Inter saved tempo with the leaders on the Serie A summit with second-half targets from Carlos Augusto and Marcus Thuram incomes them a 2-0 win over Como on the San Siro.

The Nerazzurri’s triumph moved them on to 37 factors within the standings, three factors behind leaders Atalanta with the luxurious of a recreation in hand over Gian Piero Gasperini’s facet.

A dominant first half from Inter got here with out reward, with Henrikh Mkhitaryan combining neatly with Denzel Dumfries earlier than the latter blazed his effort over the crossbar.

Simone Inzaghi’s facet nearly discovered the breakthrough three minutes earlier than the break, however Federico Dimarco’s tame strike was simply gathered by Como goalkeeper Pepe Reina.

However the hosts discovered the aim their efficiency merited shortly after the restart when Hakan Calhanoglu’s pinpoint nook was met by the pinnacle of Augusto from shut vary.

The victory was sealed in second-half stoppage time as Thuram gathered Piotr Zielinski’s cross earlier than rifling a fierce effort past the grasp of Reina at his close to publish.

Knowledge Debrief: Inzaghi and Inter march on

After the derby defeat in opposition to Milan, Inter have now received 9 of their final 11 league video games, and their efficiency on Monday additional proved why they are going to be difficult to retain the Scudetto this season.

They’ve now received all of their final eight Serie A matches in opposition to Como, and solely in opposition to Pescara (eight) do the Nerazzurri have an extended profitable streak within the competitors.

Inter’s triumph was helped by grasp craftsman Calhanoglu, who notched the help for the opening aim. He has now been concerned in 150 targets throughout Europe’s prime 5 leagues (76 targets and 74 assists) since his Bundesliga debut in 2013-14.

Solely Kevin De Bruyne (223), Marco Reus (172), Angel Di Maria (170) and Dimitri Payet (162) have reached this whole in that timeframe enjoying as a midfielder.

Thuram additionally continued his nice type, registering his twenty second aim involvement (18 targets, 4 assists) in Serie A in 2024, probably the most within the division alongside Charles De Ketelaere.