Inter-Verona 1-0 The Nerazzurri narrowly won thanks to a goal by Lautaro.
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Maximum results with minimum effort.
An early goal from Lautaro Martinez is enough for Inter to get rid of a tough Verona, not without some shivers, hooking Juventus in the standings and closing the distance from Milan (now +1).
Not the best performance of the season for Simone Inzaghi's men, also thanks to Zaffaroni's yellow and blues who took away space and options from the Nerazzurri (who also came from the 120' of the Coppa Italia against Parma), but the three points weigh especially after the disappointing draw in Monza.
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Serie A: Inter 1-0 Verona - Football
Goals: in pt 3' Lautaro (ANSA)
Furthermore, the best way to show up for the match against Milan for the Super Cup on Wednesday in Saudi Arabia, also waiting for the returns of Brozovic and Lukaku after Calhanoglu and Barella have already met again against Verona itself.
In front of over 70,000 spectators and with five starters from Lombardy (Acerbi, Bastoni, Darmian, Dimarco and Gagliardini) for the first time since 1994, Inter broke the deadlock immediately: after a sprint from Mkhitaryan, a rebound favored Lautaro Martinez who with a surgical left-handed man carries on his own by beating Montipò.
The evening, however, is not as simple as the start seems to suggest, because Verona play a courageous game, pressing man on man across the board.
A move that works, because the Nerazzurri are looking for solutions without being able to commit the Venetian defence.
Only on a couple of occasions did Inzaghi's men manage to overcome the yellow and blue pressure, making themselves dangerous: first with a too central header from Lautaro, then with a right foot from Mkhitaryan deflected with an arm by Hien, a deflection on which, however, Fabbri that the Var let go without intervening.
In the second half, the script remains the same, with Verona under pressure on every blade of grass at the San Siro, while Inter are looking for alternatives without however finding many ideas or spaces.
In the only gap Lautaro doubles up, but Fabbri cancels due to a foul by the Argentine himself against Dawidowicz.
Shortly afterwards, the Nerazzurri also protested due to an intervention by Hien, who had already been booked and pardoned by the whistle from Ravenna.
Verona finds some courage and tries to sting,
however, finding Onana attentive to a right foot from Sulemana.
On the other hand, Asllani tries, whose finish from the limit goes off just wide.
In the final Inter try to control, Verona try to attack but Onana is not in great danger.