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Inter Milan chief Zanetti welcomes Mancini return

Inter Milan chief Javier Zanetti has welcomed the return of Roberto Mancini.

Mancini succeeded the sacked Walter Mazzarri on Friday.

"It's a great pleasure to have Mancio back. I was his captain when we started to win trophies," Zanetti told the Corriere della Sera.

Zanetti now co-owns the Botinero restaurant in Milan with ex-Inter teammate Esteban Cambiasso.

Although he retired this summer to become Vice-President at Inter, Zanetti reveals he "still plays occasionally" with friends at Triestina's training ground in via Novara.

"I've often been up to the top of the Duomo, with Moratti or my kids. I pray and go to the roof. The new skyscrapers are nice, but perhaps they don't really fit in with the classic profile of the Milan skyline."

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