While the team was partying, Chivu called a special person from the stands. The Romanian has a new nickname
As the team celebrated winning the Coppa Italia after beating Lazio 2-0, the Inter manager called his wife to thank her and dedicate the trophy to her. He then took the stage last and was emotional during the awards ceremony.
Chivu, with the trophy in his arms PHOTO gazzetta.it
Family comes first. At the end of the match, tired and exhausted after running around on the sidelines as usual, Chivu took out his smartphone and called his wife, Adelina, who was in the stands with other friends.
All the while, the team was celebrating. A short phone call to say “I love you” in Romanian and to thank you from the bottom of my heart for putting up with and supporting him all year.
Chivu is credited with picking up a depleted and disillusioned team after a heavy 5-0 Champions League final defeat to PSG and quickly getting them back on the winning track. The last coach to achieve the “double” Cup-Championship was Joe Mourinho, in 2010. Only the Portuguese was in his second season at Inter, and Chivu is in his first.
The last domestic cup won by Inter was in 2023. About the Romanian, Mourinho was honest: “Back then, Chivu was not a coach on the field.” But he created an almost perfect team, with only one flaw: elimination in the Champions League playoffs by the Norwegians from Bodo/Glimt.
