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Kristjan Asllani scored his second goal of the season in all competitions Inter Milan moved back to within three points of Serie A leaders Napoli after a slender 1-0 win against Verona at the San Siro. Simone Inzaghi made 10 changes to his starting line-up from the team that drew 3-3 with Barcelona in the Champions League semi-finals in midweek, with the Italian clearly keeping one eye on next week's second leg. After back-to-back defeats in the league and Napoli beating Lecce earlier in the day, Inter found themselves six points behind Antonio Conte's side before kick-off. But the defending champions made a fast start and were awarded a penalty in the ninth minute when Verona defender Nicolas Valentini was adjudged to have handled in the area. Albania midfielder Kristjan Asllani stepped up and sent Verona goalkeeper Lorenzo Montipo the wrong way to open the scoring with his first Serie A goal of the season. The hosts continued to dominate against a Verona side that had lost just one of their last five league outings but neither team could craft clear-cut chances. In fact, Asllani's goal was one of just three shots on target between the two sides over the course of the 90 minutes. But after consecutive league defeats and a Champions League semi-final second leg to come against Barcelona on Tuesday (20: 00 BST), Inter will not care about how they got the win. The victory leaves Inter three points behind leaders Napoli, with three matches remaining for both sides. Kane's Bayern denied title party by late Leipzig goal Comments can not be loaded To load Comments you need to enable Java Script in your browser Last Updated 3rd May 2025 at 21: 58 Please Note: All times UK. Tables are subject to change. The BBC is not responsible for any changes that may be made. Manager: Massimiliano Farris Formation: 3 - 5 - 2 Manager: Paolo Zanetti Formation: 3 - 5 - 1 - 1 Manager: Massimiliano Farris Formation: 3 - 5 - 2 Manager: Paolo Zanetti Formation: 3 - 5 - 1 - 1 Serie A All competitions All competitions All competitions Match ends, Inter Milan 1, Verona 0. Second Half ends, Inter Milan 1, Verona 0. Substitution, Verona. Dailon Livramento replaces Domagoj Bradaric. Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time. Grigoris Kastanos (Verona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Davide Frattesi (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Foul by Grigoris Kastanos (Verona). Substitution, Inter Milan. Francesco Acerbi replaces Nicola Zalewski. Substitution, Verona. Grigoris Kastanos replaces Cheikh Niasse because of an injury. Substitution, Verona. Casper Tengstedt replaces Ondrej Duda. Attempt missed. Federico Dimarco (Inter Milan) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the right. Assisted by Nicola Zalewski following a fast break. Hand ball by Daniel Mosquera (Verona). Substitution, Inter Milan. Mehdi Taremi replaces Marko Arnautovic. Corner, Verona. Conceded by Federico Dimarco. Attempt blocked. Jackson Tchatchoua (Verona) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Domagoj Bradaric. Offside, Inter Milan. Joaquín Correa is caught offside. Delay over. They are ready to continue. Delay in match (Inter Milan). Ondrej Duda (Verona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Nicola Zalewski (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Copyright © 2025 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.