Football: Inter thrash 10-man Genoa 4-0 in Serie A

nter Milan forward Mauro Icardi quickly made an impact on his return from a nearly two-month long standoff over protracted contract negotiations as he earned and converted a penalty and assisted on the third goal in a 4-0 win at 10-man Genoa on Wednesday that strengthened Inter's hold on Serie A third place and a Champions League spot. Roberto Gagliardini, who had scored his only Serie A brace against Genoa, was at it again as he broke the deadlock in the 15th minute and wrapped up the game with Inter's fourth 10 minutes from time. Icardi had already hit the post when he was pulled down inside the area by Cristian Romero, drawing a red card for the defender Icardi then calmly converted the spot kick when goalkeeper Andrei Radu went the other way. After the break, Icardi provided a perfect pass to set up a goal for Ivan Perisic.