Salernitana starting XI (3-5-2): Ochoa, Daniliuc (subbed for Tchaouna), Gyomber, Lovato, Kastanos, Legowski, Martegani (subbed for Mazzocchi), Bohinen (subbed for Maggiore), Bradaric, Cabral (subbed for Stewart), Dia (subbed for Pirola)

Bench: Fiorillo, Costil, Sambia, Botheim, Fazio, Bronn, Sfait

Inter starting XI (3-5-2): Sommer, Pavard, De Vrij, Acerbi, Dumfries (subbed for Darmian), Klaassen (subbed for Mkhitaryan), Calhanoglu (subbed for Asllani), Barella (subbed for Agoume), Carlos Augusto, Thuram, Sanchez (subbed for Lautaro Martinez)

Bench: Di Gennaro, Audero, Bisseck, Dimarco, Sarr, Stankovic, Bastoni

Goals: Martinez 62’ 77’ 85’ (Pen) 89’

Martínez has now scored nine goals in the league this season and tops the goalscoring charts just as his side tops the league.

“He’s having an excellent start to the season, today was his time to have a little rest but he has always consistently scored, and he must continue like this,” Inter coach Simone Inzaghi said.

“He has become captain and he feels even more like a leader.”

Inter are level on points with AC Milan, who beat Lazio 2-0 following a goal from Christian Pulisic. Napoli are third, four points behind, after winning 4-0 at Lecce.

Inter saw their perfect start to the season ended midweek with a 2-1 loss at home to Sassuolo but Inzaghi opted against starting Martínez ahead of Tuesday’s Champions League match against Benfica.

With Inter struggling to turn domination into goals, however, Martínez was brought on in the 55th minute and broke the deadlock seven minutes later.

Marcus Thuram got down the left and picked out Martínez with a perfect pass, allowing him to dink the ball over Guillermo Ochoa into the bottom left corner.

Inter doubled their tally in the 77th minute. Martinez spread the ball for Nicolò Barella, who crossed it back for the forward to volley home.

Martínez completed his hat-trick five minutes from time with a penalty after Thuram was brought down.

However, Martínez wasn’t done as he fired in Carlos Augusto’s cross four minutes later.

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