Inter Milan recovered from a shaky opening to secure a 6-2 victory Pisa at San Siro, a result which gives Cristian Chivu’s men six points ahead top of the table.
Despite controlling possession throughout the match, Inter fell behind after 11 minutes when Yann Sommer misplaced a pass from the back, allowing Stefano Moreo to curl a long-range shot into an unguarded net.
Pisa doubled their lead soon after, with Moreo rising unmarked to head home from a corner, punishing a defensive organization error.
Inter’s response began from the penalty spot. Federico Dimarco’s shot ended with a handball and Piotr Zielinski converted to reduce the deficit.
The hosts equalized soon after when Lautaro Martinez headed in a Dimarco cross, before Francesco Pio Esposito completed the comeback just before half-time with another header, this time from Alessandro Bastoni’s shot.
The second half followed a familiar pattern, with Inter camping in Pisa’s half and creating chances at regular intervals.
However, it wasn’t until the 82nd minute that the fourth goal arrived, when Dimarco volleyed home a cross from Marcus Thuram.
Dimarco then provided the assist to Ange-Yoan Bonny, who finished well to make it five, before Henrikh Mkhitaryan added a sixth in stoppage time.
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Elsewhere on Friday evening there were also two matches in La Liga and Bundesliga action.
In Spain, Levante produced a thriller against Elche, winning 3-2 thanks to a 96th-minute goal from Alan Matturro after the visitors had equalized moments earlier.
And in Germany, St. Pauli and Hamburg drew 0-0, a result that benefited neither team in the standings.