Cristi Chivu, noted by Italian journalists after the crushing success in the Cup: the grade received
Article by Maria Olteanu – Published on Thursday, 04 December 2025, 00:09 / Updated on Thursday, 04 December 2025 00:10
Inter, the team of Cristi Chivu (45 years old), achieved a success without emotions on Wednesday evening, at home, in the round of 16 of the Italian Cup, score 5-1, against those from Venezia. After the match, the Romanian technician was rated 7.5 by Italian journalists.
At the “Giuseppe Meazza” stadium, in Cristi Chivu's first match in the competition, the hosts had no emotion in front of the second division. The “Nerazzurri” paraded and prevailed with a difference of 4 goals, advancing in the competition.
At the end of the game, the Italian journalists analyzed what happened in Milan and gave the Romanian technician a score of 7.5, the highest score of the game, along with Thuram, who also scored the same. In the quarters, Inter would play the winner of the AS Roma – Torino match.
Cristi Chivu received a grade of 7.5 after the success with Venezia
“Cristian Chivu 7.5 – People change, not the principles of the game. And if you change the strikers and have Esposito and Thuram, everything becomes much easier.
After a more hesitant start, Inter's match turns into a spectacle for almost 70 minutes: qualification is almost certain from the first half, and so is the opportunity to manage everyone's energy as best as possible. Only beautiful things for him, tonight”, noted the Italian journalists from tuttomercatoweb.com, about Cristi Chivu.
How the Italian press reacted after Inter's success in the Italian Cup
Inter respects the forecast and crushes Venezia in the round of 16 of the Coppa Italia. The Nerazzurri win clearly 5-1 and qualify for the quarter-finals of the competition.
– Tutto Mercato Web
Inter – Venezia 5-1, final: an evening full of happy notes, the Nerazzurri fly into the quarter-finals of the Coppa Italia
– FC Inter News
Inter play poker against Venezia: Diouf, Esposito, Thuram (2) and Bonny. In the quarters, Rome or Turin. The Nerazzurri, without emotions in the round of 16 of the Italian Cup, although they did not play several important starters.
– Gazzetta dello Sport
Images from Inter – Venezia 5-1
