Felipe Anderson and Toma Basic were on target for the club from the capital who are 15 points adrift of Napoli with five games left.
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Inter Milan leapfrogged Stefano Pioli’s side at the summit with victory over Empoli on Friday, and AC Milan’s response at the Bentegodi started poorly when Marco Faraoni headed Verona in front.
The reigning Serie A champions have now won just two of their past nine league matches after their stuttering form continued on Saturday.
The game will see two of Italy’s great clubs, as well as Scudetto rivals for this very season, battle for three key points as they look to keep pace with Napoli and other heavyweights in the race for the title.
The 34-year-old forward’s contract expired at the end of last season in north London and he has moved back to Serie A.