SALERNO, Italy (Reuters) -Dominant Inter Milan notched a sixth consecutive Serie A victory by thrashing backside aspect Salernitana 5-0 in Salerno on Friday to stretch their lead on the top of the standings to 4 factors.
The champions are on an unstoppable run of league kind, profitable their final 5 video games with out conceding a aim and going ten matches with out defeat.
Ivan Perisic headed within the opener earlier than Denzel Dumfries smashed in a second earlier than the break, marking the primary time in Inter’s historical past that they’ve reached 100 Serie A objectives in a single calendar yr.
Alexis Sanchez fired in a 3rd earlier than substitutes Lautaro Martinez and Roberto Gagliardini accomplished the rout to go away the hosts backside of the desk with eight factors.
Inter are top with 43 factors, 4 away from AC Milan in second, who play Napoli on Sunday night.
The temper for the house followers on the Stadio Arechi was in sharp distinction to their guests, as followers hung banners of protest after uncertainty over the membership’s possession state of affairs led to experiences that they may very well be expelled from Serie A mid-season.
Events on the pitch gave them little to cheer, both.
Perisic headed house from a nook and Dumfries cannoned a shot off the underside of the bar and in, with goal-line expertise exhibiting it had crossed the road after the ball bounced again out.
Inter’s strain was relentless and so they missed a number of good probabilities to add to their complete.
The best aim of the night time was their third, as they began a counter-attack on the sting of their very own field, which Sanchez ultimately dispatched into the underside nook after a slick collection of passes.
Martinez and Gagliardini each benefited from the ball breaking to them within the space for his or her finishes inside the ultimate quarter-hour as Inzaghi’s aspect confirmed their relentless aspect.
(Reporting by Alasdair MackenzieEditing by Christian Radnedge)
