JAKARTA - Inter Milan will host Hellas Verona at the San Siro Stadium on Saturday 3 May in the Serie A continuation, just three days after the fierce match against Barcelona in the Champions League. With the Scudetto still within reach, the Nerazzurri must win even though they come to this match with a series of problems.
Inter Milan have just made an impression in their 3-3 draw against Barcelona in the first leg of the Champions League semi-final. Marcus Thuram and Denzel Dumfries put Inter two goals ahead, but the back line inconsistency makes them have to settle for sharing points.
Although these results became a morale boost in Europe's arena, Inter's domestic performance is deteriorating. Simone Inzaghi's men swallow three consecutive defeats in Serie A and are eliminated from the Coppa Italia. Now, they are three points adrift of Napoli at the top of the standings with only four matches remaining.
Simone Inzaghi herself will be absent from accompanying the team due to suspension, along with important midfielder Hakan Calhanoglu who was also suspended after an incident with an ultras group. In addition, Inter still lost Benjamin Pavard and captain Lautaro Martinez who suffered a thigh injury in the match against Barcelona.
But the good news is, Marcus Thuram, who has just recovered from an extraordinary injury in Spain and is likely to start again. Statistics show Inter lost only 7.7% when Thuram played from scratch, compared to 37.5% when he missed.
Meanwhile, Verona came to San Siro in a much better condition. They lost twice in a row in Serie A without scoring a goal, including a painful 0-2 loss to fellow bottom team Cagliari.
Paolo Zanetti's men are now ranked 16th, only seven points ahead of the relegation zone. Fortunately, they still had two crucial matches against Lecce and Empoli in the final weeks of the season.
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But Verona came with a very bad historical capital at the San Siro. In 66 visits to the stadium against Milan and Inter, they have never won once. In their last meeting last November, they were crushed by Inter 0-5 at home, with Thuram scoring two goals.
Verona also struggled to score a goal throughout 2025, scoring only 6 goals in 16 games and failing to score in 10 games. The record is the worst in Serie A this year.
The situation became increasingly difficult with the absence of two mainstay defenders Daniele Ghilardi and Diego Coppola due to suspension, as well as the injured Pawel Dawidowicz. The only positive news is the return of Tomas Suslov, a creative midfielder who has recovered from the virus.
With great motivation to keep the chances of winning and face opponents with bad records at the San Siro, Inter are seeded for victory, although the busy schedule and absence of some important players can be a challenge.
Inter Milan (3-5-2): Yann Sommer; Yann Bisseck, Stefan de Vrij, Alessandro Bastoni; Matteo Darmian, Nicolo Barella, Kristjan Asllani, Piotr Zielinski, Carlos Augusto; Marko Arnautovic, Marcus Thuram
Hellas Verona (3-4-1-2):Lorenzo MontipULi; Daniliuc, Valentini, Frese; Tchatchoua, Ondrej Duda, Suat Serdar, Bradaric; Tomas Suslov; Amin Sarr, Juan Manuel Cruz
Prediction: Inter Milan 2-0 Hellas Verona
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