Article by Aurelian Botezatu – Published Tuesday, January 13, 2026, 08:06 / Updated Tuesday, January 13, 2026 08:08
His coach InterCristi Chivu, gave free rein to his players on the eve of the championship game with Leccescheduled for Wednesday.
Cristi Chivu has his methods. Some, quite unusual for the Italian press, which surprisingly reported on the Nerazzurri's schedule before the match against Lecce on Wednesday.
According to the Sky television station, the Romanian technician decided to release the players just today, Tuesday, on the eve of the game! They will meet on Wednesday, directly at San Siro! “A surprising decision“, pointed out the online publication “fcinter1908”, which took the information from Sky Sport.
Inter could not beat Napoli or San Siro
Inter played for the last time on Sunday evening, against champions Napoli, whom they failed to beat even at home, although they led 1-0 and 2-1. The guests managed to come back each time and it ended 2-2, so the topic “Chivu doesn't win any big game” made its way in the press again.
With Inter, the Romanian technician scored 2-2 and 1-3 with Napoli, 3-4 with Juventus in Turin, and 0-1 with Milan. Asked again on Sunday about this weakness of his team, Chivu avoided a clear answer.
Cristi Chivu: “This championship is contested point by point, between four, five teams”
“Head-to-head? I mean the game: two strong teams did 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 also have to give credit to our opponents, who they are a quality team 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, whose team starts the midweek stage from 1st place in the ranking!
