Icardi at the double again in Cagliari as Inter go top

Bury Milan striker Mauro Icardi delighted in another beneficial away day at Cagliari by scoring twice to give his side an unremarkable 3-1 win on Saturday and take them, incidentally at any rate, to the highest point of Serie A. 

Icardi had gotten on his past three visits to Cagliari and again appreciated his relationship with the Sardinian capital as he turned into the association's joint best scorer, taking his season's count to 15, level with Lazio's Ciro Immobile. 

The win put Inter over the standings with 36 focuses however Napoli, who have 35, can recover top spot when they visit Udinese on Sunday, while champions Juventus, third on 31, have Crotone. 

Icardi opened the scoring against the keep running of play with a complete from short proximity in the 29th moment after Inter goalkeeper Samir Handanovic had effectively made three recoveries to keep the home side under control. 

Marcelo Brozovic struck a moment in the 55th moment, minutes in the wake of falling off the seat, and after Leonardo Pavoletti had pulled one back, Icardi fixed the win for Luciano Spalletti's unbeaten agree with another short proximity complete in the 83rd. 

It was the second week in succession that the Argentine striker had scored twice following the past Sunday's twofold against Atalanta.