Lautaro Martinez scored twice as Inter cruised to a 4-0 victory over Fiorentina at the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza on Sunday evening.
2023/2024 Serie A
4-0
Inter took the lead midway through the first half with Marcus Thuram powering a header home from Federico Dimarco's cross, to score his first goal for the Nerazzuri.
The lead was doubled eight minutes into the second half when Thuram easily found Lautaro to run through on goal and slide into the net.
Lautaro saw Oliver Christensen push his effort onto the post, shortly after Denzel Dumfries had also hit the target, but a third was not long coming with the Fiorentina 'keeper bringing down Thuram allowing Hakan Calhanoglu to add a third.
The fourth and best goal came 17 minutes from time when Lautaro met substitute Juan Cuadrado's low ball to the front post with a delightful clip which beat the 'keeper and nestled in the far top corner.
Inter join their city rivals AC on top of Serie A with three wins - and have yet to concede a goal. Fiorentina sit mid-table having won, drawn and lost a game.
Match Events
12' CLOSE! Thuram's header too straight
23' GOAL! Inter 1-0 Fiorentina (Thuram)
29' CLOSE! Thuram misses a golden chance!
52' OFF THE POST!
53' GOAL! Inter 2-0 Fiorentina (Lautaro)
58' Penalty Goal! Inter 3-0 Fiorentina (Calhanoglu)
73' GOAL! Inter 4-0 Fiorentina (Lautaro)
Line-ups
Inter XI: Sommer, Darmian, Mkhitaryan, De Vrij, Calhanoglu, Dimarco, Barella, Thuram, Dumfries, Lautaro, Bastoni
Subs: Arnautovic, Cuadrado, Klaassen, Emil Audero, Pavard, Frattesi, Yann Bisseck, Carlos Augusto, Agoume, Kristjan Asllani, Alessandro Calligaris, A. Sarr, Issiaka Kamate
Fiorentina XI: Bonaventura, Biraghi, Arthur, Mandragora, Kouame, Dodô, Milenkovic, N. Gonzalez, Oliver Christensen, L. Ranieri, Lucas Beltrán
Subs: Aleksandr Kokorin, Pietro Terracciano, A.Duncan, Mina, Brekalo, M'Bala Nzola, Lucas Martínez Quarta, Sottil, Fabiano Parisi, Gino Infantino, Lorenzo Amatucci, Michael Kayode, Tommaso Martinelli, Pietro Comuzzo