| Club: | Internazionale |
| Season: | 1988–89 |
| Chairman: | Ernesto Pellegrini |
| Chrtitle: | President |
| Stadium: | Giuseppe Meazza |
| Manager: | Giovanni Trapattoni |
| Captain: | Giuseppe Baresi |
| League: | Serie A |
| League Result: | 1st |
| Cup1: | Coppa Italia |
| Cup1 Result: | Group stage |
| Cup2: | UEFA Cup |
| Cup2 Result: | Round of 16 |
| League Topscorer: | Aldo Serena (22) |
| Season Topscorer: | Serena (28) |
| Average Attendance: | 56,455 |
| Updated: | 25 June 1989 |
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| Prevseason: | 1987–88 |
| Nextseason: | 1989–90 |
After another disappointing season, Inter retained Giovanni Trapattoni and signed German footballers Brehme, a fullback, and Lothar Matthäus, a box-to-box midfielder, to strengthen the club.[1]
Inter targeted Rabah Madjer to be their first choice at centre-forward,[2] however, issues arose during Madjer's physical assessment so the team opted instead to acquire Ramón Díaz.[3] The new attacking partnership of Díaz and Aldo Serena proved to be consistent goal scorers for Inter.[4]
Alessandro Altobelli would depart the team, although Inter's performance was not critically impacted.[5] [6]
On the pitch, Inter was eliminated early from the Coppa Italia,[7] [8] while, in Europe, they were knocked out of the UEFA Cup by Bayern Munich.[9]
Conversely, Inter dominated play in the domestic league,[10] with Inter able to stay unbeaten for almost half of the season. Fiorentina were the first to beat Inter, on matchday 17.[11] Following the defeat, a positive streak made the gap over rivals so large that Inter could celebrate the Scudetto on 28 May, after beating Napoli 2–1.[12] 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.[13]
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See main article: 1988–89 Serie A.
See main article: 1988–89 Coppa Italia.
First roundSecond round
See main article: 1988–89 UEFA Cup. First roundSecond roundRound of 16