Inter v Verona: the title celebrations heat up

San Siro will be in party mode to celebrate their team’s double. Christian Chivu’s men will lift the Serie A trophy following their game against Verona. But there is more: the Nerazzurro will also show of their Coppa Italia Frecciarossa trophy following Wednesday’s win against Lazio. Guests for the encounter are an already-relegated Hellas Verona, who will be hoping to finish their season on a high.

HEAD TO HEAD

There have been 38 previous official matches at San Siro: 27 wins for the Nerazzurri (the most recent a 1-0 victory in the 2024/25 Serie A season) and 11 draws (the most recent a 2-2 draw in the 2014/15 Serie A season).

Inter are on a run of eight consecutive home wins against Verona. The last time the Scaligeri left San Siro unbeaten was on 9 November 2014: the match ended 2-2 with a brace from Icardi for Inter and goals from Toni and Nico López for the visitors.

Inter have scored in every home game against Verona for 16 consecutive matches: 33 goals in total. Verona’s last clean sheet at San Siro against the Nerazzurri dates back to 11 March 1990, a 0-0 draw in the 1989/90 Serie A season.

The clash at San Siro in September 1991 between Inter and Verona was historic, setting a Serie A record: it was the only match in the Italian league in which a team was awarded four penalties in 90 minutes. Inter converted just one, scored by Desideri, missing the other three – taken by Matthäus, Brehme and Ciocci – all saved by Gregori.

DID YOU KNOW?

Inter are the only team in the 2025/26 Serie A season with no red cards suffered

Inter are the Serie A side with the most goals scored in the first 15 minutes of matches (12), in the final 15 minutes of the first half (including injury time) (14), in the first 15 minutes of the second half (14) and in the final 15 minutes of matches (including injury time) (20).

Facing the team that scores the most goals with substitutes (Inter, 13) and the one that scores the fewest (Verona, 2) in the 2025/26 Serie A season.

Verona are mathematically relegated to Serie B, leaving the top flight after seven consecutive seasons. Had they avoided relegation, the Scaligeri would have equalled their all-time record for consecutive seasons in Serie A, set between 1982/83 and 1989/90 with eight consecutive campaigns.

Verona are coming off the back of eight consecutive matches without a win: a record of two draws and six defeats. Their last victory came on 8 March, Bologna 1-2 Verona.

Verona are the Serie A side with the most goals conceded in the final 15 minutes of matches, including injury time (18, level with Pisa).

Verona are the Serie A 2025/26 side with the fewest different goalscorers (10).

Verona are the Serie A side who have dropped the most points in the second half compared to their half-time scores (-14).

COACHES and PLAYERS

The first official meeting between Cristian Chivu and Paolo Sammarco.

Lautaro Martínez leads the 2025/26 Serie A scoring charts with 17 goals. Since the 2004/05 season, no league top scorer has ever finished with fewer than 20 goals: the lowest tally belongs to Del Piero, who scored 21 goals in 2007/08. Looking at the entire history of Serie A, the last top scorer with fewer goals was Gianluca Vialli, who scored 19 times in the 1990/91 season.

No player wins more aerial duels than Victor Nelsson (151) in the 2025/26 Serie A season.

Only Caleb Ekuban and Konan N’Dri (24 each) come on as substitutes more often during a match than Amin Sarr (23) in the 2025/26 Serie A season.

DISCIPLINE 

Suspended: none

Cautioned: Mkhitaryan, Akanji (Inter); Orban, Nelsson, El Musrati, Akpa Akpro, Gagliardini (Verona)

REFEREE

CALZAVARA (COSTANZO – PASSERI) IV: COLLU, VAR: SANTORO, AVAR: GIUA

UPCOMING MATCHES

Bologna-Inter (tbd)

Verona-Roma (tbd)

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