Inter want Inzaghi to stay despite record final defeat

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Inter Milan are blessed with brag Simone Inzaghi and privation him to enactment contempt their grounds Champions League last decision by Paris St-Germain, says nine president Giuseppe Marotta.

The squad came successful for dense disapproval from their fans and the Italian media aft a humiliating 5-0 nonaccomplishment successful the showpiece last successful Munich.

Inzaghi, who was appointed successful 2021, has been heavy linked to Saudi nine Al-Hilal, but Inter president Marotta says helium is blessed for him to stay.

"This decision volition not person an impact," added Marotta connected Inzaghi, who has 1 twelvemonth to tally connected his contract.

"Almost each the recognition for this affirmative rhythm is owed to his professionalism and abilities. If helium wants to continue, we are happy."

Inzaghi has delivered 1 Serie A rubric and won the Coppa Italia doubly during his 4 years successful charge.

Inter had beaten Bayern Munich and Barcelona connected their mode to the last but Saturday was their 2nd Champions League last decision successful 3 seasons, with Inzaghi's broadside losing 1-0 against Manchester City successful Istanbul successful 2023.

Defeat by PSG means Inter extremity this play without a large trophy, aft finishing 1 constituent down champions Napoli successful Serie A and losing to AC Milan successful their Coppa Italia semi-final.

On the eve of the Champions League final, erstwhile Lazio brag Inzaghi told reporters helium did not privation to sermon his future, adding helium would person a "relaxed" gathering with nine owners afterwards.

After the final, the Inter brag was again asked astir his future.

"We'll spot successful the adjacent fewer days with the club," helium said.

"After a last similar this - the 2nd 1 mislaid successful 3 years - there's excessively overmuch disappointment to effort to think. There volition beryllium clip to speech astir it calmly with my club, which was with america again contiguous and is ever present."

Marotta said Inter would beryllium "honoured" to proceed with Inzaghi.

"We are gathering with the manager due to the fact that this nine is not utilized to letting a manager spell into the last twelvemonth of his contract," added Marotta.

"There is nary gyration nether way. We volition conscionable to perceive what helium has to accidental - I repeat, connected our part, we are precise arrogant and honoured to proceed with him."

Inter volition instrumentality portion successful the recently expanded Fifa Club World Cup, which takes spot successful the United States betwixt 14 June and 13 July.

Their archetypal crippled is against Mexico's Monterrey connected 18 June successful Pasadena (02:00 BST).

There were reports that up to 40,000 Inter fans travelled to Munich for the final.

Many of the 18,000 who had a summons near the Allianz Arena good earlier full-time arsenic PSG dominated from commencement to finish, scoring successful the 12th, 20th, 63rd, 73rd and 86th minutes.

In addition, astir 51,000 supporters gathered astatine San Siro, Inter's home, to ticker the last connected a large screen.

For many, the tears and disappointment were plain to see, arsenic a nighttime meant for solemnisation turned into 1 of soul-searching.

"Why suffer similar tonight? To accidental that hurts, precise bad," Inter instrumentality Frederico told Reuters extracurricular the Allianz Arena.

At the San Siro, Inter instrumentality Davide Radice was asked wherefore it went spectacularly wrong.

"That's thing you person to inquire Inzaghi and the team. Everything did not work," helium said.

Meanwhile, the embarrassing borderline of decision was labelled a "nightmare" by Italy's respected regular sports paper La Gazzetta dello Sport.

"For Inter, it was the worst lucifer of the twelvemonth - and of history? - successful the astir important lucifer of the full season, aft losing the Scudetto, Coppa Italia and Supercoppa," it added.

"In March, aft [beating] Feyenoord, Inzaghi raised 3 fingers to bespeak the "treble". All helium has near is his fist."

Rome sports paper Corriere dello Sport added: "Two years ago, Inter emerged from the decision against [Manchester] City with their legs and tone shattered but their minds stronger.

"Last night, connected a lukewarm aboriginal summertime nighttime successful Bavaria, Inter near the fantastic Allianz Arena successful Munich successful pieces. From each constituent of view."

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