NEW INTER BOSS ... Leonardo
The Brazilian succeeds Rafa Benitez in the San Siro hotseat and
should know his way around having played for and managed city
rivals AC Milan.
A statement confirmed that the 41-year-old will take up his role
officially on Wednesday.
It read: "Welcome to Leonardo. The Brazilian will be our new
coach to lead the team from December 29.
"Leonardo has agreed a contract that will keep him at Inter
until 30 June 2012.
"We sincerely wish Leonardo the best of luck and believe that he
has the class and experience of a champion and that his mentality
will bring the team together to get the results we need."
Inter are sat in seventh place in Serie A, 13 points behind his
old club who lead the table.
When the Champions League kicks off again in February they face
Bayern Munich in the knockout stages.