Inter Milan host Hellas Verona in Serie A Matchday 35

After the thrilling 3-3 draw in Barcelona, Inter Milan return to San Siro to face Hellas Verona, a team they've never lost to at home in Serie A.

The Nerazzurri return to San Siro today on Saturday, May 3, at 20:45 CEST for Serie A Matchday 35. 

Inter Milan are back home after the thrilling 3-3 away draw against Barcelona to face Hellas Verona. This will be the 68th league meeting between the two sides: Inter Milan leads the head-to-head with 41 wins to Verona’s 4, along with 22 draws.

Inter Milan vs Hellas Verona – Head-to-Head

Inter Milan is the team that has defeated Hellas Verona the most times in Serie A (41) and has also scored the most goals against them (117). 

Verona has never won an away game at Inter Milan in the top flight (11 draws, 22 losses). 

The Nerazzurri have netted 30 goals in the last 14 home matches against Verona (an average of 2.1 per game), after the Gialloblù had kept a clean sheet in 7 of the previous 13.

The Opponent: Hellas Verona

Hellas Verona sit on 32 points in the standings, with only one win in their last eight Serie A matches (3 draws, 4 losses)—a 1-0 win over Udinese on March 15. 

They’ve failed to score in the last three matches, but have avoided defeat in 6 of their last 10 away games, winning four of those (2 draws). 

Overall, they have five away wins this season, and have only reached six twice in a single season: 1984/85 and 2013/14.

Their top scorer in Serie A is Casper Tengstedt with 6 goals. Daniele Ghilardi and Diego Coppola will miss the match due to one-game suspensions.

Player Focus

Federico Dimarco, who played 48 Serie A matches with Verona (2020–2021), has 7 assists this season—only Maicon (11 in 2009/10 and 8 in 2010/11) and Hakimi (8 in 2020/21) have done better for Inter Milan defenders since 2004/05.

Marcus Thuram has scored 14 goals this season, matching Youri Djorkaeff (1996/97) as the top French scorer in a Serie A season for Inter Milan.

Nicolò Barella has two Serie A goals against Verona—his joint-second best tally against any club.

Davide Frattesi made his Serie A debut vs Verona and has scored twice against them.

Marko Arnautovic has 3 Serie A goals against Verona—his most against any current top-flight club—and is one appearance away from 100 in Serie A.

Yann Bisseck and Carlos Augusto have both scored against Verona in past matches.

Joaquín Correa has scored 4 Serie A goals vs Verona, including his latest league goal last November.

Henrikh Mkhitaryan has scored 2 goals against Verona, more only against Genoa and Parma (3 each).

Matteo Darmian’s only Serie A goal as a substitute came against Verona in April 2021.

Stefan de Vrij has both a goal and an assist against Verona in Serie A—something he has only also achieved vs Sassuolo.

Source: inter.it