Inter avalanche over Verona: Hellas loses badly 0-5

Verona, November 23, 2024 – Paolo Zanetti He had asked his people not to be spectators, but instead it happened. Inter walk on the Verona at the Bentegodi and does so with a disarming and overwhelming superiority, well explained by the five goals scored in the first half alone to make it clear that today there would be no chance for anyone. Verona was too soft and weak, opening up incomprehensible spaces in defense and Inter was able to feast on the attackers, Correa to open the scoring and then a brace from Thuram, subsequently rounded off by goals from defenders with De Vrij and Bisseck to leave important personal stamps. Nothing to save among the yellow and blues and Zanetti's position, after such a non-performance, appears to be at great risk. The extent of the defeat is also given by the fact that Inter had only once scored five goals in one half away: it was 1964. Therefore, if at home there will be reflections, in the Milanese one they will be able to temporarily enjoy the top spot in the standings and without struggling too much at the start of the iron cycle towards winter.

Inzaghi: “Great performance”

All of Inter in half an hour

Inzaghi makes a surprise choice Correa starter in place of Lautaro Martinez, confirmed Thuram, in the other departments Dimarco takes a breather on the left, it's Carlos Augusto's turn. In Verona Harroui acts behind the Tengstedt-Mosquera duo. Inter must make the game, Verona waits but is stinging on the counterattack, in fact at 6' the first big chance is for the home team. Tchatchoua he goes on the run to the right, then swerves and assists the kiss for Tengstedt who shoots onto the crossbar with Sommer beaten. Thrills. The Nerazzurri react shortly after when Correa almost takes the lead on a throw-in, a sign of an open and vibrant game at the start. It won't last long. Set pieces are among the Nerazzurri's weapons and in the fifteenth minute a header from Acerbi scares Montipò and the Bentegodi, but the ball goes wide with Correa late. The defender himself, shortly after, abdicates due to injury and it's De Vrij's turn. But Inzaghi's choice, that is Correa, proves to be the winner in the 17th minute. The new arrival De Vrij splits the Verona defense, then Thuram has the right intuition after Tucu's dummy and serves him for the lob that is worth the lead. Inzaghi's move pays off and Correa responds with an important goal. The match is unlocked and Inter are riding high. The favor is returned by Correa a few minutes later, with a through ball that catches Dawidowicz and Magnani off guard, and launches Thuram on goal: Montipò skipped and 0-2. Hellas leaves the field and at 25' the defense opens up inexplicably, so Bastoni can find another vertical shot Thuram who skips the goalkeeper for the second time and scores the third. The contest, in fact, ends here. Even more so with the fourth, which arrives shortly after with Asllani assisting The free. Poker served and Bentegodi speechless. The solo in the first half does not end, because Inter does what it wants and Verona's attitude is disarming. They are all free, starting with Mkhitaryan who fishes Bisseck, good and lucky to beat Montipò by falling. A five-goal streak that needs no explanation.

Recovering from garbage time

After a first half like this, the concept of a result has practically ceased to exist and the only goal is, for the home team, to somehow try to save face. On the other hand, Inter can manage the pace and the efforts at will and Inzaghi has the power to rotate minutes and avoid squeezing someone more than others. In short, the coach hoped that it would go exactly like this, that is, that the match would be channeled on an easy path so as not to waste too much energy. Zanetti must send a signal and nE changes four with Ghilardi, Lazović, Sarr and Dani Silva on the pitch, while the Nerazzurri rely on Zielinski to give rest to StretcherThe score doesn't change and in the second minute Inter almost scores the sixth with Sticks that triggers Zielinski, but Montipò works the miracle that avoids the collapse. The game is moving at a slow trot, the guests have possession but without forcing too much, Verona is stunned and there is certainly not the right verve to press all over the pitch and change things, so Zanetti asks his players to maintain their positions and stay compact. The storm needs to pass. More substitutions, the only things that end up on the notebooks in the first part of the second half, with arnautovic e Fraternity for Thuram and Bastoni, then for the rest it all seems like a slow and inexorable, at times boring, basketball garbage time. Every now and then Inter produces some acceleration and Verona continues to show cracks, which will probably lead the management to make certain evaluations, and the technical gap between the two teams shows an abysmal sign. Rotation of the starters, except for Mikhitaryan who always remains on the field and in any situation. Commendable, however, the Veronese curve that despite the deficit still sings as if nothing had happened showing much more attachment to the shirt than what the players on the field did. For Zanetti the last change is Suslov for the final twenty minutes, while Inzaghi keeps a substitution in case of injuries or hitches and then at the end he sends on Buchanan. The match unfolds with a measured possession of the ball by the Nerazzurri in the face of a Verona in disarmament, but at least capable of not widening the deficit. There is nothing else to report on a challenge that never came to be and was only in the balance in the first five minutes, when Tengstedt hit the crossbar: then a monologue. Inter sends a signal to the championship and temporarily takes the lead. Waiting for the others.