Chivu: There is never a game in the Champions League that you can win for sure. Today we personally verified this

Football     12:07pm, 6 November 2025
This morning, in the fourth round of the UEFA Champions League, Inter Milan defeated Kairat Almaty 2-1 at home. Inter Milan coach Chivu was interviewed after the game.

About this game

We could have performed better, but the most important thing right now is to get these three points. We will not think about the next game for the time being. There is never a game in the Champions League that you can win for sure, and today we personally verified this.

You mentioned before that “you need to pay more”. What specifically did you want to express?

Perhaps I failed to find the right words at the time, which led some people to think that Inter Milan should have easily won this game. I am willing to take full responsibility for this because as the head coach, I am the first person to take responsibility for the team's poor performance.

Why does Lautaro seem a little impatient on the court?

The entire team was actually a little impatient, and this impatience even made us lose our cool, even after the opponent equalized the score. But then we successfully found a breakthrough, and the team regained its fighting spirit and finally scored the winning goal. Well done to everyone.

Speaking of impatience, do you think Esposito is not calm enough sometimes?

Esposito is a young player born in 2005, and in my opinion he performed very well. Every time he plays, Esposito is working hard to adapt to the intensity of this level of competition. He will learn more in the future and become calmer and more decisive. It is very important for us to have Esposito. With the accumulation of game experience, he will gradually learn to get rid of impatience and handle situations on the court more calmly.