After the last test against Olympiacos, Chivu and his team must now focus solely on their Serie A debut, scheduled for Monday, August 25 at 8:45 PM. Inter-Torino will be the first league test for the Nerazzurri, who will, however, have to immediately deal with two significant absences.
In fact, both Calhanoglu and Pio Esposito will be suspended for the first matchday, as both were booked while already on a warning in the last game of last season. The forward received the sanction in the second leg of the Serie B playoff final, while the midfielder picked up a yellow card in the match against Como.
Chivu’s decision to not start him against Olympiacos and only bring him on as a mezz’ala could be seen precisely with the aim of finding his replacement for the match against Torino. Asllani, in fact, seems to be on his way out and is now out of the plans.
