Verona 1-2 Inter: Frese's unfortunate OG gives Inter 3 points to chase for title

Verona lost to Inter 1-2 home, Frese's unfortunate own goal in additional time wasted the home team's effort to get points.

Match Report

Inter took just 16 minutes to display their quality as Hakan Calhanoglu’s corner found an unmarked Zielinski on the edge of the box. The Polish midfielder curled a superb right-footed strike into the top left corner to open the scoring.

Verona struck back five minutes before the break when Giovane was released down the right wing, holding off the Inter defence before firing a sharp, angled shot to level the score.

In first-half stoppage time, Verona nearly turned the match around when a swift passing move around Inter’s box ended with a one-touch flick from Gift Orban that grazed the base of the post before going wide.

The second half began at a slower tempo with few clear chances until Verona launched a counter-attack that ended with Inter’s Yann Aurel Bisseck fortunate to escape with only a yellow card after tripping Giovane.

In deep stoppage time, as the rain poured down, Nicolo Barella sent a long ball into the box that deflected off Verona defender Frese and spun into the bottom corner, sealing a dramatic late winner for Inter.

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Line-ups

Verona XI: Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro, Lorenzo Montipò, Gagliardini, Antoine Bernede, Victor Nelsson, Martin Frese, Domagoj Bradarić, Bella-Kotchap, Rafik Belghali, Giovane, Gift Orban

Subs: Simone Perilli, Grigoris Kastanos, Enzo Ebosse, Abdou Harroui, Daniel Mosquera, Cheikh Niasse, Amin Sarr, Giacomo Toniolo, Nicolás Valentini, Tobias Slotsager, Adi Kurti, Junior Ajayi, Fallou Cham

Inter XI: Sommer, Calhanoglu, Zielinski, Akanji, Lautaro, Bastoni, Yann Bisseck, Carlos Augusto, Luis Henrique, Petar Sučić, Ange-Yoan Bonny

Subs: De Vrij, Acerbi, Dimarco, Barella, Dumfries, Frattesi, Josep Martínez, Andy Diouf, Pio Esposito, Christos Alexiou, Alain Taho, Matteo Lavelli