At the end of the match won against Napoli, Cristian Chivu commented on his team’s performance to the microphones of DAZN. The Inter coach praised the show offered by both teams and the refereeing management of the match.

“A beautiful match to watch, entertaining, a great advertisement for Italian football, at 2-2 two teams played openly. I saw chances on both sides, in the end we celebrate because we managed to make it 3-2. Compliments must be given to Napoli because they are a strong team, they have individuality, players who make the difference and are well coached,” said Chivu.

The coach then analyzed the key moments of the match: “We could have managed the 1-0 better, the 2-0 was the consequence of thinking too much about what we did in the first goal. I liked the reaction, the team did not fall apart and maintained its identity. The 2-1 gave us a bit more hope, aware that we could not risk too much. In the end, we were rewarded for our courage.”

About his run in the final minutes, Chivu explained: “I wanted to give some instructions, there was chaos, the crowd pushed us a lot, we couldn’t communicate well.” The coach then reserved words of appreciation for the refereeing: “I want to compliment the referees for their management. The game flows, it’s fun, there are no more time-wasting, whoever falls knows they can go out. They are maintaining a line that everyone likes.”

Regarding the controversies about direct clashes, Chivu clarified: “It was a question addressed to the journalist. I am tired of what I heard last year, when it was also fair to criticize the team for what it couldn’t do. At that time, Inter was vulnerable on two fronts: direct clashes and Bodo. It was a rhetorical question to him, I did not mean any disrespect to Milan and Juve, I have great respect for these two clubs.”

The coach then clarified his thoughts: “For me, they are all direct clashes. It always depends on how you want to report it, also because negativity brings news and clicks. It’s part of the world we live in today, we all have the duty to maintain balance. A bit of deontology from everyone would do football good, also because in the last 3 matches I have seen a high-level Serie A. It was not my intention to say anything about anyone, on the contrary, I said that for me they are all direct clashes.” Finally, regarding Dimarco‘s availability for the match against Real Madrid, he concluded: “I don’t know, we have two days, we’ll see.”

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