Hakan Calhanoglu opened the scoring for Inter as they moved back to the top of Serie A
Inter Milan have returned to the top of Serie A with an easy win over Udinese.
Juventus had knocked Inter off the summit with victory over Napoli on Friday night, but the Milan side reclaimed top spot with their 12th win from 15 league games this season.
Hakan Calhanoglu, Federico Dimarco and Marcus Thuram all scored in the first half for Inter, before Lautaro Martinez added his 14th league goal of the season late on.
They are two points above Juve and nine clear of third-placed AC Milan, who earlier lost to Atalanta.
Inter dominated from the off, Serie A top scorer Martinez hitting the post before Udinese keeper Marco Silvestri made a brilliant low save from Dimarco.
But the breakthrough came when Martinez was tugged down in the box by Nehuen Perez, with the penalty given following a lengthy video assistant referee (VAR) check. Calhanoglu sent Silvestri the wrong way.
Dimarco put Inter in control with a powerful left-footed shot into the far corner and Thuram put the result beyond doubt before the break, finishing from close range following a 21-pass move culminating in a fine cross by Henrikh Mkhitaryan.
Argentine Martinez's powerful strike added gloss to the scoreline with just over five minutes remaining.
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Atalanta dent AC Milan's title hopes
Earlier, AC Milan suffered a blow to their own Serie A title hopes as Luis Muriel scored a 95th minute backheeled winner for Atalanta in a 3-2 victory.
Atalanta twice took the lead in Bergamo through former Everton and Fulham forward Ademola Lookman but were pegged back by Olivier Giroud in first-half stoppage time, and again by Luka Jovic with 10 minutes to go.
But after Milan defender Davide Calabria was dismissed for a second bookable offence, Muriel stole the show in the final seconds.
A slick Atalanta move saw Aleksei Miranchuk feed the onrushing Colombian international in the area, before Muriel cleverly finished past Mike Maignan from six yards to send the home fans wild.
The defeat, just Milan's fourth in the league this season, comes at a bad time before Wednesday's crucial Champions League trip to Newcastle, where Stefano Pioli's side have to win to keep their hopes of reaching the knockout stages alive.
- Line-upsMatch StatsLive Text
Line-upsInter Milan
Formation 3-5-2
1Sommer31Bisseck15Acerbi95Bastoni36Darmian23Barella20Çalhanoglu22Mkhitaryan32Dimarco9Thuram10La Martínez
- 1Sommer31Bisseck15Acerbi95BastoniSubstituted forZopolato Nevesat 56'minutes36Darmian23Barella20ÇalhanogluSubstituted forAsllaniat 71'minutes22MkhitaryanSubstituted forSensiat 80'minutes32DimarcoSubstituted forJu Cuadradoat 71'minutes9ThuramSubstituted forArnautovicat 56'minutes10La Martínez
Substitutes
- 5Sensi7Ju Cuadrado8Arnautovic12Di Gennaro14Klaassen16Frattesi21Asllani30Zopolato Neves42Agoumé44Stabile70Sánchez77Audero
Udinese
Formation 3-5-1-1
1Silvestri13Ferreira27Kabasele18Pérez2Ebosele24Samardzic11Souza Silva32Payero33Zemura37Pereyra17Lucca
- 1Silvestri13FerreiraBooked at 13mins27Kabasele18Pérez2EboseleSubstituted forThiesson Kristensenat 62'minutes24SamardzicSubstituted forLovricat 62'minutes11Souza Silva32PayeroSubstituted forZarragaat 86'minutes33ZemuraSubstituted forEhizibueat 86'minutes37Pereyra17LuccaSubstituted forThauvinat 75'minutes
Substitutes
- 3Masina4Lovric5Guessand6Zarraga8Quina12Kamara15Aké16Tikvic19Ehizibue21Camara26Thauvin31Thiesson Kristensen40Okoye80Pafundi93Padelli
Referee:Marco Di BelloMatch StatsHome TeamInter MilanAway TeamUdinesePossessionHome74%Away26%ShotsHome17Away11Shots on TargetHome8Away1CornersHome6Away1FoulsHome9Away6Live Text Post update
Match ends, Inter Milan 4, Udinese 0.
90'+4'Full Time
Second Half ends, Inter Milan 4, Udinese 0.
88'Post update
Attempt blocked. Kingsley Ehizibue (Udinese) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Roberto Pereyra.
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Foul by Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan).
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Kingsley Ehizibue (Udinese) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
86'Substitution
Substitution, Udinese. Kingsley Ehizibue replaces Jordan Zemura.
86'Substitution
Substitution, Udinese. Oier Zarraga replaces Martín Payero.
84'goalGoal!
Goal! Inter Milan 4, Udinese 0. Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner.
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Attempt blocked. Sandi Lovric (Udinese) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
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Foul by Carlos Augusto (Inter Milan).
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Sandi Lovric (Udinese) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
80'Substitution
Substitution, Inter Milan. Stefano Sensi replaces Henrikh Mkhitaryan.
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Juan Cuadrado (Inter Milan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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Foul by Jordan Zemura (Udinese).
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Foul by Marko Arnautovic (Inter Milan).
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Nehuén Pérez (Udinese) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
75'Substitution
Substitution, Udinese. Florian Thauvin replaces Lorenzo Lucca.
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Attempt missed. Nehuén Pérez (Udinese) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Sandi Lovric with a cross following a corner.
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Corner, Udinese. Conceded by Matteo Darmian.
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Attempt saved. Carlos Augusto (Inter Milan) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Juan Cuadrado with a cross.
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