Inter Milan have sacked coach Frank de Boer following a poor run of disappointing results.

The Dutch coach has been initially replaced by youth coach Stefano Vecchi though former Lazio boss Stefano Pioli is tipped to succeed De Boer permanently.

De Boer arrived at their Appiano Gentile training complex on Tuesday morning to say his goodbyes.

Frank de Boer lost his job at Inter Milan on Tuesday after a poor run of form in Serie A

De Boer only joined Inter Milan at the beginning of August but has failed to impress in Italy

The Dutchman replaced Roberto Mancini before the start of the Serie A campaign

Inter are currently 12th in Serie A

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Reports in Italy claim De Boer was sacked by the club's Chinese owners via Skype. They are said to have arranged a video conference with De Boer and he was notified of their decision during the scheduled meeting over the Internet.

Former Tottenham and Chelsea boss Andre Villas-Boas has also been considered as a potential replacement.

A club statement read: 'Inter Milan today announce that they have parted company with head coach Frank de Boer with immediate effect.

'Inter youth coach Stefano Vecchi will take temporary charge of the first team for Thursday's Europa League match against Southampton.

'Inter would like to place on record its thanks to Frank and his coaching team for their work with the club over the past months and wishes them the best for the future.

'Further announcements regarding the first team coaching position will be made in due course.'

Inter lost 1-0 to Sampdoria on Sunday and that took De Boer's record to seven defeats in his first 14 games in charge.

They face Southampton on Thursday in the Europa League when Vecchi is likely to be in charge.

De Boer struggled to keep pace with Juventus, Roma and neighbours AC Milan at the top of the table despite having the likes of Mauro Icardi, Ever Banega and Ivan Perisic at his disposal.

The 46-year-old former Dutch international moved to Italy with a growing reputation having achieved domestic success with Ajax.

De Boer earned his stripes with Ajax's youth team and as Holland's assistant manager before taking over the first team reins at the Amsterdam ArenA.

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He led Ajax to four consecutive league titles before rivals PSV Eindhoven broke his side's dominance by winning back-to-back championships.

De Boer had been linked with moves to both Southampton and their Premier League rivals Everton over the summer after leaving Ajax.

The former Holland and Rangers defender ended up taking charge at Inter, though, signing a three-year contract with the Italian giants under their ambitious new owners Suning Holdings.

His reputation has now been blighted as he leaves the San Siro with a win percentage of just 35.7.

His only wins came against Pescara, Juventus, Empoli, Southampton and Torino while his most surprising defeat came at the hands of Israel's Hapoel Be'er Sheva in the Europa League.

Italian newspaper La Gazzette dello Sport claim Poli is now on the verge of signing a one-and-a-half year contract at Inter.

Pioli, 51, was himself sacked by Lazio in April after his side were thrashed 4-1 by city rivals Roma.

He will become Inter's ninth different boss since Jose Mourinho led the club to a Serie A and Champions League debut in 2010.

Rafael Benitez, Claudio Ranieri and Mancini are among the names to have tried to fill the void left by the current Manchester United boss at Inter.

After their European clash with Southampton, Inter will face Crotone and then have the small matter of the Milan derby after the international break.

Former Lazio boss Stefano Pioli is expected to take over the reins on a permanent basis

Inter will turn their attention to Pioli according to reports in Italy's newspapers

Pioli will become the club's ninth different manager following Jose Mourinho's exit in 2010