Former Romania coach Victor Piturca says that Cristian Chivu “couldn’t believe it” when Inter Milan asked him to become coach.The former coach spoke to Romanian outlet Digi Sport, via

Inter Milan appointed Cristian Chivu as coach on Monday despite his relative inexperience, and he will hope to be as successful as he was in his playing career with the Nerazzurri. The 44-year-old Romanian replaces Simone Inzaghi,

With two Champions League final appearances and a Scudetto in the last three years, Inter have emerged as one of the world’s most formidable clubs. Unfortunately for the Nerazzurri, the man at the helm of that recent run — Simone Inzaghi — is off to the financially green pastures of Al Hilal in Saudi Arabia.