Inter Milan came back from the international break without their captain Lautaro Martinez, who was left on the bench.
Just thirteen minutes into the match, Petar Sucic pounced on a defensive error by Parma, intercepting a wayward pass and slotting the ball home to give Inter an early 1‑0 lead.
🚨🇮🇹 | GOAL: HAKAN CALHANOGLU DOUBLES THE LEAD FOR INTER! Inter 2-0 Parma. https://t.co/gYFYWuYlKA
Five minutes later, in the eighteenth minute, Hakan Calhanoglu stepped up to take a penalty after Pio Esposito was fouled inside the box.
That result placed Genoa ahead of Parma in the league table and intensified the battle near the relegation zone.
Marcus Thuram added a third goal in the thirty‑first minute, finishing a swift counter‑attack. The strike was notable because Thuram was playing against the club of his birthplace, adding a personal dimension to the rout.
After just three matches, Inter already have six different goalscorers and 11 different players who have been involved in at least one goal: Lautaro Martinez ⚽️⚽️ Hakan Calhanoglu⚽️⚽️ Pio Esposito ⚽️🅰️ Andy Diouf 🅰️🅰️ Yann Bisseck⚽️ Piotr Zielinski⚽️ Marcus Thuram⚽️ Federico Dimarco🅰️ Nicolo Barella🅰️ Carlos Augusto🅰️ Manuel Akanji🅰️
Parma entered the game under new head coach Alberto Gilardino, who had replaced Carlos Cuesta during the international break. Gilardino’s side appeared more organized than in recent outings, but the tactical shift had not yet translated into the ability to withstand Inter’s pressure.
Despite showing better structure, Parma proved too naive to challenge Inter effectively.
🇮🇹 | Inter Milan 2-0 Parma. 🚨GOAL! ⚽️ 19’ HAKAN CALHANOGLU DOUBLES THE LEAD FOR INTER! ✅ https://t.co/6Jrms3MImJ
Earlier on the same day, Genoa secured a 2‑1 victory over Fiorentina. That result placed Genoa ahead of Parma in the league table and intensified the battle near the relegation zone.
With the 3‑0 win, Inter Milan moved to the top of Serie A. However, the lead was described as temporary, pending the later matches of AS Roma and Lazio, who had been level with Inter before this matchday.
Roma and Lazio were scheduled to play later in the week. Their outcomes would determine whether Inter could retain the summit or be overtaken, making the current top‑spot a provisional status heading into the weekend.
After the match, Parma found themselves in seventeenth place, sitting behind Genoa. The defeat left them vulnerable to slipping into the relegation zone should upcoming results go against them, adding urgency to their next fixtures.
Parma’s managerial change under Gilardino brought brief organization but not enough to resist Inter’s attacking flow. Genoa’s win over Fiorentina reshaped the lower‑table picture, leaving Parma in a precarious position as the Serie A season continues.