Article by Aurelian Botezatu – Published on Sunday, 29 March 2026, 07:38 / Updated on Sunday, 29 March 2026 07:38
His vice president Inter, Javier Zanettispoke to Sportitalia about the season finale of Cristi Chivu's team.
There are still 8 rounds to be played in the current championship, and Inter is 6 points behind Milan at the top of the standings and 7 behind reigning champion Napoli. An advantage that the vice-president of the club, Javier Zanetti, believes that Cristi Chivu's team will not give up and will cross the finish line first, despite the drop in revs recorded in the last 3 stages, when they won only 2 points.
Javier Zanetti: “I started a great job with Cristi Chivu”
“There is a fight with other teams that want to win the championship like us. But we believe in the title. We started a great job with Cristi Chivu this season, now there are eight finals and we hope that this will happen in the end,” the former Argentina international told Sportitalia reporters.
Zanetti confirmed the management's intention to continue with Chivu as long-term coach. “This is our plan. He's here in his first season, we're still fighting on two fronts and we're confident the guys will do an excellent job from now until the end. We are focusing on Serie A and the Coppa Italia”.
Gazzetta dello Sport: “Inter shields Cristi Chivu”
In the Italian Cup, Inter qualified for the semi-finals, where, in the first leg, they drew 0-0 in Como. The return is scheduled in Milan, on April 21. In Serie A, the “final 8” Zanetti talked about are with AS Roma, Como, Cagliari, Torino, Parma, Lazio, Verona and Bologna.
As for Chivu, La Gazzetta dello Sport announced in mid-March that the Nerazzurri are “armoring the Romanian coach. There is no doubt that he will sit on the Serie A leaders' bench next season as well. The renewal of the contract due in 2027 is prepared“.
