Inter crush Hellas Verona 5 - 0

Inter dominated proceedings at the Bentegodi, sweeping aside Hellas Verona 5-0. This victory places the Nerazzurri top of the table, momentarily, with Inzaghi’s side sitting on 28 points after 13 games.

After an early scare when Tengstedt struck the crossbar, Inter ran riot, scoring five goals in the first half, with four scored between the 17th and 32nd minute. Joaquin Correa opened the scoring with a beautiful flick past the goalkeeper, following an assist from Thuram.

The pair linked up soon after, with the favour returned in the 22nd minute: Correa's perfectly-placed throughball found Thuram, who took it around the goalkeeper and slotted home to make it 2-0. Verona, defensively, couldn’t stand up to the away side’s onslaught and crumbled: in the 25th minute, Thuram went on another dribble, turning the ball home again for 3-0, following a Bastoni pass. And the game was sealed after 31 minutes, when De Vrij struck home on the turn after an Asllani assist. The scoring was done and dusted in the 41st minute by Bisseck who, in the area, fell to the floor yet managed to hook a right-footed shot into the top corner and make it 5-0.

The second half dragged and was a rather uneventful affair until the final whistle. The pace dropped noticeably, with both sides making lots of substitutions, which interupted play. Some good news saw Buchanan return to action for the first time since last May, but the scoreline stayed the same, despite Correa hitting the crossbar a second time after rattling the woodwork in the first half, and all three points were bagged.

HELLAS VERONA 0- 5 INTER | MATCH DETAILS

Scorers: 17' Correa (I), 22' and 25' Thuram (I), 31' De Vrij (I), 41' Bisseck (I)

HELLAS VERONA (3-5-2): 1 Montipò; 4 Daniliuc, 23 Magnani, 27 Dawidowicz (87 Ghilardi 46'); 38 Tchatchoua, 25 Serdar, 6 Belahyane, 18 Harroui (21 Dani Silva 46'), 12 Bradaric (8 Lazovic 46'); 11 Tengstedt (31 Suslov 69'), 35 Mosquera (9 Sarr 46'). Subs: 22 Berardi, 34 Perilli, 5 Faraoni, 7 Lambourde, 14 Rocha Livramento, 15 Okou, 17 Sishuba, 20 Kastanos, 29 Alidou, 80 Cisse. Head Coach: Paolo Zanetti. INTER (3-5-2): 1 Sommer; 31 Bisseck, 15 Acerbi (6 De Vrij 15'), 95 Bastoni (16 Frattesi 62'); 36 Darmian, 23 Barella (7 Zielinski 46'), 21 Asllani, 22 Mkhitaryan, 30 Carlos Augusto (17 Buchanan 74'); 9 Thuram (8 Arnautovic 62'), 11 Correa. Subs: 12 Di Gennaro, 13 J. Martinez, 2 Dumfries, 28 Pavard, 32 Dimarco, 42 Palacios, 99 Taremi. Head Coach: Simone Inzaghi.

Bookings: Dawidowicz (HV), Belahyane (HV), Arnautovic (I) Stoppage-time: 1' - 2'

Referee: Colombo. Assistants: Dei Giudici, Ceccon. Fourth official: Fourneau. VAR: Serra. Assistant VAR: Marini.