Ausilio Says He Left Inter at the Right Time and Has Not Heard From Marotta

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Piero Ausilio said he left Inter at the right moment and that he would never have done so after a second-place finish, speaking at the Social Football Summit at the Allianz Stadium in Turin, according to Corriere dello Sport. Ausilio officially left the club at the start of September after twenty-eight years.

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Ausilio described himself as feeling very well and called his long professional spell at Inter unique, saying that like all good stories it eventually reaches a point where it can end. He said he had turned down other opportunities in the past because his wish was to bring Inter back where it belonged, and that he wanted to leave after a Scudetto, a Coppa Italia and the economic results achieved. He declined to go into detail about the departure, saying that when an end comes there are multiple reasons and motivations.

On his relationships with Inter figures, Ausilio said he had not had the chance to speak with Marotta again, noting that the president is probably very busy. He said he still hears from and sees Baccin regularly, recalling that Baccin worked for him for ten years and that such relationships do not simply vanish. He added that he also stays in contact with Chivu and some of the players, and that from his point of view these ties cannot change.

Ausilio said Inter has given continuity to its project with Dario Baccin, who was his deputy for ten years, and that the club recently brought in another person, Lo Schiavo, whom he had been considering adding to the scouting group. He said that move also gave meaning to his own work.