Inter Milan vs Empoli 2021-22 Italian Serie A
Lautaro Martinez fires Inter to top of Serie A with comeback win over Empoli
Inter Milan beat Empoli 4-2 on Friday to keep their Serie A title hopes alive and provisionally go top of the table.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 5': Goal! Inter Milan 0, Empoli 1. Andrea Pinamonti (Empoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Szymon Zurkowski with a cross.
- 28': Goal! Inter Milan 0, Empoli 2. Kristjan Asllani (Empoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Riccardo Fiamozzi.
- 40': Own Goal by Simone Romagnoli, Empoli. Inter Milan 1, Empoli 2.
- 45': Goal! Inter Milan 2, Empoli 2. Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Hakan Calhanoglu.
- 60': Substitution, Empoli. Federico Di Francesco replaces Nedim Bajrami.
- 61': Substitution, Empoli. Liam Henderson replaces Szymon Zurkowski.
- 64': Goal! Inter Milan 3, Empoli 2. Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
- 65': Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
- 68': Substitution, Empoli. Patrick Cutrone replaces Federico Di Francesco because of an injury.
- 69': Substitution, Empoli. Ardian Ismajli replaces Leo Stulac.
- 70': Substitution, Inter Milan. Arturo Vidal replaces Hakan Calhanoglu.
- 70': Substitution, Inter Milan. Edin Dzeko replaces Lautaro Martínez.
- 70': Substitution, Inter Milan. Danilo D'Ambrosio replaces Federico Dimarco.
- 77': Substitution, Inter Milan. Matteo Darmian replaces Denzel Dumfries.
- 78': Substitution, Empoli. Marco Benassi replaces Riccardo Fiamozzi.
- 82': Substitution, Inter Milan. Alexis Sánchez replaces Joaquín Correa.
- 90'+4': Goal! Inter Milan 4, Empoli 2. Alexis Sánchez (Inter Milan) left footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Arturo Vidal.
Game Information
Venue: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
Location: Milano, Italy
Attendance: 69,959
Italian Serie A Standings
POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
+60 | Internazionale | 32 | 83 | 1 |
+26 | AC Milan | 32 | 69 | 5 |
+21 | Juventus | 32 | 63 | 5 |
+20 | Bologna | 32 | 59 | 5 |
Statistics
EMP | INT | |
---|---|---|
9 | Fouls | 10 |
0 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
1 | Offsides | 2 |
2 | Corner Kicks | 14 |
7 | Saves | 0 |
35.7 | Possession | 64.3 |
4 | SHOTS | 37 |
2 | ON GOAL | 10 |
0.5 | On Target % | 0.3 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
257 | Accurate Passes | 517 |
327 | Passes | 573 |
0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
3 | Accurate Crosses | 16 |
8 | Crosses | 41 |
0.4 | Cross % | 0.4 |
46 | Long Balls | 31 |
20 | Accurate Long Balls | 23 |
0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
2 | Blocked Shots | 8 |
7 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
13 | Tackles | 13 |
0.5 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
6 | Interceptions | 9 |
32 | Effective Clearances | 6 |
32 | Clearances | 6 |
Internazionale (3-5-2)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Samir Handanovic (GK) |
6 | Stefan de Vrij |
32 | Federico Dimarco |
37 | Milan Skriniar |
20 | Hakan Calhanoglu |
23 | Nicolò Barella |
77 | Marcelo Brozovic |
14 | Ivan Perisic |
2 | Denzel Dumfries |
10 | Lautaro Martínez |
19 | Joaquín Correa |
Empoli (4-3-1-2)
No. | Name |
---|---|
13 | Guglielmo Vicario (GK) |
33 | Sebastiano Luperto |
6 | Simone Romagnoli |
65 | Fabiano Parisi |
20 | Riccardo Fiamozzi |
99 | Andrea Pinamonti |
5 | Leo Stulac |
23 | Kristjan Asllani |
25 | Filippo Bandinelli |
27 | Szymon Zurkowski |
10 | Nedim Bajrami |
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