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Serie A

Sep 27, 2015 at 7.45pm UK

Inter Milan
1-4
Fiorentina

Icardi (60')
Miranda (31')

FT(HT: 0-3)

Ilicic (4' pen.), Kalinic (18', 23', 76')

Half-Time Report: Fiorentina score three goals past 10-man Inter Milan

By Stephen Topping, Reporter | 27 September 2015

Two goals from Nikola Kalinic and a Josip Ilicic penalty give Fiorentina a 3-0 half-time lead over Serie A leaders Inter Milan at San Siro.

Two goals from Nikola Kalinic have helped Fiorentina to a shock 3-0 half-time lead over Serie A leaders Inter Milan at the San Siro this evening.

Fiorentina made a positive start to the match, and were awarded a penalty after just three minutes when Inter keeper Samir Handanovic brought down Kalinic in the box. Josip Ilicic took the spot kick and fired past the Slovenian goalkeeper.

Fiorentina's Slovenian midfielder Josip Ilicic kicks and scores a penalty during the Serie A football match between Inter Milan and Fiorentina at the San Siro Stadium in Milan on September 27, 2015. © Getty Images

Geoffrey Kondogbia attempted to find an immediate equaliser for Inter, but his header from a Fredy Guarin cross was comfortable for Ciprian Tatarusanu in the Fiorentina goal.

The visitors doubled their lead on 18 minutes as Handanovic made a fingertip save on a dipping Ilicic strike, only for the ball to land behind the Inter keeper and in front of the net, where Kalinic touched it over the line.

Fiorentina's Croatian forward Nicola Kalinic (L) kicks to score flanked by Inter Milan's Slovenian goalkeeper Samir Handanovic during the Serie A football match between Inter Milan and Fiorentina at the San Siro Stadium in Milan on September 27, 2015 © Getty Images

The Croatian scored his second of the night five minutes later, as Marcos Alonso found the big striker with an inviting cross from the left, and Kalinic slid in for the finish.

Inter Milan's evening went from bad to worse on 32 minutes when last defender Miranda was sent off for pulling down the advancing Kalinic just outside the penalty area.

Borja Valero produced a hopeful attempt at adding a fourth goal for the Viola, but his shot from distance missed the target.