Leonardo takes up office as DT of the Inter of Milan

The Brazilian Leonardo Araújo was designated today as new trainer of the Italian club Inter of Milan, in replacement of the dismissed Spanish Rafa Benítez.

From his page of Internet, the set neroazzurro added that it will do a contract until June 30, 2012 to the ex-trainer of his hated rival: Milan AC.

The whole Inter gives the welcome to the new trainer. It will be he, with his 41 years, the one who will guide the champion equipment of the world and of Europe from December 29, when the nursery returns to the trainings, needs the note.

His I arrive it was possible thanks to the economic agreement reached between the president of Inter, Massimo Moratti, and Benítez, who will receive three million Euros more prizes for seeing his agreement rescinded.

We are sure that (Leonardo) will introduce his class, his champion's experience and his mentality at the disposal of a club and an equipment to obtain the results that the whole Inter and his family long, it completed the message interista.

Leonardo already received the welcome of the Argentine captain Javier Zanetti, who in his personal portal remembers how the ex-leader of the Milan gave to him an effective support for the creation of a charitable organization.


Moratti prefirió to the South American before that to Walter Zenga, 13 years in the Inter like doorman and recently liberated of his agreement with the Saudi Al Nassr; and to Luciano Spaletti, who gained the Russian League with the Zénit of Saint Petersburg.

The first mission of the Brazilian will consist of raising the equipment in the League, in which it occupies the seventh position, to 13 points of the leading Milan AC, though with two parties less