Inter humble hosts Verona 5-0 to move top of Serie A
Inter Milan moved top of Serie A on Saturday after a first-half blitz led to the Italian champions sweeping sorry Verona aside 5-0 and going two points clear. Simone Inzaghi's side are provisionally ahead of Napoli after netting all five of their goals in the opening 45 minutes at the Stadio Bentegodi through a Marcus Thuram brace and further strikes from Joaquin Correa, Stefan de Vrij and Yann Bisseck.
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- Published Date: 07:01 | 23 November 2024
- Modified Date: 07:01 | 23 November 2024
Inter Milan hammered lowly Hellas Verona 5-0 away from home on Saturday to provisionally move top of Serie A, with all five goals coming in the first half.
Forward Joaquin Correa opened the scoring after 17 minutes, before Marcus Thuram added a quick-fire double and Stefan de Vrij and Yann Bisseck were also on target.
Inter moved on to 28 points from 13 games, two points ahead of second-placed Napoli who host AS Roma on Sunday.
Verona are 14th on 12 points.
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