“A cold and tasteless soup” » The Italians charge Chivu's inter, after the bitter end in Como: the note of the Romanian
Article by Romeo Ene – Published on Wednesday, 04 March 2026, 00:27 / Updated on Wednesday, 04 March 2026 00:31
Inter drew on Como's pitchscore 0-0, in the first leg of the semi-finals of the Italian Cup. In the end, Cristi Chivu's students (45 years old) didn't seem interested in the offensive any more and passed between themselves in their own half, without being attacked by Fabregas's.
The Italian press sanctioned this aspect and picked up on the game of last season's League finalist. Chivu received a passing grade overall, but has a chance to redeem himself on April 22 when the return takes place.
Inter didn't send a single shot on Jean Butez's goal. He had a bar at the start of the second half, but far too little to get anything out of this game.
How the Italian press sees Inter's draw at Como: Cristi Chivu's notes
“A cold and tasteless soup: it ends 0-0 between Como and Inter; the Italian Cup final will be discussed again on Meazza”, caption those from fcinternews.it, who continue:
“Little to say: an ugly and meaningless evening. Como and Inter have decided not to hurt themselves and postpone any discussion of qualifying for the Coppa Italia final until the second leg.
And they do it by interpreting the game in a way that would horrify lovers of spectacle football: emotions on the drop, lots of density in midfield and just one glimmer for the Nerazzurri, through Darmian's bar.
It is really difficult to comment on this match, where the only note that animated (in a negative sense) the evening was represented by the continuous whistles at Alessandro Bastoni.”
Chivu note 6
He has to take into account the derby and the urgency in the attack. Basically, they are playing to clinch the return leg and get the desired result with a highly experimental formation.– fcinter1908.itabout Cristi Chivu
Chivu 6
Change 10 of 11 players from Saturday's game, a record, maybe too many. The one-striker formation (3-5-1-1 or 3-4-2-1, depending on the moment) doesn't help either, but they don't concede a goal, which is a positive, and will be able to play for their ticket to the cup final in the second leg on April 22 at the Meazza.
– leggo.it
Inter only thinks about the derby, Como doesn't take advantage: on Sinigaglia the only one who loses is the one who paid for the ticket.
– TMW.com
All 6 Chivu also received from fcinternews.it, who characterized him: “It presents itself with numerous changes in the starting formula and with an eye inevitably directed towards the derby.
They accept Como's possession throughout the first half, and in the second act they stick their heads out as the tempo of the game slows down and try to change the tide of the problem through the introductions of Dumfries, Zielinski and Thuram, but also through the experiment of Luis Henrique.
They provide and create few goalscoring opportunities, but they come out unbeaten from the first leg played away from home, using a lot of reserves and managing energy resources efficiently”.
