Inter warm up for Atletico clash by going 10 points clear
Inter Milan stretched their lead at the top of Serie A to 10 points on Friday after cruising past sorry Salernitana 4-0 ahead of their Champions League clash with Atletico Madrid.
Simone Inzaghi looks increasingly likely to claim the first league title of his coaching career with a rampant Inter team who made short work of rock-bottom Salernitana.
Star strike partnership Marcus Thuram and Lautaro Martinez set Inter on their way with two goals in the space of two first-half minutes, before Denzel Dumfries tapped home the third five minutes before the break and Marko Arnautovic completed the scoring late on.
It was yet another show of force from Inter who started with a line-up close to Inzaghi's favoured starting XI and want to beat local rivals AC Milan to 20 league crowns.
"It's a great feeling because the team is playing at a really high level... I'm really pleased with that," said Inter captain Martinez to 'DAZN'. Juventus can cut the deficit back to seven with a game more played if they win at struggling Verona on Saturday.
But Inter have won all eight matches since the turn of the year and look a cut above their rivals as they warmed up for Atletico's visit for the first leg of their last 16 tie on Tuesday night.
"It's definitely a different team from last year, we've had a lot of changes but we have to keep trying to improve and look ahead to the next match," added Martinez. "Tuesday is very important for us... so we need to have the same approach, rest a bit and play with the serious intensity."
Salernitana were blown away in their first match under Inzaghi's former Lazio teammate Fabio Liverani who replaced the elder Inzaghi brother Filippo earlier this week.