Inter Milan vs Empoli 2021-22 Italian Serie A

Internazionale

40': Simone Romagnoli (OG)
45': Lautaro Martínez
64': Lautaro Martínez
90'+4': Alexis Sánchez

FT
4 - 2

Empoli

5': Andrea Pinamonti
28': Kristjan Asllani

Lautaro Martinez fires Inter to top of Serie A with comeback win over Empoli

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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

Competition: Italian Serie A

Venue: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
Location: Milano, Italy
Attendance: 69,959

Italian Serie A Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+61	Internazionale	33	86	1
+25	AC Milan	33	69	6
+21	Juventus	33	64	5
+22	Bologna	33	62	5

Full Table

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

Line-Ups

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

Substitutes:

Arturo Vidal, Andrei Radu, Danilo D'Ambrosio, Alex Cordaz, Alexis Sánchez, Matteo Darmian, Felipe Caicedo, Robin Gosens, Andrea Ranocchia, Roberto Gagliardini, Matías Vecino, Edin Dzeko.

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

Substitutes:

Marco Benassi, Jacopo Furlan, Samir Ujkani, Jacopo Fazzini, Andrea La Mantia, Liberato Cacace, Tommaso Baldanzi, Adrian Ismajli, Patrick Cutrone, Liam Henderson, Mattia Viti, Federico Di Francesco.