Chivu on Inter 3-0 Slavia Prague: ‘Important and taken seriously, happy for Bisseck’ | OneFootball

Inter head coach Cristian Chivu believes that his players performed ‘seriously’ and with the correct attitude during their 3-0 win over Slavia Prague in the Champions League, and has explained why he opted to make seven personnel changes for Tuesday night’s clash.

Inter maintained their winning start to the 2025-26 Champions League campaign with a routine 3-0 victory over Slavia Prague in San Siro on Tuesday night: Lautaro Martinez (x2) and Denzel Dumfries with the goals.

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MILAN, ITALY – SEPTEMBER 30: Denzel Dumfries (R) of FC Internazionale celebrates with his team-mates after scoring their team’s second goal during the UEFA Champions League 2025/26 League Phase MD2 match between FC Internazionale Milano and SK Slavia Praha at Stadio San Siro on September 30, 2025 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Marco Luzzani/Getty Images)

Chivu on Inter 3-0 Slavia Prague: ‘Important and taken seriously’

Speaking to Sky Sport Italia after full-time, Chivu said that he was pleased with the attitude that he saw from his players during the Slavia Prague victory.

“The game was important and taken seriously. Our attitude was normal,” he said.

And on the team’s response to his coaching since taking over from Simone Inzaghi in the summer, Chivu said: “It’s a tightrope, you have to keep the balance. The boys always try to have fun, you have to have the right passion, but without losing focus or your attitude.

“To me, it seems like they’re growing, but they’ve behaved brilliantly since the beginning of the season.”

MILAN, ITALY – AUGUST 25: Cristian Chivu, Head Coach of Internazionale, gestures during the Serie A match between FC Internazionale and Torino FC at Giuseppe Meazza Stadium on August 25, 2025 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Marco Luzzani/Getty Images)

And on Marcus Thuram, who was seen limping after full-time on Tuesday night, Chivu reassured: “He says it’s a cramp. We’ll do some tests tomorrow and we hope it’s nothing serious.”

Chivu was also asked why he decided to make seven personnel changes for the Slavia Prague clash on Tuesday night.

MILAN, ITALY – SEPTEMBER 30: FC Internazionale team line up during the UEFA Champions League 2025/26 League Phase MD2 match between FC Internazionale Milano and SK Slavia Praha at Stadio San Siro on September 30, 2025 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Marco Luzzani/Getty Images)

He replied: “Given that we only had 72 hours between matches, I wanted to give the chance to some players who had been playing less, while also keeping a compact, quality team.

“I’m happy that I had the chance to give Bisseck and Zielinski a few minutes and rest some of the others. I think that some of them will have to go to their national teams and play two more games.”