Asllani's penalty seals the win against Hellas Verona: 1 - 0 at San Siro

A goal from Kristjan Asllani in the ninth minute from the penalty spot decided the match at San Siro between Inter and Hellas Verona. 1-0 was enough to keep the heat on Napoli: Inzaghi’s side are on 74 points, three behind the leaders, with three games left to play in the league. An important win before the Champions League semi-final second leg against Barcelona, scheduled for Tuesday at 21:00 CEST at the Meazza.

There are also nights like this, where all you need is a penalty at the start of the game to guarantee three important and necessary points. Inter are back to winning ways in the league, following the 1-0 win against Hellas Verona at San Siro. It wasn’t a scintillating match but had a lot of importance, in a run in which sees Inter facing one important clash after another. Following the 3-3 draw against Barcelona, and with just three days before the seocnd leg, the match carried its usual risks, the need to keep the tension high and the need to win. With a completely different team compared to the one on Wednesday in the Champions League, with ten changes from the start, Inter still dominated the match, controlling the ball from the beginning until the end. Having scored early on, Farris’ side (Inzaghi in the stands, suspended) dictated the pace at their own will. Martinez, between the sticks, dealt with the only shot on target in the whole match from Hellas Verona. The only thing missing, on this evening at San Siro, was the killer instinct which would’ve sealed the result. But the three points still came home.

INTER 1-0 HELLAS VERONA

Goalscorers: 9' Asllani (I) pen.

INTER (3-5-2): 13 J. Martinez; 31 Bisseck (32 Dimarco 69'), 6 De Vrij, 30 Carlos Augusto; 36 Darmian, 16 Frattesi, 21 Asllani, 7 Zielinski (22 Mkhitaryan 69'), 59 Zalewski (15 Acerbi 84'); 8 Arnautovic (99 Taremi 77'), 11 Correa. Substitutes: 1 Sommer, 12 Di Gennaro, 2 Dumfries, 9 Thuram, 23 Barella, 48 Re Cecconi, 95 Bastoni. Coach: Massimiliano Farris.

HELLAS VERONA (3-5-1-1): 1 Montipò; 4 Daniliuc, 6 Valentini, 3 Frese; 38 Tchatchoua, 25 Serdar, 10 Niasse (20 Kastanos 80'), 33 Duda (11 Tengstedt 80'), 12 Bradaric; 31 Suslov (24 Bernede 69'); 9 Sarr (35 Mosquera 69'). Substitutes: 22 Berardi, 34 Perilli, 2 Oyegoke, 7 Lambourde, 8 Lazovic, 14 Rocha Livramento, 19 Slotsager, 30 Luan Patrick, 72 Ajayi, 80 Cisse. Coach: Paolo Zanetti. Booked: Darmian (I), Valentini (HV), Duda (HV), Kastanos (HV)

Referee: Manganiello. Assistants: Perrotti, Del Giovane. Fourth Official: Massimi. VAR: Paterna. Assistant VAR: La Penna.

SUSPENDED Inter: Çalhanoglu (1), Inzaghi (allenatore, 1) Hellas Verona: Coppola (1), Ghilardi (1) CAUTIONED Inter: Asllani, Pavard Hellas Verona: Suslov