Empoli vs Inter Milan 2022-23 Italian Serie A, 2022-23 Italian Serie A
Romelu Lukaku celebrates goals with 'shh' gesture as Inter Milan end winless run
Romelu Lukaku scored his first goals from open play in Serie A since August as Inter Milan beat Empoli 3-0 in Serie A on Sunday.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 32': Fabiano Parisi (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Empoli 0, Inter Milan 0.
- 48': Goal! Empoli 0, Inter Milan 1. Romelu Lukaku (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Marcelo Brozovic.
- 65': Substitution, Empoli. Alberto Grassi replaces Nicolas Haas.
- 65': Substitution, Empoli. Martín Satriano replaces Nicolò Cambiaghi.
- 69': Substitution, Inter Milan. Denzel Dumfries replaces Raoul Bellanova.
- 69': Substitution, Inter Milan. Lautaro Martínez replaces Joaquín Correa.
- 71': Substitution, Empoli. Lorenzo Tonelli replaces Sebastiano Luperto.
- 72': Substitution, Empoli. Emanuel Vignato replaces Filippo Bandinelli.
- 76': Goal! Empoli 0, Inter Milan 2. Romelu Lukaku (Inter Milan) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Hakan Çalhanoglu.
- 77': Substitution, Inter Milan. Federico Dimarco replaces Robin Gosens.
- 77': Substitution, Inter Milan. Nicolò Barella replaces Marcelo Brozovic.
- 80': Substitution, Empoli. Mattia Destro replaces Francesco Caputo.
- 81': Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan) is shown the yellow card.
- 87': Substitution, Inter Milan. Kristjan Asllani replaces Hakan Çalhanoglu.
- 88': Goal! Empoli 0, Inter Milan 3. Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Romelu Lukaku following a fast break.
Game Information
Venue: Stadio Carlo Castellani – Computer Gross Arena
Location: Empoli, Italy
Attendance: 15,337
Statistics
 INT |
EMP |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 6 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 0 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 3 | Saves | 1 |
| 60.9 | Possession | 39.1 |
| 16 | SHOTS | 11 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 544 | Accurate Passes | 324 |
| 604 | Passes | 380 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 6 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 20 | Crosses | 18 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 43 | Long Balls | 50 |
| 28 | Accurate Long Balls | 29 |
| 0.7 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 3 |
| 13 | Tackles | 8 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 7 | Interceptions | 5 |
| 21 | Effective Clearances | 24 |
| 21 | Clearances | 24 |
Empoli (4-3-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Samuele Perisan (GK) |
| 33 | Sebastiano Luperto |
| 34 | Adrian Ismajli |
| 65 | Fabiano Parisi  |
| 24 | Tyronne Ebuehi |
| 19 | Francesco Caputo |
| 18 | Razvan Marin |
| 35 | Tommaso Baldanzi |
| 25 | Filippo Bandinelli |
| 32 | Nicolas Haas |
| 28 | Nicolò Cambiaghi |
Internazionale (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Samir Handanovic (GK) |
| 6 | Stefan de Vrij |
| 15 | Francesco Acerbi |
| 33 | Danilo D'Ambrosio |
| 20 | Hakan Çalhanoglu |
| 5 | Roberto Gagliardini |
| 77 | Marcelo Brozovic |
| 8 | Robin Gosens |
| 12 | Raoul Bellanova |
| 11 | Joaquín Correa |
| 90 | Romelu Lukaku |
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