Inter perfect for a time Barella-Dzeko push Inzaghi

With this victory he joins Napoli and moves to a point behind leaders Milan The coach: “The victory with Juve has given us confidence, we will fight until the end”

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With the victory in Turin against Juventus, Inter had found the joy of the three points, very important but not accompanied by a truly convincing performance. Thanks to the 2-0 win against Verona at San Siro, however, the Nerazzurri also savor the taste of the sparkling game exhibited before the existential crisis opened by the defeat in the February derby.

The Italian champions, who hooked Napoli to 2nd place and brought the leaders AC Milan to -1 while awaiting the answers of the competitors today, seemed revitalized from the first seconds. Correa’s return as owner instead of the suspended Lautaro was decisive. The former Lazio player immediately split the Gialloblù defensive front with quick central tears, very useful to open up spaces for his teammates. Perisic took advantage of this and first forced Montipò to make a beautiful save, then sent Barella to the net with a cross at the end of an overflowing descent. A release for the Sardinian midfielder who hadn’t scored for almost three months and needed a shock to get out of this decline. Perisic also propitiated the doubling of Dzeko. The Croatian winger was so indispensable that he suggested Simone Inzaghi to keep him on the pitch as a second striker when he added Gosens on the left wing. In the second half, Inter lowered the pace, thanks to the forced substitutions of De Vrij (again a muscle strain), Barella stopped by dizziness and Correa suffering from a knee.

Verona could have reopened the game, but Handanovic was able and lucky to close the mirror to Simeone. Ceccherini then wasted an excellent opportunity alone on the penalty spot. The Gialloblù suffered the absence of Barak, still struggling with an intestinal virus. Igor Tudor replicated the first leg move when Eusebio Di Francesco was on the Verona bench: Ilic scoring on Brozovic. This time, Inter managed to get around the barrier better, immediately identifying other corridors to fuel the offensive maneuver. But Verona made the most sensational mistake before the start, forgetting in the hotel the bands for mourning on the arm in memory of Emiliano Mascetti, the sporting director of the historic Scudetto with Osvaldo Bagnoli on the bench, worn only in the second half: ” I apologize to everyone, to the family, to the fans, to the city – says the president Maurizio Setti – we tried to make up for it in every way, but it was only possible after the break ». –