
Empoli vs Inter Milan 2024-25 Italian Serie A
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Lautaro sets Inter scoring mark in win over Empoli
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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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
+40 | Internazionale | 33 | 71 | 4 |
+27 | Napoli | 33 | 71 | 4 |
+36 | Atalanta | 33 | 64 | 7 |
+15 | Bologna | 33 | 60 | 5 |
Statistics
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EMP![]() |
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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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