Milan, Dec 5: Roma coach José Mourinho had a nightmare match against his former team as the capital side lost 3-0 at home to Inter Milan in Serie A.
Hakan Çalhanoglu, former Roma forward Edin Džeko, and Denzel Dumfries scored in the first half. It was the first time in Mourinho’s career that one of his teams was 3-0 down at halftime.
Inter moved to second in Serie A, a point behind AC Milan after the Rossoneri beat Salernitana 2-0 to move to the top of the league.
Inter opened the scoring when Çalhanoglu curled in directly from the corner flag. The lead was doubled in the 24th minute. Çalhanoglu cut inside from the left and pulled the ball back for Džeko to find the top left corner.
The Nerazzurri had the result virtually wrapped up by halftime. Alessandro Bastoni whipped in a cross from the left for a diving header from Dumfries at the back post.
Two goals in the space of five minutes saw Atalanta recover from 2-1 down to win in Naples.
Ruslan Malinovskyi gave Atalanta an early lead but goals either side of halftime from Piotr Zielinski and Dries Mertens put Napoli ahead. However, Merih Demiral fired Atalanta level in the 66th minute and Remo Freuler netted what was to prove the winner shortly after.
Also, AC Milan defeated Salernitana 2-0. (AP)
