Cassano Rips Into Simone Inzaghi: ‘He Destroyed Inter Milan, He Joined Al-Hilal For Money’

Originally posted on SempreInter.com | By Toni Weeler | Last updated Jun 30, 2025 11:44 AM ET

Antonio Cassano feels that Simone Inzaghi “destroyed” Inter Milan and then joined Al-Hilal for the money.

The former striker didn’t hold back in his views on the former Nerazzurri coach on the Viva el Futbol podcast, via FCInter1908.

Former Inter Milan and Italy striker Antonio Cassano has never been shy to criticize Simone Inzaghi.

For the four seasons that the 49-year-old former Lazio coach was at the helm of the Nerazzurri, Cassano would nearly constantly fault with his work at the club.

And now that Inzaghi has decided to leave Inter, Cassano is not too broken up to see him gone. Nor has Inzaghi’s choice of destination particularly impressed the former Italian international.

Antonio Cassano: “Simone Inzaghi Destroyed Inter & Joined Al-Hilal For Money”

Former Inter striker Cassano lambasted “everyone who passed Inzaghi off for a genius, a phenomenon.”

“In four years, he destroyed Inter,” he went on.

“Today we can draw a line and say what he did: he destroyed Inter.”

“He won one league title out of four,” Cassano continued. “And he tossed three of them down the toilet.”

Then, Cassano declared that Inzaghi “took the p*ss out of everyone, even at Inter.”

“He already had an agreement with Al-Hilal. Then it came out in the last few days.”

“And the biggest joke from him, which maybe he tries to make other people believe but not me, is that he was already following the Arab league, and that he wanted to have an experience abroad.”

“Are you kidding me?!” Cassano had little patience for Inzaghi’s explanation of his choice.

“You went to get the €25 million a year!” said the former striker to Inzaghi. “You went for the money”

“You already had an agreement before the final, and then he signed.”

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