Edin Dzeko scored twice as Serie A champions Inter Milan hammered previously unbeaten Bologna.
Lautaro Martinez put Inter ahead early on from Denzel Dumfries’ cross and Milan Skriniar headed in from Federico Dimarco’s corner.
Nicolo Barella and Matias Vecino added to the lead before the hour mark.
Dzeko netted the fifth with a clever finish and then blasted in a brilliant sixth from near the byeline – before Arthur Theate’s headed consolation.
Inter lost title-winning boss Antonio Conte, top scorer Romelu Lukaku and other players in a cost-cutting summer, but they are unbeaten in Serie A under new boss Simone Inzaghi.
They have scored 16 goals in their first four Serie A matches, their best-scoring start since 1960-61.
Line-ups
Inter Milan
Formation 3-5-2
- 1Handanovic
- 37Skriniar
- 6de VrijSubstituted forRanocchiaat 67′minutes
- 95BastoniSubstituted forKolarovat 74′minutes
- 2Dumfries
- 8Vecino
- 77BrozovicSubstituted forGagliardiniat 74′minutes
- 23Barella
- 32Dimarco
- 10MartÃnezSubstituted forSánchezat 67′minutes
- 19CorreaSubstituted forDzekoat 29′minutes
Substitutes
- 5Gagliardini
- 7Sánchez
- 9Dzeko
- 11Kolarov
- 13Ranocchia
- 14Perisic
- 20Calhanoglu
- 21Cordaz
- 33D’Ambrosio
- 36Darmian
- 48Satriano
- 97Radu
Bologna
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 28Skorupski
- 29De SilvestriBooked at 23minsSubstituted forTheateat 74′minutes
- 17Medel
- 4Bonifazi
- 3HickeyBooked at 36minsSubstituted forDijksat 55′minutesBooked at 83mins
- 8DomÃnguezSubstituted forvan Hooijdonkat 69′minutes
- 32SvanbergSubstituted forVignatoat 55′minutes
- 11Skov Olsen
- 21Soriano
- 10SansoneSubstituted forBarrowat 55′minutes
- 9Arnautovic
Substitutes
- 2Binks
- 5Soumaoro
- 6Theate
- 7Orsolini
- 15Mbaye
- 19Santander
- 20van Hooijdonk
- 22Bardi
- 35Dijks
- 55Vignato
- 66Amey
- 99Barrow
Live Text
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Match ends, Inter Milan 6, Bologna 1.
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Second Half ends, Inter Milan 6, Bologna 1.
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Attempt saved. Denzel Dumfries (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by MatÃas Vecino with a through ball.
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Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Gary Medel.
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Attempt saved. Federico Dimarco (Inter Milan) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alexis Sánchez.
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Goal! Inter Milan 6, Bologna 1. Arthur Theate (Bologna) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Musa Barrow with a cross following a corner.
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Corner, Bologna. Conceded by Andrea Ranocchia.
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Attempt missed. Federico Dimarco (Inter Milan) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Alexis Sánchez.
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Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Gary Medel.
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Mitchell Dijks (Bologna) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Foul by Mitchell Dijks (Bologna).
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Denzel Dumfries (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Emanuel Vignato (Bologna).
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MatÃas Vecino (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Attempt missed. Denzel Dumfries (Inter Milan) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Edin Dzeko.
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Andreas Skov Olsen (Bologna) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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Foul by Roberto Gagliardini (Inter Milan).
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Substitution, Bologna. Arthur Theate replaces Lorenzo De Silvestri.
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Substitution, Inter Milan. Roberto Gagliardini replaces Marcelo Brozovic.
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Substitution, Inter Milan. Aleksandar Kolarov replaces Alessandro Bastoni.
