
Empoli vs Inter Milan 2021-22 Italian Serie A
Inter back to winning ways with comfortable victory at Empoli
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Champions Internazionale got back to winning ways with a comfortable 2-0 victory at Empoli in Serie A on Wednesday.
Match Commentary
- 24': Stefan de Vrij (Inter Milan) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
- 29': Sebastiano Luperto (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 34': Goal! Empoli 0, Inter Milan 1. Danilo D'Ambrosio (Inter Milan) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alexis Sánchez.
- 45': Second Half begins Empoli 0, Inter Milan 1.
- 52': Samuele Ricci (Empoli) is shown the red card.
- 57': Substitution, Empoli. Nicolas Haas replaces Nedim Bajrami.
- 59': Marcelo Brozovic (Inter Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 66': Goal! Empoli 0, Inter Milan 2. Federico Dimarco (Inter Milan) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lautaro Martínez with a cross.
- 67': Substitution, Empoli. Leonardo Mancuso replaces Patrick Cutrone.
- 67': Substitution, Empoli. Liam Henderson replaces Filippo Bandinelli.
- 68': Substitution, Empoli. Kristjan Asllani replaces Szymon Zurkowski.
- 72': Substitution, Inter Milan. Joaquín Correa replaces Alexis Sánchez.
- 72': Substitution, Inter Milan. Matías Vecino replaces Marcelo Brozovic.
- 75': Roberto Gagliardini (Inter Milan) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
- 80': Substitution, Inter Milan. Aleksandar Kolarov replaces Stefan de Vrij.
- 82': Substitution, Empoli. Riccardo Fiamozzi replaces Petar Stojanovic.
- 84': Substitution, Inter Milan. Stefano Sensi replaces Roberto Gagliardini.
- 84': Substitution, Inter Milan. Edin Dzeko replaces Lautaro Martínez.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Empoli 0, Inter Milan 2.
Game Information
Venue: Stadio Carlo Castellani – Computer Gross Arena
Location: Empoli, Italy
Attendance: 9,335
Italian Serie A Standings
POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
+5 | Internazionale | 1 | 3 | 0 |
+2 | Napoli | 1 | 3 | 0 |
+2 | Como | 1 | 3 | 0 |
+2 | Juventus | 1 | 3 | 0 |
Statistics
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EMP![]() |
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15 | Fouls | 20 |
3 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
0 | Red Cards | 1 |
3 | Offsides | 0 |
6 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
2 | Saves | 7 |
69.1 | Possession | 30.9 |
21 | SHOTS | 9 |
9 | ON GOAL | 3 |
0.4 | On Target % | 0.3 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
580 | Accurate Passes | 212 |
651 | Passes | 276 |
0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
11 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
21 | Crosses | 17 |
0.5 | Cross % | 0.2 |
62 | Long Balls | 42 |
44 | Accurate Long Balls | 20 |
0.7 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
5 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
9 | Effective Tackles | 4 |
16 | Tackles | 11 |
0.6 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
9 | Interceptions | 6 |
17 | Effective Clearances | 19 |
17 | Clearances | 19 |
Empoli (4-3-1-2)
No. | Name |
---|---|
13 | Guglielmo Vicario (GK) |
33 | Sebastiano Luperto ![]() |
34 | Adrian Ismajli |
65 | Fabiano Parisi |
30 | Petar Stojanovic |
99 | Andrea Pinamonti |
28 | Samuele Ricci ![]() |
27 | Szymon Zurkowski |
25 | Filippo Bandinelli |
10 | Nedim Bajrami |
9 | Patrick Cutrone |
Internazionale (3-5-2)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Samir Handanovic (GK) |
6 | Stefan de Vrij ![]() |
95 | Alessandro Bastoni |
33 | Danilo D'Ambrosio |
5 | Roberto Gagliardini ![]() |
23 | Nicolò Barella |
77 | Marcelo Brozovic ![]() |
32 | Federico Dimarco |
36 | Matteo Darmian |
10 | Lautaro Martínez |
7 | Alexis Sánchez |
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