Article by Aurelian Botezatu – published on Thursday, June 26, 2025, 08:21 / Updated Thursday, June 26, 2025 08:21
The Italian daily at Repubblica writes that Cristi Chivu has greatly relaxed the atmosphere in inter cantonment with music, jokes and applause. The Nerazzurii ended the group E with a victory, 2-0 in the derby with River Pate, and on the first place!
Inter checked a draw, 1-1 with Monterrey, and two victories at the club World Cup, so far: 2-1 with Urawa Red Diamonds and 2-0 with River Plate. But the last one, in the Group E derby, was also the best at the Champions League final lost 5-0 in front of PSG.
At Republica: “Reggaeton music, applause and exercises that strengthen the team feeling. This is how Chivu managed to change the atmosphere”
Cristi Chivu's team grew from one match to another because, according to the Italian daily at Repubblica, Cristi Chivu also changed the atmosphere since his arrival on the bench: “He brought a new air. If in the first days, in Los Angeles, the lot seemed anost, still dizzy by the stinging defeat from Munich, now the climate”.
How? “Reggaeton music, applause and exercises that strengthen the team feeling. This is how Cristian Chivu managed to bring the smile on the faces of the inter, seattle, before the derby with the River.
Cristi Chivu: “Let's applaud Valentin. I saw him smiling for the first time after a long time”
Cristi Chivu's most publicized approach took place after the match with Urawa Red Diamonds (2-1). Returning to the field after a serious injury, a cross -ligament rupture, Valentin Carboni had entered the Victoria's goal in the second minute of the extensions dictated by the referee.
And in the locker rooms, the Romanian technician asked the teammates to applaud the Argentine player: “For the first time after a long time I saw Valentin smiling. It is worth our applause!”.
Cristi Chivu intervenes vigorously in support of his players
Also, when it comes to defending their players, Chivu intervenes energetically. It happened right at the end of the derby with River Plate, from the dawn of Thursday. Marcos Acuna, the defender of the team from Argentina, ran on the field on Denzel Dumfries, and the player of the Nerrazzi ran to the locker rooms to avoid the conflict. The Romanian technician was directly involved and took it by the collar on Acuna, in the attempt to stop the Argentine.
Then, in front of the cameras, Chivu praised the young Pio Esposito (19 years), who opened the scoring with River flat: “If I am not mistaken, it will be his day, he will have to give a dinner or something … I am glad for him, it was not an easy match, but he made a big party,”
