Inter Milan's beleaguered coach Marco Tardelli will stay at the helm of the struggling Italian first division outfit until next season at least, Inter's sporting director Gabriele Oriali insisted today.
Oriali, a team-mate of Tardelli's in Italy's 1982 World Cup winning side, gave his colleague the vote of confidence after Inter had been linked with Argentinian coach Hector Cuper, currently with Spanish first division outfit Valencia.
"We are satisfied with the work of our new coach and at the same time perturbed at the false information we are reading in certain newspapers or hearing on certain television programmes," Oriali. said.
"We deny having had any contact with Cuper. I can give the assurance that Marco Tardelli will be on the Inter bench not only this season but also for next as his contract stipulates."
Oriali then threatened legal action for any future false information.
Tardelli took the reins from the sacked Marcello Lippi in October but Inter's plight has worsened in his three months in charge.
Tardelli is the ninth coach to work under Inter president Massimo Moratti during his five-year stint at the once-mighty club. -AFP.