MILAN - Luciano Spalletti’s Inter are set to return to action after the big 5-0 win at Sampdoria that featured four goals from Mauro Icardi (taking him to 100 Inter goals and 103 overall in Serie A). Ivan Perisic also returned to goalscoring ways in that match. Following the international break, Fabio Pecchia’s Hellas Verona will be the opponents at San Siro with kick-off at 15:00 CEST on Saturday 31st March.
The reverse fixture on 30th October saw the Nerazzurri win 2-1 at the Stadio Bentegodi. Borja Valero opened the scoring before Giampaolo Pazzini equalised for the home side from the spot with Ivan Perisic then scoring the winner. The Scaligeri are currently second from bottom on 22 points that came courtesy of six wins, four draws and 18 defeats. They’ve scored 25 and conceded 56. They lost 5-0 at home to Atalanta in their most recent match.
Gianluca Rocchi of Florence will be the referee for Inter vs. Hellas Verona. In terms of statistics, Inter are unbeaten from the last 15 matches against Verona in Serie A (12 wins and 3 draws). Verona last won in February 1992. The Nerazzurri have scored in all of these 15 most recent match-ups, scoring an average of 2.3 goals per match. The Nerazzurri are unbeaten in all 27 home Serie A matches against Verona with 16 wins and 11 draws.
The match agains the Gialloblu will be the second special match of the season dedicated to Inter Club. All Inter Club members will have the chance to buy tickets at an unmissable price. As ever, San Siro will do its bit with 60,000 expected to attend and support Luciano Spalletti’s side from the first to the final minute.
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