Overview
- Alessandro Bastoni struck first on 18 minutes, Marcus Thuram scored in each half, and Lautaro Martinez and Ange-Yoan Bonny finished the rout.
- Petar Sucic was the only summer signing to start and he supplied the through ball for Thuram’s first goal.
- Inter were without suspended Hakan Calhanoglu and Francesco Pio Esposito, while Torino lacked injured Ardian Ismajli and Perr Schuurs.
- Large sections of the Curva Nord protested club renewal bans and a reported “black list,” leading to long quiet spells after recent ultras convictions.
- Reporting cast Inter as early challengers to Napoli in the title race, with Marco Baroni’s Torino judged at risk of a relegation battle.