Article by Aurelian Botezatu – published on Thursday, 07 August 2025, 14:27 / Updated Thursday, 07 August 2025 14:30
The most important sports daily in the peninsula, Gazzetta Dello Sport, writes about the changes that Cristi Chivu made at Inter Milan's training sessions.
The first observation of Italian journalists? “At Appiano, I saw players exhausted by the rigors of the training. This is not in itself a guarantee to return to victory, but it is a clear signal: the new era is born with increased attention to the physical condition, to correct some painful errors,” writes Gazzetta Dello Sport, with reference to the end of season 2025 – 2026.
Gazzetta dello Sport: “Chivu intends to avoid blocking the” mechanism “at the most crucial moment of the season”
The team prepared by Simone Inzaghi, a group in which many “veterans” took place, began to “suffocate” as he went on 3 fronts and “sucking” just when it was more important. It was eliminated in the semifinals of the Italian Cup, by the great AC Milan rival, lost the title in front of Naples and saw humiliated by PSG in the Champions League final. Score, 0-5!
Now, in agreement with the club's heads, “Chivu intends to avoid blocking the” mechanism “in the most crucial moment of the season, as the last season happened, lived on the border between the maximum glory and the depths of disappointment.”
Gazzetta also writes that at the base of preparation of nerazzuri, Many assimilate Chivu's work with the one that “Antonio Conf during his term of office” (2019 – 2021). Conte was very based on the professionalism of a certain Antonio Pintus, “a magician of the muscles, the one who started the” engine “of the team”.
Cristi Chivu insists on work prevention work
Gazzetta also noted that Chivu has set two training sessions to his players and that he insists on the “work prevention work”, a chapter they work with Stefano Raptti. “The athletic, technical, tactical and cognitive aspects combine in the most dynamic sessions. In other words: steps, sprints, brakes and steering changes are directly incorporated into exercises.
And for those who lose too much liquids, the help is a few meters away, always ready on the edge. Two hours before training, you hydrate with 400-600 milliliters, during the session with 150-250 every 15-20 minutes, and in the end, make room for hydration index (BHI), such as supplements or juices, equal to 100% or 150% of the lost weight. Recovery is always as important as training”, Explains the pink daily.
