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How to playVenezia's 1-0 win over SSC Napoli on 17 October 2026 is the one result that separates them from a winless start, and Inter arrive at the Stadio Pier Luigi Penzo having won four of their last six. That is the gap this fixture has to close.
The two meet in Serie A on Wednesday 28 October 2026, kick-off 17:30 GMT, in Venice. Full details and the scoring are on the Venezia vs Inter match page.
It was Davide Nicola's first match in charge. Venezia appointed him on 14 October 2026 on a two-year deal, replacing Giovanni Stroppa after a 3-1 defeat away to Atalanta, and he inherited a side with nothing on the board - "I chose Venezia because I see a long-term vision," he said at his unveiling, per Football Italia via Yahoo Sports.
Beating Napoli 1-0 at the first attempt is a serious answer to that. It was also Venezia's only clean sheet in their last six, and the only one of those six games in which they conceded fewer than two.
So the honest read is that the performance was better than the pattern. Venezia have lost five of their last six, taken three points, and shipped 14 goals while scoring seven. Four of those six games produced three goals or more, and both sides scored in four of them. One tight win does not rewrite that.
Inter have won four, drawn one and lost one of their last six, worth 13 points, and they have scored two or more in five of them. Cristian Chivu's side beat Bologna 3-1 away on 17 October and saw off Shakhtar Donetsk 1-0 at home in the UEFA Champions League on 21 October, seven days before this game.
