The 2020–21 season was the 113th season in the existence of Inter Milan and the club's 105th consecutive season in the top flight of Italian football. In addition to the domestic league, Inter Milan participated in this season's editions of the Coppa Italia and the UEFA Champions League. The season covered the period from 22 August 2020 to 30 June 2021.
Inter were confirmed as league champions on 2 May 2021 with four rounds still to play, after closest challengers Atalanta failed to win their match against Sassuolo. It ended Juventus's nine-year grasp on the Serie A title and was the club's first league championship since 2009–10.[1][2] In the Coppa Italia, Inter were eliminated by eventual winners Juventus by a 2–1 aggregate score in the semi-final stage.[3] While in the Champions League, Inter were eliminated in the group stage, finishing last in their group, following a poor campaign in which they only managed a single win. It was the third successive occasion in which Inter failed to qualify out of the Champions League group stage.[4]
On 26 May 2021, Inter confirmed that head coach Antonio Conte had left the club by mutual consent.[5] The departure came amid rumors that the club would have to significantly cut salary costs and sell key players due to mounting debt from both the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in Italy and ambitious spending in the previous seasons.[6]
Players and squad numbers last updated on 23 May 2021. Appearances include league matches only.[7][8] Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Note: Serie A imposes a cap on the first team squad at 25 players, with additional requirements on homegrown players (marked as HG) and club-trained players (marked as CT). However, league rules allow for unlimited club-trained players that are under-21 (marked as U21).[9]
Source: Serie A, Soccerway Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Draw. (Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played)[74] (C) Champions Notes:
^ abAtalanta finished ahead of Juventus on head-to-head points: Juventus 1–1 Atalanta, Atalanta 1–0 Juventus.
^Since the winners of the 2020–21 Coppa Italia, Juventus, qualified for the Champions League, the Europa League berth awarded to the Coppa Italia winners was passed to the sixth-placed team, and the Europa Conference League berth awarded to the sixth-placed team was passed to the seventh-placed team.
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 20 September 2020, but was postponed due to Inter's involvement in the knockout phase of the UEFA Europa League.[76]
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 20 March 2021, but was postponed after four Internazionale players tested positive for COVID-19.[77] On 24 March, the match was rescheduled to 7 April 2021.[78]
^"Squad - Inter". Seria A. September 2018 [circa]. Archived from the original on 31 March 2019. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
^"C.U. N°83/A (2014–15)"(PDF). Consiglio Federale (in Italian). FIGC. 20 November 2014. Archived from the original(PDF) on 10 October 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
^"Borja Valero comes home!" (Press release). violachannel.tv. 16 September 2020. Archived from the original on September 27, 2020. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
