Moratti questions fan support

Inter president Massimo Moratti has revealed he is unsure whether the club’s supporters still want him at the helm.

Inter ended a nine-game run without a win on Friday as they left it late to record a 2-0 victory over Chievo in Serie A.

Despite the positive result, there were insulting banners displayed by Inter supporters at Stadio Bentegodi, and the club supremo was questioned whether he still wanted to be president.

“Well, more than anything else we must understand whether others want me to stay because that is another matter,” Moratti told Rai Sport.

“I don’t know why there is so much criticism, but in the history of Italian football, which we all know, Inter were never the most loved club.”

“We were never the media darlings, so it’s possible a downturn in form draws more criticism than others, but it won’t cause a problem for us.”

“Do I get angry about this? No, you get angry when you read it, but then it immediately washes over you.”

The victory coincided with Inter’s 104th anniversary and Moratti was pleased that the club could celebrate their birthday with a win.

“It was a good way to celebrate, especially as Chievo’s ground is traditionally difficult to pick up points in,” he said.

“It was good to win, even if the success came at the end, but had we scored that early penalty then we would’ve been less anxious.”

“In any case, they played a good first half and had a certain confidence in the second so this bodes well for the game with Marseille.”

Inter face Marseille on Tuesday at San Siro in the Champions League round of 16, hoping to reverse a 1-0 deficit from the first leg.