After
Roberto Mancini's departure,
José Mourinho became the new coach of Inter. The Portuguese manager won a trophy at his debut,
Supercoppa Italiana, defeating
Roma on penalties. He planned to use a 4–3–3 formation, with the new arrivals
Amantino Mancini and
Quaresma as wingers beside
Zlatan Ibrahimović. As the 4–3–3 soon failed, Mourinho reviewed his ideas, switching to the 4–3–1–2 Mancini had previously used:
Stanković acted as playmaker, behind Ibrahimović and his offensive partner (
Adriano, rarely
Cruz or
Crespo, then
Balotelli). The performance of the team immediately improved, and Inter once again won the
Scudetto (fourth in row), ten points clear of
Juventus and
Milan. ==Players==