Defending Serie A champions Inter stormed to a 6-0 win at Lazio on Monday, sending out a statement of their Scudetto intentions.
Match Events
The Nerazzurri had to survive a spell of Lazio pressure early on as Tijjani Noslin twice went close for the hosts, but they did not look back after going ahead in bizarre circumstances in the 41st minute.
Stefan de Vrij initially saw a close-range finish chalked off due to a Denzel Dumfries foul amid a goalmouth scramble, but when referee Daniele Chiffi was sent to the monitor for a pitchside VAR review, he instead penalised Samuel Gigot for handball and awarded an Inter penalty, which Hakan Calhanoglu converted.
Four minutes later, Inter doubled their advantage through Federico Dimarco, who beat Ivan Provedel on the volley from Dumfries' cross.
The Nerazzurri then streaked clear after half-time as Simone Inzaghi inflicted a crushing defeat on his former club – Nicolo Barella slotted home to make it 3-0 six minutes after the restart before Dumfries headed in a fourth two minutes later.
Carlos Augusto and Marcus Thuram completed the rout late on, the former showing great footwork inside a crowded area to slot home, before the latter powered his finish inside the near post.
Inter remain third in the standings with 34 points from 15 matches but now trail leaders Atalanta by just three points with a game in hand. Lazio are fifth on 31 from 16 matches.
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Line-ups
Lazio XI: Pedro, Patric, Marusic, Zaccagni, Ivan Provedel, Guendouzi, Nuno Tavares, Rovella, Gustav Isaksen, Mario Gila, Tijjani Noslin
Subs: Lazzari, Samuel Gigot, Castrovilli, L.Pellegrini, Christos Mandas, Fisayo Dele-Bashiru, Boulaye Dia, Alessio Furlanetto, Loum Tchaouna
Inter XI: Sommer, Mkhitaryan, De Vrij, Calhanoglu, Dimarco, Barella, Thuram, Dumfries, Lautaro, Bastoni, Yann Bisseck
Subs: Darmian, Arnautovic, Zielinski, M. Taremi, Correa, Frattesi, Josep Martínez, Carlos Augusto, Tajon Buchanan, Kristjan Asllani, Alessandro Calligaris, Tomás Palacios