MILAN:

Cristian Chivu's Inter Milan have failed to convince ahead of Saturday's grudge match at fierce rivals , as Serie A returns this weekend with champions Napoli travelling to Fiorentina.

Replacing Simone Inzaghi would have been a tough job for anyone, least of all novice Chivu whose senior coaching record contained a handful of matches in charge of Parma before Inter took a gamble on a club legend.

Inzaghi won Inter's 20th league title -- securing it in a Milan derby, no less -- and also re-established Inter as one of Europe's top teams despite a budget dwarfed by those of other continental giants.

Meanwhile Chivu, who won the Serie A, Champions League and Italian Cup treble as a player with Inter under Jose Mourinho in 2010, was hired after the club failed to snatch Cesc Fabregas

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