Inter purchased Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, a striker well known for his physical skills and the regularity in scoring. The other foreign was Liam Brady, former Juventus player. The German - who declared to have chosen the Italian league it was the most difficult step of his career - partnered with Alessandro Altobelli, resulting in a notable amount of goals. Before the Christmas break, Inter had reached the quarter-finals of the UEFA Cup and was second in Serie A behind an underdog opponent, Hellas Verona.

However, when the path became to get harder, the side did not manage to meet the expectations. In the semi-finals of European cup, they went out to Real Madrid despite a 2–0 win in the first leg: the Spanish team was able - in the second leg - to reach a 3–0 success, leaving Inter to complain for a glass bead that hit Bergomi on head. The season eneded in a third place outcome, behind Hellas Verona and Torino. Inter had a gap of five points from first place.

Statistics referred to domestic league.

Altobelli (30/17); Baresi G. (30/1); Bergomi (29/2); Brady (29/2); Collovati (29/2); Mandorlini (29); Sabato (29/1); Ferri (28/1); Rummenigge (26/8); Zenga (25/−23); Causio (24); Marini (23/3); Pasinato (12); Cucchi (7); Muraro (7/1); Recchi (5/−5); Bini (4).

RSSSF - Italy 1984/85

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