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Article by Tudor Belivacă – Published Wednesday, February 11, 2026, 09:57 / Updated Wednesday, February 11, 2026 10:00
Vincenzo Montella (51 years old), the coach of Turkey, visited the training base of Inter and met with Cristi Chivu.
The Turkish coach is on a tour of duty in Italy where he is visiting his footballers who he could count on for the match against Romania, the semi-final of the World Championship 2026. The match at Besiktas Park was scheduled for March 26, from 19:00.
Vincenzo Montella, tour of duty in Italy: visit to Appiano Gentile to check on Hakan Calhanoglu
Yesterday, Hakan Calhanoglu returned to training at Inter, after an absence of about a month. The return coincided with Montella's arrival at Appiano Gentile. According to the Italian media, Vincenzo Montella also visited Juventus' training grounds (for Kenan Yildiz) and Cagliari's base (for striker Semih Kilicsoy).
Inter also posted images from Montella's visit to the training base: “Special visit,” the Italian club wrote on social media.
Present at the Inter training base, Montella also offered a series of statements. He spoke about the state of his players, but also about the farewell with Cristi Chivu, a footballer with whom he was a colleague in Rome.
“I'm doing a call-up tour now for the play-off semi-final. Everything went well here. I was warmly welcomed. It was really nice to see Chivu again after so many years. We have a wonderful relationship that lasts to this day. I wish him all the best because he's a very good boy. He's shown himself to be a wonderful coach with great intelligence and he'll do very well.
In the national team everything depends on how the players reach the squad, especially the most important ones. It is necessary that they arrive in the best conditions. Let's hold their fists,” Vincenzo Montella said, according to TMW.
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Vincenzo Montella played in Italy for Empoli, Genoa, Sampdoria and Roma. The only club outside Italy for which he performed was Fulham. And as a coach he has extensive experience in Italy. He trained the juniors of Roma, the senior team of Capitolini, Catania Fiorentina, Sampdoria and AC Milan. Outside of Italy he trained Sevilla and Adana Demirspor. From 2023 he is the coach of Turkey.
