Inter Milan have returned to the top of Serie A with an easy win over Udinese.

Juventus had knocked Inter off the summit with victory over Napoli on Friday night, but the Milan side reclaimed top spot with their 12th win from 15 league games this season.

Hakan Calhanoglu, Federico Dimarco and Marcus Thuram all scored in the first half for Inter, before Lautaro Martinez added his 14th league goal of the season late on.

They are two points above Juve and nine clear of third-placed AC Milan, who earlier lost to Atalanta.

Inter dominated from the off, Serie A top scorer Martinez hitting the post before Udinese keeper Marco Silvestri made a brilliant low save from Dimarco.

But the breakthrough came when Martinez was tugged down in the box by Nehuen Perez, with the penalty given following a lengthy video assistant referee (VAR) check. Calhanoglu sent Silvestri the wrong way.

Dimarco put Inter in control with a powerful left-footed shot into the far corner and Thuram put the result beyond doubt before the break, finishing from close range following a 21-pass move culminating in a fine cross by Henrikh Mkhitaryan.

Argentine Martinez’s powerful strike added gloss to the scoreline with just over five minutes remaining.