Article by Maria Olteanu – Published on Thursday, 19 February 2026, 00:42 / Updated on Thursday, 19 February 2026 01:36
Cristi Chivu (45 years old), the coach of Inter, drew the first conclusions, after his team lost on Wednesday night, on the road, in Norway, score 1-3, with Bodo/Glimtin the first leg of the Champions League round of 16 play-off.
Inter led 1-0, came back by half-time, but three minutes in the second half completely changed the fate of the game. Big favorites before the match, Chivu's formation was crushed by Bodo/Glimt, a team that took a serious option to qualify for the round of 16. The “double” leg now moves to Italy, and Inter has the home field advantage, where they must score at least two goals more than the opponent to at least reach extra time.
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The second leg between Inter and Bodo/Glimt takes place in Italy next week on Tuesday 24th February from 22:00
After the match, at the press conference, Chivu analyzed what happened on the field and announced with concern that Lautaro, injured in the first half, will be unavailable, being clear that he has serious problems that require recovery time. In addition to this, there are other problems, announced by Chivu, about which he will have more details after the controls on Thursday.
The reaction of Cristi Chivu, after the hard failure in Norway
“The team tried, they had a good attitude. We were a bit surprised by their transitions to some lost balls and we paid the price. Despite the difficulties and the cold, we tried, but that's no excuse. Now we have to take inventory, we have a few small problems after this game.
In three days we play in Lecce and then we'll see how we approach the return. In my opinion we lost Lautaro, he got injured. But there are other players to evaluate tomorrow.
I asked for a little pressure on the balloon carrier, but that wasn't the problem. We were let loose in our attacks. They have speed and intensity, they are used to playing on this pitch, but that is no excuse. Unfortunately, we had that opportunity at 1-1 that we could have managed better, and then we conceded two identical goals.
Everything is still open, there is still the second leg. We know they can be difficult in transition, but we will do our best to move forward in the competition”said Cristi Chivu, after the match, quoted by tuttomercatoweb.com.
The best images from the match Bodo/Glimt – Norway 3-1
