They may have lost the Super Cup with the worst penalties in their history, but Inter are still first, alone in the Serie A team, and today they would rightfully sit in the lavish banquet of the Champions League round of 16. Yet, despite everything, there is a vague sense of incompleteness that accompanies the team: it is a common opinion inside and outside the club that, once some details have been sorted out, the team will fly free in the skies of Italy, perhaps even in those of Europe. And it is precisely these ancient defects that Cristian Chivu is working on today, in agreement with the managers who are convinced that they have chosen the right craftsman: the Romanian coach has convinced everyone with his method and quality in these first six months of passion, but now a final leap in mentality is expected. So he must remove the remaining thorns, the usual ones, from Inter’s flesh.
