Empoli vs Inter Milan 2024-25 Italian Serie A
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Lautaro sets Inter scoring mark in win over Empoli
Davide Frattesi scored twice and Lautaro Martínez added a third as Inter Milan eased to a 3-0 win at Empoli on Wednesday, closing the gap with Serie A leaders Napoli to four points after the home side had a man sent off.
Match Commentary
- 31': Saba Goglichidze (Empoli) is shown the red card.
- 38': Liberato Cacace (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Empoli 0, Inter Milan 0.
- 45': Substitution, Empoli. Mattia De Sciglio replaces Ola Solbakken.
- 45': Second Half begins Empoli 0, Inter Milan 0.
- 50': Goal! Empoli 0, Inter Milan 1. Davide Frattesi (Inter Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Matteo Darmian with a headed pass.
- 57': Substitution, Empoli. Giuseppe Pezzella replaces Tino Anjorin.
- 57': Substitution, Empoli. Liam Henderson replaces Youssef Maleh.
- 62': Alessandro Bastoni (Inter Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 65': Substitution, Inter Milan. Piotr Zielinski replaces Henrikh Mkhitaryan.
- 65': Substitution, Inter Milan. Benjamin Pavard replaces Alessandro Bastoni.
- 65': Substitution, Inter Milan. Denzel Dumfries replaces Federico Dimarco.
- 66': Substitution, Empoli. Pietro Pellegri replaces Lorenzo Colombo.
- 67': Goal! Empoli 0, Inter Milan 2. Davide Frattesi (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lautaro Martínez.
- 75': Substitution, Inter Milan. Mehdi Taremi replaces Marcus Thuram.
- 77': Substitution, Empoli. Junior Sambia replaces Emmanuel Gyasi.
- 79': Goal! Empoli 0, Inter Milan 3. Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nicolò Barella.
- 81': Substitution, Inter Milan. Tomás Palacios replaces Stefan de Vrij.
Game Information
Venue: Stadio Carlo Castellani – Computer Gross Arena
Location: Empoli, Italy
Attendance: 15,076
Italian Serie A Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +39 | Internazionale | 25 | 61 | 4 |
| +22 | AC Milan | 24 | 53 | 1 |
| +13 | Napoli | 24 | 49 | 5 |
| +15 | AS Roma | 24 | 46 | 8 |
Statistics
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|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 12 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 1 |
| 1 | Offsides | 3 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 1 |
| 1 | Saves | 3 |
| 77.9 | Possession | 22.1 |
| 15 | SHOTS | 6 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 1 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 686 | Accurate Passes | 162 |
| 758 | Passes | 213 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 7 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 26 | Crosses | 7 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.6 |
| 42 | Long Balls | 48 |
| 29 | Accurate Long Balls | 16 |
| 0.7 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 11 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
| 14 | Tackles | 10 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 3 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 5 | Effective Clearances | 33 |
| 5 | Clearances | 33 |
Empoli (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 23 | Devis Vásquez (GK) |
| 34 | Adrian Ismajli |
| 21 | Mattia Viti |
| 2 | Saba Goglichidze |
| 93 | Youssef Maleh |
| 8 | Faustino Anjorin |
| 13 | Liberato Cacace |
| 11 | Emmanuel Gyasi |
| 29 | Lorenzo Colombo |
| 10 | Jacopo Fazzini |
| 17 | Ola Solbakken |
Internazionale (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Yann Sommer (GK) |
| 6 | Stefan de Vrij |
| 95 | Alessandro Bastoni |
| 31 | Yann Bisseck |
| 22 | Henrikh Mkhitaryan |
| 16 | Davide Frattesi |
| 23 | Nicolò Barella |
| 32 | Federico Dimarco |
| 36 | Matteo Darmian |
| 10 | Lautaro Martínez |
| 9 | Marcus Thuram |
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