Article by Romeo Ene – Published on Saturday, 09 May 2026 22:21 / Updated on Saturday, 09 May 2026 22:26
Lazio – Inter 0-3. The team coached by Cristi Chivu (45 years old) respected their status as champions and prevailed without problems away from home. At the end, the Romanian coach gave the first reaction and was bothered by the questions about Jose Mourinho's statements (63 years old).
The coach who is in the cards to take over Real Madrid stated the other day that the Romanian is “good and lucky”, and no footballer from Inter would have performed in his 2010 team that won the Champions League.
Cristi Chivu, statements after Lazio – Inter 0-3: “I'm sure that no comparisons can be made”
Chivu provided an elegant response, explaining that no comparisons can be made between the teams, bearing in mind that 16 years have passed since then. The Romanian was on the field in the final won by Inter against Bayern.
Asked if he had received any message from the Portuguese, Chivu got angry in the interview: “It's already the fourth question…”
“Mourinho's words? You have to ask him… I enjoy this team and I was lucky enough to be part of the other one. I'm sure you can't compare, times have changed, it's been 16 years.
I am convinced that both that Inter and this one bring a lot of joy to our fans, and that is the most important thing. Let's talk about what we did this year: we won a Scudetto, we have a final to play in four days.
(Is Calhanoglu recovering?) I don't know, we'll see in the coming days. (Messages from Mourinho?) I would talk about Kolarov or other coaches, it is already the fourth question about Mourinho. What we say to each other stays between us”, said Cristi Chivu, according to fcinter1908.it.
What? Good and lucky. No one from this Inter would have played in my team.
– Jose Mourinhoabout Cristi Chivu
Cristi Chivu's impressions of the match: “I'm happy because we have work to do and it can be even better”
Chivu praised his players for the performance at the Olimpico and explained how he thought about the rotation of the players, in the context where his team has an important match in 4 days, the Coppa Italia final also against Lazio.
“Lautaro? It's everyone's credit, not just his. He puts soul, seriousness, always tries to give his best. It's the credit of others who value him, who follow him in achieving certain things. A fantastic group and team, I'm happy for them because they deserve it.
I think we've shown throughout this season, we manage to do certain things, maybe we didn't do them well in some games. I am happy because we have work and it can be even better.
(Josep Martinez, ready to start?) It was before, it's the same for Sommer and Di Gennaro, we have three goalkeepers who are the soul of this group. It also applies to boys coming from U23 or Primavera.
They are Inter's goalkeepers, they have value: we have never questioned their qualities and characteristics”, added the Romanian coach.
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