The San Siro derby ended with Inter's 3–1 defeat against Milan, marking the first "ko" in the league for CristianChivu's team. The result, the result of an overly soft approach and a shock start, brought out old fragilities and reopened doubts about the morale of the group, which seems to have lost part of the hunger and determination that had led them to win the Scudetto and the Italian Cup last season.
After the match, the coach held a meeting with the team, as reported by LaGazzetta dello Sport, with the aim of reversing the trend. There were no arguments or tensions in the locker room; on the contrary, the discussion was constructive. Chivu asked the players to no longer give "gifts" to their opponents and to review their mentality. The players responded that they had not lost the hunger that had driven them to recent successes, and Nicolò Barella publicly reiterated the need to look at each other and start again.
The coach underlined the importance of rediscovering competitive determination, humility and attention, elements that seem to have progressively vanished during the autumn. The team will have to demonstrate that they have assimilated the message before the away match against Feyenoord and Sunday's match against Como. The objective is to arrive at the November break with greater serenity, leaving behind the waste of the derby and recovering the stimuli that had made them competitive.
In summary, Inter lost the derby but have already started working on internal morale. The next step will be to demonstrate on the pitch that they have listened to the coach's advice, with the aim of returning to showing the determination that had led them to success. If they can do this, the team will be able to return to competing with the same ferocity that has won them titles in the past.