Italian Serie A

Inter Milan vs Verona 2021-22 Italian Serie A

  • 22': Nicolò Barella
  • 30': Edin Dzeko
FT
2 - 0

Inter beat Verona to close gap at top of Serie A to one point

Inter Milan closed the gap on Serie A leaders AC Milan to one point after cruising to a 2-0 victory over Hellas Verona on Saturday.

Match Commentary

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 22': Goal! Inter Milan 1, Verona 0. Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Ivan Perisic with a cross.
  • 30': Goal! Inter Milan 2, Verona 0. Edin Dzeko (Inter Milan) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ivan Perisic with a headed pass following a corner.
  • 45': Substitution, Inter Milan. Danilo D'Ambrosio replaces Stefan de Vrij.
  • 59': Substitution, Inter Milan. Robin Gosens replaces Joaquín Correa.
  • 62': Substitution, Verona. Kevin Lasagna replaces Daniel Bessa.
  • 62': Substitution, Verona. Fabio Depaoli replaces Marco Faraoni.
  • 65': Substitution, Inter Milan. Arturo Vidal replaces Nicolò Barella.
  • 66': Substitution, Inter Milan. Alessandro Bastoni replaces Federico Dimarco.
  • 82': Substitution, Verona. Bosko Sutalo replaces Federico Ceccherini.
  • 82': Substitution, Verona. Matteo Cancellieri replaces Darko Lazovic.
  • 84': Substitution, Inter Milan. Roberto Gagliardini replaces Hakan Calhanoglu.
  • 84': Denzel Dumfries (Inter Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+1': Marcelo Brozovic (Inter Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Inter Milan 2, Verona 0.

Game Information

Competition: Italian Serie A

Venue: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
Location: Milano, Italy
Attendance: 61,325

Italian Serie A Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
+62 Internazionale 35 89 2
+25 AC Milan 34 70 6
+21 Juventus 34 65 5
+22 Bologna 35 64 5
Full Table

Statistics

https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/soccer/500/119.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originVER INThttps://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/soccer/500/110.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=origin
7 Fouls 10
0 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 2
2 Corner Kicks 10
4 Saves 3
52.5 Possession 47.5
9 SHOTS 18
3 ON GOAL 6
0.3 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
368 Accurate Passes 299
455 Passes 397
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
4 Accurate Crosses 7
15 Crosses 27
0.3 Cross % 0.3
50 Long Balls 58
27 Accurate Long Balls 26
0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
3 Blocked Shots 4
6 Effective Tackles 9
15 Tackles 24
0.4 Tackle % 0.4
9 Interceptions 12
32 Effective Clearances 8
32 Clearances 8

Line-Ups

INT Internazionale (3-5-2)

No. Name
1 Samir Handanovic (GK)
6 Stefan de Vrij
32 Federico Dimarco
37 Milan Skriniar
20 Hakan Calhanoglu
23 Nicolò Barella
77 Marcelo Brozovic Yellow Card
14 Ivan Perisic
2 Denzel Dumfries Yellow Card
19 Joaquín Correa
9 Edin Dzeko

VER Hellas Verona (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
96 Lorenzo Montipò (GK)
21 Koray Günter
16 Nicolo Casale
17 Federico Ceccherini
14 Ivan Ilic
61 Adrien Tamèze
8 Darko Lazovic
5 Davide Faraoni
99 Giovanni Simeone
10 Gianluca Caprari
24 Daniel Bessa

Serie A News

Europe's top soccer leagues: What's at stake this weekend?

Europe's top soccer leagues: What's at stake this weekend?

The European soccer season is coming to a close, but who is in the race for the titles, European qualification -- and who's fighting relegation?

European soccer news: Real Madrid clinch LaLiga, Stuttgart thump Bayern

European soccer news: Real Madrid clinch LaLiga, Stuttgart thump Bayern

Real Madrid clinched their LaLiga title when Barcelona lost to Girona, Stuttgart thumped Bayern and the Premier League title hopefuls both won. Here's what you missed in European soccer this Saturday.

Champions Inter beaten by relegation-threatened Sassuolo

Champions Inter beaten by relegation-threatened Sassuolo

Newly-crowned champions Inter Milan suffered their second defeat in Serie A this season, as a first-half goal by Armand Lauriente gave relegation-threatened Sassuolo a crucial 1-0 victory at home on Saturday.

Milan's Pioli fully focused on season end

Milan's Pioli fully focused on season end

AC Milan's disappointing campaign has put Stefano Pioli under scrutiny, but he is fully concentrated on a positive end to the season despite speculation regarding his future and protesting fans, the manager said on Saturday.

Roma will be hungry after Leverkusen loss, says Juve's Allegri

Roma will be hungry after Leverkusen loss, says Juve's Allegri

Juventus and AS Roma are involved in the battle for Champions League qualification in Serie A and, after the latter's defeat in Europe, Massimiliano Allegri expects to face a side hungry to bounce back, the Juve coach said on Saturday.

After Leeds disaster, USMNT's McKennie is back to his best at Juventus

After Leeds disaster, USMNT's McKennie is back to his best at Juventus

USMNT's Weston McKennie had a point to prove after a nightmarish spell in the Premier League. Yet this year, he's found form and confidence again at Serie A giants Juventus.