Inter legend Sneijder and many former teammates attended an event for the club's sponsor, and during this time, he was interviewed by numerous media outlets present.

Your Italian is still quite good; have you been practicing recently?

My Italian is good? Actually, I haven't really practiced much. But for the past two days, I've been with all the players from the 2010 team, like Materazzi, Cambiasso, and Cesar. So after speaking Italian for two days, I feel much better. Yes, it's definitely more fluent.

Inter has two very important matches coming up: the first is tomorrow in the league against Napoli, followed by a match against Real Madrid. This match will undoubtedly bring back special memories for you. In a locker room with grand ambitions, how do people face these two crucial encounters in a very short time? Is the current Inter truly ready to compete on multiple fronts until the end?

No, in my opinion, it's better to play against Napoli tomorrow first. Napoli is a strong team in Italy, so after playing them, it will be easier to go to Madrid. Because now everyone knows that in these two matches, everyone must perform at 100%. But on the other hand, we are still early in the league season. Nevertheless, you must immediately send a strong signal to the world: if you win tomorrow and also get a good result against Real Madrid, then the world will realize, "Okay, Inter is back in contention this season, not only possibly reaching the Champions League final again but also competing for the league title."

Your former teammate Chivu is now a coach, and I think he's doing an excellent job. Did you expect him to be so good?

Yes, of course. Because I said before, when he came to Ajax at 20 years old, I remember he immediately became our team captain. Then when he came here, we always shared a room during training camps. He always talked incessantly about football; he was born for football.

So I knew immediately that he would become an excellent coach because he told me then that once he retired, he wanted to coach right away. But it's not easy, because being a good player doesn't mean being a good coach. But he's doing his own thing. He had some difficulties previously because he came at a very tough time – the team had just lost the Champions League final and then had to go to the Club World Cup, and the team seemed to have little desire to start over. But I remember after two or three months, he sorted everything out and then started to grow.

How strong is this current Inter team? If the current Inter and the treble-winning Inter of that year played a simulated match, what would be the result?

No, no... You know, every year people ask me the same question: "Yes, is this year's team the same as the treble-winning team? " No, no, no, 16 years have passed, and no team can compare to us back then. It's not easy because we had everything in that 2010 team, truly everything, and that cannot be replicated.

So, in the current Inter team, are there any players who could make it into that treble-winning squad?

No, no, no, no, really none. No, in your opinion, there aren't any at all.

None? Then... Lautaro maybe?

If it's Lautaro, maybe...

What about Dumfries? His situation in the national team is a bit like yours back then, in a "torn between two halves" state of entanglement. How would he feel?

Dumfries, Dumfries... Real Madrid, you know, after playing for Inter for so many years, it's easy to understand because when Real Madrid calls you, all players go, everyone goes, and he does too. But that's another matter, because there are other excellent right-backs there, and you have to perform even better than here.

It's much more difficult at Real Madrid, because Real Madrid is even bigger than Inter, which means the team faces immense public and performance pressure. However, he has talent, he did great at Inter, and gained valuable experience here. You know, he knows how to play at a high level, so for him, it's all thanks to Inter.

In the 2010/2011 season, Milan won the league title, and their coach at the time was Allegri. Today, Chivu spoke about Allegri with great respect, saying, "He has won many honors." I want to ask you, regarding tomorrow's Inter vs. Napoli match, what kind of game do you expect? Do you think Inter is stronger than Napoli?

Before a match, you always need to show respect to other coaches; everyone does that. I've never seen a coach speak disrespectfully of another coach; it's always like this. But tomorrow both sides are eager to win, so that's normal. Tomorrow's match is not just a battle between coaches, but a tough confrontation between players.

You're going to Madrid on Tuesday, right? If you close your eyes and think of May 22, 2010 (the day Inter last won the Champions League), what is the first memory that comes to mind?

It's the moment I lifted the trophy, only that. After the match, that was my dream.

As a roommate, what kind of person do you think Chivu is? Is he interesting or very organized?

Organized, very organized. As for interesting... no, he's not, because he doesn't talk much usually; he only talks about football or to his wife. So, I also learned some Roman dialect from him. He's really great, a very great person.

Sorry, just these past few days, Piero Ausilio left Inter...

I heard about it, but I don't know the specific reason. Because for me he was always very good; he always helped me, and I could call him anytime. So, it's a bit strange. I don't know why, I'll find out tomorrow, and then we'll talk.

Sorry, Wesley, you just said that no current Inter player could make it into your Inter team from back then. So I want to ask you, who are the five strongest teammates you've played with in your career?

That's too hard, that's too hard. Guti must be one, and Milito, Walter Samuel, Zanetti, Ramos – that's five already, right? Let's leave it at that for now, and there's Chivu, Robben... really many.

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