Verona 1-2 Inter: Chivu's men close gap on Napoli thanks to late own goal

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Verona 1-2 Inter: Chivu's men close gap on Napoli thanks to late own goalShareInter kept Serie A leaders Napoli within their sights after snatching a dramatic late victory over Verona, via Martin Frese's own goal.Inter snatched a dramatic 2-1 win over Verona in Serie A on Sunday, with Martin Frese's 93rd-minute own goal securing all three points.Cristian Chivu's side had looked set to miss out on victory, but instead, they moved just one point behind leaders Napoli.Inter came flying out of the blocks, with Piotr Zielinski forcing a smart fingertip stop out of Lorenzo Montipo, who then sent Lautaro Martinez's shot looping into the air minutes later, with Victor Nelsson excellently clearing the danger on the line.Zielinski got the breakthrough in the 16th minute, though, meeting Hakan Calhanoglu's corner on the edge of the D with a stunning volley that gave Montipo no chance.But against the run of play, Verona drew level in the 40th minute, with Giovane getting a yard on the right of the box to rifle his shot past Yann Sommer into the far corner.And they came within inches of getting a second goal before the break as Gift Orban, who set up their first, struck the foot of the left post with his first-time strike.The second half was a much quieter affair, with Federico Dimarco coming closest with a tight-angled shot from the left of the box.However, in the third minute of stoppage time, Inter's pressure finally paid off with Nicolo Barella's whipped cross taking an unfortunate deflection off Frese to beat the wrong-footed Montipo and nestle in the back of the net.Data Debrief: Inter leave it lateInter's last draw in Serie A was back in May (2-2 v Lazio), but it looked like that 10-game run was set to come to an end until Frese's unwanted intervention.The Nerazzurri are now unbeaten in each of their last 29 league games against Verona (W24 D5).Inter have also scored in all 10 Serie A matches this season, though they accumulated just 1.12 expected goals (xG) from their 21 shots (six on target) here.Verona, meanwhile, finished with 0.38 xG from eight attempts, as their wait for a first league win of the season goes on (D5 L5).Verona 1-2 Inter: Chivu's men close gap on Napoli thanks to late own goalInter kept Serie A leaders Napoli within their sights after snatching a dramatic late victory over Verona, via Martin Frese's own goal.Inter snatched a dramatic 2-1 win over Verona in Serie A on Sunday, with Martin Frese's 93rd-minute own goal securing all three points.Cristian Chivu's side had looked set to miss out on victory, but instead, they moved just one point behind leaders Napoli.Inter came flying out of the blocks, with Piotr Zielinski forcing a smart fingertip stop out of Lorenzo Montipo, who then sent Lautaro Martinez's shot looping into the air minutes later, with Victor Nelsson excellently clearing the danger on the line.Zielinski got the breakthrough in the 16th minute, though, meeting Hakan Calhanoglu's corner on the edge of the D with a stunning volley that gave Montipo no chance.But against the run of play, Verona drew level in the 40th minute, with Giovane getting a yard on the right of the box to rifle his shot past Yann Sommer into the far corner.And they came within inches of getting a second goal before the break as Gift Orban, who set up their first, struck the foot of the left post with his first-time strike.The second half was a much quieter affair, with Federico Dimarco coming closest with a tight-angled shot from the left of the box.However, in the third minute of stoppage time, Inter's pressure finally paid off with Nicolo Barella's whipped cross taking an unfortunate deflection off Frese to beat the wrong-footed Montipo and nestle in the back of the net.Data Debrief: Inter leave it lateInter's last draw in Serie A was back in May (2-2 v Lazio), but it looked like that 10-game run was set to come to an end until Frese's unwanted intervention.The Nerazzurri are now unbeaten in each of their last 29 league games against Verona (W24 D5).Inter have also scored in all 10 Serie A matches this season, though they accumulated just 1.12 expected goals (xG) from their 21 shots (six on target) here.Verona, meanwhile, finished with 0.38 xG from eight attempts, as their wait for a first league win of the season goes on (D5 L5).