Simone Inzaghi was delighted with the patience his Inter team showed early on in Monday's game against Lazio, who they ultimately thrashed 6-0.

Inter claimed a statement victory to move third in Serie A, three points behind leaders Atalanta.

Lazio were quick out of the blocks but the defending champions grew into the game and stormed to victory, scoring quick-fire goals either side of half-time in a superb display that silenced the Stadio Olimpico.

"In the first 25 minutes we were good at keeping our distance with a Lazio team that played well technically," former Lazio boss Inzaghi told reporters.

"We then too grew a lot technically, we managed to score two goals and the third at the start of the second half, closing out a game against a team of absolute value penalised by absences and injuries. We had some players out too but I'm happy.

"We were playing against a team that won 16 out of [their previous] 22 games [in all competitions], and when they lost they didn't deserve it.

"We needed a game of great pace and determination, and we did it because the Italian championship always puts so many pitfalls in front of you."

Six different players were on the scoresheet in an away Serie A fixture for the first time in Inter's history as Hakan Calhanoglu, Federico Dimarco, Nicolo Barella, Denzel Dumfries, Carlos Augusto and Marcus Thuram all found the net.

Three of them - Dumfries, Dimarco and Calhanoglu - ended the game with a goal and an assist.

"Going into individual performances after a display like that is not easy," Inzaghi said.

"[Stefan] De Vrij has extraordinary consistency, Lautaro [Martinez] had a great game, for me it is as if he had scored a goal.

"He was very happy in the dressing room, he must continue to work like this and he will get satisfaction.

"We must continue like this, it is a very balanced championship with many teams that are on a positive streak."

Inter have now equalled their best tally of away wins in a calendar year in Serie A: 13, which they also achieved in 2007 and in 2021.

They have now scored 47 away goals in Serie A in the 2024 and set a new club record for goals scored away from home in a calendar year in the top-flight.