It's certainly been a battle, but Conte's side have refused to give up - firing an unbelievable 36 shots in total this match; nine of which were saved by Silvestri.
89'
The fourth official indicates five additional minutes of stoppage time.
87'
Inter are looking to wind the clock down and maintain their precious three points by controlling the tempo and slowing the pace down to a walk.
85'
D. D'Ambrosio enters the game and replaces V. Lazaro.
Conte's final change is defensive, as D'Ambrosio is on for Lazaro.
84'
N. Barella gets yellow.
M. Stępiński enters the game and replaces E. Salcedo.
Salcedo is replaced by Stepinski as now Verona are in need of a goal to get something from the match.
Barella is booked immediately after scoring for removing his shirt in celebration.
83'
N. Barella has scored a goal for Inter Milan! Assist by S. de Vrij.
BARELLA GIVES INTER THE LEAD WITH A SUBLIME HIT! It’s an absolutely tremendous shot from Barella, who cuts inside from the left wing and curls a stupendous effort towards goal that nestles inside the corner of the far post - beating a diving Silvestri in the process! It’s certainly a goal worthy of winning a match!
De Vrij gets credit for the assist after passing the ball to the goal scorer - but the centre-back didn’t do much else to create Barella’s wonderstrike.
81'
S. Esposito enters the game and replaces L. Martínez.
Conte makes a change with less than 10 minutes remaining as Esposito is sent on in favour of Martinez.
79'
Lukaku makes a mess of an unbelievable opportunity as the striker is first to an extremely poor back-pass hit by Amrabat in midfield. The bouncing ball sits up perfectly for Lukaku, who opts to head the ball over Silvestri, who had come way off his line. Despite the awful positioning from the keeper, the Belgium international sends his chance right into the arms of the opposition!
75'
Candreva cuts inside and hits an audacious long-range effort, which he intends to curl inside the far post. It forces a dive out of Silvestri, but it’s nothing more than precautionary as the shot rolls out for a goal-kick.
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73'
Hellas Verona win a free-kick just inside their own half after Salcedo is brought down by Bastoni’s slide tackle. It’ll allow the visitors a rare chance to move up the pitch.
71'
Bastoni breaks through the Verona defence and registers a rare shot at goal - forcing a great save out of Silvestri, who can only put it out for a corner.
69'
Play resumes as Martinez re-enters the field of play. He’s still holding his head and feeling the effects of the earlier clash it seems. Conte can’t afford to lose a striker as his side push for the winner - but head injuries are extremely serious.
67'
Play stops as Silvestri and Martinez are both down on the pitch following a nasty looking collision. It seems the striker has come off worse as he vigorously rubs the side of his head.
65'
M. Vecino has scored a goal for Inter Milan! Assist by V. Lazaro.
INTER FINALLY HAVE THE EQUALISER! It’s a simple finish as Lazaro sends a delightful cross into the penalty area from the right for Vecino, who rises above Gunter and nods it past Silvestri! 1-1!
Lazaro has certainly made an impression on the match - and it’s his cross that’ll go down as the assist for Vecino’s leveller.
63'
A. Candreva enters the game and replaces C. Biraghi.
L. Henderson enters the game and replaces V. Verre.
Hellas Verona respond with a switch of their own, as Verre is replaced by Henderson.
Substitution Valerio Verre Liam Henderson
60'
Lukaku has the ball on his stronger left foot approaching the penalty area, but again the former Manchester United striker rolls his shot wide of the far post.
56'
Lazaro receives the ball in acres of space on the right and darts into the penalty area, twisting and jinking on his way. After entering the 18-yard box, the wing-back runs into Lazovic and appeals for a penalty, though the referee is having absolutely none of it.
54'
Lukaku attempts the same trick again, stepping over one way and another before trying to burst past Empereur. The defender attempts to get tight but Lukaku throws him off and gives away a free-kick.
52'
Lukaku comes forward and does a couple of step-overs as he enters the penalty area to create some space between him and Empereur - but the eventual shot takes a deflection and crashes against the side netting.
50'
G. Tutino enters the game and replaces M. Zaccagni.
Hellas Verona make their first change of the match five minutes after half-time, as Zaccagni is off, replaced by Tutino.
48'
Skriniar gets all the way across midfield into the attacking-third and shifts a pass to his left for Barella, but the distribution leaves the Inter midfielder with no space to have a shot. He looks to try and create an opening for himself, but Verona defend doggedly and make the clearance.
46'
Verona get the match restarted from the kick-off!
45' +1
HALF-TIME: INTER 1-0 HELLAS VERONA.
45'
Brozovic whips a cross towards the penalty area for Lukaku, but the striker can only send his header right towards the goalkeeper.
42'
L. Martínez gets yellow.
Martinez is booked for an aggressive slide tackle in midfield on Zaccagni.
41'
Bastoni looks to turn provider with a lovely chip over the Verona defence for Lukaku, which forces a good defensive header from Empereur, who can only put it behind for a corner.
40'
It’s in an awkward position for a cross - so Biraghi hits it towards goal instead. It takes a sudden dip and bounces in front of Silvestri, but the goalkeeper deals with it well.
38'
Inter look to break towards the Verona penalty area once again, but Rrahmani gets a little too physical with Martinez - giving Inter a free-kick in a central position well outside the penalty area.
35'
M. Zaccagni gets yellow.
Verona are shown their first booking of the match as Zaccagni’s raised arm hits Skriniar in the face during an aerial duel.
32'
M. Brozović gets yellow.
Verona finally win back possession and look to hit on the counter, but Brozovic is there to drag Zaccagni down to disrupt their attack. He’s shown a yellow for the infringement.
29'
A tight and nervy opening 10 minutes has been cast aside, giving way to an enthralling end-to-end contest. The choice of both sides to field three in defence has meant a tough and tight battle in midfield. The early goal though has changed things somewhat, as Conte instructs his side to flow forward to grab the equaliser before the half.
23'
Inter have had more of the ball, controlling the tempo as they come forward and look for an equaliser. Conte will find it extremely harsh that his side are down a goal, but they’ve been undone by a simple counter-attack.
19'
Penalty goal scored by V. Verre for Verona!
GOAL! 1-0 VERONA! Verre makes no mistake from the spot with an almighty blast down the centre. It looks like he's feeling no ill-effects from his earlier knock, as he's put his side ahead!
16'
Play comes to a halt as Verre stays on the ground clutching his leg and writhing in pain. He was caught late by Brozovic, but it isn’t worth a booking says referee Paulo Valeri.
14'
Lazaro slips Lukaku through on goal after cutting inside with pace, but Gunter closes down the space well and forces the Inter striker to run out for a goal-kick.
8'
A brilliant pass down the right flank from Brozovic curls around the back of the defence for Martinez to latch onto, but his close-range shot is eventually saved by the goalkeeper. Even if it did go in though - it wouldn’t have counted as the linesman eventually raised his flag for offside.
6'
Zaccagni shifts the ball to his right for the oncoming Salcedo, whose off-balance shot is smothered quite easily by Handanovic.
5'
Brozovic stands over the dead ball but it's Biraghi who sends his inswinger directly towards the goalkeeper - winning a corner after a punch from Silvestri.
3'
Biraghi floats a cross from the left to the back post, but Lazaro is a step behind the delivery. His industry pays off down the flank though as he recovers the loose ball and wins a free-kick just outside the penalty area.
1'
Inter get the match underway from the kick-off!
Hello and welcome to our LIVE commentary of the Serie A fixture between Inter and Hellas Verona!
Inter can send Juventus a pointed message and overtake them in the standings with a win today, ahead of the Bianconeri’s clash with Inter’s cross-town rivals Milan tomorrow. Only behind Atalanta in the goal-scoring charts, Antonio Conte’s Nerazzurri have been equally as impressive at both ends of the pitch. While their Serie A run has been impressive - one loss in 11 matches - they’ll need to bounce back after letting a 2-0 lead slip to lose to Borussia Dortmund in midweek Champions League action.
After winning promotion via the play-offs last season, Hellas Verona have shown that they belong amongst Italy’s finest; Verona occupy ninth spot, with a win taking them level with Napoli in seventh, having played a match more. While not known for free-flowing and attacking football, Verona have defended resolutely and forced even the most prominent sides to struggle for goal-scoring chances.
HELLAS VERONA XI (3-4-2-1): Marco Silvestri; Koray Gunter, Alan Empereur, Amir Rrahmani; Darko Lazovic, Matteo Pessina, Sofyan Amrabat, Marco Davide Faraoni; Valerio Verre, Mattia Zaccagni; Eddy Salcedo.
INTER SUBS: Diego Godin, Stefano Sensi, Andrea Ranocchia, Borja Valero, Federico Dimarco, Daniele Padelli, Sebastiano Esposito, Danilo D’Ambrosio, Edoardo Vergani, Matias Fonseca, Tommaso Berni, Antonio Candreva.
INTER XI (3-5-2): Samir Handanovic; Alessandro Bastoni, Stefan de Vrij, Milan Skriniar; Cristiano Biraghi, Matias Vecino, Marcelo Brozovic, Nicolo Barella, Valentino Lazaro; Lautaro Martinez, Romelu Lukaku.
With 15 minutes remaining before kick-off, let's take a look at the team news, starting with the hosts!
Hellas Verona have been defending on the edge of their seat since taking the lead as they constantly allow Inter time and space in midfield. Conte’s side are changing the angles of their attacks well, with Lazaro and Biraghi providing great service. It’ll be a tough ask of Verona to hold out for a 1-0 win, though Inter’s options from the bench aren’t exactly terrifying prospects.
That concludes our commentary of the Serie A fixture between Inter and Hellas Verona! We hope you enjoyed it!
Inter are in action again November 23, when they travel to face Torino. Hellas Verona will look to get back to winning ways on November 24 when they host Fiorentina.
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