INTER starting XI (3-5-2): Sommer, Pavard, De Vrij, Bastoni (subbed for Buchanan), Dumfries, Barella, Calhanoglu (subbed for Asllani), Mkhitaryan (subbed for Klaassen), Carlos Augusto, Thuram (subbed for Sanchez), Lautaro Martinez (subbed for Arnautovic)
Bench: Di Gennaro, Audero, Bisseck, Darmian, Frattesi, Stankovic, Dimarco
Goals: Thuram 17’, Martinez 19’, Dumfries 40’, Arnautovic 90’
SALERNITANA starting XI (3-4-2-1): Ochoa, Pasalidis, Boateng (subbed for Maggiore), Pellegrino, Sambia, Coulibaly (subbed for Legowski), Basic, Zanoli (subbed for Kastanos), Candreva, Dia (subbed for Weissman), Tchaouna (subbed for Simy)
Bench: Costil, Allocca, Manolas, Gomis, Vignato, Martegani
Inter are now nine points clear of second-placed Juventus, who subsequently drew away to Verona on Saturday.
Marcos Thuram opened the scoring with a fine side-foot finish after 16 minutes and Lautaro Martinez doubled the lead three minutes later with a shot from outside the box.
Denzel Dumfries made it 3-0 five minutes before half-time when he tapped in from close range after the goalkeeper spilled a shot from Nicolò Barella.
Austrian centre forward Marko Arnautovic rounded off the rout in the final minute.
It was a sobering start for Fabio Liverani, who was appointed Salernitana coach last Monday with the task of keeping the club up.
His new side remained rooted to the bottom of the table, five points adrift of Cagliari and with just two wins all season.
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