Fabio Capello admits that Inter coach Cristian Chivu is ‘a bit confused’, however the race for the Serie A title stays within the Nerazzurri’s fingers.
Inter had been held to a 1-1 house draw by Atalanta at San Siro on Saturday, however the Serie A leaders had been
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Ex-Milan, Juventus and Roma coach Capello, nevertheless, examined the Nerazzurri’s efficiency in an interview with suggesting that the end result was not decided solely by referees’ selections.
“I used to be at San Siro and noticed a workforce that wasn’t very sharp bodily,” mentioned the legendary Italian coach.
“Inter additionally had probabilities to kill off the sport after they had been 1-0 up, however Atalanta additionally wasted the chance to equalise as nicely, earlier than finally scoring with Krstovic. My impression is that Chivu is a bit confused.
“The substitutions didn’t persuade me,” Capello continued.
“Why take off Esposito, who allowed the workforce to not get pinned again and compelled Atalanta to not push up an excessive amount of? After that, Atalanta started to take management of the sphere.
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Inter stay the Serie A desk leaders with an eight-point lead over second-placed Milan, however the Rossoneri have a sport in hand, to be performed away at Lazio tonight.
The Rossoneri boss Massimiliano Allegri will look to
“The Portuguese appears to have misplaced his greatest qualities, specifically, his acceleration and his capability in one-on-one conditions,” Capello famous.
“Perhaps he’s not totally match but, however I didn’t like him a lot within the derby, and when he had probabilities to strike, he was unusually sluggish and obtained bothered proper when he was about to shoot.
If Milan beat Lazio, they’ll transfer 5 factors under their metropolis rivals with 9 video games remaining.
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“Dreaming and hoping are all the time allowed, however all the pieces would nonetheless rely on Inter, which must make errors in no less than two or three extra matches,” argued Capello.
Fabio Capello (Picture by Jurij Kodrun/Getty Photos)
“On the identical time, Milan would wish to maintain profitable, beginning tonight in Rome.
“The draw between Inter and Atalanta can have introduced some cheer to Milanello, however the away match in Rome is certainly not one thing to take evenly. Generally, when you find yourself fired up and need to do an excessive amount of, you overdo it, and it ends badly.”
CREMONA, ITALY – MARCH 01: Massimiliano Allegri Head Coach of AC Milan appears on previous to the Serie A match between US Cremonese and AC Milan at Stadio Giovanni Zini on March 01, 2026 in Cremona, Italy. (Picture by Francesco Scaccianoce/Getty Photos)
Inter play their subsequent Serie A match away at Fiorentina earlier than going through Roma and Como. After their sport in opposition to Lazio, Milan will play Torino at house, Napoli away and Udinese at house.