Inter once again had a superb comeback in Serie A, winning the away match against Bologna with a score of 3-1 in the 7th round of the championship.
The champion team thus washed away the shame from midweek, 3-4 at „Giuseppe Meazza” against Club Brugge. It was a comeback from a 0-1 score, the third of its kind this season, after 3-2 against Napoli and 5-3 against Udinese.
Chivu made two perfect substitutions in the second half, introducing Carlos Augusto and Bonny, both of whom managed to score.
Eurosport.it awarded Cristi Chivu a rating of 7 after the match: "Simply exceptional: all substitutions are well thought out, precise, and winning. He knows his team inside out," while Tutto Mercato Web pointed out in their game analysis: "In the match against Brugge, he may have made a few mistakes. Tonight, everything worked out for him. He changed the course of the game through the substitutions made, and his team is smiling again."
Furthermore, journalists from Gazzetta dello Sport, the most prestigious daily newspaper in Italy, also praised the Romanian: "The substitutions saved Inter at Dall'Ara and brought Chivu's team's fourth comeback this season. The Nerazzurri won 3-1 against Bologna, extending Inter's unbeaten streak to 16 matches. Bologna came very close to troubling Chivu, but the Romanian coach responded with another comeback and, most importantly, with inspired substitutions. First, he introduced a new pair of wingers, then continued to adjust his team throughout the match."
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