Article by Maria Olteanu – Published Saturday, January 24, 2026, 00:03 / Updated Saturday, January 24, 2026 00:07
Cristi Chivu (45 years old) and Inter managed to produce a comeback on Friday evening, in the 22nd round of Serie A, at home, against those from Pisa, 6-2 success. After the match, the Romanian technician received a grade 7, being appreciated for his inspiration, which practically changed the fate of the game.
After the failure with Arsenal, in the Champions League, score 1-3, Inter was also anesthetized in the championship, even on its own ground, but it came back fabulously, the second part of the match with Pisa being a story.
The first part of the clash at the San Siro was a nightmare for Chivu's side. Pisa, with Marius Marin as starter, produced the shock and led 2-0. The Romanian switched and the move paid off immediately, and with Dimarco in the foreground Inter took the lead and prevailed 5-2, scoring five times in a row for a success that at one point seemed impossible.
At the end of the game, the press from the peninsula awarded a 7 to Cristi Chivu.
The grade received by Cristi Chivu, after the magnificent success with Pisa
“Cristian Chivu 7 – Inexplicable approach to the match by his students, as if it was a summer friendly. He makes a brave choice, even risking the peace of a player already in difficulty, like Luis Henrique. The courage to introduce Dimarco from the 34th minute, without waiting for the break, is duly rewarded: Dimarco himself initiates the quick comeback and completes it in the second half.
Then his Inter returns, the team that bites against the small ones. All other changes work just as well, from Bonny to Thuram,” noted the journalists from Tutto Mercato Web.
The reaction of the Italian press after Cristi Chivu's victory
“Inter, crazy comeback for escape: Pisa scare San Siro, then concede 6 goals. Chivu's side go to +6 against Milan ahead of the Rossoneri's match in Rome on Sunday night. After Moreo's double, the hosts went wild with goals scored by Zielinski (from the penalty spot), Lautaro, Esposito, Dimarco, Bonny and Mkhitaryan.
“'That crazy Friday' must be seen again. Instead of Lindsay Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis, there are the wet faces of captain Lautaro and Federico Dimarco, the protagonists of a movie under the rain. Two of the heroes of a match that animated an evening in which mist and raindrops alternated.
Inter – “crazy” as history dictates – turn Pisa's 2-0 down from the first half and win 6-2 in a match where silence remained hidden under the seats or on the edge of the sofa, among beers and pizza boxes. In a word: emotions. Because eight goals is a lot and you don't see it often.
The best player on the pitch wears number 32 and dominated the match like rarori. Dimarco, entered in the 30th minute instead of Luis Henrique, changed the fate of the game: a volley goal and an assist. Other goals were scored by Lautaro, Zielinski, Pio, Bonny and Mkhitaryan. For Pisa, double success by Moreo.
Impossible to call it anything else. “Mad Inter” was born on an April afternoon, more than twenty years ago, after a 3-2 comeback with Sampdoria in the last 5 minutes. Chivu's needed only eight minutes”, noted the journalists from Gazzetta dello Sport.
“Game, set, run: Inter rise from trouble to glory and clearly defeat Pisa 6-2, consolidating their position as leaders in the fight for the Scudetto. Inter – Pisa 6-2: the perfect answer at the most difficult time – the Nerazzurri confirm their supremacy in the championship”, noted the journalists of fcinternews.it.
“From a huge scare to an incredible comeback. Inter at +6 on Milan after show of strength against Pisa. The 22nd leg of Serie A opens with a clear show of strength from leaders Inter, who further consolidate their first place, moving to +6 on second-placed Milan. Last remains Giardino's Pisa, who in the first half had surprisingly managed to lead even with 0-2”, wrote those from tuttomercatoweb.com.
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