Article by Aurelian Botezatu – Published Sunday, March 29, 2026, 12:35 / Updated Sunday, March 29, 2026 12:36
Cristi Chivu is meticulously preparing the duel with AS Roma, the first of the series of “8 finals” that he has to play until the end of the championship.
Inter resumes the championship on April 5 and starts against a caliber opponent: AS Roma! After only 2 points in the previous 3 stages, the duel with the Giallorossi is capital for coach Cristi Chivu and by then he wants to recover all his “fire mouths”.
Cristi Chivu is personally in charge of Lautaro Martinez's recovery for the AS Roma match
The most important, Lautaro Martinez! The goalscorer and team captain has not played since February 18, from the first leg of the League play-off with Bodo/Glimt (1-3), when he suffered a muscle injury.
He returned to training, even wanted to sit on the bench in the 1-1 draw with Fiorentina, but Chivu categorically opposed: “I want you fully recovered. We can't risk a relapse now, at the end of the season.”
The Romanian technician made another decision regarding the Argentinian international. While he gave the other players the weekend off, on the principle that “preparation can also mean two days with families”, I called Martinez and Mkhitaryan to Appiano Gentile for training.
Gazzetta dello Sport: “Cristi Chivu is in contact with everyone”
On the other hand, according to Gazzetta dello Sport, “the coach's thoughts are also on the away players, namely the internationals he will not have available until the middle of next week.
Some of them are currently competing for World Cup qualification: the five Italians, plus Calhanoglu, with Turkey, and Zielinski, involved with Poland. Chivu is in touch with everyone, discreet but eager to make them feel his presence and closeness at such a crucial time.
The Romanian knows well: qualification or elimination from the next World Cup will drastically change the morale of the seven Nerazzurri players who will play it all on Tuesday night, and avoiding (negative) repercussions on Inter's run is crucial“.
