Inter Milan earned their eighth league win of the season with three second-half goals to beat Torino 3-0.
Although Inter had a couple of chances in the first half, goalkeeper Yann Sommer kept them in the game when the hosts came on the attack, making a great save from Demba Seck’s effort.
Despite their positive chances, Torino fell behind after the break when Marcus Thuram and Lautaro Martinez scored within eight minutes of each other and Hakan Calhanoglu netted from the penalty spot in the final minutes to wrap the game up.
Three points sends Inter to the top of the Serie A table, one point above rivals AC Milan who take on Juventus on Sunday.
After a solid start Inter had a chance in the 18th minute when Thuram cut into the box but Vanja Milinkovic-Savic was able to make the save.
Calhanoglu then had another chance for the visitors but his free-kick just flew wide of a post.
Torino then grew into the game and had chances of their own when Samuele Ricci tested Sommer, but arguably their best chance of the half came in the 34th minute when Seck hit a great curling shot, forcing the Inter goalkeeper to make a great save and palm away the danger.
The hosts threatened again just before half-time when a looping cross picked out Pietro Pellegri at the back post and Sommer reacted quickly with a low dive.
Ricci had another chance straight after the break after smashing the ball from outside of the box but his effort flew just over the bar.
Torino were then forced into an early substitution minutes later when Perr Schuurs was taken off the pitch on a stretcher.
A well-worked move from Inter saw Henrikh Mkhitaryan burst down the left and whip the ball into the box, but Thuram was unable to get a foot on it.
The visitors eventually found the breakthrough in the 59th minute when Denzel Dumfries’s low cross found an unmarked Thuram on the edge of the area and the forward made no mistake to hit the ball first time into the bottom corner.
They doubled their lead in the 67th minute from a corner when Francesco Acerbi flicked the ball behind him, allowing Martinez to nod home.
Thuram nearly earned a second but was denied following a great block from Saba Sazonov who managed to stick a leg out to deflect the ball away.
Torino pushed forward in the final 10 minutes and a dangerous free-kick in stoppage time saw Sommer unable to reach the ball, which smashed off Sazonov’s shoulder to go wide.
Inter capped off the evening after being awarded a penalty and Calhanoglu fired the ball into the bottom corner with just over a minute left in the game.
Bayern Munich 3-0 Augsburg: Hat-trick hero Kane smashes Bundesliga record
Harry Kane scored a hat-trick to become the quickest player to score 50 Bundesliga goals as Bayern Munich comfortably dispatched Augsburg 3-0 on Friday.
Kane opened the scoring in the 63rd with a penalty before netting a quickfire double in second-half stoppage time to smash the record previously held by Erling Haaland.
Despite controlling the early possession, Bayern were unable to make their dominance count, with Nediljko Labrovic rarely troubled in the opening 45 minutes.
The hosts maintained their dominance after the interval, with Leon Goretzka's looped header grazing the crossbar before Jamal Musiala went close soon after.
However, Bayern were awarded a penalty after a lengthy VAR review saw Mads Pedersen penalised for handling the ball, with Kane stepping up to score from 12 yards.
The England captain grabbed his second of the game in the third-minute of stoppage time following another VAR review which saw Keven Schlotterbeck sent off after tripping Kane inside the box.
Kane sent Labrovic the wrong way but was not to be denied a fourth treble of the season, brilliantly taking down Goretzka's searching ball before heading the ball home.
Data Debrief: HurriKane
Kane has now scored 50 Bundesliga goals in 43 matches. Before him, Haaland was the quickest player to reach 50 Bundesliga goals, having done so in 50 appearances in the competition for Borussia Dortmund.
He is also the quickest to reach that total for Bayern by some distance. Kane has reached that tally quicker than the likes of Gerd Muller (83 games), Mario Gomez (71 games), Roy Makaay (67 games) and Robert Lewandowski (64 games).
10 of Kane’s goals have come from penalties, while 32 of them have been with his right foot, nine with his left and nine with his head.
Messi 'will be our No.10 in 2026', hopes Inter Miami chief Mas
Inter Miami fully expect Lionel Messi to remain at the club beyond his current contract ahead of the 2026 MLS season.
Those were the words of Miami's club managing owner, Jorge Mas, who was speaking to the media following Gerardo Martino's resignation earlier on Friday.
Messi joined the MLS side in July 2023 on a two-and-a-half-year contract, leading the Herons to the Supporters' Shield and Leagues Cup during his time in the United States so far.
His current deal is due to expire at the end of next year, though Mas made clear his desire to see Messi remain with the Herons at Miami Freedom Park, the club's new stadium that will open in 2026.
"He’s under contract through 2025. Leo and I will sit, and we’ll discuss the future,” Mas said.
“As I’ve said before, and I will repeat it now: I fully expect that in the opening of our new stadium in 2026 in Miami and the opening of our 2026 season, hopefully after a trophy-laden 2025 season, that Lionel Messi will be our No. 10.”
Man United could be without Toone until new year, says Skinner
Marc Skinner revealed that Manchester United could be without midfielder Ella Toone until the new year after she picked up a calf injury in training.
Toone has featured in five games in the Women's Super League this season, but is yet to register a goal or an assist so far this term.
The 25-year-old has missed United's last two games and was not selected in Sarina Wiegman's England squad for their upcoming friendlies against the United States and Switzerland.
She had previously appeared in a staggering 96 straight matches before missing United's WSL showdown with Leicester City last weekend.
But ahead of the Red Devils' meeting with league leaders Chelsea on Sunday, Skinner confirmed they would be without Toone for not only that game, but for the foreseeable future.
"We have three games [after the international break and before Christmas]. There's always the hope, but I think you balance and you go, 'right, if we can get her back, we get her back'," Skinner said.
"But we're just not going to rush her in this moment because it's a calf injury, it's your running mechanism. If we injure the running mechanism, it takes longer.
"So ideally we'd like her back for those games afterwards.
"The projection is she misses this game [Chelsea], she misses the international window, probably misses the first game after that, and then we'll see from there.
"But because it is such a short block of only three games, we'll assess whether it's worth that or actually resetting to come back after Christmas."
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