Chivu on Inter’s Loss: Cigarettes & Disappointment After Atlético Match

Chivu after the defeat in Atletico Madrid-Inter – Champions League 2025/2026

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Inter 2-1 defeat at Atletico Madrid, these are the words of Chivu to the microphones of Prime: “I smoked three cigarettes one after the other. I spoke to the team, I told them the things I had to say. In my opinion there is a lot of regret for the performance, for what the conditions of this match were, for what we put on the pitch. We didn’t deserve to lose, but lately we’ve taken home almost nothing. I saw a lot of bitterness in the players’ eyes. Now we need to get up and react, we need to get out of this situation.

The wheel turns, these are moments. That bit of luck will come back to us. In the last 10 minutes we could have managed the restarts and the last pass a little better, there was too much frenzy. We will analyze these situations in the video. They were good at scoring in the last minute from a corner, we were less good. We had to avoid getting to that corner.”

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Aiko Tanaka

Aiko Tanaka is a combat sports journalist and general sports reporter at Archysport. A former competitive judoka who represented Japan at the Asian Games, Aiko brings firsthand athletic experience to her coverage of judo, martial arts, and Olympic sports. Beyond combat sports, Aiko covers breaking sports news, major international events, and the stories that cut across disciplines — from doping scandals to governance issues to the business side of global sport. She is passionate about elevating the profile of underrepresented sports and athletes.

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