Five most iconic moments under Massimo Moratti for Inter Milan

1) Winning the treble

It is, arguably, the crown jewel in Moratti’s treasury: the treble of 2009-10. Under the ever-hungry Jose Mourinho, Inter were making progress in leaps and bounds. By the time the 2009-10 season started, Inter had won the title in the previous two seasons- the second of which was in Mourinho’s first season in charge at the San Siro. Of course, Inter were drawing criticism from some quarters for too readily embracing Mourinho’s pragmatic and workmanlike football philosophy, but they were definitely not lacking in the trophies department. They had finished the 2008-09 season a whopping 10 points clear of second-placed AC Milan, and the Inter fans were beginning to believe something special was in the offing this season, too.

Oh, how right they were.

Even before the season had started, Mourinho and Moratti were laying the foundations of a good campaign. They signed Diego Milito, Thiago Motta, Wesley Sneijder and made the bumper cash-plus-player deal with Barcelona- trading Zlatan Ibrahimovic for Samuel Eto’o and £35 million. One sad note was the retirement of legend Luis Figo, who had decided to hang up his boots at the age of 36.

As the season drew to a close though, Inter Milan fans were delirious with joy. Their team had won the Scudetto yet again, defeated AS Roma 1-0 to win the Coppa Italia and beaten Bavarian giants Bayern Munich 2-0 to claim the UEFA Champions League. Milito finished the season as top scorer, having scored 20 goals in 52 games for Inter. Wesley Sneijder elevated himself to the position of one of the best midfielders in the world for the performances he put in that season.