Internazionale vs Hellas Verona, 2021-22 Italian Serie A
· Italian Serie AInter 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': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 4': Attempt blocked. Federico Dimarco (Inter Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ivan Perisic.
- 4': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Daniel Bessa.
- 4': Attempt missed. Stefan de Vrij (Inter Milan) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Federico Dimarco with a cross following a corner.
- 6': Foul by Federico Ceccherini (Verona).
- 6': Joaquín Correa (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 7': Attempt blocked. Hakan Calhanoglu (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 8': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Lorenzo Montipò.
- 12': Attempt blocked. Edin Dzeko (Inter Milan) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joaquín Correa.
- 12': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Federico Ceccherini.
- 12': Attempt missed. Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
- 16': Federico Ceccherini (Verona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Foul by Joaquín Correa (Inter Milan).
- 17': Foul by Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan).
- 17': Gianluca Caprari (Verona) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 17': Offside, Verona. Ivan Ilic tries a through ball, but Darko Lazovic is caught offside.
- 18': Attempt saved. Ivan Perisic (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Denzel Dumfries with a cross.
- 18': Offside, Inter Milan. Ivan Perisic tries a through ball, but Denzel Dumfries is caught offside.
- 21': Foul by Hakan Calhanoglu (Inter Milan).
- 21': Gianluca Caprari (Verona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 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.
- 24': Federico Ceccherini (Verona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24': Foul by Edin Dzeko (Inter Milan).
- 26': Attempt saved. Joaquín Correa (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nicolò Barella.
- 27': Daniel Bessa (Verona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 27': Foul by Federico Dimarco (Inter Milan).
- 28': Edin Dzeko (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Foul by Koray Günter (Verona).
- 29': Attempt saved. Edin Dzeko (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 30': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Nicolò Casale.
- 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.
- 32': Foul by Daniel Bessa (Verona).
- 32': Ivan Perisic (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Attempt saved. Giovanni Simeone (Verona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gianluca Caprari.
- 35': Corner, Verona. Conceded by Samir Handanovic.
- 35': Attempt missed. Marco Faraoni (Verona) header from the left side of the six yard box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Ivan Ilic with a cross following a corner.
- 36': Federico Dimarco (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Foul by Giovanni Simeone (Verona).
- 38': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Federico Ceccherini.
- 38': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Ivan Ilic.
- 41': Attempt blocked. Joaquín Correa (Inter Milan) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Edin Dzeko.
- 41': Attempt missed. Edin Dzeko (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Federico Dimarco.
- 43': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Darko Lazovic.
- 43': Attempt missed. Edin Dzeko (Inter Milan) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Hakan Calhanoglu with a cross following a corner.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Inter Milan 2, Verona 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Inter Milan 2, Verona 0.
- 45': Substitution, Inter Milan. Danilo D'Ambrosio replaces Stefan de Vrij.
- 49': Attempt missed. Denzel Dumfries (Inter Milan) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Edin Dzeko.
- 54': Attempt missed. Federico Ceccherini (Verona) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left.
- 55': Foul by Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan).
- 55': Nicolò Casale (Verona) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 59': Substitution, Inter Milan. Robin Gosens replaces Joaquín Correa.
- 60': Attempt saved. Giovanni Simeone (Verona) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Daniel Bessa.
- 62': Substitution, Verona. Kevin Lasagna replaces Daniel Bessa.
- 62': Substitution, Verona. Fabio Depaoli replaces Marco Faraoni.
- 62': Attempt missed. Kevin Lasagna (Verona) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Fabio Depaoli.
- 65': Foul by Ivan Perisic (Inter Milan).
- 65': Koray Günter (Verona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Substitution, Inter Milan. Arturo Vidal replaces Nicolò Barella.
- 66': Substitution, Inter Milan. Alessandro Bastoni replaces Federico Dimarco.
- 67': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Nicolò Casale.
- 68': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Lorenzo Montipò.
- 68': Attempt missed. Hakan Calhanoglu (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Alessandro Bastoni.
- 71': Attempt blocked. Fabio Depaoli (Verona) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Giovanni Simeone.
- 73': Attempt saved. Danilo D'Ambrosio (Inter Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Arturo Vidal.
- 73': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Lorenzo Montipò.
- 75': Attempt blocked. Fabio Depaoli (Verona) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Darko Lazovic.
- 76': Foul by Ivan Ilic (Verona).
- 76': Marcelo Brozovic (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Attempt missed. Edin Dzeko (Inter Milan) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Ivan Perisic with a cross.
- 80': Foul by Ivan Perisic (Inter Milan).
- 80': Nicolò Casale (Verona) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 81': Attempt saved. Kevin Lasagna (Verona) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Giovanni Simeone with a cross.
- 81': Attempt missed. Robin Gosens (Inter Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Hakan Calhanoglu.
- 82': Substitution, Verona. Bosko Sutalo replaces Federico Ceccherini.
- 82': Substitution, Verona. Matteo Cancellieri replaces Darko Lazovic.
- 83': Attempt blocked. Ivan Ilic (Verona) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matteo Cancellieri.
- 83': Corner, Verona. Conceded by Milan Skriniar.
- 84': Substitution, Inter Milan. Roberto Gagliardini replaces Hakan Calhanoglu.
- 84': Foul by Denzel Dumfries (Inter Milan).
- 84': Gianluca Caprari (Verona) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 84': Denzel Dumfries (Inter Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 87': Arturo Vidal (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Foul by Fabio Depaoli (Verona).
- 89': Offside, Inter Milan. Edin Dzeko tries a through ball, but Ivan Perisic is caught offside.
- 90'+1': Foul by Marcelo Brozovic (Inter Milan).
- 90'+1': Giovanni Simeone (Verona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Marcelo Brozovic (Inter Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+3': Foul by Matteo Cancellieri (Verona).
- 90'+3': Ivan Perisic (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Inter Milan 2, Verona 0.
- 0': Match ends, Inter Milan 2, Verona 0.
Statistics
 VER |
INT |
|
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Game Information
Competition: Italian Serie A
Venue: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
Location: Milano, Italy
Attendance: 61,325
Venue: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
Location: Milano, Italy
Attendance: 61,325
Serie A Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Napoli | 12 | +10 | 26 |
| 2 | Atalanta | 12 | +16 | 25 |
| 3 | Fiorentina | 12 | +15 | 25 |
| 4 | Internazionale | 12 | +12 | 25 |
Line-Ups
Internazionale (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Samir Handanovic (GK) |
| 6 | Stefan de Vrij |
| 32 | Federico Dimarco |
| 37 | Milan Skriniar |
| 20 | Hakan Çalhanoglu |
| 23 | Nicolò Barella |
| 77 | Marcelo Brozovic  |
| 14 | Ivan Perisic |
| 2 | Denzel Dumfries |
| 19 | Joaquín Correa |
| 9 | Edin Dzeko |
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 |
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