Article by Maria Olteanu – Published on Monday, 04 May 2026, 06:54 / Updated on Monday, 04 May 2026 06:54
Cristi Chivu (45 years old) he became champion with Inter on Sunday nightin Italy, after the success with Parma, score 2-0, his former team, the one he saved from relegation the previous season. The Romanian put his 21st trophy in the Nerazzurri's showcase, and at the end he was applauded on the open stage.
The technician managed to win the title in his very first full season as coach, a huge feat, for which the Italians bowed before him.
Note 8 the journalists from Tutto Mercato Web gave it to him, at the end of the match that mathematically brought the title to Inter's showcase.
Cristi Chivu, champion in Italy: “It was perfect”
“Taking over Simone Inzaghi's legacy was not at all easy, and restoring the confidence of a group that had lost everything last year after touching the treble dream with their fingertips was even more difficult.
But Chivu was perfect despite a difficult start marked by two defeats in the first three stages. From the fourth stage onwards, his team started and did not stop, until it reached the decisive moment of the season, when he knew how to manage all the pressures coming from the outside, insulating his team from the many controversies that broke out.
His contribution to this run has been impressive: Inter have found a great coach“, noted the journalists from the source cited above.
I had already done a few things as a player… But I'm happy for these guys, for this club, for these wonderful fans who have supported us from the very beginning.
I won't repeat the whole story of last season, the ironies and the humiliation of this group, but the guys did well, rolled up their sleeves, reborn and found what was needed for a new competitive season.
This is the 21st title and another page in the glorious history of this club. I was younger then, now I have a few gray hairs, but I'm just as happy as when I was a player. Today's credit goes to the footballers, they were magnificent
– Cristi Chivu, after becoming champion in Italy
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