In Cristian Chivu's San Siro debut as coach, Inter Milan crushed hapless Torino 5-0 on Monday to start their attempt to recapture the Serie A title. Marcus Thuram, who scored in each half, Lautaro Martinez, and newcomer Ange-Yoan Bonny ensured a resounding victory for the home team after Alessandro Bastoni's spectacular glancing header in the 18th minute set the tone. After losing the title on the penultimate day of the previous season, which culminated in a heartbreaking defeat at the hands of Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League final, Inter is anticipated to be Napoli's primary rivals for the Scudetto.
Even though Petar Sucic was the only new player in the starting lineup, the 20-time Italian champions looked very different from the worn-out, old team that PSG had destroyed. In the 36th minute, Sucic's exquisite ball in behind Torino's careless defenders gave Thuram his first goal of the new season.