“Calculated risk! Courage allows him to play a different, more aggressive football”

La Gazzetta dello Sport published today in its print edition an interview with the great former Italian international, with 81 caps and 6 goals for the Squadra Azzurra, in which the 1982 world champion previews the Inter – Juventus match on 'Giuseppe Meazza'.

Asked by the reporter of the pink daily “where does Chivu's luck come from”, Bergomi replied: “The way they communicate their ideas is crucial.

Cristi Chivu, relaxed at Sassuolo – Inter/ photo Imago Images

“Chivu always chooses to take risks: Inter could have conceded goals against Cremonese and Sassuolo, but…”

Then there is the fact that he always chooses to take risks: against Cremonese and Sassuolo, Inter could have conceded goals, but they were almost “calculated” risks.

This courage allows him to adopt a different, more aggressive style of play and reap the rewards. Inter's system does not design wings of this profile. Kenan Yildiz and Conceiçao make sense when you have to outrun your opponent directly and break down the defense.”

Beppe Bergomi thinks that “for the Nerazzurri, formidable one-on-one players could only be a match-time solution, as the team is built differently and must have two forwards on the pitch.”

Federico Dimarco has the best season of his career under the command of Cristi Chivu at Inter / Photo: Imago

Asked by Gazzetta dello Sport if he considers Federico Dimarco the MVP of this championship, the Inter legend said: “So far he has done incredible things. He was the same last season, but with less consistency and maybe less carelessness.

Let's say he now has a different confidence and can stay on the pitch for 90 minutes. And the credit goes to the coach, who gave him a clearly different status”.