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61% Ball Possession INTER and 39% Ball Possession HELLAS VERONA
Inter 2 – 2 Hellas Verona 
18′ Mauro Icardi 10′ Luca Toni
48′ Mauro Icardi 89′ Nico Lopez
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Inter, 9th position with 15 points and a positive goal difference of +3
Hellas Verona, 11th position with 13 points and a negative goal difference of -5
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | DIFF | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Inter | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15:12 | 3 | 15 |
| 11 | Verona | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11:16 | -5 | 13 |
Inter battling to gain points to reach towards the top 3 positions while Hellas Verona to be away of the relegation zone.
Surprisingly, Hellas Verona silencing the Giuseppe Meazza Stadium in the 10th minute with foward Luca Toii defeating Inter goalkeeper Samir Handanovic with a left footed shot in the top left corner. The headed assist is by forward Lazaros Christodoulopoulos.
Inter equalizing with the Argentinian duo working wonders. In the 18th minute with forward Mauro Icardi defeating Hellas Verona goalkeeper Rafael in the center with a left footed shot. The headed assist is by forward Rodrigo Palacio.
First half ending 77% ball possession INTER and 23% ball possession HELLAS VERONA.
The Meazza raising their chants in the 49th minute with forward Mauro Icardi increasing the score! Icardi defeating goalkeeper Rafael with a left footed shot in the bottom left corner.
Inter forward Mauro Icardi celebrating after his goal while making the gesture as wanting to hear loud and clear the support from the fans.
Problems for Inter as Referee Rocchi grants a penalty to Hellas Verona in the 51st minute conceded by Inter defender Gary Medel for a handball. It is the second yellow card for Medel making it to the automatic red card. Inter now remain with 10 players.
Amazing, incredible… Hellas Verona forward Luca Toni failing to convert the penalty because Inter goalkeeper Handanovic saves it by stretching to the left! Toni cannot believe his luck while Inter fans must be thanking Saint Handanovic now.
Disciplinary situation before the game. No suspended players for INTER. 1 suspended player for HELLAS VERONA: Tachtsidis (1)
- Here is INTER official starting lineup by coach Walter Mazzarri:
INTER (3-5-2) : 1 Handanovic; 23 Ranocchia, 15 Vidic, 5 Juan Jesus; 55 Nagatomo, 17 Kuzmanovic, 18 Medel, 10 Kovacic, 22 Dodo; 8 Palacio, 9 Icardi.
- Here is HELLAS VERONA official starting lineup by coach Andrea Mandorlini:
HELLAS VERONA (4-3-3): 1 Rafael; 71 Martic, 4 Marquez, 18 Moras, 33 Agostini; 23 Ionita, 8 Obbiadi, 10 Halfredsson; 21 Gomez, 9 Toni, 20 Christodoulopoulos.
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Top scorer for HELLAS VERONA: Ionita, Lopez, Luca Toni and Tachtsidis all with 2 goals.
| Inter | Goals | Goals | Hellas Verona |
|---|---|---|---|
| Icardi, Mauro | 5 | 2 | Ionita, Artur |
| Osvaldo, Pablo Daniel | 4 | 2 | Lopez, Nicolas |
| Kovacic, Mateo | 2 | 2 | Toni, Luca |
| Hernanes | 2 | 2 | Tachtsidis, Panagiotis |
| Guarin, Fredy | 2 | 1 | Gomez, Juan |
Click the video to watch INTER vs HELLAS VERONA highlights with all goals, Sunday 9 November 2014, Giuseppe Meazza Stadium, Milan, Italy
Click the video to watch the commentaries, Inter – Hellas Verona from Diretta Stadio by Filippo Tramontana
Here are the last 3 games of INTER: 1 win, 1 draw, 1 lost
| 06/11/14 | UELG | St. Etienne – Inter | 1:1 | Matchday 4 | |||
| 01/11/14 | SA | Parma – Inter | 2:0 | Round 10 | |||
| 29/10/14 | SA | Inter – Sampdoria | 1:0 | Round 9 |
Here are the last 3 games of HELLAS VERONA: 2 draws, 1 lost
| 03/11/14 | SA | Cesena – Verona | 1:1 | Round 10 | |||
| 30/10/14 | SA | Verona – Lazio | 1:1 | Round 9 | |||
| 26/10/14 | SA | Napoli – Verona | 6:2 | Round 8 |
Inter official starting lineup against Hellas Verona
Inter forward Mauro Icardi congratulated by teammate defender Yuto Nagatomo
Hellas Verona forward Luca Toni challenging Inter defender Andrea Ranocchia
Photo facebook.com/hellasveronafc1903
Hellas Verona making the trip to the Giuseppe Meazza Stadium returning with a 1 point while blocking Inter to a 2-2 draw
2014 – 2015 Italian Serie A Week 11
Inter – Hellas Verona
Sunday 9 November 2014
Giuseppe Meazza Stadium
Milan, Italy
20:45
Referee: ROCCHI
Assistants: CRISPO – IORI
Fourth Official: RANGHETTI
ADD1: DI BELLO
ADD2: AURELIANO
Goals:
Official formations – lineups:
INTER (3-5-2) : 1 Handanovic; 23 Ranocchia, 15 Vidic, 5 Juan Jesus; 55 Nagatomo, 17 Kuzmanovic, 18 Medel, 10 Kovacic, 22 Dodo; 8 Palacio, 9 Icardi.
Subs: 30 Carrizo, 46 Berni, 6 Andreolli, 7 Osvaldo, 20 Obi, 25 Mbaye, 44 Krhin, 54 Donkor, 88 Hernanes, 97 Bonazzoli.
Coach: Walter Mazzarri.
HELLAS VERONA (4-3-3): 1 Rafael; 71 Martic, 4 Marquez, 18 Moras, 33 Agostini; 23 Ionita, 8 Obbiadi, 10 Halfredsson; 21 Gomez, 9 Toni, 20 Christodoulopoulos.
Subs: 22 Benussi, 2 Rodriguez, 7 Saviola, 11 Jankovic, 16 Luna, 17 Nicolas Lopez, 25 Marques, 27 Valoti, 28 Brivio, 30 Campanharo, 40 Gonzalez, 99 Nené.
| Inter | Match Stats | Hellas Verona |
| 2 | Goals | 2 |
| 18(4) | Shots (on goal) | 17(5) |
| 9 | Fouls | 13 |
| 5 | Corner kicks | 8 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 61% | Ball Possession | 39% |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 1 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Saves | 2 |