Season

After another disappointing season, Inter retained

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and signed German footballers Brehme, a fullback, and

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, a box-to-box midfielder, to strengthen the club. Inter targeted

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to be their first choice at centre-forward, however, issues arose during Madjer's physical assessment so the team opted instead to acquire

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. The new attacking partnership of Díaz and

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proved to be consistent goal scorers for Inter.

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would depart the team, although Inter's performance was not critically impacted. On the pitch, Inter was eliminated early from the

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, while, in Europe, they were knocked out of the

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. Conversely, Inter dominated play in the domestic league, with Inter able to stay unbeaten for almost half of the season.

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were the first to beat Inter, on matchday 17. Following the defeat, a positive streak made the gap over rivals so large that Inter could celebrate the

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on 28 May, after beating

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2–1. During the last month, with five games to spare, the side had collected 26 wins, six draws and two losses: the final amount was 58 points, a still-unbeaten record for Serie A with 18 teams and two points for a win.

Squad

Transfers

Winter

Competitions

Serie A

League table

Results by round

Matches

Coppa Italia

First round Second round

Coppa UEFA

First round Second round Round of 16

Statistics

Players statistics

References

Sources

RSSSF - Italy 1988/89
{{DEFAULTSORT:1988-89 F.C. Internazionale Milano season Inter Milan seasons

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