Endurance a advantage for Inter boss Inzaghi after 6-0 thrashing of Lazio

Simone Inzaghi was delighted with the persistence his Inter workforce confirmed early on in Monday’s recreation towards Lazio, who they finally thrashed 6-0.

Inter claimed a press release victory to maneuver third in Serie A, three factors behind leaders Atalanta.

Lazio had been fast out of the blocks however the defending champions grew into the sport and stormed to victory, scoring quick-fire objectives both aspect of half-time in an outstanding show that silenced the Stadio Olimpico.

“Within the first 25 minutes we had been good at preserving our distance with a Lazio workforce that performed nicely technically,” former Lazio boss Inzaghi informed reporters.

“We then too grew loads technically, we managed to attain two objectives and the third at the beginning of the second half, closing out a recreation towards a workforce of absolute worth penalised by absences and accidents. We had some gamers out too however I’m blissful.

“We had been enjoying towards a workforce that gained 16 out of [their previous] 22 video games [in all competitions], and after they misplaced they didn’t deserve it.

“We wanted a recreation of nice tempo and dedication, and we did it as a result of the Italian championship at all times places so many pitfalls in entrance of you.”

Six totally different gamers had been on the scoresheet in an away Serie A fixture for the primary time in Inter’s historical past as Hakan Calhanoglu, Federico Dimarco, Nicolo Barella, Denzel Dumfries, Carlos Augusto and Marcus Thuram all discovered the online.

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Three of them – Dumfries, Dimarco and Calhanoglu – ended the sport with a aim and an help.

“Going into particular person performances after a show like that’s not simple,” Inzaghi stated.

“[Stefan] De Vrij has extraordinary consistency, Lautaro [Martinez] had a terrific recreation, for me it’s as if he had scored a aim.

“He was very blissful within the dressing room, he should proceed to work like this and he’ll get satisfaction.

“We should proceed like this, it’s a very balanced championship with many groups which are on a constructive streak.”

Inter have now equalled their finest tally of away wins in a calendar yr in Serie A: 13, which in addition they achieved in 2007 and in 2021.

They’ve now scored 47 away objectives in Serie A within the 2024 and set a brand new membership report for objectives scored away from dwelling in a calendar yr within the top-flight.