Lautaro Martinez bags brace in dominant display
Inter continued its perfect start to their Champions League campaign as it cruised to a 3-0 win against Slavia Praha.
Captain Lautaro Martinez scored on either side of Denzel Dumfries' 34th-minute strike as Cristian Chivu's side start this season's competition with back-to-back clean sheets and six points from six.
The host side took the lead at the San Siro on the half-hour mark as they pounced on an error from Praha goalkeeper Jindrich Stanek. The goalkeeper's pass inside his box was intercepted by Martinez, who found the net with a first-time finish.
Inter doubled its lead just four minutes later when Marcus Thuram, who scored both goals in the 2-0 win over Ajax, assisted Dumfries as the Dutch defender turned the ball home at the near post.
Chivu's side should have made it 3-0 when Petar Sucic was played through by Martinez and rounded Stanek, but Stepan Chaloupek cleared the ball off the line with a last-ditch challenge.
However, Martinez secured the win in the 65th minute, finishing off a free-flowing move from Inter as he converted from Alessandro Bastoni's cross to complete a comfortable victory for the Nerazzurri.
