Inter Milan returned to the top of Serie A with a comfortable win at mid-table Fiorentina.
Midfielder Nicolo Barella opened the scoring with a glorious curling strike from the edge of the area.
Former Manchester United striker Romelu Lukaku had a goal ruled out for offside as Antonio Conte’s side controlled the match.
Ivan Perisic wrapped up the win with a tap-in from Achraf Hakimi’s excellent low cross.
City rivals AC Milan can return to the top with a home win against Crotone on Sunday afternoon.
Line-ups
Fiorentina
Formation 5-3-2
- 69Dragowski
- 23VenutiSubstituted forMalcuitat 73′minutes
- 2Martínez QuartaBooked at 75mins
- 20Pezzella
- 98dos Santos de Paulo
- 3BiraghiSubstituted forBarrecaat 82′minutes
- 5Bonaventura
- 34S AmrabatBooked at 60mins
- 92EyssericSubstituted forPulgarat 74′minutesBooked at 81mins
- 9VlahovicSubstituted forKokorinat 73′minutes
- 6ValeroSubstituted forKouaméat 45′minutes
Substitutes
- 1Terracciano
- 11Kouamé
- 14Bianco
- 21Rosati
- 24Chiti
- 25Malcuit
- 27Barreca
- 28Montiel
- 67Munteanu
- 77Callejón
- 78Pulgar
- 91Kokorin
Inter Milan
Formation 3-5-2
- 1Handanovic
- 37Skriniar
- 6de Vrij
- 95Bastoni
- 2Hakimi
- 23Barella
- 77Brozovic
- 22VidalSubstituted forGagliardiniat 45′minutes
- 14PerisicBooked at 42minsSubstituted forDarmianat 80′minutes
- 9LukakuSubstituted forPinamontiat 89′minutes
- 7SánchezSubstituted forMartínezat 62′minutes
Substitutes
- 5Gagliardini
- 10Martínez
- 11Kolarov
- 12Sensi
- 13Ranocchia
- 15Young
- 24Eriksen
- 27Padelli
- 33D’Ambrosio
- 36Darmian
- 97Radu
- 99Pinamonti
- Referee:
- Federico La Penna
Live Text
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Match ends, Fiorentina 0, Inter Milan 2.
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Second Half ends, Fiorentina 0, Inter Milan 2.
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Attempt missed. Kevin Malcuit (Fiorentina) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Giacomo Bonaventura.
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Attempt missed. Antonio Barreca (Fiorentina) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Lucas Martínez Quarta with a headed pass.
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Foul by Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan).
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Sofyan Amrabat (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan).
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Sofyan Amrabat (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Substitution, Inter Milan. Andrea Pinamonti replaces Romelu Lukaku.
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Attempt missed. Giacomo Bonaventura (Fiorentina) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Lucas Martínez Quarta.
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Attempt missed. Christian Kouamé (Fiorentina) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Erick Pulgar with a cross following a corner.
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Corner, Fiorentina. Conceded by Matteo Darmian.
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Substitution, Fiorentina. Antonio Barreca replaces Cristiano Biraghi.
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Romelu Lukaku (Inter Milan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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Foul by Igor Julio (Fiorentina).
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Erick Pulgar (Fiorentina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Roberto Gagliardini (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Erick Pulgar (Fiorentina).
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Attempt missed. Germán Pezzella (Fiorentina) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Cristiano Biraghi with a cross following a corner.
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Substitution, Inter Milan. Matteo Darmian replaces Ivan Perisic because of an injury.
