Lautaro Martinez smashes in a hat-trick as the Serie A giants move top

 Liverpool were sent a warning ahead of their Champions League second leg this week as Inter Milan thumped Salernitana 5-0 in Serie A.  

Lautaro Martinez celebrated the end of his goal drought with a hat-trick and Edin Dzeko scoring twice to wrap up the win over the league's bottom side at the San Siro on Friday.

Victory gave Simone Inzaghi's side a one-point lead over Napoli in second and third-placed derby rivals AC Milan, who meet on Sunday in Naples. Salernitana remain rooted to the bottom, 10 points from the safety zone.

It was a case of deja vu as Inter won by the same scoreline at Salernitana in December, marking the first time in 63 years that a team have scored 10 times against one team in Serie A without conceding a goal.

Inter took the lead in the 22nd minute when Nicolo Barella unlocked the defence with a sublime through-ball for Martinez, who beat the offside trap and found the bottom corner to score his first goal in 10 appearances.

'I personally have experienced difficult moments because a striker lives to score goals. Today I was lucky enough to score three goals,' Martinez told Sky Sports.

'I went on the pitch with a lot of desire and a lot of anger because it was an important match for us and an important period for Inter.'

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