Inter President Beppe Marotta praises Cristian Chivu for instilling the precise ‘mentality’ amongst massive modifications since they final confronted Udinese. ‘We’ll be amongst these battling to the tip for the Scudetto.’
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ATHENS, GREECE – MAY 29: Rocco Commisso, American Businessman and Proprietor of ACF Fiorentina, seems on previous to the UEFA Europa Convention League 2023/24 ultimate match between Olympiacos FC and ACF Fiorentina at AEK Enviornment on Might 29, 2024 in Athens, Greece. (Photograph by Francois Nel/Getty Photographs)
It’s a unhappy day within the Calcio world, as Fiorentina introduced this morning that after an extended sickness.
“From myself and Inter, we ship our condolences to the Commisso and Fiorentina households,”
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“We have now misplaced one of many final nice patrons of Italian soccer, who nonetheless maintained a enterprise imaginative and prescient, with the development of the Viola Park advanced and rebuilding of the Stadio Franchi.
“He was above all a person of nice ardour. He was born in Italy, made his fortune overseas, however returned to his nation with a membership like Fiorentina, and I hope his household can proceed this undertaking that he began.”
Marotta sees Inter on proper monitor below Chivu
PISA, ITALY – NOVEMBER 30: Giuseppe Marotta of FC Internazionale seems on previous to the Serie A match between Pisa SC and FC Internazionale at Enviornment Garibaldi on November 30, 2025 in Pisa, Italy. (Photograph by Gabriele Maltinti/Getty Photographs)
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The Nerazzurri beat Lecce within the midweek rescheduled Week 16 fixture to verify their standing as Winter Champions, and lengthen their benefit on the prime of the desk to a few factors over Milan, 4 forward of Napoli.
With a giant Champions League sport developing towards Arsenal, Cristian Chivu rotates the squad with Francesco Pio Esposito stepping in, whereas Hakan Calhanoglu, Denzel Dumfries, Josep Martinez, Tomas Palacios and Raffaele Di Gennaro are injured.
“We noticed a powerful mentality, as a result of Serie A is a league that drains you of power, each bodily and particularly psychological. Chivu has managed to move on the precise mentality to maintain attaining essential outcomes whereas gritting their tooth,” continued Marotta.
“We want that once more as we speak, as Udinese are a really bodily and difficult aspect to interrupt down.”
MILAN, ITALY – JANUARY 11: Hakan Calhanoglu of FC Internazionale Milano celebrates scoring his workforce’s second aim with teammates in the course of the Serie A match between FC Internazionale and SSC Napoli at Giuseppe Meazza Stadium on January 11, 2026 in Milan, Italy. (Photograph by Marco Luzzani/Getty Photographs)
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Inter misplaced 2-1 to Udinese at San Siro again in Week 2, when individuals had been able to declare the Chivu undertaking one doomed to failure, however the state of affairs has been turned on its head.
“I believe the loss to Udinese was simply all the way down to the circumstances, with all due respect to the Friulani. It takes time to study the gamers, their tactical traits, and easy methods to work with them in one of the best ways.
“It was a course of, and now we’re prime of the desk after a sequence of performances that counsel we’ll be amongst these groups battling to the tip for the Scudetto,” concluded the Inter President.
The January switch window is open and it has been a comparatively quiet one for Inter, who had agreed a cope with Hajduk Break up for Branimir Mlacic value €5m, however the defender instantly modified brokers during the last 24 hours, to throw every little thing again into doubt.