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Football tipster Sergiu Baltuta is backing Romelu Lukaku to silence his old team as Roma stun Inter Milan in Serie A.
Inter Milan has won a huge haul of domestic trophies, including 19 league titles and nine Coppa Italias. They have also won the Champions League and the UEFA Cup three times.
They share San Siro stadium with AC Mian, who have been their main rivals for generations.
Internazionale Milano was founded in 1908 following a split from the Milan Cricket and Football Club (now AC Milan).
The club name comes from the founding members wishing to have free reign on foreign signings, as well as Italian players. Apart from a brief hiatus in 1928/29, following instructions from the ruling fascist party, the club have always played in blue and black.
In the 1938/39 season, inspired by lethal striker Giuseppe Meazza, Inter won their first Coppa Italia title. Meazza played for Inter from 1927 to 1940 and then again from 1946 to 1947, but also played for rival clubs AC Milan and Juventus. San Siro has been known as the Giuseppe Meazza Stadium, in his honor, since 1980.
The Grande Inter era in the 1960s saw Inter Milan enjoy a spell as one of Europe's dominant forces. The catalyst was manager Helenio Herrera, who joined from Barcelona and brought with him one of the world's best players - midfielder Luis Suarez (not to be confused with Uruguay striker Luis Suarez who rose to fame half a century later).
Herrera's 5-3-2 formation gave Inter plenty of potential to hurt opponents on the counter attack. He also employed a sweeper behind his two center backs to mop up any attacks.
In 1964, after beating FK Partizan in the quarterfinal and Borussia Dortmund in the semifinal, two goals from Sandro Mazzola helped Inter claim a 3-1 victory over Real Madrid in the European Cup final. Inter then went on to beat Independiente to win the Intercontinental Cup. They made the European Cup final again in 1967, but lost 2-1 to Celtic.
In 1997, Inter Milan signed Brazilian striker Ronaldo for a then-world record fee of $27million.
Mourinho initially fared no better than Mancini as he won the 2008/09 Serie A, but lost in the UEFA Champions League last 16 against Manchester United. However, the following season, he wrote his name in the club's history books.
Inter beat Barcelona 3-2 on aggregate in the Champions League semi-finals, with Wesley Sneijder, Maicon and Diego Milito scoring for the Nerazzurri. In the final the Argentinian striker, Milito, scored both goals as Inter beat Louis van Gaal's Bayern Munich at the Bernabeu Stadium in Madrid.
New Brazilian manager Leonardo brought success by retaining the Coppa Italia trophy, however they finished runners-up to AC Milan in Serie A and were knocked out of the Champions League by Schlake 04 in the quarterfinals.
Antoine Conte's arrival as manager in May 2019 sparked a change in Inter's fortunes.
Inter finally ended 11 years without the scudetto when claiming the title in the 2020/21 season. They finished 12 points clear of second placed AC Milan, ending Juventus' run of nine consecutive titles.
Despite lifting the trophy, Conte fell out with the Inter Milan board over player transfers and left the club in May 2021. He was replaced by former Lazio manager Simone Inzaghi.
The match between the two sides is called the Derby della Madonnina after the statue of the Virgin Mary which sits on top of the Milan Cathedral.
Inter also has a fierce rivalry with Juventus, known as the Derby d'Italia, Roma, Napoli and Atalanta.
Famous Inter Milan fans include Italian opera singer Andrea Bocelli, Brazilan supermodel Adriana Lima, motorcycle world champion Valentino Rossi and American singer Katy Perry.
Inter Milan's majority shareholder is Suning Holdings Group and their chairman is Steven Zhang. Inter brought in a record €417million in revenue in 2018/19, but still made a net loss of €48.4million Euros.
Inter Milan recorded a 20.5 per cent year-over-year increase in revenue for the 2021/22 financial year, with the additional €75 million bringing their income to €439.6 million. But the club still made an overall loss of €140 million down 44 per cent on the previous season due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.
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