Internazionale vs Hellas Verona, 2019-20 Italian Serie A
· Italian Serie ABarella's magnificent strike rewards relentless Inter
Inter Milan were rewarded for a relentless second-half performance when a magnificent strike from Nicolo Barella gave them a 2-1 win over Verona.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Cristiano Biraghi (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Foul by Marco Faraoni (Verona).
- 3': Foul by Mattia Zaccagni (Verona).
- 3': Valentino Lazaro (Inter Milan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 4': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Marco Silvestri.
- 5': Eddie Salcedo (Verona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Foul by Milan Skriniar (Inter Milan).
- 6': Attempt saved. Eddie Salcedo (Verona) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mattia Zaccagni.
- 7': Offside, Inter Milan. Matías Vecino tries a through ball, but Lautaro Martínez is caught offside.
- 9': Attempt blocked. Marco Faraoni (Verona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Eddie Salcedo.
- 10': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Darko Lazovic.
- 10': Attempt missed. Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) header from very close range is just a bit too high. Assisted by Cristiano Biraghi with a cross following a corner.
- 14': Attempt blocked. Eddie Salcedo (Verona) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Valerio Verre.
- 14': Corner, Verona. Conceded by Stefan de Vrij.
- 18': Penalty Verona. Mattia Zaccagni draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 18': Penalty conceded by Samir Handanovic (Inter Milan) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 19': Goal! Inter Milan 0, Verona 1. Valerio Verre (Verona) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
- 21': Attempt blocked. Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Valentino Lazaro.
- 21': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Amir Rrahmani.
- 22': Attempt missed. Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right following a corner.
- 22': Attempt blocked. Milan Skriniar (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 22': Offside, Inter Milan. Milan Skriniar tries a through ball, but Romelu Lukaku is caught offside.
- 23': Foul by Amir Rrahmani (Verona).
- 23': Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 25': Attempt saved. Romelu Lukaku (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Cristiano Biraghi with a cross.
- 25': Attempt blocked. Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 25': Attempt blocked. Milan Skriniar (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Marcelo Brozovic.
- 25': Attempt missed. Romelu Lukaku (Inter Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 27': Attempt blocked. Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Marcelo Brozovic.
- 27': Marcelo Brozovic (Inter Milan) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box.
- 28': Attempt blocked. Marcelo Brozovic (Inter Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Romelu Lukaku.
- 29': Foul by Matías Vecino (Inter Milan).
- 29': Matteo Pessina (Verona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Foul by Marcelo Brozovic (Inter Milan).
- 30': Valerio Verre (Verona) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 30': Attempt missed. Alan Empereur (Verona) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Matteo Pessina with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 31': Attempt blocked. Marcelo Brozovic (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Stefan de Vrij.
- 32': Foul by Marcelo Brozovic (Inter Milan).
- 32': Mattia Zaccagni (Verona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Marcelo Brozovic (Inter Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 32': Alessandro Bastoni (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Foul by Eddie Salcedo (Verona).
- 34': Offside, Inter Milan. Marcelo Brozovic tries a through ball, but Romelu Lukaku is caught offside.
- 35': Foul by Mattia Zaccagni (Verona).
- 35': Milan Skriniar (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Mattia Zaccagni (Verona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 37': Attempt saved. Stefan de Vrij (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Alessandro Bastoni.
- 37': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Marco Silvestri.
- 38': Attempt missed. Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
- 38': Foul by Amir Rrahmani (Verona).
- 38': Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 40': Attempt saved. Cristiano Biraghi (Inter Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 41': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Alan Empereur.
- 42': Foul by Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan).
- 42': Mattia Zaccagni (Verona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 44': Attempt saved. Matías Vecino (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Cristiano Biraghi.
- 45': Attempt saved. Romelu Lukaku (Inter Milan) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marcelo Brozovic with a cross.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Inter Milan 0, Verona 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Inter Milan 0, Verona 1.
- 47': Corner, Verona. Conceded by Valentino Lazaro.
- 47': Foul by Koray Günter (Verona).
- 47': Milan Skriniar (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Foul by Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan).
- 49': Sofyan Amrabat (Verona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Substitution, Verona. Gennaro Tutino replaces Mattia Zaccagni.
- 51': Corner, Verona. Conceded by Alessandro Bastoni.
- 53': Attempt blocked. Romelu Lukaku (Inter Milan) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Stefan de Vrij.
- 53': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Alan Empereur.
- 54': Darko Lazovic (Verona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Foul by Romelu Lukaku (Inter Milan).
- 58': Attempt blocked. Marcelo Brozovic (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matías Vecino.
- 58': Attempt blocked. Romelu Lukaku (Inter Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matías Vecino.
- 59': Attempt blocked. Eddie Salcedo (Verona) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 60': Attempt missed. Romelu Lukaku (Inter Milan) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Stefan de Vrij.
- 61': Attempt blocked. Valentino Lazaro (Inter Milan) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alessandro Bastoni with a cross.
- 61': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Alan Empereur.
- 62': Attempt missed. Milan Skriniar (Inter Milan) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Valentino Lazaro with a cross following a corner.
- 63': Foul by Marco Faraoni (Verona).
- 63': Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Substitution, Inter Milan. Antonio Candreva replaces Cristiano Biraghi.
- 63': Substitution, Verona. Liam Henderson replaces Valerio Verre.
- 65': Goal! Inter Milan 1, Verona 1. Matías Vecino (Inter Milan) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Valentino Lazaro with a cross.
- 67': Foul by Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan).
- 67': Marco Silvestri (Verona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Attempt saved. Antonio Candreva (Inter Milan) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nicolò Barella.
- 72': Attempt blocked. Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Stefan de Vrij.
- 73': Attempt saved. Alessandro Bastoni (Inter Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Milan Skriniar.
- 73': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Marco Silvestri.
- 73': Attempt missed. Alessandro Bastoni (Inter Milan) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right following a corner.
- 74': Eddie Salcedo (Verona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Foul by Alessandro Bastoni (Inter Milan).
- 75': Alessandro Bastoni (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 75': Foul by Sofyan Amrabat (Verona).
- 75': Attempt blocked. Marcelo Brozovic (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicolò Barella.
- 76': Attempt missed. Antonio Candreva (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Milan Skriniar.
- 76': Attempt saved. Matías Vecino (Inter Milan) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nicolò Barella with a cross.
- 77': Foul by Romelu Lukaku (Inter Milan).
- 77': Marco Silvestri (Verona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Attempt blocked. Romelu Lukaku (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alessandro Bastoni with a headed pass.
- 79': Attempt blocked. Marcelo Brozovic (Inter Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alessandro Bastoni.
- 80': Attempt saved. Romelu Lukaku (Inter Milan) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 80': Foul by Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan).
- 80': Matteo Pessina (Verona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 81': Attempt blocked. Gennaro Tutino (Verona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 81': Attempt missed. Marco Faraoni (Verona) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Matteo Pessina with a cross.
- 81': Substitution, Inter Milan. Sebastiano Esposito replaces Lautaro Martínez.
- 82': Attempt blocked. Antonio Candreva (Inter Milan) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matías Vecino.
- 83': Goal! Inter Milan 2, Verona 1. Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Stefan de Vrij.
- 84': Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
- 84': Substitution, Verona. Mariusz Stepinski replaces Eddie Salcedo.
- 85': Foul by Matías Vecino (Inter Milan).
- 85': Gennaro Tutino (Verona) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 85': Substitution, Inter Milan. Danilo D'Ambrosio replaces Valentino Lazaro.
- 90': Foul by Liam Henderson (Verona).
- 90': Stefan de Vrij (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Foul by Romelu Lukaku (Inter Milan).
- 90'+1': Matteo Pessina (Verona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Attempt missed. Mariusz Stepinski (Verona) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Darko Lazovic.
- 90'+3': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Amir Rrahmani.
- 90'+3': Hand ball by Amir Rrahmani (Verona).
- 90'+5': Attempt blocked. Sebastiano Esposito (Inter Milan) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is blocked.
- 90'+5': Attempt blocked. Sebastiano Esposito (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Inter Milan 2, Verona 1.
- 0': Match ends, Inter Milan 2, Verona 1.
Statistics
 VER |
INT |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 14 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 3 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 9 |
| 9 | Saves | 1 |
| 40.4 | Possession | 59.6 |
| 9 | SHOTS | 38 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 11 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 269 | Accurate Passes | 445 |
| 361 | Passes | 515 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 11 |
| 12 | Crosses | 35 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 61 | Long Balls | 26 |
| 21 | Accurate Long Balls | 18 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 18 |
| 13 | Effective Tackles | 4 |
| 18 | Tackles | 8 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 13 | Interceptions | 8 |
| 36 | Effective Clearances | 9 |
| 36 | Clearances | 9 |
Game Information
Competition: Italian Serie A
Venue: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
Location: Milano, Italy
Attendance: 66,202
Venue: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
Location: Milano, Italy
Attendance: 66,202
Serie A Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Internazionale | 36 | +54 | 85 |
| 2 | Napoli | 36 | +18 | 70 |
| 3 | Juventus | 36 | +29 | 68 |
| 4 | AC Milan | 36 | +18 | 67 |
Line-Ups
Internazionale (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Samir Handanovic (GK) |
| 6 | Stefan de Vrij |
| 95 | Alessandro Bastoni |
| 37 | Milan Skriniar |
| 23 | Nicolò Barella |
| 8 | Matías Vecino |
| 77 | Marcelo Brozovic  |
| 34 | Cristiano Biraghi |
| 19 | Valentino Lazaro |
| 10 | Lautaro Martínez |
| 9 | Romelu Lukaku |
Hellas Verona (3-4-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Marco Silvestri (GK) |
| 21 | Koray Günter |
| 33 | Alan Empereur |
| 13 | Amir Rrahmani |
| 32 | Matteo Pessina |
| 34 | Sofyan Amrabat |
| 14 | Valerio Verre |
| 88 | Darko Lazovic |
| 5 | Davide Faraoni |
| 20 | Mattia Zaccagni |
| 29 | Eddie Salcedo |
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