Empoli vs Internazionale, 2022-23 Italian Serie A, 2022-23 Italian Serie A
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Romelu Lukaku scored his first goals from open play in Serie A since August as Inter Milan beat Empoli 3-0 in Serie A on Sunday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Attempt blocked. Francesco Acerbi (Inter Milan) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marcelo Brozovic.
- 3': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Ardian Ismajli.
- 3': Attempt blocked. Marcelo Brozovic (Inter Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joaquín Correa.
- 4': Foul by Robin Gosens (Inter Milan).
- 4': Tyronne Ebuehi (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Offside, Inter Milan. Hakan Çalhanoglu tries a through ball, but Robin Gosens is caught offside.
- 8': Attempt missed. Hakan Çalhanoglu (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Joaquín Correa.
- 9': Attempt blocked. Tyronne Ebuehi (Empoli) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicolas Haas.
- 11': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Raoul Bellanova.
- 13': Attempt saved. Nicolò Cambiaghi (Empoli) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Filippo Bandinelli.
- 19': Attempt saved. Tommaso Baldanzi (Empoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Fabiano Parisi.
- 20': Attempt missed. Roberto Gagliardini (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Francesco Acerbi.
- 23': Foul by Filippo Bandinelli (Empoli).
- 23': Raoul Bellanova (Inter Milan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 24': Attempt missed. Romelu Lukaku (Inter Milan) with an attempt from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Hakan Çalhanoglu with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 26': Foul by Roberto Gagliardini (Inter Milan).
- 26': Nicolò Cambiaghi (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Tyronne Ebuehi.
- 28': Foul by Francesco Acerbi (Inter Milan).
- 28': Nicolò Cambiaghi (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Attempt missed. Roberto Gagliardini (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 31': Danilo D'Ambrosio (Inter Milan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 31': Foul by Fabiano Parisi (Empoli).
- 32': Fabiano Parisi (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 32': Delay in match because of an injury Danilo D'Ambrosio (Inter Milan).
- 33': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 35': Foul by Hakan Çalhanoglu (Inter Milan).
- 35': Tommaso Baldanzi (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Dangerous play by Francesco Acerbi (Inter Milan).
- 37': Nicolas Haas (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Delay in match (Inter Milan).
- 38': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 39': Attempt missed. Joaquín Correa (Inter Milan) with an attempt from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Raoul Bellanova with a cross.
- 40': Foul by Hakan Çalhanoglu (Inter Milan).
- 40': Razvan Marin (Empoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 42': Attempt blocked. Nicolas Haas (Empoli) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicolò Cambiaghi.
- 42': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Stefan de Vrij.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Empoli 0, Inter Milan 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Empoli 0, Inter Milan 0.
- 47': Ardian Ismajli (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47': Foul by Robin Gosens (Inter Milan).
- 48': Goal! Empoli 0, Inter Milan 1. Romelu Lukaku (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Marcelo Brozovic.
- 52': Foul by Filippo Bandinelli (Empoli).
- 52': Raoul Bellanova (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Attempt missed. Nicolò Cambiaghi (Empoli) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Tommaso Baldanzi.
- 56': Attempt missed. Hakan Çalhanoglu (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Francesco Acerbi.
- 56': Foul by Danilo D'Ambrosio (Inter Milan).
- 56': Nicolò Cambiaghi (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Foul by Nicolas Haas (Empoli).
- 58': Robin Gosens (Inter Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 59': Hand ball by Razvan Marin (Empoli).
- 63': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Danilo D'Ambrosio.
- 63': Attempt missed. Filippo Bandinelli (Empoli) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
- 65': Substitution, Empoli. Alberto Grassi replaces Nicolas Haas.
- 65': Substitution, Empoli. Martín Satriano replaces Nicolò Cambiaghi.
- 66': Hand ball by Roberto Gagliardini (Inter Milan).
- 66': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Robin Gosens.
- 67': Attempt blocked. Sebastiano Luperto (Empoli) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Razvan Marin with a cross.
- 67': Attempt saved. Hakan Çalhanoglu (Inter Milan) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Joaquín Correa.
- 67': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Samuele Perisan.
- 68': Stefan de Vrij (Inter Milan) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Roberto Gagliardini with a cross following a corner.
- 69': Substitution, Inter Milan. Denzel Dumfries replaces Raoul Bellanova.
- 69': Substitution, Inter Milan. Lautaro Martínez replaces Joaquín Correa.
- 70': Attempt blocked. Robin Gosens (Inter Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lautaro Martínez.
- 70': Attempt missed. Robin Gosens (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
- 70': Denzel Dumfries (Inter Milan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 70': Foul by Martín Satriano (Empoli).
- 71': Substitution, Empoli. Lorenzo Tonelli replaces Sebastiano Luperto.
- 72': Substitution, Empoli. Emanuel Vignato replaces Filippo Bandinelli.
- 74': Attempt blocked. Tommaso Baldanzi (Empoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tyronne Ebuehi.
- 74': Attempt missed. Romelu Lukaku (Inter Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Roberto Gagliardini.
- 76': Goal! Empoli 0, Inter Milan 2. Romelu Lukaku (Inter Milan) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Hakan Çalhanoglu.
- 77': Substitution, Inter Milan. Federico Dimarco replaces Robin Gosens.
- 77': Substitution, Inter Milan. Nicolò Barella replaces Marcelo Brozovic.
- 79': Foul by Denzel Dumfries (Inter Milan).
- 79': Martín Satriano (Empoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 80': Substitution, Empoli. Mattia Destro replaces Francesco Caputo.
- 80': Foul by Denzel Dumfries (Inter Milan).
- 80': Razvan Marin (Empoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 81': Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan) is shown the yellow card.
- 86': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Ardian Ismajli.
- 87': Substitution, Inter Milan. Kristjan Asllani replaces Hakan Çalhanoglu.
- 88': Goal! Empoli 0, Inter Milan 3. Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Romelu Lukaku following a fast break.
- 90': Fabiano Parisi (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90': Foul by Denzel Dumfries (Inter Milan).
- 90': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Denzel Dumfries.
- 90'+1': Attempt missed. Tommaso Baldanzi (Empoli) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
- 90'+2': Foul by Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan).
- 90'+2': Tommaso Baldanzi (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Martín Satriano (Empoli) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Razvan Marin with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 90'+5': Attempt saved. Mattia Destro (Empoli) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Razvan Marin with a cross.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Empoli 0, Inter Milan 3.
- 0': Match ends, Empoli 0, Inter Milan 3.
Statistics
 INT |
EMP |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 6 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 0 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 3 | Saves | 1 |
| 60.9 | Possession | 39.1 |
| 16 | SHOTS | 11 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 544 | Accurate Passes | 324 |
| 604 | Passes | 380 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 6 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 20 | Crosses | 18 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 43 | Long Balls | 50 |
| 28 | Accurate Long Balls | 29 |
| 0.7 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 3 |
| 13 | Tackles | 8 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 7 | Interceptions | 5 |
| 21 | Effective Clearances | 24 |
| 21 | Clearances | 24 |
Game Information
Competition: Italian Serie A
Venue: Stadio Carlo Castellani – Computer Gross Arena
Location: Empoli, Italy
Attendance: 15,337
Venue: Stadio Carlo Castellani – Computer Gross Arena
Location: Empoli, Italy
Attendance: 15,337
Line-Ups
Empoli (4-3-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Samuele Perisan (GK) |
| 33 | Sebastiano Luperto |
| 34 | Adrian Ismajli |
| 65 | Fabiano Parisi  |
| 24 | Tyronne Ebuehi |
| 19 | Francesco Caputo |
| 18 | Razvan Marin |
| 35 | Tommaso Baldanzi |
| 25 | Filippo Bandinelli |
| 32 | Nicolas Haas |
| 28 | Nicolò Cambiaghi |
Internazionale (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Samir Handanovic (GK) |
| 6 | Stefan de Vrij |
| 15 | Francesco Acerbi |
| 33 | Danilo D'Ambrosio |
| 20 | Hakan Çalhanoglu |
| 5 | Roberto Gagliardini |
| 77 | Marcelo Brozovic |
| 8 | Robin Gosens |
| 12 | Raoul Bellanova |
| 11 | Joaquín Correa |
| 90 | Romelu Lukaku |
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