Lukaku holds off Onguene deep inside the box before laying it off to Sanchez whose shot is blocked away.
85'
A. Young enters the game and replaces I. Perišić.
Barella makes way for Vidal in midfield.
84'
D. D'Ambrosio enters the game and replaces M. Darmian.
A. Vidal enters the game and replaces N. Barella.
Young comes on for Perisic on the left flank.
Inter make a triple substitution with the game as good as won. The first change sees Darmian go off with D'Ambrosio taking his place.
81'
This has been a comprehensive win for Inter and you wouldn't be surprised if they added to their lead.
79'
Lukaku's impact was crucial again there. The striker's movement ensured that he got on the end of Perisic's low cross, and despite his shot being saved, it paved the way for Sanchez to tap in.
77'
A. Sánchez has scored a goal for Inter Milan!
SANCHEZ! 3-0! Lukaku forces Perin into a brilliant save from close range, but Onguene's clearance falls to Sanchez who heads it beyond the recovering goalkeeper from five yards! Initially, Lukaku is ruled offside, but after a check with VAR the goal is given!
76'
R. Gagliardini enters the game and replaces M. Brozović.
A. Sánchez enters the game and replaces L. Martínez.
Martinez is replaced in attack by Sanchez.
Brozovic departs with Gagliardini coming on.
75'
Perin is forced to acrobatically punch Eriksen's corner clear.
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73'
That should be the game now for Inter, who've put in an impressive display, led by a fantastic Lukaku performance.
71'
M. Portanova enters the game and replaces F. Melegoni.
Melegoni is replaced in midfield by Portanova.
69'
M. Darmian has scored a goal for Inter Milan! Assist by R. Lukaku.
DARMIAN! 2-0! Lukaku spins past Onguene near the centre-circle and runs at the Genoa defence to the draw them in, before releasing Darmian who rifles a low shot across Perin and in from 12 yards!
That was a brilliant assist from Lukaku! He kickstarted a counter-attack from almost nothing and then had the composure and selflessness to set up Darmian for a huge chance!
68'
Martinez finds Eriksen's run with a deft backheel but the midfielder blasts his shot wastefully over from 20 yards.
66'
Genoa have still yet to muster a shot in the second half and another move comes to an end as De Vrij picks off Pandev's througball.
64'
This half has been a lot tighter than the first and if Inter don't manage to increase their lead we could be set for a thrilling end to the game.
62'
G. Pandev enters the game and replaces G. Scamacca.
E. Shomurodov enters the game and replaces P. Ghiglione.
Scamacca makes way for Pandev in attack.
Ghiglione also departs with Shomurodov taking his place.
58'
Barella lets fly from distance but it goes high and wide.
56'
Eriksen works a corner short to Martinez, who slaloms down the byline before having a low cross pushed behind by Perin.
54'
Genoa attempt to settle into the game after the interval with a long spell of possession inside their own half.
52'
Bastoni adventurously overlaps and gets to the byline, but his cross is cleared. Nevertheless, the fact that Inter's centre-backs are happy to get into the final third underlines their dominance so far.
50'
Eriksen's curling effort spins well wide from distance.
46'
V. Behrami enters the game and replaces K. Strootman.
J. Onguéné enters the game and replaces I. Radovanović.
Radovanovic is replaced in defence by Onguene.
Genoa make a double substitution at half time: the first change sees Strootman make way for Behrami.
Inter get the second half underway.
45' +1
HALF TIME: Inter 1-0 Genoa
45'
Darmain goes on a mazy run across the box before dragging a tired shot wide from 18 yards.
44'
Czyborra angles in a cross from deep, but it sails over Scamacca and it's gathered by Handanovic.
42'
The away side have started enjoying a little more possession as we approach half time.
40'
K. Strootman gets yellow.
Strootman is shown a yellow card after tugging Martinez over to stop a break.
37'
Another intricate Inter move ends with Barella laying it off for Martinez to curl a strike from 18 yards that Perin gathers comfortably.
35'
Genoa have done well to limit Inter to just one goal so far, but at some point they'll need to start carrying a threat of their own to get back in this game.
33'
Handanovic spills Rovella's corner, but he's bailed out by a foul being called against Genoa.
31'
Perin is forced into action again as he parries Lukaku's angled drive to safety.
27'
Perin pushes away Lukaku's vicious drive from 25 yards.
25'
Genoa continue to hang on as Goldaniga blocks away a venomous effort from 12 yards by Martinez.
21'
Martinez darts towards the edge of the box, but his attempted throughball into Lukaku is cut out by Radovanovic.
18'
C. Zapata gets yellow.
Zapata flattens Barella to stop a counter-attack and earns himself a yellow card.
12'
Scamacca robs Eriksen and drives inside the Inter half, before laying it off to Rovella who curls a speculative effort high and wide from distance.
10'
Inter have started this game with real fluency in attack and they look capable of scoring at any moment! Genoa will need to dig in and survive this spell before recovering later.
8'
Scamacca lets fly from distance, but his powerful effort is straight at Handanovic.
7'
Perisic gets to the byline and drills in a low cross that Genoa nervously clear at the second attempt.
5'
Inter look full of intent as Martinez drives into the box, only to be held off by strong defensive work from Goldaniga.
3'
Well, that's the ideal start for Inter! Genoa have been a tough team to score against recently, and solving this problem will really take the pressure of the hosts now.
1'
R. Lukaku has scored a goal for Inter Milan! Assist by L. Martínez.
Genoa get the first half underway.
It was a neat pass from Martinez into Lukaku to kickstart the counter, but that goal was mostly about the Belgian striker's brilliant run and finish!
LUKAKU! 1-0 INTER! Lukaku fires the hosts into an instant lead, after gathering a pass from Martinez before driving at the backtracking defence and unleashing a crisp, low strike from 20 yards that skids across Perin and in!
Genoa are sitting in a more modest 12th place, but they’ll be a tough test for the hosts today – they’re unbeaten in their last six, with three wins during this run.
Hello and welcome to live commentary of this Serie A fixture between Inter and Genoa. The hosts enter this one in brilliant form: they’ve won five of their last six games to climb four points clear at the top of the table – they’ll be looking to extend their lead with victory today.
SUBS: Danilo D'Ambrosio, Alexis Sanchez, Matias Vecino, Arturo Vidal, Daniele Padelli, Andrea Ranocchia, Ionut Radu, Roberto Gagliardini, Aleksandar Kolarov, Ashley Young, Andrea Pinamonti.
INTER (3-5-2): Samir Handanovic; Milan Skriniar, Stefan de Vrij, Alessandro Bastoni; Matteo Darmian, Nicolo Barella, Marcelo Brozovic, Christian Eriksen, Ivan Perisic; Romelu Lukaku, Lauturo Martinez.
SUBS: Andrea Masiello, Valon Behrami, Mattia Destro, Milan Badelj, Eldor Shomurodov, Miha Zajc, Manolo Portanova, Davide Zappacosta, Domenico Criscito, Federico Marchetti, Goran Pandev, Jerome Onguene.
GENOA (3-5-2): Mattia Perin; Edoardo Goldaniga, Ivan Radovanovic, Cristian Zapata; Paolo Ghiglione, Kevin Strootman, Nicolo Rovella, Filippo Melegoni, Lennart Czyborra; Marko Pjaca, Gianluca Scamacca.
The players are emerging from the tunnel and kick off is just seconds away!
The worry for Genoa is that if they commit more numbers forward, Inter might run away with this game. It's going to be tricky to balance the need to get back into the game and damage limitation in the second half.
That's all for now though, goodbye!
The result means that Inter move seven points clear at the top of Serie A, while Genoa drop to 13th.
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