year since Inter last won the Scudetto before 2006. On 11 May 2006, Inter retained their Coppa Italia trophy by once again defeating Roma with a 4–1 aggregate victory (a 1–1 scoreline in Rome and a 3–1 win at the San Siro).
  Inter were awarded the 2005–06 Serie A championship as they were the highest-placed side in the season's final league table after points were stripped from Juventus and Milan, who were punished in a match fixing scandal that year. With the confirmed relegation of Juventus to Serie B and the eight-point deduction for city rivals Milan, Inter became favourites to retain their Serie A title for the 2006–07 Serie A season.
  During the season, Inter went on a record-breaking run of 17 consecutive victories in Serie A, starting on 25 October 2006 with a 4–1 home victory over Livorno and ending on 28 February 2007 after a 1–1 draw at home to Udinese. The 2–5 away win at Catania on 25 February 2007 broke the original record of 15 matches held by both Bayern Munich and Real Madrid from the "Big 5" (the top flight leagues in Italy, England, Spain, France and Germany). The run lasted for almost five months and stands among the best in European league football, with just Benfica (29 wins), Celtic (25 wins) and PSV (22 wins) bettering the run. Inter's form dipped a little as they scored 0–0 and 2–2 draws against relegation-battlers Reggina and slumping Palermo, respectively, the latter game featuring a second-half comeback after Palermo went up 2–0 at half-time. They could not keep their invincibility form near the end of the season as well, as they lost their first game of the domestic season to Roma at the San Siro 1–3 thanks to two late Roma goals. Inter had enjoyed an unbeaten Serie A run for just under a year.
  On 22 April 2007, Inter won their second consecutive Scudetto—and first on the field since 1989—when they defeated Siena 2–1 at Stadio Artemio Franchi. Italian World Cup-winning defender Marco Materazzi scored both goals in the 18th and 60th minute, the latter being a penalty.
  Inter started the 2007–08 season with the goal of winning both Serie A and Champions League. The team started well in the league, topping the table from the first round of matches, and also managed to qualify for the Champions League knockout stage. A late collapse leading to a 2–0 defeat with ten men away to Liverpool on 19 February in the Champions League, however, threw into question manager Roberto Mancini's future at Inter, and domestic form took a sharp turn of fortune, with the team failing to win in the three following Serie A games (drawing with Sampdoria and major league opponents Roma, before losing away to Napoli, their first domestic defeat of the season). After being eliminated by Liverpool in the Champions League, Mancini then announced his intention to leave his job, only to change his mind the following day.
  Inter had a second run of this kind between 19 and 29 March in which they again went winless through three games, against Genoa, Juventus and Lazio. Like weeks previously, on 4 May 2008, Inter once again had a chance to wrap up their Scudetto race, this time against city rivals Milan, but instead suffered a 2–1 defeat. The following week, Inter again had the chance to wrap up their Scudetto against Siena at home, complete with a festive atmosphere and an expectant crowd. Inter, however, again failed to secure the championship, losing their lead twice and ultimately settling for a 2–2 draw, with Marco Materazzi failing to conver
caption: Javier Zanetti made a record 858 appearances for Inter, including 618 in Serie A
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