Article by Aurelian Botezatu – Published Monday, February 23, 2026, 08:58 / Updated Monday, February 23, 2026 08:59
AC Milan, the main pursuer of the leader Inter in the championship, lost at San Siro in front of Parma with 1-0.
The “Rossoneri” thus remained 10 points behind Inter, a distance that specialists consider big enough for Cristi Chivu's team to win “lo scudetto”, although there are still 12 stages to play.
Cristian Brocchi, former midfielder of both teams, but also of Lazio and Fiorentina, expressed himself in this sense in the show “Fuoriclasse”, hosted by DAZN.
Cristian Brocchi has no doubts about the future champion
“We know very well, we can't hide it. We said that Milan will fight for the Scudetto until the end, but I think this weekend has put an end to it. Inter are a war machine, Milan have done well, but after the last two games…
It was hard for everyone to keep up, Chivu's team never gave up. The Scudetto is 90% Inter's. Allegri restored Milan's credibility. He did an excellent job and the Rossoneri must be more than happy,” Brocchi analyzed the title battle.
And it's not just Milan that misses. The other contenders at the start of the season are even worse. Champion Napoli lost in Bergamo, 1-2, and is 14 points away from Inter, on 4th. And Juventus, 0-2 at home with Como, is even worse: it is on 5th, 18 points away!
Giuseppe Bergomi does not see Inter in the Champions League well
As clear as the situation in Serie A seems, the return with Bodo/Glimt from the Champions League play-off is announced as complicated. Inter lost 3-1 in Norway, and in the second leg, Chivu will not be able to rely on his main goal scorer, Lautaro Martinez, injured.
Asked about Inter's chances of reaching the 'eighties', former great defender Giuseppe Bergomi sounded quite skeptical. “I give him a 45 percent chance“, he said in the show “Sky Calcio Club”.
