Inter Milan beat Genoa 2-0

Inter Milan began their Serie A football campaign in style with a 2-0 win over Genoa at home.

Yuto Nagatomo and Rodrigo Palacio scored in the second half and substitute Mauro Icardi also hit the bar in the final stages as Inter overcame a rather sluggish first half Sunday, reports Xinhua.

Inter struggled to break Genoa down and did not move the ball around quickly enough, while the visitors threatened only from distance with Francesco Lodi.

Guarin wasted another promising opportunity by over-hitting the chipped pass for Rodrigo Palacio at the back post. Just before the break Juraj Kucka couldn't keep his header down from a Lodi corner. Alberto Gilardino was angry with Andrea Bertolacci, as he knocked down a cross into space in the box, but his teammate was too late to make the most of it.

Inter broke the deadlock with a bizarre goal, as Luca Antonelli accidentally deflected a Jonathan cross into the air for Yuto Nagatomo to nod in at the back post from a yard.

Former Genoa star Palacio finished off the game by springing the offside trap from a Guarin through ball to slide his shot past Perin.