Comeback and domination. Primavera put four past Hellas Verona

A performance to remember for Inter, who, on matchday 21 in the league, won 4-1 away at Hellas Verona. After a difficult start, Zanchetta's side turned the game around with a display of strength and quality, aided by De Pieri's brilliant brace. Venturini's strike and an own-goal from Kurti helped Inter to their four goals. The match began with a scare for Inter: in the sixth minute, Agbonifo made the most of a rapid counter-attack, sprinted down the right and beat Zamarian from close range, putting Hellas Verona ahead. The Inter reply didn't take long to arrive. In the 15th minute, Spinacce provided a perfect assist for De Pieri, as he powerfully struck a precise left-footed shot from the edge of the box: making it 1-1. Inter pushed on and overturned the score in the 20th minute with a brilliant piece of play: Spinacce hit the post with a powerful shot from the edfe of the area, but Cocchi recovered the ball and provided a perfect cross for Venturini, who headed it in to make it 2-1. Inter continued to dominate and got a third on the 30th minute mark: Venturini orchestrated an impeccable counter-attack, playing Spinacce in on the edge of the area, however his shot was blocked by Magro and went out for a corner. The third goal was just a matter of time: in the 40th minute, the impressive Cocchi received a pass from Topalovic and put in a dangerous cross. In an attempt to clear the ball, Kurti unfortunately put the ball in the back of his own net. Inter went into the break with a 3-1 lead. The second half began with an Inter flourish. In the 50th minute, a defensive error from Hellas Verona allowed De Pieri to find himself in a one-on-one situation with the goalkeeper: the Inter forward kept his cool and chipped it over the goalkeeper to make it 4-1. After the fourth goal, Zanchetta's side slowed the tempo and focused on managing the game. The final noteworthy chance came in the 77th minute, as Spinacce took a left-footed shot from distance which ended up going over the bar.

HELLAS VERONA 1-4 INTER | LIVE TABLE

Scorers: 6' Agbonifo (H), 15', 50' De Pieri (I), 20' Venturini (I), 40' OG. Kurti (I).

HELLAS VERONA (3-4-1-2): 98 Magro; 44 Amanu, 2 Kurti, 90 Nwachukwu; 7 Agbonifo (78 Barry 69'), 4 Dalla Riva, 8 Szimionas (10 Pavanati 68'), 19 De Battisti (6 Popovic 46'); 80 Cisse (29 Vapore 82'); 92 Monticelli, 9 Vermesan (31 Stella 82'). Unused subs: 24 Zouaghi, 16 Garofalo, 17 Bancila, 21 De Rossi, 34 Albertini, 70 Devoti. Coach: Paolo Sammarco.

INTER (4-3-3): 21 Zamarian; 2 Aidoo, 26 Garonetti, 5 Alexiou, 3 Cocchi (17 Motta 71'); 16 Venturini (22 Tigani 80'), 14 Bovo, 29 Topalovic; 30 De Pieri (28 Romano 87'), 11 Spinacce (9 Lavelli 80'), 18 Mosconi (27 Pinotti 71'). Unused subs: 12 Taho, 6 Maye, 15 Perez, 19 Della Mora, 33 Cerpelletti, 35 Putsen. Coach: Andrea Zanchetta

Sent-off: Barry (H). Booked: Szimionas (H).

Referee: Raimondino Assistants: Spagnolo-Mastrosimone

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