Article by Romeo Ene – Published on Monday, 24 November 2025, 00:22 / Updated on Monday, 24 November 2025 00:27
Inter – AC Milan 0-1. Cristi Chivu (45 years old) lost his first Derby della Madoninna as a coach. The Romanian's team missed the chance to climb to the top of Serie A and suffered their 4th defeat in the first 12 stages. And the home newspapers of the Champions League finalist are unhappy about this aspect.
Inter hit the Rossoneri goal post twice, missed a shot from 11 meters and can be considered unlucky in the end.
Even though the team's play was solid, the media in Italy “punished” Chivu for the failures of his students. Moreover, 4 failures in 12 stages is too much in the view of Peninsula journalists.
The Italian press “charges” Cristi Chivu, after Inter – AC Milan 0-1: “There are not many reasons to be happy this time”
Chivu got the grade 5 from fcinter1908.it, the team's in-house newspaper, who also made a brief characterization, criticizing some tactical changes.
“Not much to be happy about this time. Careless attitude and another important game lost. Four defeats in 12 matches, the team is in a difficult situation.
The team creates chances, but wastes them a lot. A chronic problem that is obviously not his fault, but he has to do something about it. Carlos Augusto on the right is an experiment that should be postponed, while Sommer is a huge problem that needs to be solved quickly.
Pulisic scratches, Maignan is the hero. Inter, the curse of the derby. Milan rejoice and go up to 2.
The Nerazzurri continue their negative run in the derby and suffer their fourth defeat in 12 matches. The “Devil of Milan” climbs to 2nd place, two points behind the leader Roma.
– Gazzetta dello Sport
Allegri brings out the pragmatic game again. Milan looks ugly, but it's perfect for the big games.
Against a lively Inter side, backed by excellent goalkeeping, Milan didn't really look good, but they got the points.
– Tutomercatoweb
Chivu, 5.5
They miss the huge opportunity to win the first derby and the chance to climb to the top, level with Roma. It is the sixth derby in a row without a win. Four defeats since April 22, 2024. Another direct match lost by the Romanian, after the ones against Juventus and Napoli.
– leggo.it
“In the end, the difference on the pitch was the goalkeepers. One made mistakes while the other created a flurry of chances and also battled swearing in the stands.
Inter played better, created more, hit the bar twice, missed a penalty, but in the end they left the field defeated, far below their expectations. There were some downsides, especially in the first half, when Inter controlled the game but lacked initiative.
The coach left Lautaro confused when he decided to take him off the field. In the end he even got Diouf, but the evening was already ruined. A terrible failure,” notes Inter News.
His first derby on Inter's bench. He chose not to radically change the team's game. Again, he was betrayed by certain incidents. It's hard to blame him.
– Il Giornaleabout Chivu, after Inter – Milan 0-1
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