In the 9th round of the 2025/26 Serie A season, Inter Milan defeated Fiorentina 3-0 at home. With this victory, they temporarily rank third with a record of 6 wins and 3 losses, accumulating 18 points.

Inter Milan quickly took control of the game after the start, but failed to score. In the 6th minute, Hakan Çalhanoğlu's free kick into the penalty area was headed just over by Lautaro Martinez. In the 11th minute, Federico Dimarco's corner kick from the right was headed by Lautaro again, but the shot went wide.

In the 27th minute, Alessandro Bastoni intercepted a through ball from Pietro Comuzo and broke into the penalty area, but his low shot was brilliantly saved by David de Gea. In the 35th minute, Bastoni broke through on the left and delivered a cross, but Dimarco's shot was again blocked by De Gea.

The second half began with Inter Milan continuing their attack. In the 53rd minute, Lautaro Martinez made a run down halfway before passing back to Dimarco, whose follow-up shot went just wide of the post. In the 56th minute, Nicolo Barella's corner from the right was met by Jan Bisek, whose follow-up shot was tipped over the bar by De Gea. In the same minute, Dimarco's corner from the left was headed towards goal by Francesco Esposito, but De Gea managed to collect the ball.

In the 66th minute, Barella passed the ball to the left wing, and Calhanoglu unleashed a long-range shot from outside the penalty area to break the deadlock for Inter. In the 71st minute, Petar Sucic dribbled past two players into the penalty area and fired a shot that once again beat De Gea.

In the 86th minute, Angi-Joan Bony dribbled into the penalty area and was tackled from behind by Mattia Vitti. The referee immediately showed Vitti his second yellow card and sent him off. Inter Milan were then awarded a penalty, which Çalhanoğlu converted.

Neither side managed to score again. At the final whistle, Inter Milan won by three goals at home. Fiorentina, after this match, have a record of 4 draws and 5 losses, accumulating 4 points and ranking second to last in Serie A.