On 2 June 2008 Mourinho was appointed the successor of Roberto Mancini at Inter on a
three-year contract.He held his first press conference as Inter boss in Milan on 3 June
2008, speaking solely in Italian, which he admitted he had learnt "in three weeks".
Mourinho chose Giuseppe Baresi, a former Inter player and ex-head coach of their youth
academy, as his assistant. He will also work alongside Rui Faria (Masseur, Physiotherapist,
Fitness Coach), Baltemar Brito, Silvino Louro (Goalkeeper Coach) and André Villas
(Technical Assistant), who were part of his backroom set-up at Chelsea and Porto.
In his first interview Mourinho stated that he only intended to make two or three major
signings during the summer transfer window . On 15 July 2008 Brazilian winger Alessandro
Faiolhe Amantino, known as 'Mancini', became Mourinho's first major signing at the club,
costing a fee in the region of €12.5 million. On 28 July 2008 Ghanaian midfielder Sulley Ali
Muntari was Inter's second major signing of the summer, costing in the region of €14 million.
[29] On September 1 2008, the final day of the summer transfer window, Mourinho made his
final signing in the acquisition of Portuguese winger Ricardo Quaresma for a reported
cash/player exchange fee of €18 million plus young Portuguese midfielder Pelé.[30]
On 24 August 2008 Mourinho won his first title with Inter beating A.S. Roma 6-5 on
penalties (2-2 AET) to win the Italian Supercup.