Marotta: Inzaghi will remain with Inter next season

suffered a massive blow in their title defense as they were beaten 2-1 by Bologna last night.

has a two-point advantage over Inter at the top of the table but Marotta insists Inzaghi will remain at San Siro even if they fail to win the

.

"Absolutely yes, we are very happy with Inzaghi,"

he said at an event at San Siro.

"He is doing well and has strong growth margins.

"I believe that when he reaches the age of [Carlo] Ancelotti, [Antonio] Conte, or [Massimiliano] Allegri, he will be one of the best around."

Inter saw an 11-match unbeaten Serie A run come to an end on Wednesday, but Marotta remains optimistic that Nerazzurri can still win a second successive league title.

"As a sportsman, I smile, but it's a bitter smile," he added. "It's part of the game; we lost a battle, but not the war.

"We have to recompose ourselves as quickly as possible; we're angry, but not depressed.

"There are four games left, let's see what happens. Today's football is not as predictable as it was in the 1970s or 1980s. Today, even the team that has nothing to say can win.”

Marotta believes the fact that four teams were fighting for winning Serie A this season has been good for Italian football.

"I think there is a general leveling of the teams, there is not yet mathematically a team that is relegated or that knows what its position will be,"

he said.

"It is, for this reason, one of the most interesting leagues in recent years, and this was needed after the domination of Juventus and our success well in advance of [the end of the season] last year. This is good for the movement."

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