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Inter coach Cristian Chivu announced that Alessandro Bastoni will miss the Serie A match against Cagliari due to health issues. The team will need to adjust without their key defender.
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Chivu explains Bastoni omission in Interâs game vs. Cagliari
Inter coach Cristian Chivu says Alessandro Bastoni wonât be available for tomorrowâs Serie A match against Cagliari: âHeâs not well.â
Inter will be forced to cope without their star defender Bastoni in Fridayâs Serie A match against Cagliari at the Stadio Meazza.
Chivu confirmed the Italian defenderâs omission during a press conference on Thursday.
âHe should be praised as a person, despite physical and mental difficulties. He put himself on the line and deserves credit,â said the Nerazzurri boss via FcInter1908.
BODO, NORWAY â FEBRUARY 18: Alessandro Bastoni of FC Internazionale Milano reacts after Kasper Hogh of Bodo/Glimt (not pictured) scores his teamâs third goal during the UEFA Champions League 2025/26 League Knockout Play-off First Leg match between FK Bodo/Glimt and FC Internazionale Milano at Aspmyra Stadion on February 18, 2026 in Bodo, Norway. (Photo by Martin Ole Wold/Getty Images)
âWe should be proud of what he has done. He has a physical problem; his ankle is not 100%. Heâs trained very little in the last month, and heâs not fully fit. We thank him for his availability, but heâs not well now. Heâll not be in the squad tomorrow. He will stay out to recover.â
Bastoni has been criticised by part of the media and opposing Inter fans in recent months following a red card incident in the Inter-Juventus match in February, as well as the red card he received at the end of March in Italyâs World Cup play-off Final against Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Petar Sucic will serve a one-game ban against Cagliari tomorrow, while both Yann Bisseck and Lautaro Martinez are injured.
Alessandro Bastoni is not playing against Cagliari because he is not well.
Cristian Chivu stated that Bastoni won't be available for the match due to health concerns.
Inter's match against Cagliari is scheduled for Friday.
The match will take place at the Stadio Meazza.

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âBisseck has already worked on the pitch. According to the expected timeline, Lauti is on track,â Chivu said.
MILAN, ITALY â FEBRUARY 28: FC Internazionale coach Cristian Chivu gestures during the Serie A match between FC Internazionale and Genoa CFC at Giuseppe Meazza Stadium on February 28, 2026 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Marco Luzzani/Getty Images)
âNext week, he will return to the pitch to do a bit more than what heâs currently doing. Bisseck should be back in two days, Lautaro in seven or eight. He is improving and doing well.â
Inter are the Serie A table leaders with a nine-point lead over second-placed Napoli. Next week, theyâll host Como in the second leg of the Coppa Italia semifinal.
âWe must be proud of what weâve done and keep the same spirit. We must try to be the best version of ourselves and add three more points to the table,â Chivu continued.
âWeâve always tried to bring it to the pitch. The important thing is to be mentally and physically ready, and to adapt to what the opponent offers. Weâve had ups and downs. Weâve done really well in some games and not so well in others because of a lack of energy and the absence of players who would have shifted the balance.â
COMO, ITALY â APRIL 12: Denzel Dumfries of FC Internazionale celebrates with his coach Cristian Chivu after scoring their teamâs third goal during the Serie A match between Como 1907 and FC Internazionale at Giuseppe Sinigaglia Stadium on April 12, 2026 in Como, Italy. (Photo by Marco Luzzani/Getty Images)
Chivu made headlines after a Serie A victory against Como last week, as he appeared to taunt his rivals in the race for the Scudetto, saying that Interâs main target was to qualify for the Champions League.
âToo many things are taken too seriously,â he argued.
âMany things are distorted by friendship and by the duty to defend one side or the other. Some people took it too seriously. You have to understand. Football is a game; it should be treated as such. There are teams that try to win, but only one wins. You shouldnât feel bad if your friend or your favourite team doesnât make it to the end.