Editing Inter Milan (section)

===Comeback and unprecedented treble (2004–2011)===
[[File:Consegna Coppa Italia. Inter-Roma 11 05 2006.jpg|thumb|left|Inter won the [[2004–05 Coppa Italia]], beating [[AS Roma|Roma]].]]

On 8 July 2004, Inter appointed former Lazio manager [[Roberto Mancini]] as its new head coach, with players who will make the history of Inter like [[Esteban Cambiasso]], [[Júlio César (football goalkeeper, born 1979)|Julio Cesar]], and in 2005 [[Walter Samuel]] and [[Luis Figo]] from [[Real Madrid]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=7 July 2004 |title=Mancini ends Inter wait |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/025a-0eaab2bbdbcf-eea614751a77-1000--mancini-ends-inter-wait/ |access-date=25 March 2024 |publisher=UEFA}}</ref> In his first season, the team collected 72 points from 18 wins, 18 draws and only two losses, as well as winning the Coppa Italia against Roma with two goal from [[Adriano Leite Ribeiro|Adriano]] and later the Supercoppa Italiana in Turin against Juventus with a goal from [[Juan Sebastián Verón]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=15 June 2005 |title=L'Inter vince la Coppa Italia |url=http://www.gazzetta.it/Calcio/Squadra/Inter/primo%20piano/2005/06-giugno/15inter-roma.shtml |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221003090201/https://www.gazzetta.it/Calcio/Squadra/Inter/primo%20piano/2005/06-giugno/15inter-roma.shtml |archive-date=3 October 2022 |access-date=25 March 2024 |publisher=La Gazzetta dello Sport |language=it}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=20 August 2005 |title=Colpo grosso in casa Juve Adriano-Veron, è Supercoppa |url=http://www.repubblica.it/2005/h/sezioni/sport/calcio/juin10/juin10/juin10.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220929155027/https://www.repubblica.it/2005/h/sezioni/sport/calcio/juin10/juin10/juin10.html |archive-date=29 September 2022 |access-date=25 March 2024 |publisher=La Repubblica |language=it}}</ref> On 11 May 2006, Inter won the Coppa Italia title for the second season in a row after defeating [[AS Roma|Roma]] with a 4–1 aggregate victory (a 1–1 scoreline in Rome and a 3–1 win at the San Siro).<ref>{{Cite web |date=11 May 2006 |title=Inter wins Coppa Italia |url=https://www.eurosport.com/football/coppa-italia/2005-2006/inter-win-coppa-italia_sto883248/story.shtml |access-date=25 March 2024 |publisher=Eurosport}}</ref>

Inter were awarded the [[2005–06 Serie A]] championship retrospectively, after title-winning Juventus was relegated for match fixing in the previous two seasons and points were stripped also from other clubs including AC Milan due to the ''[[Calciopoli]]'' scandal.<ref>{{Cite web |date=26 July 2006 |title=Inter Milan awarded Serie A title |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2006/SPORT/football/07/26/italy.inter/#:~:text=MILAN%2C%20Italy%20%2D%2D%20Inter%20Milan,title%20win%20from%20last%20season. |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200818231537/https://edition.cnn.com/2006/SPORT/football/07/26/italy.inter/#:~:text=MILAN%2C%20Italy%20%2D%2D%20Inter%20Milan,title%20win%20from%20last%20season. |archive-date=18 August 2020 |access-date=25 March 2024 |publisher=CNN}}</ref> During the following season, Inter with new players like [[Maicon (footballer, born 1981)|Maicon]], [[Maxwell (footballer, born 1981)|Maxwell]], [[Patrick Vieira]], [[Zlatan Ibrahimovic]] and the return of Crespo from [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]], went on a record-breaking run of 17 consecutive victories in Serie A, starting on 25 September 2006, with a 4–1 home victory over [[AS Livorno Calcio|Livorno]], and ending on 28 February 2007, after a 1–1 draw at home to [[Udinese Calcio|Udinese]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=22 April 2007 |title=Un'altra Inter dei record 18 anni dopo il Trap |url=http://www.corriere.it/Primo_Piano/Sport/2007/04_Aprile/22/stagione_inter_2007.shtml |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160420212911/http://www.corriere.it/Primo_Piano/Sport/2007/04_Aprile/22/stagione_inter_2007.shtml |archive-date=20 April 2016 |access-date=25 March 2024 |publisher=La Corriere dello Sport |language=it}}</ref> On 22 April 2007, Inter won their second consecutive ''Scudetto''—and first on the field since 1989—when they defeated [[S.S. Robur Siena|Siena]] 2–1 at [[Stadio Artemio Franchi (Siena)|Stadio Artemio Franchi]], ended the season with an all time Serie A record of 97 points and an all-time record margin of 22 points over second place Roma.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Guido Guida |date=27 May 2007 |title=L'Inter chiude da cannibale |url=https://www.gazzetta.it/Calcio/SerieA/Squadre/Inter/Primo_Piano/2007/05_Maggio/27/intertorino.shtml |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230418003920/https://www.gazzetta.it/Calcio/SerieA/Squadre/Inter/Primo_Piano/2007/05_Maggio/27/intertorino.shtml |archive-date=18 April 2023 |access-date=25 March 2024 |publisher=La Gazzetta dello Sport |language=it}}</ref> [[Italy national football team|Italian]] [[2006 FIFA World Cup|World Cup]]-winning defender [[Marco Materazzi]] scored both goals.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Andersson |first=Astrid |date=23 April 2007 |title=Materazzi secures early title for Inter |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/european/2311629/Materazzi-secures-early-title-for-Inter.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140915120327/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/european/2311629/Materazzi-secures-early-title-for-Inter.html |archive-date=15 September 2014 |access-date=23 April 2014 |work=[[The Daily Telegraph]]}}</ref>

[[File:Il biscione e l'fc Internazionale al Bernabeu.jpg|thumb|"...and now together we crown the dream!!!"

Inter supporters during the [[2010 UEFA Champions League Final]] at Santiago Bernabéu. In winning the final, Inter became the first and only Italian team to win the [[Treble (association football)|treble]].]]

In this period Inter also reached two times UCL quarter-finals in [[2004–05 UEFA Champions League|2005]] and [[2005–06 UEFA Champions League|2006]], and UCL round of 16 in [[2006–07 UEFA Champions League|2007]]: in the last two occasions Inter was eliminated from away goals rules by [[Villarreal CF|Villareal]] and [[Valencia CF|Valencia]].

Inter started the [[2007–08 Inter Milan season|2007–08 season]] with the goal of winning both Serie A and Champions League in the year of centenary from the foundation of the club. 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. However, a late collapse, leading to a 2–0 defeat with ten men away to [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] on 19 February in the Champions League,<ref>{{Cite web |date=19 February 2008 |title=Liverpool 2–0 Inter Milan |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/7250324.stm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231209005753/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/7250324.stm |archive-date=9 December 2023 |access-date=25 March 2024 |publisher=BBC Sport}}</ref> brought manager Roberto Mancini's future at Inter,<ref>{{Cite web |date=12 March 2008 |title=Mancini al termine di Inter-Liverpool |url=https://www.inter.it/it/news/2008/03/12/mancini-al-termine-di-inter-liverpool.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200609164848/https://www.inter.it/it/news/2008/03/12/mancini-al-termine-di-inter-liverpool.html |archive-date=9 June 2020 |access-date=9 June 2020 |website=inter.it |publisher=F.C. Internazionale Milano |language=it}}</ref> into question while domestic form took a sharp turn of fortune, with the team failing to win in the three following Serie A games. After being eliminated by Liverpool in the Champions League, Mancini announced his intention to leave his job immediately only to change his mind the following day.<ref>{{Cite web |date=13 March 2008 |title=Moratti: "Sfogo sbagliato" Mancini: "Non lo rifarei" |url=http://www.gazzetta.it/Calcio/Primo_Piano/2008/03_Marzo/13/mancinitv.shtml |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170819191355/http://www.gazzetta.it/Calcio/Primo_Piano/2008/03_Marzo/13/mancinitv.shtml |archive-date=19 August 2017 |access-date=25 March 2024 |publisher=La Gazzetta dello Sport |language=it}}</ref> On the final day of the [[2007–08 Serie A]] season, Inter played [[Parma Calcio 1913|Parma]] away, that had to win to not be relegated in Serie B after 18 years; Roma scored in Catania and was in the first place until [[Zlatan Ibrahimović]], 10 minutes after have been entered on the pitch in the second half, scored two goals sealed their third consecutive championship.<ref>{{Cite web |date=18 May 2008 |title=L'Inter esulta sotto la pioggia Ibra mette la firma sullo scudetto |url=http://www.repubblica.it/2008/05/sezioni/sport/calcio/serie_a/giornata-38a/parma-inter/parma-inter.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221004141920/https://www.repubblica.it/2008/05/sezioni/sport/calcio/serie_a/giornata-38a/parma-inter/parma-inter.html |archive-date=4 October 2022 |access-date=25 March 2024 |publisher=La Repubblica |language=it}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Bandini |first=Nicky |date=19 May 2008 |title=Inter's blushes spared as Ibrahimovic earns his redemption |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2008/may/19/internazionale.europeanfootball |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140518174411/http://www.theguardian.com/football/2008/may/19/internazionale.europeanfootball |archive-date=18 May 2014 |access-date=18 May 2014 |work=The Guardian}}</ref> Mancini, however, was sacked soon after, due to his previous announcement to leave the club.<ref name="mancini_inter">{{Cite news |date=29 May 2008 |title=FC Internazionale Milano statement |url=http://www.inter.it/aas/news/reader?N=29393&L=en |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080531225030/http://www.inter.it/aas/news/reader?N=29393&L=en |archive-date=31 May 2008 |access-date=29 May 2008 |publisher=FC Internazionale Milano}}</ref>

On 2 June 2008, Inter appointed former [[FC Porto|Porto]] and [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] boss [[José Mourinho]] as new head coach.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2 June 2008 |title=Nuovo allenatore: Josè Mourinho all'Inter |url=http://www.inter.it/aas/news/reader?N=41433&L=it |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080605001817/http://www.inter.it/aas/news/reader?N=41433&L=it |archive-date=5 June 2008 |access-date=2 June 2008 |publisher=FC Internazionale Milano |language=it}}</ref> In his first season, the ''Nerazzurri'' won a [[2008 Supercoppa Italiana|Suppercoppa Italiana]] and [[2008–09 Serie A|a fourth consecutive title]], though falling in the Champions League in the first knockout round for a third-straight year, losing to eventual finalist [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=9 March 2009 |title=United topple Inter |url=https://www.eurosport.com/football/champions-league/2008-2009/united-topple-inter_sto1869243/story.shtml |access-date=25 March 2024 |publisher=Eurosport}}</ref> In winning the league title, Inter became the first club in since 1949 to win the title for four consecutive seasons, and joined [[Torino FC|Torino]] and Juventus as the only clubs to accomplish this feat, as well as being the first club based outside [[Turin]].
{{football squad on pitch|align=left|clear=none
| GK = [[Júlio César (football goalkeeper, born 1979)|'''Julio Cesar''']]
| RB = [[Maicon (footballer, born 1981)|'''Maicon''']]
| LCB = [[Walter Samuel|'''Samuel''']]
| RCB = '''[[Lúcio]]'''
| LB = [[Cristian Chivu|'''Chivu''']]
| RCM = [[Javier Zanetti|'''Zanetti''' (C)]]
| AM = [[Wesley Sneijder|'''Sneijder''']]
| LCM = [[Esteban Cambiasso|'''Cambiasso''']]
| LW = [[Goran Pandev|'''Pandev''']]
| RW = [[Samuel Eto'o|'''Eto'o''']]
| CF = [[Diego Milito|'''Milito''']]
| caption = [[2010 UEFA Champions League final]] starting lineup}}
In the summer of 2009 Inter put foundation to maybe the greatest single season of its history: after have signed [[Diego Milito]] and [[Thiago Motta]] from [[Genoa Cricket and Football Club|Genoa]], [[Lúcio]] from Bayern Munich, the club agreed to sell Ibrahimovic to Barcelona in change for [[Samuel Eto'o]] plus 49 millions euros.
The transfer session ended with the sign of [[Wesley Sneijder]] from Real Madrid in the last days of August.
Inter won the [[2009–10 UEFA Champions League|2009–10 Champions League]], defeating in round of 16 one of the favourites team, [[Carlo Ancelotti|Ancelotti's]] Chelsea winning both legs, the latter with the first win in [[Stamford Bridge (stadium)|Stamford Bridge]] with a goal from [[Samuel Eto'o]], then [[PFC CSKA Moscow|Cska Moscow]] and reigning champions Barcelona of [[Pep Guardiola]] in the semi-final, with the second leg in [[Camp Nou]] played with 10 men for most of the match, before beating [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]] 2–0 in the final in Madrid, with two goals from [[Diego Milito]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=22 May 2010 |title=Bayern Munich 0–2 Inter Milan |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/8697017.stm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100524102843/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/8697017.stm |archive-date=24 May 2010 |access-date=24 May 2010 |work=BBC Sport}}</ref> In this season Chelsea, Barcelona and Bayern all won their domestic championship. Inter also won the [[2009–10 Serie A]] title by two points over Roma, the fifth consecutive, and the [[2010 Coppa Italia Final|2010 Coppa Italia]] by defeating the same side 1–0 in the final.<ref>{{Cite news |date=16 May 2010 |title=Jose Mourinho's Treble-chasing Inter Milan win Serie A |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/8685518.stm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100521000441/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/8685518.stm |archive-date=21 May 2010 |access-date=24 May 2010 |work=BBC Sport}}</ref> This made Inter the first and only Italian team to win the [[Treble (association football)|treble]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Lawrence |first=Amy |date=22 May 2010 |title=Trebles all round to celebrate rarity becoming routine |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2010/may/22/bayern-munich-inter-treble-bid |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201106151531/https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2010/may/22/bayern-munich-inter-treble-bid |archive-date=6 November 2020 |access-date=28 March 2021 |work=The Guardian |publisher=Guardian News and Media}}</ref> At the end of the season, Mourinho left the club to manage Real Madrid;<ref>{{Cite news |date=31 May 2010 |title=Mourinho unveiled as boss of Real |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/8708315.stm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160112103819/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/8708315.stm |archive-date=12 January 2016 |access-date=30 May 2010 |work=BBC Sport}}</ref> he was replaced by [[Rafael Benítez]].

[[File:San Siro Museum, Milan (Ank Kumar, Infosys Limited) 16.jpg|thumb|right|[[Diego Milito]] scored in [[2010 Coppa Italia final|Coppa Italia final]], in the last Serie A decisive match against Siena and two goals in [[2010 UEFA Champions League final|Champions League final]].]]

In the summer Inter sold 20 years old [[Mario Balotelli|Balotelli]] to [[Manchester City]] for 29,5 millions euros the second highest for the club at that time.

On 21 August 2010, Inter defeated Roma 3–1 and won the [[2010 Supercoppa Italiana]], their fourth trophy of the year.<ref>{{Cite news |date=21 August 2010 |title=Benitez begins Inter reign with Supercoppa triumph |url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=816536&sec=europe&cc=5739 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100824022833/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=816536&sec=europe&cc=5739 |archive-date=24 August 2010 |access-date=23 August 2010 |publisher=[[ESPN FC]]}}</ref> In December 2010, they claimed the [[2010 FIFA Club World Cup|FIFA Club World Cup]] for the first time after a 3–0 win against [[TP Mazembe|Mazembe]] in [[2010 FIFA Club World Cup final|the final]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=18 December 2010 |title=TP Mazembe 0–3 Internazionale |url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=309865&cc=5739 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101222001421/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=309865&cc=5739 |archive-date=22 December 2010 |access-date=18 December 2010 |website=ESPN Soccernet}}</ref> However, after this win, on 23 December 2010, due to their declining performance in Serie A, the club fired Benítez.<ref>{{Cite news |date=23 December 2010 |title=Inter and Benitez separate by mutual agreement |url=http://www.inter.it/aas/news/reader?N=35392&L=en |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101226114327/http://www.inter.it/aas/news/reader?N=35392&L=en |archive-date=26 December 2010 |access-date=24 December 2010 |work=inter.it}}</ref> He was replaced by [[Leonardo Araújo|Leonardo]] the following day.<ref>{{Cite news |date=24 December 2010 |title=Welcome Leonardo! Inter's new coach |url=http://www.inter.it/aas/news/reader?N=35398&L=en |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101227010805/http://www.inter.it/aas/news/reader?N=35398&L=en |archive-date=27 December 2010 |access-date=24 December 2010 |work=inter.it}}</ref>

Leonardo started with 30 points from 12 games, with an average of 2.5 points per game, better than his predecessors Benítez and Mourinho.<ref>{{Cite web |date=6 March 2011 |title=Leonardo sorpassa Capello, record per il brasiliano |url=http://www.fcinternews.it/?action=read&idnotizia=40777 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210803173100/https://www.fcinternews.it/?action=read&idnotizia=40777 |archive-date=3 August 2021 |access-date=25 March 2024 |website=fcinternews.it |language=it}}</ref> On 6 March 2011, Leonardo set a new Italian Serie A record by collecting 33 points in 13 games; the previous record was 32 points in 13 games, made by Fabio Capello in the 2004–05 season.<ref>{{Cite web |date=6 March 2011 |title=Calcio, Inter; Leonardo: io come Capello? È il mio maestro |url=http://sport.repubblica.it/news/sport/calcio-inter-leonardo-io-come-capello-e-il-mio-maestro/3928983 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240325053520/https://sport.repubblica.it/news/sport/calcio-inter-leonardo-io-come-capello-e-il-mio-maestro/3928983 |archive-date=25 March 2024 |access-date=25 March 2024 |publisher=[[La Repubblica]] |language=it}}</ref> Leonardo led the club to the quarter-finals of the Champions League, after have defeated again Bayern Munich in Round of 16, recovering from a 0-1 home defeat with a 2-3 win in Munich with decisive goals from [[Wesley Sneijder|Sneijder]] and [[Goran Pandev]], before losing to [[FC Schalke 04|Schalke 04]];<ref>{{Cite web |date=12 April 2011 |title=Champions: Schalke-Inter 2-1, nerazzurri eliminati |url=https://st.ilsole24ore.com/art/notizie/2011-04-13/champions-schalkeinter-nerazzurri-eliminati-232246.shtml?uuid=AboTdFDF |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210802035214/https://st.ilsole24ore.com/art/notizie/2011-04-13/champions-schalkeinter-nerazzurri-eliminati-232246.shtml?uuid=AboTdFDF |archive-date=2 August 2021 |access-date=11 November 2019 |website=ilsole24ore.com |language=it}}</ref> Inter ended second in Serie A and won the [[2010–11 Coppa Italia|Coppa Italia]] title.<ref>{{Cite web |date=29 May 2011 |title=Inter vs Palermo Report |url=http://www.goal.com/en-gb/match/59761/inter-vs-palermo/report |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110601010807/http://www.goal.com/en-gb/match/59761/inter-vs-palermo/report |archive-date=1 June 2011 |access-date=31 May 2011 |publisher=Goal.com}}</ref> At the end of the season, however, he resigned,<ref>{{Cite web |date=1 July 2011 |title=Leonardo: in bocca al lupo dall'Inter |url=http://www.inter.it/aas/news/reader?N=53056&L=it |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110704003614/http://www.inter.it/aas/news/reader?N=53056&L=it |archive-date=4 July 2011 |access-date=1 July 2011 |website=inter.it}}</ref> and was followed by new managers [[Gian Piero Gasperini]], [[Claudio Ranieri]] and [[Andrea Stramaccioni]], all hired during the following season.