Inter Milan’s Croatian forward Ivan Perisic celebrates after scoring during the Italian Serie A football match Inter Milan vs Chievo. Photo: MIGUEL MEDINA / AFPIvan Perisic fired unbeaten Inter Milan top of Serie A on Sunday with a hat-trick in a 5-0 win over Chievo after Gennaro Gattuso’s reign at city rivals AC Milan began with giving lowly Benevento their first ever Serie A point.
Croatian Perisic opened the San Siro goal blitz after 23 minutes and added two more in the second half, while Inter captain Mauro Icardi made it 16 for the season seven minutes before the break and defender Milan Skriniar finding the net on the hour mark.
Luciano Spalletti’s Inter are now the league’s only unbeaten team after 15 games, after Napoli lost 1-0 at home to champions Juventus on Friday.
Inter have 39 points and are alone at the top of Serie A for the first time since January 2016, one point ahead of Napoli and two ahead of Juventus, who are chasing their seventh straight league title and host Inter on Saturday.
Perisic Hat-Trick Sends Inter Top Of Serie A
