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Denzel Dumfries completed Inter's comeback after Marcus Thuram's brace with one of his own in a 4-3 to boost the Scudetto hopes.

Cesc Fabregas's Como side looked to be in control on the stroke of half-time with a 2-0 lead, but Inter fought back to move nine points clear of Napoli at the top of Serie A.

UEFA Champions League contender Como got its reward for a bright start when Nico Paz raced in behind. Yann Sommer pushed his low curler away as far as Alex Valle, who made no mistake with his first-time finish.

After piling more pressure on Inter's goal, the hosts got their second nine minutes later, with Paz latching on to Jean Butez's long throw to coolly slot past Sommer.

Yet in the first minute of first-half stoppage-time, Thuram pulled one back, getting in front of Ignace Van der Brempt to poke an effort past Butez.

Thuram then hauled Inter level four minutes after the break, profiting from a defensive mix-up and chipping Butez from a long way out after the goalkeeper rushed out of his box.

Sommer brilliantly denied Jacobo Ramon at the other end, with that save proving crucial when Dumfries got his head to Hakan Calhanoglu's free-kick in the 58th minute.

The Dutchman put Inter two ahead in the 72nd minute, bundling home a knockdown from the middle of the area.

Como set up a nervy finale when Ange-Yoan Bonny caught Paz on the edge of the box, with Lucas da Cunha converting from the spot.

Ramon's first-time poke rattled the crossbar in stoppage-time, but the hosts' attempts at a comeback of their own fell just short.

Thuram broke his international duck during the recent break, netting his first goal for France since 2023, and he was thrilled to continue his fine form in front of goal by helping Inter push towards the Scudetto.

"It was good to have a change of scenery, but above all to score for France, that gave me a confidence booster, and I've taken it with me to Inter," Thuram said.

"Did I really score 10 goals? I usually do it a bit earlier in the season, but I got there eventually."

Inter has won a Serie A away game after trailing by two goals for the first time since March 2013, against Catania.

It is also the second time it has won a match when having to overturn a two-goal deficit in the league this term, after its 6-2 victory over Pisa in January.

"Being able to suffer and react as a team is a great sign, and this is a very important victory for us. However, until it is mathematically official, we cannot say anything has been achieved yet," Thuram added.

Como, which saw its seven-game unbeaten streak snapped, missed the chance to leapfrog Juventus into fourth as it continues to chase a UEFA Champions League spot.

It was the first time it has lost when going two goals up in Serie A, while it has now lost five consecutive home games to Inter in the competition.

Despite the disappointing result, head coach Fabregas took positives from the performance, hailing his side's fight.

"I don't know what position we are in the table, because I haven't checked since the start of the season, and I'm not going to now," Fabregas said.

"My team once again proved it is courageous, eager, and even in defeat showed character. It's true we made mistakes, but this is a young team, and we were up against an opponent that will penalise you for every error.

"I think talking about tactics today is not appetising to me, because we did our talking on the pitch. I like to look at statistics, and not many sides manage 20 shots on goal against Inter.

"If you had told me two years ago that we'd be challenging Inter like this, I'd have assumed we had organised a friendly match, but we are fighting them on an even playing field."