Inter 5–3 Udinese, from two down

Chivu takes the blame, then defends his goalkeeper

Cristian Chivu spoke at San Siro after the match. "Mi prendo la responsabilità di non aver trasmesso l'energia giusta stasera" — I take responsibility for not passing on the right energy tonight.

He then turned to his goalkeeper, Josep Martínez, who has been criticized in the Italian press. "Lo difenderò fino alla morte" — I will defend him to the death. He asked reporters to print one line: "Martinez non sarà mai un problema" — Martinez will never be a problem.

SAID · INTER.IT · SKY SPORT ITALIA · SEP 14

Juventus end the Inter Women cup run

Inter Women lost 1–0 to Juventus in the Serie A Women's Cup semifinal on Saturday in Biella. An own goal from Inter defender Van Diemen, in the 34th minute, settled it. Coach David Sassarini called it a good performance on a difficult field, punished by one incident.

Next for them is Häcken on September 22, Inter's first match in the UEFA Women's Champions League.

INTER.IT · SEP 13

Inter 5–3 Udinese

Two goals down inside 16 minutes, and assistant coach Aleksandar Kolarov sent off in the 19th. Five different Inter players scored after that.

ABANKWAH 9' · EKKELENKAMP 16' · CARLOS AUGUSTO 26' · BARELLA 35' · THURAM 57' · ESPOSITO 67' · BONNY 79' · GUEYE 90+1'

Scorers and minutes are the club's own match reports.

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