On 26 May 2019, Inter beat Empoli 2–1 at San Siro in the final round of the 2018–19 Serie A season, which confirmed qualification for the UEFA Champions League group stage. On 30 May 2019, Inter dismissed Luciano Spalletti from his position as head coach.[1] On 31 May 2019, Inter appointed Antonio Conte as their new manager on a three-year contract.[2]
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).[5]
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) (C) Champions Notes:
^ abAtalanta finished ahead of Lazio on head-to-head points: Lazio 3–3 Atalanta, Atalanta 3–2 Lazio.
Note: Match was initially postponed to 13 May from its original date of 1 March due to concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic,[93] but was later moved to 8 March to be played behind closed doors.[94] All subsequent matches were also shuffled to allow for this accommodation. Daniele Padelli was sent off for dissent while a substitute.
Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 0 Referee: Maurizio Mariani
Note: Match was postponed to 21 June from its original date of 23 February due to concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic.[95] All subsequent matches were also shuffled to allow for this accommodation. On 9 March all sports events in Italy were suspended until 3 April.[96] This was the first match played since the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown in Italy.[97][98]
Note: Match was postponed to 15 March, then to 24 June, from its original date of 8 March due to schedule shuffling to allow for Sassuolo vs Brescia to be played following its previous postponement due to concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic.[96]
Note: Match was meant to be played behind closed doors due to concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic.[101] However, on 11 March the match was indefinitely postponed from its original date of 12 March due to a pandemic of COVID-19 in Italy and subsequent travel restrictions.[102] On 17 June, the match was rescheduled to 5 August to be played in a single leg at Arena AufSchalke in Germany,[103] and behind closed doors due to concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe.[104]
^"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.
^"Maj Roric all'SKF Sered" (Press release) (in Italian). inter.it. 27 August 2019. Archived from the original on 27 August 2019. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
