Cristian Chivu Admits “We Lost Our Heads” As Inter Milan Collapse To 3-1 Defeat To Napoli | OneFootball

Inter Milan head coach Cristian Chivu admitted that his team lost emotional control at key moments as Napoli ran out 3–1 winners at the Stadio Maradona.

The Nerazzurri had started well, hitting the woodwork twice and growing into the game, and Chivu insisted there were positives before the collapse.

“I want to talk about the good things we did in the first half,” he told DAZN, via FCInterNews.

“We stayed in the match, kept our balance, hit two posts and reacted after going behind.”

But the match turned early in the second half, and Chivu criticised the way Inter handled the pressure.

“We lost our balance because we were desperate to get back into it,” he admitted.

Even after Calhanoglu made it 2-1, Inter failed to manage the moment.

“We wasted energy arguing with their bench and from that point we weren’t lucid anymore,” Chivu added, calling it the key psychological collapse of the night.

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The coach was equally disappointed with the defensive phase, pointing to avoidable mistakes.

“On the second goal we didn’t sense danger, and the third is the consequence of lost clarity: you can’t concede so easily from a throw-in,” he said, stressing the need to read situations better.

Despite the defeat, Chivu refused to abandon the bigger picture, insisting his belief in the squad remains intact.

“I am proud of the boys and even more confident after tonight. We came here to play our game, but you must keep your attention high. Something was missing after the break,” he reflected.

As for the touchline incident, Chivu shut it down immediately.

“I don’t care. I’ll tell the players not to waste energy on that. We must think about our football and where we want to go.”