Article by Aurelian Botezatu – Published Monday, March 02, 2026, 12:18 / Updated Monday, March 02, 2026 12:19
Adriano Panatta (75), a legend of Italian tennis, reacted to the recent comments of Cristi Chivu, the coach of the leader Inter.
Chivu commented, after 2-0 with Genoa, that some specialists are always dissatisfied with his team, regardless of the results they get. Which Adriano Panatta, a legend of Italian tennis, didn't like at all.
Adriano Panatta: “I don't understand. This statement is not correct”
Panatta reacted harshly on Monday night in a show on an Italian television station. “Chivu says Inter doesn't get what it deserves? What should we do, erect a monument to him? I don't understand.
I have always said that they are clearly the strongest team in the championship and the only one with the best structure. Then if they go to Europe and get a red flag, it's not our fault. They disappointed a bit in the Champions League, but we don't say that against Inter. I have always praised them, this statement is not correct“, commented the former tennis player.
Cristi Chivu: “Nothing goes well, for some”
Chivu had thus amended the comments of some figures in Italian football: “Inter's efforts are never enough? It is a narrative that has no connection with reality. The team is never given credit for the work done in recent years.
The players are always under control and nothing goes right, for some. We move forward, trying to make things right until the end. Why is this happening? You have to ask those who have something against what the team has done in recent years…”
Chivu's side only limped in the Champions League. In Serie A he is the leader, and in the Cup he qualified for the semi-finals
Specifically, the only competition in which Cristi Chivu's Inter had difficulties was the Champions League. She was also eliminated in the play-off of the “eights” by Bodo/Glimt, who won both legs, 3-1, in the round, and 2-1, in Milan.
But in the championship and in the Italian Cup, the team goes clockwork! In the Cup, he is preparing for the semi-final with Como, scheduled for Tuesday, and in Serie A he is the leader, 10 points behind the second-placed AC Milan!
