Inter beat Como 2-0 as Esposito and Thuram score

Inter maintained their dominant form against Como in this match. Goals from Francesco Pio Esposito and Marcus Thuram gave the home side all three points.

The Nerazzurri had suffered their first league defeat of the season in the Madonnina derby against Milan. They then beat Feyenoord 3-0 in the Champions League. Como, meanwhile, had won 9-1 away at RC Lens on Wednesday, their sixth straight victory in all competitions.

Lautaro Martinez and Luis Henrique were unavailable through injury. John Stones and Curtis Jones were on the bench for the first time in several weeks. Moise Kean, Trevoh Chalobah, Assane Diao, Jesus Rodriguez and Jayden Addai were not included in the squad.

In the first goal, Federico Dimarco won the ball from Lucas Da Cunha and started the attack. Djed Spence came down the right after a clever pass from Marcus Thuram, and Esposito headed the ball into the net from about two metres after his cross. Shortly afterwards, Dimarco had a chance to double the lead, but a cross from Barella, which struck Thuram's head, threw him off balance and his shot was poor.

Inter scored their second goal in the 19th minute. Dimarco's pass to Zielinski came from the left. Alex Valle's poor challenge left the ball for Thuram, who scored from close range at the near post.

Robert Sanchez palmed away a powerful shot from Carlos Augusto at the near post. At the other end, Josep Martinez was alert to Nico Paz's shot in the 63rd minute.

In the 84th minute, Como could have pulled a goal back. Marc-Oliver Kempf played a backpass, and Nico Paz struck from 15 yards, but the woodwork kept the ball out.