Inter enjoys an ideal weekend

MILAN - Ivan Perisic fired unbeaten Inter Milan to the top of Serie A on Sunday with a hat-trick in a 5-0 win over Chievo, after Gennaro Gattuso's AC Milan reign began with goalkeeper Alberto Brignoli's header giving Benevento its maiden Serie A point.

Croatian Perisic opened the San Siro goal blitz after 23 minutes and added two more in the second half, while Inter captain Mauro Icardi made it 16 for the season seven minutes before the break and defender Milan Skriniar found the net on the hour mark.

Luciano Spalletti's Inter is now the league's only unbeaten team after 15 games, after Napoli lost 1-0 at home to champion Juventus on Friday.