An early penalty from Kristjan Asllani was all Inter needed to overcome a Verona side that seemed to surrender before the match had even begun.Verona’s lacklustre performance, coupled with

Kristjan Asllani kept his cool to convert an early penalty, as Inter with Barcelona on their minds did just enough to beat Verona and keep the Scudetto race somewhat alive.

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.