“Fabulous! And this with 9 players missing?!”

Inter did not manage to get revenge against Napoli, after that 1-3 in the round. Cristi Chivu's team led twice, through the goals of Dimarco (min. 9) and Calhanoglu (min. 73, penalty), but each time they were equalized by McTominay (26, 81).

Aurelio De Laurentiis: “Napoli was fabulous”

Delighted with the performance of Antonio Conte's team, the champion's boss, Aurelio De Laurentiis, praised it in his traditional post on the “X” platform. “Nice match! Naples was fabulous“, wrote the Italian director, to then make a statement that can also be interpreted as arrogance towards the opponent: “And this with nine players missing for most of the season?!”. An allusion to the many injured players for some time, especially Lukaku, De Bruyne and Anguissa.

The truth is that Inter did not win any of the big games this season: 1-3 and 1-1 with Napoli, 3-4 with Juventus, 0-1 with Milan. Asked why he is unable to break the ice, Chivu avoided a concrete answer.

Cristi Chivu: “This championship is contested point by point, between four, five teams”

“Head-to-head? I mean the match: two strong teams doing everything they could to win. It's a shame we couldn't hold on to the two-goal lead and keep our composure until the end, but we have to give credit to our opponents too, who are a quality side and, like us, they tried to win. I will stick with the attitude, the desire to always move forward, perhaps overdoing it at times, given that I was behind at one point.

We tried in every way to stay in the game and create chances, aware that we were facing an equally strong team. In the first 20 minutes, they really made it difficult for us with longer passes. It's a shame, but they were two strong teams that raised the bar for modern football and Serie A.

We are moving forward and trying to fulfill our ambitions for this championship, which is contested point by point between four or five teams. We are aware of this struggle“, commented Chivu.