MILAN - Inter returned to winning ways in emphatic fashion with a 4-2 victory over Fiorentina at San Siro on Monday night.
The Nerazzurri got off to a lightning start as Marcelo Brozovic, Antonio Candreva and Mauro Icardi fired Stefano Pioli's men into a 3-0 lead inside the first 20 minutes.
The Viola fought back and reduced the deficit through Nikola Kalinic and Josip Ilicic before Icardi wrapped up the points late on.
Inter 4-2 Fiorentina (HT 3-1)
Scorers: Brozovic 3, Candreva 9, Icardi 19, 90+1, Kalinic 37, Ilicic 62.
Inter: 1 Handanovic; 33 D'Ambrosio, 13 Ranocchia, 25 Miranda, 15 Ansaldi; 77 Brozovic, 7 Kondogbia (6 Joao Mario, 46); 87 Candreva (23 Eder, 78), 19 Banega (5 Melo, 68), 44 Perisic; 9 Icardi.
Subs not used: 30 Carrizo, 2 Andreolli, 10 Jovetic, 11 Biabiany, 24 Murillo, 27 Gnoukouri, 55 Nagatomo, 95 Miangue, 96 Barbosa.
Coach: Stefano Pioli.
Fiorentina: 12 Tatarusanu; 18 Salcedo, 2 Rodriguez, 13 Astori, 31 Milic (40 Tomovic, 46); 5 Badelj, 20 Borja Valero; 10 Bernardeschi (25 Chiesa, 65), 72 Ilicic, 16 Tello (26 Perez, 75); 9 Kalinic.
Subs not used: 1 Lezzerini, 97 Dragowski, 4 De Maio, 6 Sanchez, 7 Zarate, 8 Vecino, 15 Maxi Olivera, 19 Cristoforo, 30 Babacar.
Coach: Paulo Sousa.
Booked: Kondogbia 39, Salcedo 41, Brozovic 55, Miranda 57, Melo 76, Badelj 82, Borja Valero 83, Ansaldi 83.
Sent off: Rodriguez 45+1.
Added time: 1+ 4 minutes.
Referee: Damato.
Assistants: Meli, Barbirati.
Fourth official: Di Fiore.
Additional assistants: Doveri, Di Bello.
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