Inter Milan kept pace with AC Milan at the top of Serie A after beating 19th place Crotone 6-2 at the San Siro.

Romelu Lukaku has scored 35 goals in 50 games for Inter Milan
Lautaro Martinez scored a hat-trick as Inter Milan thrashed lowly Crotone to keep the pressure on Serie A leaders AC Milan.
Inter claimed an eighth consecutive league win and are two points behind AC Milan, who beat Benevento.
Romelu Lukaku scored his 50th Inter goal, with Achraf Hakimi on target and a Luca Marrone own goal.
Niccolo Zanellato had opened the scoring for Crotone and a Vladimir Golemic penalty had made it 2-2.
Martinez and Lukaku proved decisive for the northeners, with Lukaku continuing his prolific form for Inter as he set up a goal and scored one to take his goal tally for the season to 12. This makes him Serie A’s joint top scorer with Juventus’ Cristiano Ronaldo.
“There is great desire and it shows,” said Inter manager Antonio Conte as his side target their first Serie A title since 2010 with their European campaign over this season.
“It’s important to continue like this; we produce and create a lot, we score a lot of goals. It’s a pity for the goals conceded.”
Line-ups
Inter Milan

• 1Handanovic
• 37Skriniar
• 6de Vrij
• 95Bastoni
  Substituted forKolarovat 81’minutes
• 2Hakimi
• 23Barella
  Substituted forGagliardiniat 70’minutes
• 77Brozovic
• 22Vidal
  Substituted forSensiat 45’minutes
• 15Young
  Substituted forDarmianat 75’minutes
• 9Lukaku
  Substituted forPerisicat 75’minutes
• 10Martínez

Substitutes

• 5Gagliardini
• 7Sánchez
• 11Kolarov
• 12Sensi
• 13Ranocchia
• 14Perisic
• 24Eriksen
• 27Padelli
• 33D’Ambrosio
• 36Darmian
• 97Radu

Crotone

• 1Cordaz
• 5GolemicBooked at 22mins
  Substituted forDjidjiat 85’minutes
• 34Marrone
• 13LupertoBooked at 52mins
  Substituted forMagallánat 70’minutes
• 32Lopes Pereira
• 17Molina
  Substituted forVulicat 85’minutes
• 21Zanellato
• 95da Silva
• 69RecaBooked at 8mins
• 30Messias
  Substituted forRojasat 85’minutes
• 97Rivière
  Substituted forSimyat 61’minutes

Substitutes

• 3Cuomo
• 6Magallán
• 11Dragus
• 14Crociata
• 16Festa
• 20Rojas
• 25Simy
• 26Djidji
• 28Siligardi
• 33Rispoli
• 44Petriccione
• 77Vulic

Referee:
Gianluca Aureliano
Match Stats
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1. Match ends, Inter Milan 6, Crotone 2.
2. Second Half ends, Inter Milan 6, Crotone 2.
3. Goal! Inter Milan 6, Crotone 2. Achraf Hakimi (Inter Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Matteo Darmian.
4. Substitution, Crotone. Luis Rojas replaces Junior Messias.
5. Substitution, Crotone. Milos Vulic replaces Salvatore Molina.
6. Substitution, Crotone. Koffi Djidji replaces Vladimir Golemic.
7. Attempt missed. Junior Messias (Crotone) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Lisandro Magallán.
8. Substitution, Inter Milan. Aleksandar Kolarov replaces Alessandro Bastoni.
9. Luca Marrone (Crotone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
10. Foul by Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan).
11. Goal! Inter Milan 5, Crotone 2. Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) header from very close range to the bottom right corner.
12. Attempt saved. Ivan Perisic (Inter Milan) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Matteo Darmian.
13. Foul by Niccolò Zanellato (Crotone).
14. Milan Skriniar (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
15. Offside, Inter Milan. Matteo Darmian tries a through ball, but Ivan Perisic is caught offside.
16. Hand ball by Ivan Perisic (Inter Milan).
17. Substitution, Inter Milan. Matteo Darmian replaces Ashley Young.
18. Substitution, Inter Milan. Ivan Perisic replaces Romelu Lukaku.
19. Niccolò Zanellato (Crotone) wins a free kick on the left wing.
20. Foul by Roberto Gagliardini (Inter Milan).