Inter Milan squeaked past Hellas Verona in Sunday’s clutch 2-1 Serie A victory at Stadio Marc’Antonio Bentegodi.

According to La Repubblica via FCInter1908, there’s an exciting story behind the move that led to Inter’s opening goal.

Cristian Chivu’s side took the lead in the 16th minute through Piotr Zielinski.

Indeed, the 31-year-old midfielder thumped home a fantastic volley as he latched onto Hakan Calhanoglu’s corner-kick delivery.

Furthermore, it was a textbook play straight off the training ground.

Background Story Behind Zielinski’s Goal in Hellas Verona 1-2 Inter Milan

Piotr Zielinski Inter Milan
MILAN, ITALY – OCTOBER 27: Piotr Zielinski of FC Internazionale celebrates with Lautaro Martinez after scoring his team’s first goal from a penalty kick during the Serie A match between FC Internazionale and Juventus at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza on October 27, 2024 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Marco Luzzani/Getty Images)

Everything lined up perfectly for the former Napoli star to score his first goal of the season.

For starters, the delivery had to be inch-perfect, and Calhanoglu made sure to set him up with a pinpoint cross.

Then, the execution had to be flawless, and Zielinski struck the ball with incredible power and precision.

He left the goalkeeper with no chance to react.

After the match, Cristian Chivu admitted that he feared such play could backfire on Inter.

Indeed, he confessed that his players practiced this move in training with set-piece coach Angelo Colombo.

However, there’s always a risk of mistiming or miscommunication, which could have left Inter vulnerable to a deadly counter-attack.

Fortunately, no such thing happened yesterday.