Inter Milan's Marko Arnautovic (C) shoots and scores during a Serie A football match between Inter Milan and Salernitana in Milan, Italy, Feb. 16, 2024. (Photo by Alberto Lingria/Xinhua)
ROME, Feb. 16 (Xinhua) -- Inter continued their consistency as they registered the eighth consecutive victory on Friday by humiliating Salernitana 4-0 in Serie A.
The home side were aggressive from the very beginning as Marcus Thuram hit the upright before Guillermo Ochoa fingertipped Nicolo Barella's strike onto the bar.
Inter surged into a 2-0 lead in a matter of two minutes, as Carlos Augusto crossed for Thuram to break the deadlock in the 17th minute before Lautaro Martinez finished with a rocket, while Denzel Dumfries made it 3-0 by capitalizing on Ochoa's howler in the 40th minute.
The Nerazzurri kept pressure after the break with Marko Arnautovic putting icing on the cake in the 90th minute.
With a game in hand, the win allowed Inter to run 10 points clear of second-placed Juve who visit Hellas Verona on Saturday.
Elsewhere, Torino conquered Lecce 2-0. ■
Inter Milan's Lautaro Martinez celebrates his goal during a Serie A football match between Inter Milan and Salernitana in Milan, Italy, Feb. 16, 2024. (Photo by Alberto Lingria/Xinhua)
Inter Milan's Lautaro Martinez (1st L) scores during a Serie A football match between Inter Milan and Salernitana in Milan, Italy, Feb. 16, 2024. (Photo by Alberto Lingria/Xinhua)
Inter Milan's Lautaro Martinez (R) celebrates his goal with his teammate Marcus Thuram (C) during a Serie A football match between Inter Milan and Salernitana in Milan, Italy, Feb. 16, 2024. (Photo by Alberto Lingria/Xinhua)
Inter Milan's Denzel Dumfries (L) shoots and scores during a Serie A football match between Inter Milan and Salernitana in Milan, Italy, Feb. 16, 2024. (Photo by Alberto Lingria/Xinhua)
Inter Milan's Lautaro Martinez (R) celebrates his goal with his teammate Marcus Thuram during a Serie A football match between Inter Milan and Salernitana in Milan, Italy, Feb. 16, 2024. (Photo by Alberto Lingria/Xinhua)
Inter Milan's Denzel Dumfries (R, top) celebrates his goal with his teammate Lautaro Martinez (L, top) during a Serie A football match between Inter Milan and Salernitana in Milan, Italy, Feb. 16, 2024. (Photo by Alberto Lingria/Xinhua)
