"Mazzarri is staying, he still has a contract and I want to respect that," Indonesian businessman Thohir told reporters after he landed at Milan`s Malpensa Airport on Saturday.
Inter fans have been vocal to express their displeasure with an extremely patchy season in which the side sits in fifth place in Serie A with two matches remaining, a massive 39 points behind bitter rivals and newly crowned champions Juventus.
Inter are on 57 points, four ahead of 10th-placed Lazio with a cluster of clubs in between the pair all fighting for European places.
Mazarri came under further criticism after an insipid display last Sunday saw them lose 1-0 to local rivals AC Milan, who are eighth in the standings but level on 54 points with seventh-placed Parma.
Both Milan and Parma are only a point behind sixth-placed Torino, who occupy the final Europa League spot and host Parma on Sunday.
"I understand the fans, I`m not happy either but we need to give the manager a chance. It`s important that we start next season with some stability in order to grow," Thohir added.
Saturday`s match will also be Javier Zanetti`s last at the San Siro should he be selected by Mazzarri, with the 40-year-old retiring at the end of the season after 19 years as an Inter player.
Thohir has said that the Argentine would take up an as-yet-unspecified role within the club.
Fans were unhappy with Mazzarri for not bringing Zanetti on from the bench during last weekend`s derby defeat and he is also expected to be used as a substitute against Lazio.
"Today is a very important day for Zanetti and I`m very happy for him," Thohir said.
"I`m looking forward to working with him at the club, the final decision on his role will be made at the end of the season.
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