Article by Aurelian Botezatu – published on Thursday, June 26, 2025, 07:26 / Updated Thursday, June 26, 2025 07:41
Inter defeated River Plate with 2-0 and finished in the first place in Group E at the World Club Championship. The Italian press immediately “went out” with praise to coach Nerazzurro.
- 32 teams, distributed in eight groups, participate in the World Club Championship;
- The first two teams in each group qualify in “optimals”;
- The final will take place in New York, on July 13, at 10:00 pm.
Cristi Chivu has been undetected since he was installed at Inter, with two victories, a draw and qualification from the first place in the “optimile” of the competition! The last match, 2-0 with River Plate, was the best so far, and the Italian newspapers promptly noticed the qualitative jump.
Gazzetta dello Sport: “Inter has mentioned the best expression of recent years”
“Here is Chivu's interior! Dominating River Plate, seeing Pio Esposito's star shining first and qualifying in the finals of this club World Cup: Monday, 30, in Charlotte, the opponent will be Flauminense where Milan's former player, Thiago Silva, evolve.
An undeniable success for Lautaro and his teammates, because River has only resisted combativity, But at the technical level, Inter has mentioned for long periods of the best expression of recent years. The goals scored by Pio Esseto and Bastons came in the second half, immediately after the red card received by Martinez Quarta.
7 is the noteReceived by Cristi Chivu from Tuttomercatoweb agency
But even during the period when it was numerical parity, the superiority seemed clear: the much dreaded Mastantuono was a ghost. In short: if there is a way to truly forget Munich (no – where Inter has lost 5-0 Champions League final, in front of PSG), it is due to performances like this, ”believes the prestigious Gazzetta Dello Sport.
FC Inter News: “The beginner Cristi Chivu defeated the veteran Marcelo Gallardo”
FC Inter News, a publication close to the club, wrote about “Debutan Cristi Chivu” who “exceeded Veteran Marcelo Gallardo. Inter, Cristian Chivu's team, writes the first beautiful page of his new histories, the first page of the Romanian coach entering the big leagues playing as a big player.
Against the “Más Grande” club in Buenos Aires, led by one of the biggest coaches in South America, the “little” Chivu, with the reborn in Munich, strikes decisively in his first decisive match. “
Cristi Chivu takes the collar to Marcos Acuna!
And the Agency Tuttomercatoweb characterized the Romanian technician thus characterized: “It has to go to get the qualification and for this it is very based on certainties and veterans.
The combination of lucky episodes helps him, but moving to launch Pio Esposito does not come by himself. And cynicism is part of the recipes of the borders.
The video summary of the Inter – River Pate match
