Inter beats Verona to stay in the title race
Inter Milan stayed within touching distance of Serie A title rival Napoli with a 1-0 home win over Hellas Verona, with Kristjan Asllani's penalty decisive for Simone Inzaghi's much-changed team.
Ahead of the second leg of its UEFA Champions League semi-final tie against Barcelona, which fought back to salvage a 3-3 draw in the first match last week, Inter made 10 changes to its starting line-up.
Defender Yann Bisseck was the only player to keep his place from that chaotic draw in Spain, but Inter still started strongly and scored after nine minutes.
A handball from Nicolas Valentini, awarded after a video assistant referee (VAR) check, allowed Asllani to slot home and settle any nerves at San Siro.
However, the Nerazzurri's intensity waned as the match went on, with clear-cut chances few and far between after Nicola Zalewski's 30-yard drive hit the roof of the net in the 44th minute.
The second half descended into a battle for control of midfield, with Verona missing the chance to pull further clear of the bottom three as Inter held on.
After Giacomo Raspadori's strike handed Napoli victory at Lecce earlier in the day, the two title rivals remain three points apart with just three games remaining, and a play-off will be required if they finish level on points.
Verona is 15th, six points clear of the drop zone.
