MILANO-" It was an amicable chat and we were quite relaxed about everything". That's how Massimo Moratti started his press interview making it clear that he still has a good relationship with Marcello Lippi and that it was not an impulsive decision. "We still hold each other in high esteem even in such an embarassing situation". But it was obvious that the situation was becoming more and more unbearable. "In May we had agreed tocontinue our work together because the Coach was convinced he could facethe challenge. He believed in the project and trusted the team. This morning he seemed to have made up his mind. I think Lippi came to me to try and find a solution, but once we went into the details we both realized that the relationship was over. The main reasons are the relationship with the players and the fact that it seems impossibile to find a concrete solution to the bad performances and the disappointing results".
