When Trapattoni left Inter, in order to coach Juventus again, the club found his substitute in Corrado Orrico. Despite being UEFA Cup defending champions, the European title was lost. It was due to Boavista, who passed the round with a 2–1 aggregate (2–1 and 0–0 were the results). Midway through the league, due to the poor trend, Orrico was replaced by Luis Suárez. The Spanish, former Inter player, did not manage to improve the performances whilst Zenga saw his relationship with supporters deteriorate.Desideri, was also cut from the team after have mocking the coach (following a goal celebration). Drawing half of the total games (17 out of 34) Inter failed - for the first time since 1975 - a European placement, finishing only eighth.

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