With goals from Marko Arnautovic, Lautaro Martinez, and Yann Aurel Bisseck, Inter Milan easily defeated Cagliari 3-1 at home on Saturday to maintain their lead in Serie A.

With six rounds remaining, Inter leads second-place Napoli by six points. Napoli will visit lowly Empoli on Monday.

After 13 minutes, Arnautovic gave the home team the lead with a close-range blast.

Roberto Piccoli faced Inter keeper Yann Sommer one-on-one and had the opportunity to tie the score for Cagliari.

But the Swiss goalie responded quickly, deflecting the attempt.

In the 26th minute, Martinez increased Inter’s lead by timing a perfectly weighted pass to get past Cagliari’s defence and chipping keeper Elia Caprile, who appeared to pause too long before hurrying out.

Martinez’s spectacular bicycle try narrowly missed the post, denying him a third goal before halftime.

Three minutes into the second half, Piccoli, who had gone uncontested, headed into the ground and it bounced into the top left corner, giving Cagliari the lead.

Inter’s Bisseck, however, rose highest at a corner to head their third and essentially end the game in the 55th minute, puncturing the visitors’ energy.

Late in the game, Piccoli came dangerously near to giving the visitors a response, but Inter defender Stefan de Vrij stretched his neck and skilfully nodded the ball over the bar.