Inter coach Cristian Chivu, gamers and administrators will meet Pope Leo XIV within the Vatican on Saturday Might 9, forward of their two matches with .
The staff will likely be within the Everlasting Metropolis for a number of days attributable to a weird quirk of the fixture checklist, that means they’ve back-to-back video games in opposition to Lazio on the Stadio Olimpico.
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They’ll face off right here in Serie A on the night of Saturday Might 9, then once more on Wednesday Might 13 for the Coppa Italia Last.
Pope Leo to congratulate Inter
MILAN, ITALY – MAY 03: of FC Internazionale Milano celebrates after being confirmed as Serie A champions following victory within the Serie A match between FC Internazionale and 1913 at Giuseppe Meazza Stadium on Might 03, 2026 in Milan, Italy. (Photograph by Marco Luzzani/Getty Photos)
Inter celebrated their Scudetto victory on the weekend, and so will meet
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Coach Chivu, President Beppe Marotta, administrators and the whole squad will likely be current for the encounter, which is just some hours earlier than kick-off at 18.00 native time.
It has grow to be a convention for the staff that wins the Serie A title to satisfy with the Pope in a particular viewers, as Antonio Conte’s had the identical expertise final summer season with the American Pope, who had solely lately been given the position.