Second-half goals from Carlos Augusto and Marcus Thuram saw Inter move level at the Serie A summit with a 2-0 win over Como at the San Siro.
The win for the Nerazzurri took them to 37 points in the standings, three points behind leaders Atalanta with the luxury of playing for Gian Piero Gasperini’s side.
A dominant first half from Inter came without reward, with Henrikh Mkhitaryan combining beautifully with Denzel Dumfries before curling his effort over the crossbar.
Simone Inzaghi’s side almost found a breakthrough three minutes before the break, but Federico Dimarco’s tame strike was easily gathered by Como goalkeeper Pepe Reina.
But the hosts’ goal found their performance brilliant after the restart when Hakan Calhanoglu’s pinpoint corner met Augusto’s head from close range.
The win was sealed in second-half stoppage time as Thuram collected Pior Zielinski’s pass before curling a fierce effort beyond Reiner at his near post.
Data debrief: Inzaghi and Inter march on
After the derby defeat against Milan, Inter have now won nine of their last 11 league games, and their performance on Monday further proved why they will be challenging to retain the Scudetto this season.
They have now won all of their last eight Serie A matches against Como, and only the Nerazzurri have a longer winning streak against Pescara (eight).
Inter’s win was aided by master craftsman Calhanoglu, who assisted the opening goal. He has now been involved in 150 goals in Europe’s top five leagues (76 goals and 74 assists) since his Bundesliga debut in 2013–14.
Only Kevin De Bruyne (223), Marco Reus (172), Angel Di Maria (170) and Dimitri Payet (162) have reached this total while playing as midfielders.
Thuram also continued his excellent form, registering his 22nd goal involvement in Serie A in 2024 (18 goals, four assists), tied for the most in the division with Charles de Keteler.
