Chivu jokes about pressure: “With good results, no hospital for me”

Cristian Chivu used irony to describe the pressure attached to being a coach ahead of the Milan-Inter derby. The Nerazzurri boss linked his peace of mind on the bench to the team’s results, adding a joke about the toll that pressure can take on some of his colleagues.

“If the results are good, I won’t end up in hospital like some colleagues,” Chivu said. It was a light-hearted remark, delivered in a demanding context: the derby comes with Inter having won three straight matches between Serie A and the Champions League. The Nerazzurri beat Shakhtar 1-0, then defeated Fiorentina 2-1 and Venezia 2-0.

There is no break in Inter’s schedule. Milan-Inter will be played on Saturday, October 31, at 20:45, in the 10th round of Serie A. After the San Siro clash, Chivu’s team will return to the Champions League on Tuesday, November 3, at 21:00 away to Feyenoord. The next league fixture is scheduled for Sunday, November 8, at 18:00 against Como.