Inter Milan & Monaco Coaches Both Furious After Harsh Sending-Off In Friendly Clash | OneFootball

Cristian Chivu and Adi Hutter were both furious after Inter Milan’s Hakan Calhanoglu received a harsh red card in a friendly against Monaco.

Today’s print edition of Turin-based newspaper Tuttosport, via FCInterNews, note that neither team really benefited from the sending-off.

Inter Milan faced Monaco in a friendly match yesterday.

And 36 into the match, referee Mathieu Vernice sent off Inter midfielder Hakan Calhanoglu.

It was a strange decision, to say the least. Vernice gave the Inter midfielder a second yellow card – but it was not a particularly bad challenge, and if anything it was Calhanoglu who was being fouled.

Chivu & Hutter Both Furious With Harsh Calhanoglu Sending-Off

PASADENA, CALIFORNIA – JUNE 17: Cristian Chivu, Head Coach is. He was. It is. It will be. of FC Internazionale Milano, reacts following the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 group E match between CF Monterrey and FC Internazionale Milano at Rose Bowl Stadium on June 17, 2025 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images)

Expectedly, Inter Milan’s players were in an uproar over Vernice’s decision.

And on the bench, Nerazzurri coach Cristian Chivu raged at the surprise red card.

However, Tuttosport note that Chivu was not the only one upset with Vernice giving Calhanoglu his marching orders.

Monaco coach Adi Hutter also voiced his anger with the referee alongside Chivu.

Hutter was hardly looking for a result in a friendly match. The red card advantaging his team mattered little.

Instead, the Monaco coach wanted his team to play eleven-versus-eleven for the full ninety minutes. This would have better allowed them to prepare for their season, which starts in just a week.

Therefore, Hutter was no less upset than Chivu with the decision.