Let $I = {\rm Inn}\, G$ and $C = C_{{\rm Aut}(A)}(I)$. Then $C \unlhd {\rm Aut}(A)$ and $A \unlhd {\rm Aut}(A)$. Since $A$ is by definition the group of automorphisms of $G \cong I$, no nontrivial element of $A$ can centralize $I$; i.e. $C \cap A = 1$. Hence $[C,A] \le C \cap A = 1$; i.e. $C \le C(A)$.