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Cristian Chivu will be the new coach of Inter, a homecoming after a very short time for the manager who coached the youth teams from 2018 to 2024.

Six years, including three seasons as Primavera coach, interrupted by three months at Parma.

But let's look at the "homegrown prophets," those coaches who achieved success or performed well in the very place where they took their first steps on the bench.

Fabio Capello - Milan

Youth team coach for the Rossoneri from 1982 to 1987: Fabio Capello remained in the Milan environment for a long time before becoming assistant coach until 1991, a full nine years of apprenticeship.

Capello succeeded Arrigo Sacchi and built a winning Milan: 4 Serie A titles, 1 Champions League, 1 UEFA Super Cup, and 3 Italian Super Cups.

Zinedine Zidane - Real Madrid

The emblem of "promotion" from the youth teams to the first team: from 2013 to 2016 he worked with Real Madrid Castilla, before moving up to the seniors.

The results were historic from 2016 to 2018 and then from 2019 to 2021: 3 Champions Leagues, 2 Club World Cups, 2 league titles, 2 Spanish Super Cups, and 2 UEFA Super Cups.

Giovanni Invernizzi - Inter

A truly Inter case: in the 1970/71 season, the locker room had coach Heriberto Herrera dismissed and suggested Giovanni Invernizzi, the Primavera coach.

The coach brought calm to the group, which won the Scudetto, and even reached the European Cup final (lost to Ajax) the following season. Invernizzi stayed with Inter until 1973 before moving on to Taranto, Brindisi, and Piacenza.

Barça: Guardiola, Tito Vilanova, Luis Enrique

The example set by Barça that became a model is that of Guardiola: coach of the B team in the 2007/08 season, followed by his move to the First Team. In four years, he changed football and won 15 trophies, including a Treble and 2 Champions Leagues.

After him came the turn of Tito Vilanova, Guardiola's historic assistant coach since their youth days. He won LaLiga 2012/2013, taking a break from January to April due to health problems, which unfortunately forced him to step down in the summer and led to his untimely death in 2014.

After a season with Gerardo Martino, it was Luis Enrique's turn: at the time, coach of Celta Vigo but previously coach of the Blaugrana youth team from 2008 to 2011. His return was a winning one: a Treble for him as well, 2 league titles, 1 Champions League, and 9 trophies in total.

Simone Inzaghi - Lazio

Chivu will take over from Simone Inzaghi, who also benefited from an internal promotion at Lazio. After six years from 2010 to 2016 with the Biancocelesti youth teams, Lotito entrusted him with the bench, an idea born after negotiations with Marcelo Bielsa fell through.

The results in five years were exceptional: 1 Coppa Italia and 2 Italian Super Cups won.

Nagelsmann - Hoffenheim

After a playing career that ended early, Nagelsmann became a youth coach at Hoffenheim in 2010 at the age of 23 and continued his rise until February 2016, when he took over the First Team at age 28.

Nagelsmann saved Hoffenheim from relegation and then led them to 4th place the following year, reaching the Champions League playoffs. In 2017/18, he even finished 3rd, qualifying directly for the Champions League group stage; the following year, he finished 9th.

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