Inter was stunned with 2-0 when the flu struck through German Cano and Hercules.
Chivu said afterwards: “We missed sparkle and freshness, the approach was not good, not from a team that wanted to give everything it had. As I said in the cooling break, we were advisable, looking for the good when we could have attacked the line more easily.
“But today we were like this energy: we tried to turn the game around and we also had bad luck between the post and a clear situation for (Stefan) De Vrij. We admitted two goals with three shots on goal.
“I always take the full part of the glass, if you only look at the negative, you get a headache. The task is to start again from these three weeks and to plan the new season and the objectives.”
I was more delicate
On the harsh words of Captain Lautaro Martinez for Inter, the coach also said: “We are winners and we have this competitiveness that brings pride and character to the front, we try to convey them to everyone.
“If I'm not mistaken, I also said that we all have to continue to row in the same direction on the boat. I was more delicate, maybe he came in with a strong leg.
“But this is because the club wants to redeem for a year that was not easy to manage and that prepares the future with determination.”