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– Inter Milan kept the pressure up on neighbours AC Milan at the top of Serie A as they ran out 2-0 winners over Hellas Verona at the San Siro.
– First-half goals from Nicolo Barella and Edin Dzeko put the champions in control as they moved back second.
– Simone Inzaghi’s side have won three of their last five league games and are unbeaten since February.
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– Milan and third-placed Napoli both play on Sunday with just a single point separating all three sides.
– Inter went ahead after 22 minutes when Ivan Perisic picked Barella out with a superb cross, the midfielder applying an emphatic finish into the top corner.
– On the half-hour mark, Perisic was the provider again as Inter doubled their lead. This time, he found Dzeko, and the 36-year-old made sure from close range.
– Verona barely threatened while Inter were able to play on the counter-attack through the pace of Denzel Dumfries, who was full of energy down the right flank.
– Hakan Calhanoglu went close to adding a third with just over 20 minutes remaining, before Arturo Vidal fed Danilo D’Ambrosio, who was denied by Lorenzo Montipo and Dzeko headed over.
