1952–53 Inter Milan season

Internazionale

1952–53 season
Chairman	Carlo Masseroni
Manager	Alfredo Foni
Serie A	1st
Top goalscorer	League: Nyers (15) All: Nyers (15)
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← 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.

• 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

^[4]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
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
4	Napoli	34	15	11	8	53	43	+10	41
5	Bologna	34	16	7	11	52	43	+9	39

Matches

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

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

See also

• Inter Milan