1953–54 Inter Milan season

Internazionale
1953–54 season
Chairman	Carlo Masseroni
Manager	Alfredo Foni
Serie A	1st
Top goalscorer	League: Armano (13); All: Armano (13)
Home colours	Away colours
	← 1952–53 1954–55 →
	All statistics correct as of 30 May 1954.

In the 1953–54 season, Internazionale competed in the domestic league as the defending champion.

Summary

Inter started the season without Nyers, cut off from the club following a debate with chairman Masseroni about his salary.^[1]^[2] However, this did not seem to encumber play, resulting in a better season than the previous year.^[1]^[2] Nyers came back just before the Derby della Madonnina, and won 3–0 by his hat-trick.^[1]^[2] Six months later in the Derby d'Italia, Inter beat Juventus 6–0,^[1]^[2] which was crucial for the conquest of another Scudetto, leaving Juventus one point shy.^[1]^[2]

Squad

Source:^[3]

The roles of the 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)
Guido Vincenzi (full back)
Luigi Zambaiti (centre forward)

Competitions

Serie A

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Internazionale (C)	34	20	11	3	67	32	+35	51	^[4]
2	Juventus	34	20	10	4	58	34	+24	50
3	Milan	34	17	10	7	66	39	+27	44
3	Fiorentina	34	15	14	5	45	27	+18	44
5	Napoli	34	13	12	9	52	38	+14	38

Source: Panini
(C) Champions

Matches

13 September 1953 1	Inter	2-0	Lazio	Milan
	Lorenzi 25' Skoglund 89'	Report		Stadium: Stadio San Siro Referee: Renzo Massai

20 September 1953 2	Atalanta	0-2	Inter	Bergamo
		Report	61' Armano 79' Brighenti II	Stadium: Comunale Referee: Riccardo Pieri

27 September 1953 3	Inter	4-2	SPAL	Milan
	Buzzin 10' Skoglund 16' Lorenzi 37' Brighenti II 40'	Report	39' Stefanini 64' Bulent	Stadium: Stadio San Siro Referee: Mario Maurelli

4 October 1953 4	Legnano	1-1	Inter	Legnano
	Manzardo 14'	Report	60' Buzzin	Stadium: Stadio Comunale Referee: Vincenzo Orlandini

11 October 1953 5	Inter	2-1	Fiorentina	Milan
	Skoglund 24', 76'	Report	70' Gren	Stadium: Stadio San Siro Referee: Francesco Liverani

18 October 1953 6	Inter	3-2	Bologna	Milan
	Armano 15', 59' (pen) Pozzan 37' (o.g.)	Report	20' Cappello 29' Pivatelli	Stadium: San Siro Referee: Iginio Rigato

25 October 1953 7	Roma	1-1	Inter	Roma
	Galli 27'	Report	62' Lorenzi	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Cesare Jonni

1 November 1953 8	Inter	3-0	Milan	Milan
	Nyers 50', 54', 73'	Report		Stadium: Stadio San Siro Referee: Guido Agnolin

8 November 1953 9	Sampdoria	0-0	Inter	Genova
		Report		Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Referee: Vincenzo Orlandini

22 November 1953 10	Juventus	2-2	Inter	Torino
	Boniperti 31' J. Hansen 54'	Report	4' Skoglund 24' Nyers	Stadium: Comunale Referee: Renzo Massai

29 November 1953 11	Inter	2-0	Napoli	Milan
	Mazza 59' Nyers 89'	Report		Stadium: Stadio San Siro Referee: Riccardo Pieri

6 December 1953 12	Inter	0-2	Udinese	Milan
		Report	3' Pløger 48' Szoke	Stadium: San Siro Referee: Gennaro Marchese

20 December 1953 13	Novara	2-3	Inter	Novara
	Savioni 8' Piola 43' (pen)	Report	30' Brighenti II 40' Lorenzi 41' Armano	Stadium: Comunale Referee: Renzo Massai

27 December 1953 14	Inter	1-0	Genoa	Milan
	Fattori 26'	Report		Stadium: San Siro Referee: Ugo Scaramella

3 January 1954 15	Inter	4-0	Palermo	Milan
	Brighenti II 17', 24', 71' Armano 68'	Report		Stadium: Stadio San Siro Referee: Iginio Rigato

10 January 1954 16	Torino	1-1	Inter	Torino
	Buhtz 68'	Report	8' Mazza	Stadium: Stadio Filadelfia Referee: Guido Agnolin

17 January 1954 17	Triestina	0-0	Inter	Trieste
		Report		Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Grezar Referee: Cesare Jonni

31 January 1954 18	Lazio	0-1	Inter	Roma
		Report	41' Armano	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Riccardo Pieri

7 February 1954 19	Inter	3-1	Atalanta	Milan
	Nesti 18' Armano 30' Brighenti II 75'	Report	78' Rasmussen	Stadium: San Siro Referee: Mario Maurelli

14 February 1954 20	SPAL	2-2	Inter	Ferrara
	Castoldi 52' Sega 69'	Report	15', 20' Buzzin	Stadium: Stadio Comunale Referee: Renzo Massai

21 February 1954 21	Inter	2-2	Legnano	Milan
	Armano 27' Lupi 42' (aut.)	Report	21' Eidefjäll 40' Palmer	Stadium: Stadio San Siro Referee: Iginio Rigato

28 February 1954 22	Fiorentina	1-1	Inter	Firenze
	Cervato 21' (pen)	Report	88' Buzzin	Stadium: Comunale Referee: Cesare Jonni

7 March 1954 23	Bologna	0-1	Inter	Bologna
		Report	70' Lorenzi	Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Referee: Renzo Massai

14 March 1954 24	Inter	1-1	Roma	Milan
	Lorenzi 35'	Report	13' Bettini	Stadium: San Siro Referee: Cesare Jonni

21 March 1954 25	Milan	2-0	Inter	Milan
	Nordahl 34' Sørensen 74'	Report		Stadium: Stadio San Siro Referee: Vincenzo Orlandini

28 March 1954 26	Inter	2-1	Sampdoria	Milan
	Armano 3' Skoglund 81'	Report	90' Tortul	Stadium: Stadio San Siro Referee: Diego De Leo

4 April 1954 27	Inter	6-0	Juventus	Milan
	Skoglund 7', 79' Armano 30' Brighenti II 66', 83' Nesti 84'	Report		Stadium: San Siro Referee: Cesare Jonni

18 April 1954 28	Napoli	2-1	Inter	Napoli
	Ciccarelli 12', 80'	Report	16' Armano	Stadium: del Vomero Referee: Riccardo Pieri

25 April 1954 29	Udinese	0-2	Inter	Udine
		Report	60' Lorenzi 68' Fattori	Stadium: Stadio Moretti Referee: Cesare Jonni

2 May 1954 30	Inter	3-1	Novara	Milan
	Armano 2' (pen) Lorenzi 4' Vincenzi 38'	Report	13' Renica	Stadium: San Siro Referee: Diego De Leo

9 May 1954 31	Genoa	1-3	Inter	Genova
	Pravisano 85'	Report	9', 71' Lorenzi 70' Nyers	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Referee: Cesare Jonni

16 May 1954 32	Palermo	2-2	Inter	Palermo
	Cavazzuti 30', 62'	Report	3' Mazza 38' Skoglund	Stadium: La Favorita Referee: Mario Maurelli

23 May 1954 33	Inter	2-0	Torino	Milan
	Lorenzi 29' Armano 36'	Report		Stadium: San Siro Referee: Diego De Leo

30 May 1954 34	Inter	4-2	Triestina	Milan
	Lorenzi 5' Nyers 11', 38' Skoglund 81'	Report	28' Secchi 86' Rossetti	Stadium: San Siro Referee: Guido Agnolin

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	20	11	3	67	32	+35	71	14	2	1	43	15	+28	6	9	2	24	17	+7

Last updated: 30 May 1954.
Source: ^{[citation needed]}

2 points were awarded for every win, so Inter collected 51 points instead 61.^[5]

Players statistics

Source:^[5]

Appearances and goals are referred to domestic league:^[5]

Ghezzi (34/−32); Armano (33/13); Neri (32); Giacomazzi (29); Nesti (29/2); Lorenzi (28/12); Mazza (27/3); Skoglund (27/10); Giovannini (25); Padulazzi (25); Fattori (20/2); Vincenzi (18/1); Brighenti (15/9); Nyers (14/8); Buzzin (12/5); Broccini (4); Blason (1); Zambaiti (1).

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Filippo Grassia; Gianpiero Lotito (2008). Inter: Dalla nascita allo scudetto del centenario (in Italian). Vallardi Editore. pp. 109–111.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Stefano Petrucci (2005). La grande storia dell'Inter (in Italian). L'Airone Editore. p. 15.
^ Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio Italiano 1954 (in Italian). RCS MediaGroup. 1953.
^ Latin Cup finally suspended for coincidence with the 1954 FIFA World Cup.
^ ^a ^b ^c Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio Italiano 1955 (in Italian). RCS MediaGroup. 1954.