Overview

• Lautaro Martínez, Ange-Yoan Bonny, Federico Dimarco and Nicolò Barella scored for Inter, with Federico Bonazzoli pulling one back late for Cremonese.
• Bonny was involved in all four goals, scoring once and supplying three assists in his first start in place of the injured Marcus Thuram.
• Chivu refreshed the XI after the midweek win over Slavia Prague, starting a new midfield of Nicolò Barella, Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Davide Frattesi.
• The coach downplayed Denzel Dumfries’ visible frustration at being substituted, describing the reaction as normal for a driven player.
• The result lifted Inter temporarily into the Champions League qualification places and sustained their momentum across competitions.