A. Theate has scored a goal for Bologna! Assist by M. Barrow.
Barrow played the corner from the left short and moved into a deeper position before spotting Theate in space and finding him with an accurate, looping cross.
GOAL!! BOLOGNA HAVE ONE BACK! Barrow takes a corner short and gets it back before curling a cross to the far post where Theate is, inexplicably, completely unmarked and heads past Handanovic! It's a mere consolation, but Skriniar is furious at the lax marking and at being denied a clean sheet. It's 6-1!
83'
M. Dijks gets yellow.
Dijks can't deal with Dumfries as the Inter wing-back pops the ball past him and hauls his opponent to the ground, earning himself a booking.
77'
The tempo of the game has slowed dramatically. Bologna are not attacking with any conviction and Inter have eased off with the contest won.
74'
R. Gagliardini enters the game and replaces M. Brozović.
A. Kolarov enters the game and replaces A. Bastoni.
A. Theate enters the game and replaces L. De Silvestri.
Inzaghi makes another couple of changes as the final quarter of an hour approaches. The first alteration sees Bastoni replaced on the left side of the back three by Kolarov.
Meanwhile, Brozovic is brought off, with Gagliardini taking his spot at the base of midfield.
There's also a change for Bologna, as Mihajlovic replaces De Silvestri with Theate.
69'
S. van Hooijdonk enters the game and replaces N. Domínguez.
Mihajlovic responds with a change of his own, replacing Dominguez with Van Hooijdonk.
68'
E. Džeko has scored a goal for Inter Milan!
GOAL!!! DZEKO SCORES AGAIN!!! Sanchez, fresh off the bench, slides the ball towards the byline for Dzeko and the striker is given time to weigh up his options before lashing high past Skorupski from a very acute angle! It's 6-0 to Inter now!
67'
A. Sánchez enters the game and replaces L. Martínez.
A. Ranocchia enters the game and replaces S. de Vrij.
With the game well and truly won, Inzaghi makes a couple of changes. Martinez is afforded a rest, with Sanchez coming on to replace him alongside Dzeko.
De Vrij is also brought off, with Inzaghi bringing Ranocchia on to take his place at the heart of the back three.
63'
GOAL!!! DZEKO SCORES THE FIFTH!!! Brozovic looks to pass the ball to Martinez's feet on the edge of the box with his back to goal, but the striker pulls off an outrageous dummy that fools the whole Bologna back-line and allows Dzeko to toe-poke past Skorupski! Inter lead 5-0.
The assist is awarded to Brozovic but, in reality, Martinez deserves the credit for his tremendous feint before allowing the ball to run through for Dzeko, who reacted sharply to finish.
62'
E. Džeko has scored a goal for Inter Milan! Assist by M. Brozović.
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61'
Barrow's first significant contribution from the bench is to cut inside from the left and blast an effort at goal, but he gets too much on the strike and fires over.
58'
Bologna had started the second half with intent, but that fourth goal has really dented the visitors' confidence and heads are starting to drop.
56'
Mihajlovic has seen enough and promptly makes a triple-substitution. Sansone is the first man off, with Barrow taking his place out wide.
The final change is at left-back, with Hickey replaced by Dijks in a like-for-like swap.
The second player to be hooked is Svanberg with Vignato coming on to the field to try and salvage some pride from the game.
55'
M. Dijks enters the game and replaces A. Hickey.
M. Barrow enters the game and replaces N. Sansone.
E. Vignato enters the game and replaces M. Svanberg.
54'
M. Vecino has scored a goal for Inter Milan!
GOAL!!! VECINO GETS IN ON THE ACT!!! Dimarco surges down the left and delivers a teasing low ball across the six-yard box. Dzeko and Dumfries can't make contact, but Vecino receives it at the back post and takes a touch before lifting the ball into the roof of the net! It's 4-0 to Inter now!
46'
We're back underway for the second half!
45' +1
HALF-TIME: INTER 3-0 BOLOGNA
43'
Inter build more patiently for a change and force Bologna back until Vecino decides to hit one from distance and sees his effort blocked away.
41'
Inter have had less possession than Bologna overall but look far more threatening when they do have it. Dumfries has been particularly useful down the right with his driving runs forward.
39'
Bologna continue to look comfortable on the ball but have looked blunt in the final third in the last 20 minutes.
36'
A. Hickey gets yellow.
Hickey earns himself a deserved yellow card for hauling Dumfries down cynically as the Inter wing-back burst in behind him.
34'
N. Barella has scored a goal for Inter Milan!
GOAL!!! BARELLA MAKES IT THREE!!! Dumfries gets down the right and plays a neat one-two before sliding a dangerous ball into the six-yard box. De Silvestri tries to poke it clear, but only succeeds in finding Barella, who reacts sharply to redirect the ball into the net! It's 3-0 to Inter!
32'
Bologna have been punished by some clinical Inter finishing. The hosts have had three shots so far and two of them have ended up in the back of the net.
30'
M. Škriniar has scored a goal for Inter Milan! Assist by F. Dimarco.
GOAL!!! SKRINIAR HEADS IN A SECOND FOR INTER!!! Dimarco swings a corner in from the right and the defender loses his marker, arriving in space to glance a header past Skorupski from six yards! It's 2-0 to Inter now!
Dimarco's cross had plenty of pace and was into a dangerous area, allowing Skriniar to simply redirect the ball into the net with a well-placed header.
29'
E. Džeko enters the game and replaces J. Correa.
That injury forces Correa off early now, with fellow summer signing Dzeko coming on to partner Martinez in attack.
27'
Correa is back up and play has resumed but he doesn't look right at all. Inzaghi is already preparing a change on the sidelines.
25'
Correa goes down off the ball and appears to be in some pain. It's possible he collided awkwardly with someone as Inter peppered the Bologna box with crosses over the last minute.
23'
L. De Silvestri gets yellow.
De Silvestri is the first player to go into the book after a very clumsy challenge on Correa. An easy decision for the referee.
21'
Brozovic tries to test Skorupski from range after good work from Dumfries down the right, but his effort is tame and the Bologna keeper gathers easily.
17'
Inter are starting to take control of proceedings and are enjoying their first extended spell of possession, forcing Bologna to defend deep and remain organised.
15'
A couple of fouls break up the flow of the game, which has been a little disjointed since Martinez's opening goal.
10'
Mihajlovic cuts a frustrated figure on the touchline. His men had started promisingly, but were caught out by a clinical counter-attack and are now chasing the game.
6'
L. Martínez has scored a goal for Inter Milan! Assist by D. Dumfries.
Dumfries made up considerable distance as he dragged his side forward on the break before producing a delivery of real quality into a dangerous area that Martinez simply had to guide into the net.
GOAL!!! MARTINEZ FIRES INTER IN FRONT!!! Dumfries leads a ruthless counter down the right and gets to the corner of the box before producing a terrific low cross that Martinez guides into the top-left corner from close range! It's 1-0 to Inter!
3'
Bologna have started positively, keeping the ball well in the early stages of the game and probing for openings in the Inter defence.
1'
We're underway at San Siro!
Hello and welcome to our LIVE coverage of the Serie A fixture between Inter and Bologna at San Siro in Milan.
A win for Inter would take the reigning Serie A champions to the top of the table - at least temporarily. However, they must overcome a Bologna side who are level on points with the Nerazzurri after three games.
Inter (3-1-4-2): Samir Handanovic; Milan Skriniar, Stefan de Vrj, Alessandro Bastoni; Marcelo Brozovic; Denzel Dumfries, Nico Barella, Matias Vecino, Federico Dimarco; Joaquin Correa, Lautaro Martinez.
Bologna (4-2-3-1): Lukasz Skorupski; Lorenzo De Silvestri, Gary Medel, Kevin Bonifazi, Aaron Hickey; Nicolas Dominguez, Mattias Svanberg; Andreas Skov Olsen, Roberto Soriano, Nicola Sansone; Marko Arnautovic.
Inter substitutes: Andrea Ranocchia, Alexis Sanchez, Matteo Darmian, Alex Cordaz, Aleksandar Kolarov, Roberto Gagliardini, Ionut Radu, Edin Dzeko, Ivan Perisic, Hakan Calhanoglu, Martin Satriano, Danilo D'Ambrosio.
Bologna substitutes: Arthur Theate, Emanuel Vignato, Sydney van Hooijdonk, Riccardo Orsolini, Adama Soumaoro, Luis Binks, Wisdom Amey, Federico Santander, Ibrahima Mbaye, Mitchell Dijks, Musa Barrow, Francesco Bardi.
Mihajlovic's side have simply been outclassed in the first half. They enjoyed a greater share of possession and looked comfortable on the ball, but Inter have been clinical and are counter-attacking with real purpose.
Thank you for joining our coverage, we hope you enjoyed the game. Until next time, goodbye!
Inter travel to face Fiorentina next, while Bologna host Genoa.
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