“Marotta has Fabregas to thank”

Cristi Chivu beat Cesc Fabregas on Saturday evening. Or in other words, the coach that Inter's president, Beppe Marotta, had put at the top of the list, in the summer, after Simone Inzaghi left for Saudi Arabia.

Corriere dello Sport: “Cornered like in the National Geographic documentaries”

Then, Fabregas refused the offer, and Corriere dello Sport writes today that “Marotta has to thank him for that “no”, because Chivu would not have ended up on Inter's bench otherwise“.

The Italian journalists captured a defining moment for the “lesson” that the Romanian technician delivered to the “much praised Cesc Fabregas”. The reference is to the Nerazzurri's third goal, scored in the 81st minute: “Ramon, Fabregas' central defender, recovered a ball on the right side and was immediately cornered like in the National Geographic documentaries.

Corriere dello Sport claims that Cristi Chivu resembles the famous Carlo Ancelotti in style

First Lautaro, then Calhanoglu, with Barella and Mkhitaryan in support. The four bit the ball, retrieved it and sprinted like felines. One, two, three, the ball reached Calhanoglu, who scored for 3-0. A lesson not only in football, but also in intensity, competitiveness and desire to win“.

Corriere dello Sport writes that, at Inter, Chivu is proving his worth “stage by stage, in his style, an Ancelottian one. He is for a velvet revolution, not an iron fist. It wasn't easy, after last season's carnage, to get the players to understand that they were still a team. He put them in a position to play for the benefit of the team”.

Cristi Chivu: “Fabreagas? I don't care. These are press headlines”

Chivu was also asked about his duel with Fabregas at the press conference. But he reacted slightly irritated: “I don't care. These are headlines.

I care about the team, the performance, what they look like on the field, the daily work, what we need to improve. The rest are titles that suit journalists, but that's okay, because they understand everything”.