Empoli vs Inter Milan 2023-24 Italian Serie A
Inter extend Serie A lead as Dimarco missile sinks Empoli
An unstoppable second-half strike from Federico Dimarco gave Inter Milan a 1-0 away win at bottom club Empoli on Sunday, restoring their three-point lead at the top of the Serie A standings.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 26': Francesco Acerbi (Inter Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 33': Giuseppe Pezzella (Empoli) is shown the yellow card.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Empoli 0, Inter Milan 0.
- 51': Substitution, Empoli. Sebastian Walukiewicz replaces Ardian Ismajli because of an injury.
- 51': Goal! Empoli 0, Inter Milan 1. Federico Dimarco (Inter Milan) left footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner following a corner.
- 62': Youssef Maleh (Empoli) is shown the yellow card.
- 65': Alessandro Bastoni (Inter Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 69': Substitution, Empoli. Jacopo Fazzini replaces Razvan Marin.
- 69': Substitution, Empoli. Alberto Grassi replaces Filippo Ranocchia.
- 71': Substitution, Inter Milan. Nicolò Barella replaces Davide Frattesi.
- 72': Substitution, Inter Milan. Marko Arnautovic replaces Lautaro Martínez.
- 72': Substitution, Inter Milan. Stefan de Vrij replaces Alessandro Bastoni.
- 79': Substitution, Empoli. Matteo Cancellieri replaces Stiven Shpendi.
- 79': Substitution, Empoli. Mattia Destro replaces Nicolò Cambiaghi.
- 81': Substitution, Inter Milan. Alexis Sánchez replaces Marcus Thuram.
- 82': Substitution, Inter Milan. Carlos Augusto replaces Federico Dimarco.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Empoli 0, Inter Milan 1.
Game Information
Venue: Stadio Carlo Castellani – Computer Gross Arena
Location: Empoli, Italy
Attendance: 15,651
Italian Serie A Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +30 | Napoli | 35 | 77 | 4 |
| +40 | Internazionale | 35 | 74 | 5 |
| +40 | Atalanta | 35 | 68 | 7 |
| +20 | Juventus | 36 | 64 | 4 |
Statistics
 INT |
EMP |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 15 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 0 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 1 | Saves | 4 |
| 61.1 | Possession | 38.9 |
| 23 | SHOTS | 7 |
| 6 | ON GOAL | 1 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.1 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 477 | Accurate Passes | 281 |
| 552 | Passes | 351 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 8 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 31 | Crosses | 15 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 57 | Long Balls | 42 |
| 37 | Accurate Long Balls | 15 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 6 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 14 | Tackles | 14 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 11 | Interceptions | 4 |
| 4 | Effective Clearances | 21 |
| 4 | Clearances | 21 |
Empoli (4-3-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 99 | Etrit Berisha (GK) |
| 33 | Sebastiano Luperto |
| 34 | Adrian Ismajli |
| 3 | Giuseppe Pezzella  |
| 24 | Tyronne Ebuehi |
| 22 | Filippo Ranocchia |
| 29 | Youssef Maleh |
| 18 | Razvan Marin |
| 7 | Steven Shpendi |
| 28 | Nicolò Cambiaghi |
| 35 | Tommaso Baldanzi |
Internazionale (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Yann Sommer (GK) |
| 15 | Francesco Acerbi |
| 95 | Alessandro Bastoni |
| 28 | Benjamin Pavard |
| 22 | Henrikh Mkhitaryan |
| 16 | Davide Frattesi |
| 20 | Hakan Çalhanoglu |
| 32 | Federico Dimarco |
| 36 | Matteo Darmian |
| 9 | Marcus Thuram |
| 10 | Lautaro Martínez |
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