Gasperini sacked as Inter Milan coach

Gasperini sacked as Inter Milan coach

Published Sep. 21, 2011 1:00 a.m. ET

Inter Milan have dismissed coach Gian Piero Gasperini.

The Italian giants suffered their fourth defeat in five official games and Gasperini, who replaced Leonardo in the summer, has been let go.

A statement from Inter read: "Inter announces that today's training session has been carried out by Daniele Bernazzani and Giuseppe Baresi.

"The club wishes to thank Gian Piero Gasperini for the effort shown during his tenure and manifests its true disappointment for the interruption of the relationship with the coach."

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Inter president Massimo Moratti questioned Gasperini's leadership after Tuesday's 3-1 Serie A defeat at Novara.

He said: "When you lose in the manner that we did against Novara, there is
nothing positive to take from that.

"Gasperini did not seem to be in control.''

Gasperini, meanwhile, denied he had lost the backing of his players.

"Moratti has declared that I don't have the support of the players?,'' he
questioned.

"The rapport with the group is optimum. If the problem is the coach, then it
has an easy solution.

"If, instead, as I believe, the problem is another one, then we must resolve
it through work.''

Inter have yet to announce who will replace Gasperini.

They travel to Bologna on Saturday before taking on CSKA Moscow in Russia in
the Champions League four days later.

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