Marcus Thuram scored his first Serie A goal on Sunday as Inter Milan thumped Fiorentina 4-0 and moved level with AC Milan at the top of Serie A.
France forward Thuram opened the scoring midway through the first half and had a hand in two more strikes from Lautaro Martinez and Hakan Calhanoglu which helped continue Inter's perfect start to the new season.
"The whole team played well today, it was a good evening," said Thuram to DAZN.
"I'm really happy with my goal and key pass, I just want to help the team as much as I can."
Inter host Milan, who have also won their first three matches, in the first derby of the season immediately after the international break.
That match promises to be a blockbuster as both teams already look like strong contenders for the league title.
And Milan will be looking for revenge for a comprehensive defeat to their local rivals in last season's Champions League semi-finals.
Martinez ended up with a brace to take his tally to five goals in three matches but it was Thuram who was crucial to seeing off woeful Fiorentina.
Juventus are two points behind the pace setters in third after their 2-0 win at bottom team Empoli, who are still pointless three weeks into the season.
Danilo opened the scoring in the 24th minute in Tuscany after confusion at a corner and Federico Chiesa ensured Juve of the points with his second of the campaign eight minutes from the end.
Chiesa was picked in Luciano Spalletti's first Italy squad which will face North Macedonia and Ukraine in Euro 2024 qualifying.
And the 25-year-old showed the eye for goal that Juve coach Massimiliano Allegri has demanded from him when he sprinted through onto Arkadiusz Milik's through ball and carried on to roll home after being almost taken out by Empoli keeper Etrit Berisha.
Juve had little problem dealing with Empoli, striking the twice through Milik and Moise Kean while Dusan Vlahovic also missed a first-half penalty.