Inter vs. Verona, 3 points in the midday fixture

Verona host Inter at the Bentegodi at 12:30 CET, hoping to give their fans a first prestigious victory of the season and stabilise a somewhat shaky league position. Chivu’s Nerazzurri cannot afford to slip up. After bouncing back from their defeat to Napoli with a win over Fiorentina, they are looking for back-to-back victories to climb the table.

HEAD-TO-HEAD

At Verona, the two sides have met 36 times in competitive fixtures: 6 wins for the Gialloblù (most recently 1-0 in Serie A 1991/92), 11 draws (most recently 2-2 in Serie A 2023/24), and 19 Nerazzurri victories (most recently 5-0 in last season's Serie A).

DID YOU KNOW?

Two contrasting sides in terms of goal scorers in Serie A 2025/26: Verona (like Pisa and Parma) have had just 3 different players on the scoresheet, while Inter boast 10 (matching Atalanta). Verona are one of four Serie A sides still without a win after 9 rounds in 2025/26, alongside Genoa, Pisa, and Fiorentina. Their last victory came on May 25, a 2-1 win at Empoli that secured survival or the Venetians and condemned the Tuscans to Serie B.

COACHES and PLAYERS

This is the second competitive meeting between Paolo Zanetti and Cristian Chivu, with their only previous encounter ending 0-0 when Verona hosted Parma on March 31, 2025 in Serie A. Since joining Italian football, Hakan Calhanoglu has taken 32 penalties, converting 31 with just one miss—the solitary blot coming in Inter's 1-1 draw with Napoli in November 2024.

DISCIPLINE

Suspended: none Cautioned: Belghali (Verona)

REFEREE

DOVERI (LO CICERO – VECCHI) IV: COLLU, VAR: AURELIANO, AVAR: ABISSO

UPCOMING MATCHES IN SERIE A

Lecce-Verona (Saturday 8 November, 15.00 CET) Inter-Lazio (Sunday 9 November, 20.45 CET) (Photo Getty Images)