Serie A - Verona VS Inter Milan: Chivu is still far behind Inzaghi

In the 2024-25 season, Inter Milan, which was originally the favorite to win the Triple Crown, ended up losing all four. Inzaghi moved to Saudi Arabia, which was an even bigger loss.

Chivu, who succeeded him, is a real rookie as a coach. After losing to Udinese 1:2 at home in the second round of Serie A and losing 3:4 away to Juventus in the third round, rumors of Chivu's dismissal have begun.

But then, Chivu led the team to rebound strongly, from defeating Ajax 2:0 in the first round of the UEFA Champions League to a 4:0 away victory over San Giulos in the third round of the UEFA Champions League. They won 7 consecutive victories in both Serie A and the Champions League.

In the eyes of many people, Chivu has something.

Perhaps Inter Milan wants to cultivate "its own Guardiola", so it needs to give the young coach time and give firm support even when his results are poor.

In the 8th round of Serie A, Inter Milan lost 1:3 away to Naples. In the last 9 games, they have only lost 1 game and won the other 8 games. With such a record, among the five major leagues, they are second only to Bayern, the Bundesliga hegemon who has maintained a complete victory at the beginning of the new season.

But judging from the loss to Naples, there is still a big gap between Chivu and his predecessor Inzaghibi, both in terms of level and experience.

In this round of Serie A, AC Milan will face their strong rival Roma at home. Milan coach Allegri said at the pre-match press conference: "From a lineup perspective, Inter Milan and Naples are the favorites to win the championship."

This view is relatively objective. Chivu may not become the new Guardiola, but judging from the current momentum, it is promising to lead Inter Milan to win the Serie A championship. Then Chivu at least hopes to become a famous young coach like Xavi Alonso.

Verona VS Inter Milan

Nature of the match: The 10th round of Serie A

Match time: 19:30 on November 2

In the current Serie A standings, Inter Milan has 9 matches and 6 matches. Ranked third with 18 points after winning 3 losses, 4 points behind the top Napoli (one round ahead), 3 points behind second Roma, the same points as fourth AC Milan and fifth Juventus (one round ahead), 2 points more than sixth Como, and 3 points more than seventh Bologna and eighth Udinese.

Naples, the leader of this round, was tied 0:0 by Como at home, which is of course a good result for Inter Milan. AC Milan will face off against Roma in this round. If Inter Milan can defeat Verona away from home, the point difference with Naples will be reduced to 1 point.

Verona is currently fighting for relegation, with 5 points from 9 games, 0 wins, 5 draws, 4 losses, ranking 18th in the Serie A standings, 1 point more than the second-last Fiorentina, 2 points more than the bottom Genoa, and the same point as Pisa outside the relegation zone. The relegation situation is grim. If they can win one or two games, they can escape the relegation zone.

Verona has lost 6 of its last 10 games in all competitions, drawing 6 and losing 4.

Inter Milan has 8 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss in the past 10 games in all competitions.

In the past 10 meetings between the two sides, Verona had 1 draw and 9 losses, and they had no win. Last season, Verona was double beaten by Inter Milan in Serie A, 0:5 at home and 0:1 away.

In this battle, the Nerazzurri are worth looking forward to.