Inter destroyed Salernitana and increased the lead at the top of Serie A standings
Inter defeated Salernitana at home in the match of the 25th round of the Italian Serie A. The match at the Giuseppe Meazza Stadium in Milan ended with a score of 4-0. SSPDaily tells about it.
The Nerazzurri removed the question of the game winner in the first half. In the 17th minute, Marcus Thuram opened the scoring, and two minutes later Lautaro Martinez doubled the home team's lead. In both cases, Carlos Augusto assisted.
By the way, Martinez scored the 20th goal of this season's Italian championship. He leads the scoring race with a large margin as Juventus forward Dusan Vlahovic has 12 goals.
Before the break, Simone Inzaghi's men made the score crushing as Denzel Dumfries scored in the 40th minute.
In the second half, the Black and Blues hit the opponent's goal for the fourth time. In the last minute of regular time, Marko Arnautovic put the match to bed.
It should be noted that another goal by Arnautovic in the 80th minute was canceled due to offside after VAR intervention.
Inter vs Salernitana match review
Thus, Inter (63 points) continues to lead the Serie A. The Nerazzurri increased their advantage over their closest pursuer Juventus to 10 points. Salernitana (13 points) is in last, 20th, place.
In the next round, Inter will play Lecce away on February 25, while Salernitana will host Monza a day earlier.
It should be recalled that on Tuesday, February 20, Inter will compete at home with Atletico Madrid in the first match of the 1/8 finals of the Champions League.