Serie A: Fiorentina thrash Inter Milan to go top while Genoa beat AC Milan Last Updated: 28/09/15 1:11am
Inter Milan's 100% start to the Italian season ended in spectacular fashion as Fiorentina crushed them to move top of Serie A for the first time since 1999.Fiorentina took the lead at the San Siro through Josip Ilicic's fierce penalty after Inter keeper Samir Handanovic tripped away striker Nikola Kalinic.Kalinic slid in after Handanovic could not tip over Ilicic's shot, then converted Marcos Alonso's low cross.Inter centre-back Miranda saw red for cleaning out Kalinic, leaving the home side to play the final hour with 10 men.Roberto Mancini's men managed to reduce the deficit when skipper Mauro Icardi poked in his own rebound off the Fiorentina post, before former Blackburn striker Kalinic completed his hat-trick by calmly slotting in from close range.
Inter have not won the Scudetto since winning the Serie A, Champions League and Coppa Italia treble under Jose Mourinho in 2010.
But the Nerazzuri raised hopes of ending that barren run by winning their opening five league games.
Fiorentina began the match in third place after a fine start to the season under former QPR, Swansea and Leicester manager Paulo Sousa.
Sousa, who arrived from Swiss side Basel to replace Vincenzo Montella in the summer, has pledged to bring high-tempo football to a team which has finished fourth in each of the last three seasons.
And his philosophy of forcing the opposition into mistakes worked perfectly against Inter, who were torn apart by a series of defensive errors.
La Viola moved above their hosts on goal difference, with defending champions Juventus already 10 points behind after a sluggish start.
LINEUP, BOOKINGS (7) & SUBSTITUTIONS (6)
Inter Milan
01 Handanovic Booked
21 Santon
25 Miranda Dismissed
17 Medel Booked
44 Perisic (Biabiany - 61' )
13 Guarín Booked (Brozovic - 77' )
83 Felipe Melo
07 Kondogbia Booked (Ranocchia - 45' )
12 Telles
08 Palacio
09 Icardi
Substitutes
05 Nunes Jesus
11 Biabiany
14 Montoya
22 Ljajic
23 Ranocchia
27 Gnoukouri
30 Carrizo
55 Nagatomo
77 Brozovic
93 Dimarco
97 Manaj
Fiorentina
12 Tatarusanu
32 Roncaglia (Junior - 75' )
02 Rodríguez
13 Astori
16 Blaszczykowski (Tomovic - 69' )
05 Badelj (Fernández - 82' )
08 Vecino
28 Alonso Booked
72 Ilicic
20 Valero Iglesias
09 Kalinic Booked
Substitutes
03 Junior
04 Tomovic
10 Bernardeschi
11 Rebic
14 Fernández
18 Suárez
21 Verdú
22 Rossi
24 Lezzerini
30 Babacar
33 Sepe
Ref: Antonio Damato
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