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09 November 2019In 'Meazza' Inter beat Verona 2-1 and returned to the top waiting for Juventus-Milan. Inter, which came from a defeat to Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League, hosted Verona after two successes. Count starts with Sticks instead of Godin. In midfield Vecino-Brozovic-Barella, on the right Lazaro in place of Candreva. Davanti, Lautaro and Lukaku. In Verona in defense Günter instead of the injured Kumbulla, Pessina for Veloso in the median. In front, Verre and Zaccagni confirmed in support of Salcedo.

The Scaligeri begin with a very high pressing, but the Nerazzurri gradually gain ground. At 18 ', however, Handanovic puts Zaccagni down, Verre has been transformed into a penalty (first penalty awarded to Verona in the season). Inter reacts with the attempts of Lukaku, who at the 25th minute forces Silvestri into a big parade, and Brozovic. At 40 'Biraghi still commits the Scaligero goalkeeper, at 44' Vecino kicks into the goal from a tight angle and Silvestri breaks the ball outside the door when it was about to cross the line. Inter closes the first half forward, but goes to rest on 0-1. The effort of the Nerazzurri is noteworthy, as many as 17 shots in the first half, but Verona knows how to defend itself and also tries some sortie on the break.

The Nerazzurri forcing was awarded on 65 ': a splendid cross by Lazaro and a winning shot by Vecino. The nerazzurri take even more confidence and Verona is too crushed: at the 73rd point staff of Bastoni kicks from the edge of the area but finds Silvestri still ready. At 80 'Lukaku did not take advantage of a defensive error from Verona: he found himself alone in front of Silvestri, out of time, but he did not give the lob of a header that would have gone into an empty net. To bring Inter in the lead we think Barella that three minutes later with a right to turn stabs Silvestri. For the former Cagliari is the first goal in the Nerazzurri. At 92 'in full recovery Lazovic goes to the bottom and puts a good ball in the middle; Stepinski concludes, but shoots up.