Thuram shines as Inter join rivals Milan at Serie A summit
Marcus Thuram scored his first Serie A goal on Sunday as Inter Milan thumped Fiorentina 4-0 and moved level with AC Milan at the top of Serie A.
France forward Thuram opened the scoring midway through the first half and had a hand in two more strikes from Lautaro Martinez and Hakan Calhanoglu which helped continue Inter's perfect start to the new season.
Inter host Milan, who have also won their first three matches, in the first derby of the season immediately after the international break. That match promises to be a blockbuster as both teams already look like strong contenders for the league title.
And Milan will be looking for revenge for a comprehensive defeat to their local rivals in last season's Champions League semi-finals.
Leading the line for Inter should be Thuram, who has slotted in brilliantly alongside Martinez since signing from Borussia Moenchengladbach this summer and returning to the country of his birth.
Thuram, 26, was born in Parma where his World Cup-winning father Lilian played for five seasons, winning the UEFA Cup and Italian Cup in 1999 as part of a star-studded outfit which also featured Italian icons Gianluigi Buffon and Fabio Cannavaro.