Cristian Chivu reveals he was ‘forced’ to make his unusual choices by a flu bug sweeping through the Inter squad, but crumbling so early with Milan showed ‘the wrong approach.’
Inter Milan manager Cristian Chivu admitted his team had the wrong attitude and approach during their 3-1 derby defeat against AC Milan on October 31, 2026. Chivu explained that a squad-wide flu bug forced unexpected tactical changes, with AC Milan quickly taking control through early goals from Christian Pulisic and Adrien Rabiot alongside a Diego Moreira free kick.
Alessandro Bastoni scored Inter's only goal, but Chivu acknowledged the squad lacked intensity, hunger, and defensive sharpness. The manager revealed that illnesses affected Pio Esposito, Ange-Yoan Bonny, and Ivan Provedel, leaving the team shorthanded alongside the injury absence of captain Lautaro Martinez.
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