Hellas Verona vs Internazionale, 2020-21 Italian Serie A
· Italian Serie AInter keep up the pressure on Milan in Serie A title race with win at Verona
Inter Milan kept up the pressure on neighbours AC Milan when Milan Skriniar's header gave them a 2-1 win at Verona in Serie A on Wednesday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Foul by Milan Skriniar (Inter Milan).
- 1': Mattia Zaccagni (Verona) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 3': Foul by Eddie Salcedo (Verona).
- 3': Marcelo Brozovic (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Federico Dimarco (Verona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Foul by Romelu Lukaku (Inter Milan).
- 6': Foul by Pawel Dawidowicz (Verona).
- 6': Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Giangiacomo Magnani.
- 9': Attempt missed. Ashley Young (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Achraf Hakimi following a corner.
- 10': Foul by Giangiacomo Magnani (Verona).
- 10': Romelu Lukaku (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 11': Foul by Achraf Hakimi (Inter Milan).
- 11': Mattia Zaccagni (Verona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 12': Attempt blocked. Pawel Dawidowicz (Verona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 13': Ebrima Colley (Verona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 13': Foul by Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan).
- 17': Eddie Salcedo (Verona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 17': Foul by Stefan de Vrij (Inter Milan).
- 18': Attempt missed. Giangiacomo Magnani (Verona) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Federico Dimarco with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 20': Corner, Verona. Conceded by Marcelo Brozovic.
- 21': Foul by Romelu Lukaku (Inter Milan).
- 21': Giangiacomo Magnani (Verona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Giangiacomo Magnani.
- 24': Attempt blocked. Alessandro Bastoni (Inter Milan) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ashley Young with a cross.
- 26': Attempt saved. Federico Dimarco (Verona) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mattia Zaccagni.
- 27': Attempt blocked. Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marcelo Brozovic with a cross.
- 29': Foul by Pawel Dawidowicz (Verona).
- 29': Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 29': Pawel Dawidowicz (Verona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 31': Substitution, Verona. Matteo Lovato replaces Pawel Dawidowicz because of an injury.
- 32': Foul by Marco Faraoni (Verona).
- 32': Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 34': Foul by Giangiacomo Magnani (Verona).
- 34': Romelu Lukaku (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 36': Attempt saved. Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Romelu Lukaku.
- 36': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Marco Silvestri.
- 37': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Miguel Veloso.
- 37': Attempt missed. Alessandro Bastoni (Inter Milan) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Marcelo Brozovic with a cross following a corner.
- 41': Foul by Miguel Veloso (Verona).
- 41': Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 43': Attempt blocked. Ashley Young (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 43': Foul by Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan).
- 43': Marco Faraoni (Verona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Eddie Salcedo (Verona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Foul by Stefan de Vrij (Inter Milan).
- 45'+1': Foul by Marcelo Brozovic (Inter Milan).
- 45'+1': Mattia Zaccagni (Verona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': Marcelo Brozovic (Inter Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+3': Foul by Mattia Zaccagni (Verona).
- 45'+3': Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+3': Mattia Zaccagni (Verona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Verona 0, Inter Milan 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Verona 0, Inter Milan 0.
- 45': Substitution, Verona. Ivan Ilic replaces Eddie Salcedo.
- 47': Attempt missed. Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Lautaro Martínez.
- 49': Ebrima Colley (Verona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Foul by Ashley Young (Inter Milan).
- 50': Foul by Giangiacomo Magnani (Verona).
- 50': Romelu Lukaku (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 51': Goal! Verona 0, Inter Milan 1. Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Achraf Hakimi with a cross.
- 53': Substitution, Verona. Kevin Rüegg replaces Ebrima Colley.
- 53': Substitution, Verona. Darko Lazovic replaces Mattia Zaccagni.
- 55': Corner, Verona. Conceded by Milan Skriniar.
- 56': Attempt missed. Ivan Ilic (Verona) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Miguel Veloso.
- 59': Substitution, Verona. Koray Günter replaces Matteo Lovato because of an injury.
- 60': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Marco Faraoni.
- 61': Attempt saved. Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Achraf Hakimi.
- 62': Foul by Adrien Tameze (Verona).
- 62': Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Goal! Verona 1, Inter Milan 1. Ivan Ilic (Verona) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
- 64': Achraf Hakimi (Inter Milan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 64': Foul by Federico Dimarco (Verona).
- 64': Federico Dimarco (Verona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 67': Hand ball by Achraf Hakimi (Inter Milan).
- 68': Foul by Ivan Ilic (Verona).
- 68': Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 68': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Giangiacomo Magnani.
- 69': Goal! Verona 1, Inter Milan 2. Milan Skriniar (Inter Milan) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Marcelo Brozovic with a cross following a corner.
- 70': Substitution, Inter Milan. Arturo Vidal replaces Ivan Perisic.
- 72': Federico Ceccherini (Verona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Foul by Achraf Hakimi (Inter Milan).
- 74': Adrien Tameze (Verona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Foul by Arturo Vidal (Inter Milan).
- 74': Attempt blocked. Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 74': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Adrien Tameze.
- 75': Attempt missed. Arturo Vidal (Inter Milan) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Ashley Young with a cross following a corner.
- 76': Attempt saved. Achraf Hakimi (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Arturo Vidal.
- 76': Foul by Romelu Lukaku (Inter Milan).
- 76': Giangiacomo Magnani (Verona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Foul by Ivan Ilic (Verona).
- 77': Stefan de Vrij (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Foul by Giangiacomo Magnani (Verona).
- 79': Romelu Lukaku (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 79': Giangiacomo Magnani (Verona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 79': Foul by Koray Günter (Verona).
- 79': Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 80': Attempt missed. Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
- 81': Federico Dimarco (Verona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Foul by Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan).
- 81': Hand ball by Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan).
- 82': Attempt blocked. Romelu Lukaku (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Arturo Vidal.
- 82': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Federico Ceccherini.
- 82': Attempt blocked. Arturo Vidal (Inter Milan) with an attempt from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marcelo Brozovic with a cross.
- 83': Federico Dimarco (Verona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Foul by Alessandro Bastoni (Inter Milan).
- 83': Alessandro Bastoni (Inter Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 84': Federico Dimarco (Verona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 84': Foul by Milan Skriniar (Inter Milan).
- 85': Attempt missed. Federico Dimarco (Verona) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
- 87': Foul by Adrien Tameze (Verona).
- 87': Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 87': Substitution, Inter Milan. Roberto Gagliardini replaces Lautaro Martínez.
- 89': Attempt missed. Romelu Lukaku (Inter Milan) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Milan Skriniar.
- 90': Attempt missed. Romelu Lukaku (Inter Milan) left footed shot from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Achraf Hakimi.
- 90'+2': Foul by Arturo Vidal (Inter Milan).
- 90'+2': Miguel Veloso (Verona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Foul by Romelu Lukaku (Inter Milan).
- 90'+3': Giangiacomo Magnani (Verona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Second Half ends, Verona 1, Inter Milan 2.
- 0': Match ends, Verona 1, Inter Milan 2.
Statistics
 INT |
VER |
|
|---|---|---|
| 20 | Fouls | 16 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 4 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 8 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 1 | Saves | 3 |
| 59.3 | Possession | 40.7 |
| 18 | SHOTS | 6 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 419 | Accurate Passes | 252 |
| 512 | Passes | 359 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 8 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 28 | Crosses | 11 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 58 | Long Balls | 67 |
| 28 | Accurate Long Balls | 24 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 6 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
| 13 | Tackles | 12 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 14 | Interceptions | 15 |
| 11 | Effective Clearances | 21 |
| 11 | Clearances | 21 |
Game Information
Competition: Italian Serie A
Venue: Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi
Location: Verona, Italy
Venue: Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi
Location: Verona, Italy
Serie A Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Internazionale | 31 | +45 | 72 |
| 2 | Napoli | 31 | +17 | 65 |
| 3 | AC Milan | 31 | +23 | 63 |
| 4 | Como | 31 | +31 | 58 |
Line-Ups
Hellas Verona (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Marco Silvestri (GK) |
| 23 | Giangiacomo Magnani  |
| 17 | Federico Ceccherini |
| 27 | Pawel Dawidowicz |
| 4 | Miguel Veloso |
| 61 | Adrien Tamèze |
| 3 | Federico Dimarco |
| 5 | Davide Faraoni |
| 9 | Eddie Salcedo |
| 20 | Mattia Zaccagni |
| 90 | Ebrima Colley |
Internazionale (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Samir Handanovic (GK) |
| 6 | Stefan de Vrij |
| 95 | Alessandro Bastoni |
| 37 | Milan Skriniar |
| 23 | Nicolò Barella |
| 77 | Marcelo Brozovic |
| 15 | Ashley Young |
| 2 | Achraf Hakimi |
| 9 | Romelu Lukaku |
| 10 | Lautaro Martínez |
| 14 | Ivan Perisic |
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