Fiorentina 0-2 Inter Milan: Nerazzurri back on top of Serie A

Inter Milan wrested control of Serie A from their bitter city rivals AC Milan to go top of the league after running out comfortable 2-0 winners against Fiorentina.

A brilliant strike from Nicolo Barella in the first half and Ivan Perisic's second league goals of the season in the 52nd minute sealed the three points on Friday.

The result was the perfect response from Inter after losing to Juventus in the Italian Cup semi-final first leg on Tuesday.

The Nerazzurri got themselves in front in the 31st minute, with Barella curling a stunning strike into the net.

A brilliant double save from Inter goalkeeper Samir Handanovic kept his side in front at the end of the first half, and those stops proved crucial as the visitors doubled their advantage seven minutes after the interval through Perisic.

Winger Achraf Hakimi cut inside from the right to find his left-wing partner Perisic in the area, who took Hakimi's pass and slotted it into the far corner.

Inter could have added to their tally but top scorer Romelu Lukaku saw a third goal ruled out for offside.

Regardless, Inter saw out the win with ease to reach 47 points, one ahead of rivals AC Milan who host Crotone on Sunday. Fiorentina stay 12th on 22 points.