Inter president Moratti stands by Leonardo

INTER MILAN president Massimo Moratti is standing by coach Leonardo after two heavy defeats in four days virtually ended their hopes of retaining their Serie A and Champions League titles.

“My estimation of Leonardo hasn’t changed,” Moratti said. “For me, nothing has changed because I know how cruel football can be and you have to keep going without losing heart.

“I don’t like helplessness. We’ll go on as we are and we’ll see what happens — we’ve won a lot playing like this and we will win more.”