Cristian Chivu reached an important milestone in his coaching career, 50 games on the bench, certainly not many, but Chivu achieved this figure at the head of a great team like Inter and moreover in a fantastic position, in the race and favorite to win his first title in his career. Up to this point, Chivu's greatest achievement as a coach was the rescue of Parma, but today the Romanian technician aims to win the title in Serie A. For Chivu it would be a great achievement, a record, to win the title in Italy in his first year as a coach.

At first, when he sat on the Inter bench, doubts about him were very great, even the majority of the sports opinion considered him as "unsuitable" for the Inter bench. In fact, Chivu was not the first choice for the post-Inzaghi, Marotta aimed for Fabregas, but in the end the Spanish technician decided to stay at Como, forcing the Inter boss to make a strong bet, to entrust the bench to an inexperienced coach like Cristian Chivu, but a former famous player who knew the environment very well.

From the Club World Cup to this point in the season, not everything has gone perfectly, his team has often encountered problems in the limits of the game, of course it has also shown problems in confrontations with big teams, we remember here the losses against Juventus, Napoli and Milan, but in the end, no one has done better than his team as they deservedly lead Serie A. January was seen as a test of truth, a test that Inter successfully passed, even deepening the difference with their followers in Serie A.

In this short journey of his, with 36 in Serie A, 8 in the Champions League, 4 in the Club World Cup, 1 in the Coppa Italia and 1 in the Super Cup, Chivu has convinced, has won not only Inter, but also the respect of the sports public.