MILAN. Inter wins a fundamental victory in terms of the Scudetto: a sharp 2-0 against Verona, gained in the first half with goals from Barella and Dzeko, allows the Nerazzurri to reach 66, one point behind Milan and equal points with Napoli , and above all with the same matches played, 31. Partenopei and Rossoneri still have to play in this round, while Inter have the recovery with Bologna, scheduled for 27 April. Inzaghi has to do without the suspended Lautaro and flanks Correa with Dzeko forward. Verona responds with Caprari and Simeone.
The Nerazzurri need the three points to continue to cultivate the scudetto dream, which has become very achievable after Milan’s last setbacks and the victory at Juve. The hosts immediately start forward and in the 3 ‘Dimarco, preferred at the start to Bastoni, arrives at the shot which is deflected for a corner by a defender. At 5 ‘Correa on a restart wins a good free-kick from the edge, but Calhanoglu’s right-footer breaks the barrier. Inter pushes, Verona defends themselves and tries some timid restart. At 11 ‘Dzeko arrives at the shot, blocked by Ceccherini. At 17 ‘Montipò miracle on Perisic’s shot from the edge, but the game was actually stopped due to an offside. The Hellas goalkeeper, however, does not let himself be taken by surprise, while Inter still increases the pace. At 22 ‘the Scala had to give in to a great action by the hosts: to the excellent cross from Perisic, Barella responded with a spectacular shot from a difficult position that gave Inter the lead, making San Siro explode with enthusiasm. At 25 ‘Montipò still opposes a close shot from Correa as a champion. Three minutes later the same script at the end of a solitary action by Dzeko: the goalkeeper is attentive to the Bosnian’s shot. A few seconds pass and Dzeko scores the double on 29 ‘: on a corner Perisic extends his header and the striker collects in the small area and bags. Verona is at the mercy of the Nerazzurri. Inter, however, relaxes and leaves a great opportunity to Simeone: Handanovic opposes the shot of the Veronese attacker well, closing the mirror on an insidious touch.
It’s an episode: Inzaghi’s men take the ball back in their hands and close the guests in their own half until half time. In the second half, Inzaghi inserts D’Ambrosio on 1 ‘in place of De Vrij, due to a fatigue in the Dutchman’s left thigh, but the script does not change: already at 48’ an opportunity for Dumfries, his shot from a tight angle ends on the ‘ outside the network. With the passing of the minutes Hellas begins to spin the ball more and tries some sortie forward, always looking for Simeone who could reopen the game with a shot of him. In the 53rd minute, however, it was Ceccherini who had the golden opportunity on the left: he hit with the outside neck and fired high from a good position, pardoning Inter. The Nerazzurri lowered, slowed down a pace that in the first half had been hellish in the first half and would have been difficult to maintain, and Hellas takes courage. Inzaghi then tries a different card: he inserts Gosens in Correa’s place. Perisic moved forward in support of Dzeko, but in the 60th minute it was Simeone who got the shot, blocked in two halves by Handanovic. Tudor senses that it is the decisive moment of the match and inserts Lasagna alongside Caprari and Simeone.
Lasagna at 61 ‘pulls from outside and touches the crossbar. The Nerazzurri are not there and start playing the game again and sink especially with Perisic and Dzeko. In the 68th minute it was Calhanoglu who touched the post with a missile from a distance. At 72 ‘a sure shot from D’Ambrosio is deflected on the post again by a great intervention by Montipò. At 77 ‘Dzeko could close it: his header from a few steps ends up high over the crossbar. Verona tries to raise the pressure and reaches the shot in the 80th minute with Lasagna with a header: Handanovic blocks in the grip, and on the restart it is Calhanoglu who tries, blocked by the Scaligera defense. In the last minutes the hosts limited themselves to controlling a now disheartened Hellas until the final whistle, which brought Inzaghi three gold points for the championship race. Now the Nerazzurri are the ones on the hunt, and the preys cannot sleep peacefully.