Thuram brace lifts Inter past Ajax
Inter kick-started its Champions League redemption story with a 2-0 win against Ajax at the Johan Cruyff Arena, thanks to Marcus Thuram's double.
The Nerazzurri were hammered 5-0 by Paris Saint-Germain in last season's final, while they have made an underwhelming start to their Serie A campaign.
Cristian Chivu's team claimed a much-needed win in Amsterdam, with Thuram the star of the show.
Inter thought it had a penalty in the 35th minute, only for a VAR review to penalise Thuram for a foul on Youri Baas.
Ajax was presented with a golden opportunity to seize the advantage in the 40th minute, when Mika Godts was put through one-on-one with Yann Sommer, but the Swiss shot-stopper stood firm to deny the Belgian forward.
Inter made Ajax pay two minutes later, as a towering Thuram header from an out-swinging Hakan Calhanoglu corner saw the visitor break the deadlock.
It was the same story just two minutes after the restart, as Thuram met another out-swinger from Calhanoglu, and duly nodded past Vitezslav Jaros in the Ajax goal.
Inter was good value for the win, limiting Ajax to scraps in the second half until Kasper Dolberg flashed a late effort wide, with the host managing just two shots on target.
