Inter coach Cristian Chivu has delivered a scathing assessment of his side's performance despite securing a historic victory away at Venezia. The Nerazzurri have officially recorded their best-ever start to a Serie A campaign in the three-points-per-win era, yet the manager remained far from satisfied with the display.
Inter Milan maintained their pursuit of the Serie A summit with a hard-fought 2-0 victory over Venezia at the Stadio Pier Luigi Penzo. Despite a dominant statistical profile, the Nerazzurri relied on two late own goals to secure all three points in a tactically intriguing encounter.
Inter Milan midfielder Piotr Zielinski demonstrated ice-cold composure by dispatching a 98th-minute winning penalty against Fiorentina goalkeeper David De Gea. The Polish international brushed off recent team criticism following the 2-1 victory at San Siro.
Inter Milan forward Marcus Thuram produced a breath-taking performance in stoppage time, scoring an equalizer before earning the winning penalty in a 2-1 victory over Fiorentina. The Frenchman dedicated his celebration to injured captain Lautaro Martinez.
Cristian Chivu was in awe of his star striker Marcus Thuram after a breathless 2-1 victory over Fiorentina sent Inter to the top of Serie A. The Nerazzurri boss is refusing to take the spotlight for Thuram's blistering evolution, jokingly pointing the finger at Zinedine Zidane after the French forward orchestrated a stunning stoppage-time comeback against Fiorentina.
Inter snatched a dramatic 2-1 victory over Fiorentina at the Giuseppe Meazza thanks to two goals in stoppage time. After Alex Jimenez gave the visitors a shock lead, Marcus Thuram and Piotr Zielinski struck late to preserve the hosts' unbeaten start to the season.
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