Article by Aurelian Botezatu – Published Friday, December 26, 2025, 08:47 / Updated Friday, December 26, 2025 08:48
Inter is the leader in Serie A, has a point in front of Milan before the weekend stage, but in the first half of the season not everything went as planned.
Gazzetta dello Sport writes that despite the 1st place in Serie A and the fact that the team is in the top eight in the Champions League, at Inter “there is a vague sense of incompleteness“. And that “it is a common belief inside and outside the club that, once a few details are sorted out, the team will fly freely in the skies of Italy, maybe even those of Europe”.
Gazzetta dello Sport: “If you lose clarity, both defensively and forward, you're finished”
According to the journalists from the most important profile daily in Italy, there would be four problems to be solved by the coach Cristi Chivu for this to happen. “One of the most pronounced and obvious flaws: Inter are no longer winning the big games.
Their last win against Napoli came in January 2024 in the Super Cup, against Juve in February 2024 and against Milan in April 2024. This season, the Nerazzurri have suffered defeats against Napoli, Juve and Milan and two more in the Champions League against Atletico and Liverpool.
Problem? The new way of playing, more vertical, more aggressive, increases the risk of making mistakes. If you lose sharpness, both defensively and up front, you're done. Therefore, breaking the spell is necessary, which Chivu insists on before the first confrontation in 2026. Inter-Napoli on January 11 already risks shaping the season for good, one way or another“, writes Gazzetta.
“Inter receive goals in the last quarter of an hour, and when they are led they fail to win”
Another deficiency detected by the pink daily at Inter is the fact that they concede many goals in the last quarter of an hour, “a sign of inattention at crucial moments. Chivu doesn't dramatize much, but he knows that everything revolves around one word: mentality. Coach wants to coach that too. It is the determination around which this new era is built.”
Problem number 3? When Inter are led up the table, they never recover. At most, they manage to match the initial deficit (against Juve and Atletico), but then collapse along the way. “Only when Inter will also react mentally to the difficulties, will they be able to express themselves fully,” points out Gazzetta dello Sport.
Gazzetta dello Sport: “Dumfries' absence is felt”
The last issue that Chivu has to deal with comes from the right flank. Gazzetta: “The absence of the injured Dumfries is felt and Luis Henrique has disappointed, with some nice but admittedly rare exceptions.
Carlos Augusto is an experiment that Chivu is unlikely to repeat. Diouf, meanwhile, still needs time to complete the definitive transition from midfielder to defender, despite some excellent performances, including goals, against Venezia in the Coppa Italia.”
