Friendly round-up: Inter joy of six, Roma battle with Porto
Inter hit Crotone for six with Hakan Calhanoglu the star, Roma held FC Porto in a very unfriendly match, while Udinese and Empoli were also in action.
The Nerazzurri are relishing their new signing, as the Turkey international scored one goal and provided three assists for Martin Satriano, Federico Dimarco and Andrea Pinamonti in a 6-0 win over Crotone.
Stefano Sensi and Marcelo Brozovic completed the rout against a side that was in Serie A last season.
Roma faced sterner opposition during their pre-season training camp in Portugal, playing a 1-1 draw with FC Porto.
It was anything but friendly and descended into a brawl when Pepe and Henrikh Mkhitaryan created a flashpoint.
Rui Patricio made some big saves in an impressive Giallorossi debut and Gianluca Mancini’s header opened the scoring, but at the 89th minute Vitinha grabbed an equaliser.
Udinese were beaten 3-2 by Sturm Graz, with Marco Silvestri making his first appearance for the Friulani.
They were 2-0 down before Ignacio Pussetto and Fernando Forestieri got it back to 2-2, but a penalty proved decisive.
Empoli made short work of Pontedera in a 3-0 win, with Leonardo Mancuso, Samuel Mraz and Luca Belardinelli getting the goals.
You can watch the highlights here.
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