The coach against which Cristi Chivu will debut at Inter has no doubts: “If you bet, it is obvious”

Ashley Davis16/06/2025

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Article by Maria Olteanu – Published on Sunday, June 15, 2025 23:08 / Updated Monday, June 16, 2025 00:15

Cristi Chivu (44 years old) will debut over two days on the bench of Inter, at the World Club Championship, Tuesday to Wednesday night, from 4:00, in front of Monterrey (Mexico). The opponent's coach, Domenec Torrent (62 years old), prefaced this confrontation, knowing that his team does not have much chance in front of the European vice -champion.

Inter – Monterrey, in the first stage of the World Club Championship, is played on Wednesday, June 18, from 4:00. The match will be transmitted in LiveText format on GSP.ro and televised on online Voyo and DazN platforms;
CM of clubs 2025 takes place between June 13 and July 14;
32 teams, distributed in eight groups participate. The first two teams in each group qualify in optimal;
The final takes place in New York on July 14.

Chivu's counterpart on the Mexican's bank spoke before the match that will record the Romanian technician's debut at Inter and hopes that his team, although he leaves with a second chance, will make an honorable match.

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Monterrey's coach, a clear message before meeting Chivu: “We have no chance with Inter, but we will not go back”

“On paper, if we bet, everyone will bet on Inter, obviously, because of what represents in European football, because I am a giant of European football. But I am convinced that we will have our chances.

As a coach, I have to tell my players that we will be at stake. We are in a very important competition, with top European teams. That's why we are at the World Club Championship. We have two options: either we travel to play our chance, or we stay at home to train. We choose to travel and play the chance, “he said, in an interview with Claro Sports, quoted by Tuttomercatoweb.com.

With such an opponent, you can't go to fight with Inter. But will we get back because of this? Will we leave their ball? Not. But there will be times when we will have to defend ourselves.

What I want is that our players are competitive. To compete until the end. Not to give up whether opponents pass to the advantage. If we go to the advantage, then there will be 90 minutes of fighting anyway.

– Domenec Torrent, Monterrey coach

The coach against which Cristi Chivu will debut at Inter has no doubts:

Domenec Torrent, Monterrey coach / photo: Imago

At the World Club Championship, a tournament with a $ 1 billion award fund, Inter will be part of the E. opponents will be River Plate (Argentina), Monterrey (Mexico) and Urawa Red Diamonds (Japan);
Inter qualified for the world competition thanks to the UEFA coefficient from 2021-2024.