The Nerazzurri will play for the trophy at the Olimpico on May 13th. Against Como at San Siro, an old Inter match took place… crazy
Chivu is Fabregas’ bête noire and, beyond the words of esteem that the Catalan reserved for his colleague, it is clear that in the coming months Cesc will have a lot to reflect on why when he met Cristian it always went badly and almost always with the same script: overwhelming start, bitter ending.
Even the semi-final of the Italian Cup in a San Siro that returned to bedlam followed the same script. For a long time it was the best Como of the season, perhaps less overwhelming and furious than usual but absolutely functional for the objective he had set himself: to secure a ticket for the historic final at the Olimpico on May 13th. Perfect match plan, including defensive corrections to avoid new tackles, for seventy minutes. Then the deluge, announced by changes that surprised the moment they were called by the Inter bench and which, instead, changed the course of events.
Qualifying for the Italian Cup final brings many signatures. The least visible one is the signing of Cristian Chivu who fished between the Sucic and Diouf reserves at the worst moment of the evening. The brightest star is Calhanoglu, two decisive goals and 12 so far in the whole season: Fabregas has rightfully enrolled him in an exclusive club that includes the likes of him, Pirlo, Modric and Kroos and Marotta will do well to think twice before giving the Turk permission to leave Milan. Assuming that the topic is still topical and we are not thinking about extending the contract instead.
The summary of the night at San Siro is that Como didn’t even need to distort themselves to avoid the usual comeback. With the double advantage he chose to duck and defend himself in front of his own penalty area but even so he suffered the return of Inter who scored 11 goals against the Larian defense between the championship and the cup, giving the feeling of being able to do anything when they raised the pace.
Fabregas is right to say he is still proud of the journey made, even if sooner or later the time will come to take the last step. Chivu, on the other hand, is a huge winner and is taking more than a stone off his shoes at the end of a year in which Inter is growing in his image and likeness. They told him that he will win a mediocre championship and he shrugged and pointed out. Now we add a final which, if won, would represent a goal achieved in Inter history only by Mancini and Mourinho before him: combining the Italian Cup with the Scudetto. If it doesn’t seem like much to you…
