Inter to summon coach

MILAN, Oct 24, (AFP): Inter Milan will host crisis talks with coach Frank De Boer, according to reports, as the Serie A giants slipped to their third consecutive league defeat to fall further out of title contention.

Inter invested heavily in the close season and parachuted former Ajax coach De Boer in to replace Roberto Mancini two weeks before the start of the season.

But Inter’s 2-1 defeat at Atalanta on Sunday made it three league defeats in a row, following a shock home defeat to Cagliari last week and a 2-1 reverse at Roma earlier this month.

The last time Inter lost three on the trot was in 2013 when Andrea Stramaccioni was at the helm.

A report by Rai Sport said De Boer is set to meet with club management and Chinese owners Suning on Wednesday.

Inter host Torino at the San Siro the same day but De Boer, who spent the bulk of his career at Ajax and Barcelona, said for him it’s business as usual.