Christian Chivu Laments On Same Old Problem For Inter After Opening Draw At The CWC

Written By Onyeka Daniel

It was far from an ideal debut for Christian Chivu on the bench for Serie A giants, Inter Milan as he started off his reign as coach with a 1-1 draw against Mexican club, Monterrey at the Rose Bowl stadium in California at the ongoing FIFA Club World Cup tournament in USA.

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They dominated possession, and created a number of good chances, but were far from clinical with the dangerous situations they had, a situation that was also glaring under the previous coach. The opponent on their part were able to fashion a number of decent chances.

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Particularly on the counterattack and from set pieces, hence Inter had to settle for a point in Pasadena as Sergio Ramos opened the scoring for Monterrey, before Inter striker and captain, Lautaro Martinez responded with the equalizer, with both goals coming in the first half.

Then, in the second half neither of the two teams was able to get the decisive goal to grab all three points. This match was also the beginning of a new era for Inter and their coach after the departure of Simone Inzaghi and In his first match as Inter coach, Chivu started Sebastiano Esposito.

The 22-year-old is back from a loan with Empoli, and the Romanian gave him a chance in the lineup as he also handed Luis Henrique and Petar Sucic their Inter debut as a second half substitutes though it didn’t end on a positive note for the new faces in the squad.

For the former Parma coach, he felt that Esposito and the former Marseille winger did well as he spoke to DAZN after the match. He also outlined aspects that the team can improve upon. “We had a good first, even though we went behind. We caused problems for them with our rotations.” He said.

“We could have attacked in behind their defense better, and not been caught offside.” Chivu then noted that “in the second half, we were a bit slower in possession.” He revealed, as the team continued to show the same weakness that was present during Inzaghi’s era.

“We created a few chances, but we lacked a bit of cutting edge in front of goal.” Meanwhile, Chivu said that striker Sebastiano Esposito “played at the level of the team as a whole. They tried to play against a deep block that left us offside a lot. It wasn’t easy, but he played well.”

Then, the manager stated that Luis Henrique “can do better, but he’s not in condition yet. Because he’s only had two training session, and taking that into account I liked what I saw from him.” Chivu stated that Henrique “has personality, and technique.”

“He has courage, and the ability to take players on one-on-one.” He concluded. In a related development, the investigation into criminal elements of the Inter and Milan ultras movements has resulted in 16 prison sentences, while they must also pay damages to the clubs.

The case was sparked in September 2024 by the murder of an Inter ultras leader, Antonio Bellocco, committed by his fellow Nerazzurri figure Andrea Beretta. The judges passed down their first verdicts today and condemned Beretta to 10 years behind bars.

The same goes to Luca Lucci, a leading figure in the Milan ultras movement, who was found guilty of organising the attempted murder of fellow Rossoneri chief Enzo Anghinelli. They were all also found guilty of mafia associations and in all 16 ultras were found guilty.

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Inter, Milan and the Lega Serie A had participated in the trial as figures who were hurt by the events. Consequently, they were awarded damages of €50,000 each for the effect on their reputation, while the Lega Serie A was awarded €20,000.

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