Article by Daniel Scorpie – published Monday, June 16, 2025, 20:56 / Updated Monday, June 16, 2025 21:05
The match with Monterrey (Mexico), scheduled on Wednesday from 4:00 (Romania time), will the opportunity of Cristi Chivu to propose three news to the type team used by Simone Inzaghi, including in the Champions League final (0-5 with PSG), however, keeping the traditional Nerazzurro 3-5-2 system.
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32 teams, distributed in eight groups participate;
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The first two teams in each group qualify in “optimals”;
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The final takes place in New York, on July 13, at 10:00 pm;
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The tournament is transmitted against Coust in Romania on Pro TV, Pro Arena, Voyo, but also free on the Dazn streaming platform.
There are 30 hours left until, on the “Rose Bowl” in Pasadena, Cristi Chivu's start will occur in his second experience as a senior.
After working for 6 years at the U14 to Club U14 teams, The 44 -year -old will measure his forces at the World Club Championship in USmaking in four months the jump from the team he saved in the last stage from relegation to the vice-champion of Italy and Europe.
Lautaro can be replaced by the borrowed striker at Empoli
The Monterrey Mexican band will be the first opponent at his debut as Simone Inzaghi's successor. And, as expected, Chivu will not revolutionize the team and move only to cover the absences of the injured holders. This is Captain Lautaro Martinez, director Hakan Calhanoglu and Francesco Acerbi.
The Argentine striker, injured in the tour of the Champions League with Barcelona (3-3), has not fully restored and Chivu would not risk to force him, especially since the first obstacle from the new FIFA competition is quite accessible. Thus, Marcus Thuram's endensive partner will be Sebastiano Esposito.
The 22 -year -old striker returned after the loan season at Empoli, who relegated to Serie B, with 10 goals and two assists in 37 parties to the Tuscan team.
Lautaro Martinez and Pau Cubarsi in Barcelona – Inter 3-3 / Photo: Imago
Also with medical problems he came to the California and Turkish midfielder, for whom Galatasaray would offer 40 million euros to transfer it this summer.
His place could be occupied by the new purchase from Dinamo Zagreb: the Croatian Petar Sucic midfielder (21 years old), bought for 14 million euros since January.
Acerbi refused the national and is also jumped by Chivu at Inter!
The third change concerns the defensive compartment. Francesco Acerbi, the second oldest in the group of Nerazzurilor (37 years), will be left on the edge, especially after the scandal with Luciano Spalletti and the refusal to respond to the Italian selector for “Dubla” with Norway and Moldova from CM 2026 preliminaries.
Francesco Acerbi, disfigured by the joy of the equalizer emptiness with Barcelona, which brought him the extensions of Inter / photo: Imago
Ready to start is Stefan de Vrij, the stop being integrated at the national countries in the match with Malta (8-0). Acerbi could go to this Mercato, and he can terminate his contract if he pays him 500,000 euros.
The first eleven of Chivu would be (3-5-2): Sommer; PAVARD, DE VRIJ, BASTONI; Dumfries, P. Sucic, Barella, Mkhitaryan, Dimarco; S. Esposito, Lautaro Martinez.
Chivu would still have a doubt about the extreme left, where Federico Dimarco disputes his place with Carlos Augusto (Luis Henrique, brought from Marseille, also hopes to debut on Wednesday). As it would not be excluded to appear in the center of the middle line Albanian Kristjan Aslani.
