The
2005–06 Serie A season opened with success in the
Supercoppa Italiana, beating
Juventus 1–0 in extra time with a goal scored by
Verón. During the Champions League group stage, the side managed to have a line-up of 11 foreign players on the pitch: the only European was
Luís Figo, playing the second time. Despite a good first half (also including a 3–2 win in
derby, that lacked since 2002) Inter did not have a great second half, and knocked out in the
Champions League by
Villarreal. On the pitch, the season finished like the previous with third place and the win of the
Coppa Italia against
Roma. However, during the summer after the
World Cup, Juventus and
A.C. Milan were caught in the
Calciopoli scandal: in late July, a few weeks after
Italian national team triumph in Germany, Juventus was stripped of the title, and Inter was awarded the 2005–06 title. Further, the relegation of Juventus to
Serie B made Inter the only club to be present in all seasons of the modern
Serie A (from 1929–30). ==Players==