Eight-Goal San Siro Thriller Sees Inter Overcome Early Deficit Against Udinese
Inter Milan maintained their perfect start to the Serie A season on September 14, recovering from a two-goal deficit to claim a 5-3 victory over Udinese at the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza. The result preserved Simone Inzaghi’s side’s 100 percent domestic record through four rounds, keeping pace at the top of the league standings. The explosive eight-goal contest highlighted Inter’s offensive firepower alongside a recurring vulnerability in their opening defensive execution.
Simone Inzaghi’s Side Overcome Early Slump Through Five Different Scorers
Udinese established a surprising 2-0 advantage early at San Siro, forcing the hosts to chase the match for the second consecutive league fixture. Inter responded by overwhelming the visitors’ defensive shape, securing five separate goals from Carlos Augusto, Nicolò Barella, Marcus Thuram, Francesco Pio Esposito, and substitute Ange-Yoan Bonny. In total, eight different players featured on the scoresheet across the 90 minutes.
Ange-Yoan Bonny
playerThe sluggish start continued a concerning trend for Inter, who also fell 2-0 behind in their previous Serie A match against Napoli before winning 3-2, as well as during their 2-1 midweek European loss to Real Madrid. Despite these early positional lapses, Inter’s structural rotations and depth allowed them to dominate the central channels as the match progressed.
Thuram addressed the squad’s tendency to start slowly when speaking to Sky Sport Italia after the final whistle.
Marcus Thuram
player“I don’t think we need to be shaken up. We played many games, sometimes we can get the approach wrong, but we’ve proved that we are a team that know how to react. We know a game lasts over 90 minutes, that there was a long time left and we could turn it around, so that’s what we did.”
Squad Depth Delivers Ahead of Top-of-the-Table Roma Showdown
Inter’s tactical flexibility was further strengthened by bench contributions, with substitute forward Bonny securing the fifth goal to seal the performance. Bonny’s continued impact reinforces Inter’s attacking options during a demanding early-season calendar, offering critical rotation capability across domestic and European commitments.
Attention now shifts to Saturday’s Round 5 fixture, where Inter Milan travel to face Roma at the Stadio Olimpico. Both clubs enter the matchup as the only two sides in Serie A with unbeaten, 100 percent winning records through the first four weeks of the campaign.