Inter closes the gap to leader Lazio
Inter bounced back from its Milan derby loss last weekend to brush aside in-form Como 2-0 at San Siro and move within a point of Serie A leader Lazio.
Francesco Pio Esposito and Marcus Thuram scored within the first 19 minutes to put Inter in control, and Como, which had won its last four league games, failed to muster a response.
Nico Paz blazed over with just six minutes on the clock, and Como struggled to cause Inter any real problems after that, instead finding themselves on the back foot.
Thuram drove into the box after a lovely flowing move before cutting it back to Djed Spence on the right, and he squared it into the middle for Esposito to turn in from yards out after 12 minutes.
Just seven minutes later, Thuram doubled the lead. Piotr Zielinski's cross was only half-cleared by Alex Valle, and the Inter striker was there to drill it into the back of the net.
Nicolo Barella, Carlos Augusto and Thuram all fired wide as they attempted to add to Inter's advantage before the break.
Federico Dimarco spearheaded Inter's attack at the start of the second half, seeing a swerving outside-of-the-boot shot smothered by Robert Sanchez before dragging wide moments later.
Thuram came closest to getting their third, though, profiting from hesitant Como defending to fizz a low drive inches wide of the far post from the right of the box.
Como eventually put Inter under pressure, with Paz's rising effort skimming the crossbar on its way over, but the hosts' clean sheet never looked in doubt as they held out for all three points.
