It all began immediately after Inter’s match against Fluminense, the defeat in the round of 16 of the Club World Cup that saw Chivu’s team eliminated from the US tournament. “Anyone who doesn’t want to stay here should leave, my message is clear.” In fact, it was crystal clear. Lautaro thundered in front of the cameras, and the hunt for the ‘culprit’ didn’t take long, just enough time for president Beppe Marotta to confirm the initial rumors that El Toro was referring to Hakan Calhanoglu: “Lautaro was referring to him. If someone wants to leave, the door is wide open,” said the Nerazzurri boss. But back to the fuse that sparked it all, Lautaro’s harsh outburst: did the captain do well to point the finger at his teammate—wanting to hold him and the rest of the team accountable—or did he violate the sanctity of the locker room by causing a real scandal and bringing to the forefront an issue that Inter and its main protagonists should have handled internally?