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<\/picture><\/div>\nTURIN, ITALY – APRIL 26: Cristian Chivu, Head Coach of FC Internazionale Milano, looks on prior to the Serie A match between Torino FC and FC Internazionale at Stadio Olimpico di Torino on April 26, 2026 in Turin, Italy. (Photo by Valerio Pennicino\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Inter coach Cristian Chivu admits his team has \u2018regret\u2019 after a 2-2 away draw at Torino, although the Granata\u2019s comeback \u2018could have ended even worse.\u2019<\/p>\n
The Nerazzurri were still buzzing after the fightback from 2-0 down to beat Como 3-2 midweek in the Coppa Italia semi-final, setting up a showdown with Lazio on May 13.<\/p>\n
It could well be the Double for Chivu in his first season at San Siro, although the Scudetto party will have to wait after fumbling a 2-0 lead to draw 2-2 at Torino this evening.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere\u2019s regret. We had the game in our hands, and we suffered their push in the final minutes,\u201d Chivu told Sky Sport Italia.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe first goal scared us out, and the second was the consequence. We tried to react and score 3-2, but you also risk losing these matches, so credit to Torino: they didn\u2019t give up and believed until the end.\u201d<\/p>\n
Federico Dimarco\u2019s assists for Marcus Thuram and Yann Bisseck were cancelled out by Giovanni Simeone and a rather harsh Nikola Vlasic penalty for Carlos Augusto\u2019s handling offence, so the lead at the top is cut to 10 points.<\/p>\n The celebratory atmosphere was shaken when news broke that refereeing designator Gianluca Rocchi had been placed under formal investigation for sporting fraud.<\/p>\n Among the accusations against him was colluding to assign referees favoured by Inter rather than others, backing Andrea Colombo over Daniele Doveri during the crucial Serie A run-in last season.<\/p>\n It remains to be seen whether more figures will be investigated and how involved the Nerazzurri were in the alleged collusion.<\/p>\n \u201cI talk about football; I am the coach, and I\u2019m paid to prepare the matches in the best way, passing on serenity and motivation,\u201d Chivu said.<\/p>\n \u201cApparently, I didn\u2019t do my job properly when we were leading 2-0. I take responsibility, but it changes little. We need three points, and we want to kill it off as soon as possible.\u201d<\/p>\n Hakan Calhanoglu and Alessandro Bastoni were not involved. Denzel Dumfries started on the bench, while Lautaro Martinez is still injured.<\/p>\n \u201cCalhanoglu was not fully fit. Dumfries is still not okay. For Lautaro, it\u2019s still long,\u201d Chivu explained.<\/p>\n \u201cI thought I\u2019d give some minutes to Bastoni in the second half because he had trained three times with us, but it\u2019s never easy to enter certain pitches at a certain moment of the season after you\u2019ve done so much.<\/p>\n \u201cWhen you are up 2-0, you think everything is easy and that you have everything under control. Then you concede to make it 2-1 because of a mistake while playing out from the back, and the ghosts start creeping in; you get nervous.<\/p>\n \u201cYou begin to realise it won\u2019t be easy after all, especially when a few incidents go against you. In my view, the comeback could have ended even worse.\u201d<\/p>\n Inter will win the Serie A title next week, with three games to spare, if they beat Chivu\u2019s ex-team, Parma, at San Siro. Does he feel any special emotion?<\/p>\n \u201cZero. I\u2019m only focused on my job and my duty,\u201d the Nerazzurri told DAZN.<\/p>\n \u201cI don\u2019t think about emotions. I must prepare for the match as best I can and provide the right motivation. It\u2019s our dream. It started nine months ago. I think about taking home one of the season\u2019s objectives. I must transmit serenity and ambition, but also desire and the appropriate attitude; the rest doesn\u2019t count.\u201d<\/p>\n
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