ROME - Inter Milan president Massimo Moratti has warned coach Rafael Benitez that failure is not an option at the Club World Cup next week.

Inter leaves for Abu Dhabi on Friday and plays its first match next Wednesday against either host Al-Wahda or Seongnam Ilhwa of South Korea.

But with last season's treble winner sitting a lowly fifth in Serie A, 10 points behind bitter city rival AC Milan, and having finished second to Tottenham in its Champions League group following Tuesday's 3-0 defeat at Werder Bremen, Moratti has told Benitez to show his mettle.