Inter finished the job on Sunday night, easily dispatching Parma and securing the title with three games to go in a full-circle moment for Christian Chivu. The Gialloblù are the only other side he coached in his young career on the bench.
According to Sky, the manager became the first to lift the Scudetto as a Nerazzurri player, Primavera gaffer, and first-team boss. Giovanni Invernizzi succeeded in the last two instances with them in the 70’s. Instead, Arrigo Sacchi did it with two separate clubs, Cesena and Milan.
Considering his time donning the Inter jersey, Chivu is already among the top ten most successful Serie A personalities, having taken home the title four times. Antonio Conte, who has triumphed on ten total occasions, tops the chart. He is followed by Giovanni Trapattoni and Fabio Capello (nine) and Pro Vercelli legend Guido Ara (eight). He’s the seventh to do it with the same outfit.
Per Calcio e Finanza, the former defender joined a select group of coaches who conquered the Scudetto in their first full season in the Italian league. It comprises only Cestmir Vycpalek, Sacchi, and José Mourinho.
Our Take on Inter and Chivu
They were the clear favorites once the Napoli stars started dropping like flies due to injury, Milan were coming from way too far behind to hold up, and Juventus self-combusted early. Still, they had to land the plane, which they couldn’t do a few times recently. The fact that he’s not too far removed from his playing day helped him connect with the squad. Plus, his fairly recent Primavera spell came in handy with the youngsters. Finally, he significantly evolved his style from his Parma reign to better fit the far superior weapons.
