Inter bounce back from disappointment against Lazio with a convincing 3-1 victory over Cremonese.
The hosts made a fast start: Correa tapped in following Radu’s save from Dzeko before Barella’s spectacular strike doubled their lead.
And Inter’s control continued into the second half, with Martinez wrapping the game up with an excellent run and finish.
The visitors secured a late consolation goal through Okereke’s excellent strike.
But they were second best throughout, and Inter deserved their three points.
Starting lineup:
INTER (3-5-2): Samir Handanovic; Milan Skriniar, Stefan de Vrij, Federico Dimarco; Denzel Dumfries, Nicolo Barella, Marcelo Brozovic, Hakan Calhanoglu, Matteo Darmian; Edin Dzeko, Joaquin Correa.
SUBS: Alessandro Bastoni, Eddie Salcedo, Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Lucien Agoume, Alessandro Fontanarosa, Kristjan Asllani, Mattia Zanotti, Roberto Gagliardini, Robin Gosens, Alex Cordaz, Andre Onana, Raoul Bellanova, Danilo D’Ambrosio, Lautaro Martinez.
CREMONESE (3-4-1-2): Ionut Radu; Emanuel Aiwu, Matteo Bianchetti, Luka Lochoshvili; Paolo Ghiglione, Charles Pickel, Gonzalo Escalante, Giacomo Quagliata; Santiago Ascacibar; David Okereke, Cyriel Dessers.
SUBS: Michele Castagnetti, Tommaso Milanese, Jaime Baez, Gianluca Saro, Leonardo Sernicola, Luca Ravanelli, Johan Vasquez, Samuel Di Carmine, Cristian Buonaiuto, Vlad Chiriches, Frank Tsadjout, Mouhamadou Sarr, Daniel Ciofani L. Zanimacchia, Emanuele Valeri.
Goals:
GOALLL! CORREA! 1-0. Inter take a deserved early lead. Cremonese hit a corner straight to Dimarco and the hosts break. Barella leads the charge up to the edge of the box, before sliding an accurate pass into Dzeko. The striker hits a low effort towards the corner and Radu can only tip it straight back out! Correa pounces on the loose ball and rolls it into an empty net!
GOALL! BARELLA! 2-0. A stunning strike doubles Inter’s lead. The hosts sweep forward with an intricate move that ends with Calhanoglu receiving a pass deep inside the box. The midfielder takes his time before picking out Barella with a clipped pass, and Barella promptly lashes a fierce, 20-yard volley across Radu and into the top corner!
GOAL! MARTINEZ! 3-0. Inter wrap up the game. Barella skips away on the break following a Cremonese corner and releases Martinez through on goal. The striker holds off Aiwu brilliantly before entering the box and drilling a precise finish into the far corner past a motionless Radu!
So, what’s next?
The result means Inter climb up to second, while Cremonese fall to 19th, having yet to claim a point.
