Article by Tudor Belivacă – Published Saturday, April 18, 2026, 00:05 / Updated Saturday, April 18, 2026 00:13
Inter, led from the bench by Cristi Chivu, prevailed at home against Cagliari, score 3-0, in a match of stage #33 of Serie A. The team from Milan has a lead of 12 points at the top of the standings, and the media in Italy spoke in superlatives after the big victory obtained with only 5 stages to go.
The Italians at Tutto Mercato Web gave it a 6.5, while the in-house publication fcinternews.it gave it a 7.
The marks received by Cristi Chivu after Inter – Cagliari 3-0. What the Italian press writes
“Cristi Chivu 6.5 – His Inter won easily and were not fazed by the 0-0 result after 45 minutes. He had the necessary confidence that Inter would score sooner or later,” wrote Tutto Mercato Web.
“Inter secured another piece of the Scudetto and dismantled Cagliari quickly in the second half. Inter are waiting for Napoli's response, with an impressive 12-point advantage in the standings. Chivu's team didn't even have to use too much, but Cagliari went into the break 0-0. In the second half they needed three minutes to secure the victory with a clear difference in quality on the field”, they added wrote the journalists from Tutto Mercato Web.
Those from fcinternews.it they gave Chivu a 7: “It's no longer a surprise, it's clear that everything was planned: a study first half, calm and discreet, then a nice half-time speech and the change of music. Against the Sardinian team it went exactly like against Rome and in Como, and Inter, who return to the field in the second half, are a war machine that takes no prisoners. And as it's always the same players who let down a little in the first half, it's clear that he supports them. Another small step towards the Scudetto”.
Inter moved past Cagliari with Thuram, Barella and Zielinski and have a 12-point lead over Napoli
–he titrated Gazzetta dello Sport
Current standings in Serie A
