Inter flies +10 ahead of Juventus! The Serie A leader took another important step towards the second star above the club badge. The black-and-blues, wearing an unusual orange kit at home, dismantled Salernitana 4-0 and put themselves in a great position in the standings – and in a great mood ahead of the UEFA Champions League game against Atletico Madrid that comes in four days.For coach Simone Inzaghi, there was no better way to prepare for Tuesday. Salernitana, only beaten in the final minutes by Juventus and Napoli and capable of holding Milan to a 2-2 draw, could never really trouble the league leaders. Liverani’s debut on the bench is a nightmare, and the defeat is clear because the Nerazzurri, with their eighth consecutive victory in this record-breaking start to 2024, showed another level, another ferocity, and another quality. The match was truly one-sided: Marcus Thuram and Lautaro Martinez both scored within two minutes, from the 17th to the 19th, and then Denzel Dumfries seals the deal with 3-0 before halftime. The second half becomes a maxi training session in preparation for the duel with Cholo Simeone, while the Granata end up without any shots on target, handing Yann Sommer his 15th clean sheet in Serie A.Can anyone stop these guys from winning the scudetto? Salernitana certainly can’t!Between the two opening goals, only 86 seconds. That’s all it took for Inter to deliver a right hook and a left hook, knocking down a Salernitana side that looked little better than the evening’s sparring partner in the Giuseppe Meazza ring: on one side, personal and team records are being set, on the other, blows are being absorbed – badly – and staying cornered. Marcus and Lautaro set the table at San Siro for the Nerazzurri feast with two quick goals and returned to score in the same match for the first time in just over a month since the game at Monza in mid-January. Now, together, Inzaghi’s star strikers have scored 30 goals in the league. And they are preparing to show their cutting edge again against Atletico.🔥 The Marcus Thuram x Lautaro Martinez duo this season:⚽ 33 goals🎯 16 assists🇫🇷🤝🇦🇷 pic.twitter.com/ckEThhBy6A— Football Tweet ⚽ (@Football__Tweet) February 17, 2024 In strict chronological order of scoring, the Thuram broke the deadlock in the 17th minute. Inter started ferociously, hitting the post with Marcus and the crossbar with Nicolo Barella. The former Borussia Monchengladbach player scored and thanked Carlos Augusto for the assist for his 12th goal of the season, reaching double figures in Serie A as only one compatriot from Inter had done so far. It was 1998 World Cup winner Youri Djorkaeff, who got 14 goals in 1996/97.##NAJAVA_MECA_7881498##Eighty-six seconds later, Lautaro doubled the lead and pretty much ensured the win. The Argentine became the third Nerazzurri player with three consecutive seasons scoring 20 goals and also moved alone into the eighth place overall among Inter’s all-time top scorers, surpassing his predecessor Mauro Icardi. In total, he has 125 goals, and with a goal against Lecce next Sunday, he would reach 100 goals in Serie A. SERIE AFridayTorino – Lecce 2-0 (0-0)/Bellanova 50, Zapata 81/Inter – Salernitana 4-0 (3-0)/Thuram 17, Martinez 19, Dumfries 40, Arnautovic 90/Saturday17.00: (1.65) Napoli (3.80) Genoa (6.50)20.00: (6.25) Verona (3.60) Juventus (1.70)22.45: (1.35) Atalanta (5.30) Sassuolo (8.00)Sunday14.30: (2.40) Lazio (3.20) Bologna (3.40)17.00: (1.95) Udinese (3.45) Cagliari (4.00)17.00: (3.70) Empoli (3.45) Fiorentina (2.15)20.00: (3.90) Frosinone (3.50) Roma (1.95)22.45: (4.70) Monza (3.50) Milan (1.80)***odds are subject to change
