Five most iconic moments under Massimo Moratti for Inter Milan

4) First League Title Under His Reign

TURIN, ITALY – OCTOBER 02: Head coach of Galatasaray AS Roberto Mancini reacts during UEFA Champions League Group B match between Juventus and Galatasaray AS at Juventus Arena on October 2, 2013 in Turin, Italy. (Photo by Claudio Villa/Getty Images)

It is said that adversity is the truest test of character. If that is true, then Moratti definitely passed this test with flying colours. When Moratti took up the post of President of the club, it had already been 6 years since Inter had won the Scudetto. When Inter last won it Lothar Matthaus, Andreas Brehme and Ramon Diaz were still at the club, and were then joined by Jurgen Klinsmann the next year; but it was to no avail, as Inter couldn’t successfully defend their title. But in three years’ time, Inter would have to worry about a lot more than lack of titles. At the end of the 1993-94 season, Inter finished a solitary point above the relegation zone. From being one of the most powerful teams in Italy to relegation scrappers in 3 years wasn’t what the Inter faithful wanted. At least they shone on the continental front, as they picked up UEFA Cup honours in 1991 and ’94.

It would be in 2004 that Inter Milan would finally see the light of day after their extended night, as they won the much coveted Italian Serie A title under new manager Roberto Mancini. Mancini brought in a raft of changes, and in his four years in charge at Inter, they won the title thrice. It is to be noted that the 2005-06 victory came courtesy of the ruling in the Calciopoli scandal- more on that later.