"Goal of the Season” and a Late Own Goal Fire Inter Milan Past Hellas Verona
Inter Milan battled to a hard-fought victory away to Hellas Verona, keeping their place among the top three in the Serie A standings.
The visitors opened the scoring in the 16th minute thanks to a moment of brilliance from Piotr Zieliński. The Polish midfielder struck a thunderous volley from outside the box after a corner delivery, sending the ball flying past the helpless goalkeeper — a goal already being hailed as one of the best of the season.
Verona managed to equalize just before half-time and held firm for most of the second half. But in the dying minutes, disaster struck for the home side. A teasing cross from Nicolò Barella caused panic in the box, and Martin Frese inadvertently headed the ball into his own net — sealing a dramatic 2–1 win for Inter.
The victory keeps Inter Milan firmly in the title race as the 2025–26 Serie A season heats up.
2025-26, Italy - Serie A
Verona - Inter 1:2 (1:1)
Goals: Zielinski P., 16 (0:1); Giovane, 40 (1:1); Frese, 94 (own goal) (1:2)
Verona: Montipò; Belghali; Bradarić D.; Bella-Kotchap; Frese; Akpa Akpro (Harroui, 88); Nelsson V.; Bernède (Niasse, 73); Gagliardini; Orban (Mosquera, 73); Giovane (Sarr A., 80)
Substitution: Mosquera (from 73); Niasse (from 73); Sarr A. (from 80); Harroui (from 88)
Bench: Perilli S.; Toniolo; Valentini; Slotsager; Kurti; Ebosse; Cham; Kastanos; Ajayi Jr
Yellow Cards: Orban 42
Inter: Sommer; Akanji; Carlos Augusto (Dimarco, 66); Bisseck; Bastoni; Sucic P. (Frattesi, 88); Zielinski P. (Barella, 55); Çalhanoğlu; Martínez L.; Luis Henrique T.L. (Dumfries, 55); Bonny (Pio Esposito, 55)
Substitution: Dumfries (from 55); Barella (from 55); Pio Esposito (from 55); Dimarco (from 66); Frattesi (from 88)
Bench: Martínez J-p; de Vrij; Acerbi; Diouf A.
Yellow Cards: Bisseck 67
