During the week, Inter played one of the most entertaining games of the latest editions of the Champions League. The dramatic 3-3 draw at Montjuic in the first leg of the semi-final against Barcelona was a real advertisement for the sport: the magic of 17-year-old Yamal and the boundless quality of the Blaugrana, but also the personality and resilience of Simone Inzaghi’s team, which, despite suffering from Barça’s passing game and with several players not at full strength, was able to strike at the right moment, returning from Catalonia with a precious draw but also with some regrets, considering that they took the lead three times.
A rush of pure adrenaline that Inter urgently needed after three consecutive defeats in the Coppa Italia and the league (Bologna, Milan, and Roma), which not only dashed their hopes of a treble but also distanced the Nerazzurri from the Scudetto. Napoli, in fact, did not stand by and watch, and last Sunday, taking advantage of Lautaro Martinez and his teammates’ home defeat against Roma at San Siro (0-1), moved to +3. Inter are therefore no longer masters of their own destiny: as well as being obliged to win their last four matches (Verona, Torino, Lazio, and Como), they must hope for a slip-up from Antonio Conte’s Azzurri, who have a much easier run-in.
There is no room for error in the match against Verona, who are coming off two consecutive defeats (Roma and Cagliari) that have prevented Paolo Zanetti’s men from making any progress in the relegation battle. The Scaligeri, who have not won since mid-March, still have a comfortable margin over the relegation zone (+7) and the feeling is that they will try to achieve their goal in the last three games, in which, in addition to Como, who are already safe, they will face two direct rivals, Lecce and Empoli.
Inter-Verona: the latest news on the line-ups
Inzaghi and Calhanoglu have reached a settlement in the Ultras case and have been suspended for one match: the coach will not be on the bench, while the Turkish player will only return in the Champions League. Several changes are expected in any case: de Vrij returns to the starting line-up, as do Darmian, Frattesi, and Asllani. No luck for Lautaro Martinez, who got injured in Catalonia: the Argentine will probably miss the return leg against Barcelona as well. Up front, we are likely to see an unprecedented pairing of Correa and Arnautovic.
Zanetti has problems in defense, where Coppola and Ghilardi are suspended and Dawidowicz is injured. Another significant absence is in midfield: Suslov will not recover in time and will be replaced by Niasse. Bradaric and Tchatchoua will play on the wings, with Sarr and Mosquera up front.
Odds comparison
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Prediction
A reshuffled Inter side, with little energy and, above all, already thinking about the return leg against Barcelona, should still manage to prevail over Verona to keep their Scudetto hopes alive. The Scaligeri, in fact, although not yet safe for now, are not in danger of being sucked into the relegation zone. We don’t expect many goals: the Gialloblù are scoring very little, as demonstrated by the fact that they have recorded nine ‘Under 2.5’ results in their last 10 league games.
Probable line-ups for Inter vs. Verona
INTER (3-5-2): Sommer; Bisseck, de Vrij, Bastoni; Darmian, Frattesi, Asllani, Mkhitaryan, Carlos Augusto; Arnautovic, Correa.
VERONA (3-5-2): Montipò; Daniliuc, Valentini, Frese; Tchatchoua, Niasse, Duda, Bernede, Bradaric; Sarr, Mosquera.