Italian Serie A

Internazionale vs Empoli, 2023-24 Italian Serie A

· Italian Serie A
Internazionale
  • 5': Federico Dimarco
  • 81': Alexis Sánchez
FT
2 - 0
Empoli

    Inter Milan close in on title with win over Empoli

    Runaway leaders Inter Milan continued their seemingly unstoppable march to the Serie A title after an early goal from Federico Dimarco and a late effort from Alexis Sanchez secured a 2-0 win at home against Empoli on Monday.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 2': Federico Dimarco (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 2': Foul by Emmanuel Gyasi (Empoli).
    • 2': Foul by Sebastian Walukiewicz (Empoli).
    • 2': Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 4': Attempt saved. Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nicolò Barella.
    • 5': Goal! Inter Milan 1, Empoli 0. Federico Dimarco (Inter Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alessandro Bastoni.
    • 9': Offside, Inter Milan. Marcus Thuram is caught offside.
    • 11': Attempt missed. Szymon Zurkowski (Empoli) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Razvan Marin.
    • 12': Foul by Marcus Thuram (Inter Milan).
    • 12': Sebastiano Luperto (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 13': Foul by Simone Bastoni (Empoli).
    • 13': Matteo Darmian (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 13': Foul by Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan).
    • 13': Giuseppe Pezzella (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 14': Attempt blocked. Szymon Zurkowski (Empoli) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Giuseppe Pezzella with a cross.
    • 15': Benjamin Pavard (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 15': Foul by Simone Bastoni (Empoli).
    • 17': Attempt blocked. M'Baye Niang (Empoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Razvan Marin with a cross.
    • 18': Foul by Giuseppe Pezzella (Empoli).
    • 18': Matteo Darmian (Inter Milan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 19': Attempt saved. Alessandro Bastoni (Inter Milan) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Lautaro Martínez.
    • 20': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Benjamin Pavard.
    • 22': Attempt saved. M'Baye Niang (Empoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Razvan Marin.
    • 23': Attempt saved. Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nicolò Barella.
    • 27': Attempt saved. Razvan Marin (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by M'Baye Niang.
    • 27': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Emil Audero.
    • 30': Emmanuel Gyasi (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 30': Foul by Federico Dimarco (Inter Milan).
    • 31': Attempt missed. M'Baye Niang (Empoli) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Nicolò Cambiaghi with a cross.
    • 32': Foul by Matteo Darmian (Inter Milan).
    • 32': Simone Bastoni (Empoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 33': Foul by Simone Bastoni (Empoli).
    • 33': Francesco Acerbi (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 37': Attempt blocked. Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Inter Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lautaro Martínez.
    • 37': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Sebastiano Luperto.
    • 39': Foul by Marcus Thuram (Inter Milan).
    • 39': Razvan Marin (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 40': Foul by Benjamin Pavard (Inter Milan).
    • 40': M'Baye Niang (Empoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 40': Attempt saved. Nicolò Cambiaghi (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 41': Attempt blocked. M'Baye Niang (Empoli) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Simone Bastoni.
    • 41': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Hakan Çalhanoglu.
    • 42': Alessandro Bastoni (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 42': Foul by Nicolò Cambiaghi (Empoli).
    • 44': Attempt blocked. Hakan Çalhanoglu (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicolò Barella.
    • 44': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Sebastiano Luperto.
    • 45': Attempt blocked. Francesco Acerbi (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
    • 45': First Half ends, Inter Milan 1, Empoli 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Inter Milan 1, Empoli 0.
    • 47': Foul by Razvan Marin (Empoli).
    • 47': Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 48': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Bartosz Bereszynski.
    • 49': Foul by Marcus Thuram (Inter Milan).
    • 49': Sebastiano Luperto (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 50': Alessandro Bastoni (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 50': Foul by M'Baye Niang (Empoli).
    • 51': Attempt missed. Sebastiano Luperto (Empoli) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Nicolò Cambiaghi.
    • 52': Attempt missed. Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Federico Dimarco.
    • 53': Hand ball by M'Baye Niang (Empoli).
    • 54': Attempt blocked. Benjamin Pavard (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lautaro Martínez.
    • 54': Foul by Francesco Acerbi (Inter Milan).
    • 54': M'Baye Niang (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 55': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Federico Dimarco.
    • 56': Attempt blocked. Marcus Thuram (Inter Milan) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Hakan Çalhanoglu with a cross.
    • 56': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Sebastiano Luperto.
    • 58': Attempt missed. Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Federico Dimarco.
    • 59': Foul by Benjamin Pavard (Inter Milan).
    • 59': M'Baye Niang (Empoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 61': Attempt blocked. Hakan Çalhanoglu (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicolò Barella.
    • 62': Attempt missed. Simone Bastoni (Empoli) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by M'Baye Niang.
    • 63': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Sebastian Walukiewicz.
    • 64': Federico Dimarco (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 64': Foul by Giuseppe Pezzella (Empoli).
    • 65': Attempt blocked. Benjamin Pavard (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicolò Barella.
    • 65': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Bartosz Bereszynski.
    • 65': Hand ball by Nicolò Cambiaghi (Empoli).
    • 65': Nicolò Cambiaghi (Empoli) is shown the yellow card.
    • 67': Attempt missed. Nicolò Cambiaghi (Empoli) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by M'Baye Niang.
    • 67': Attempt blocked. Federico Dimarco (Inter Milan) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lautaro Martínez with a through ball.
    • 69': Substitution, Inter Milan. Kristjan Asllani replaces Hakan Çalhanoglu.
    • 69': Substitution, Inter Milan. Carlos Augusto replaces Federico Dimarco.
    • 71': Foul by Bartosz Bereszynski (Empoli).
    • 71': Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 71': Attempt saved. Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nicolò Barella.
    • 72': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Razvan Marin.
    • 72': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by M'Baye Niang.
    • 73': Substitution, Empoli. Liberato Cacace replaces Giuseppe Pezzella.
    • 73': Substitution, Empoli. Jacopo Fazzini replaces Simone Bastoni.
    • 74': Foul by Sebastiano Luperto (Empoli).
    • 74': Marcus Thuram (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 75': Foul by Matteo Darmian (Inter Milan).
    • 75': Szymon Zurkowski (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 76': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Henrikh Mkhitaryan.
    • 76': Attempt missed. Liberato Cacace (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
    • 77': Substitution, Inter Milan. Denzel Dumfries replaces Alessandro Bastoni.
    • 77': Substitution, Inter Milan. Alexis Sánchez replaces Lautaro Martínez.
    • 79': Attempt saved. Kristjan Asllani (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nicolò Barella.
    • 80': Attempt missed. Benjamin Pavard (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Kristjan Asllani.
    • 81': Goal! Inter Milan 2, Empoli 0. Alexis Sánchez (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Denzel Dumfries with a cross.
    • 82': Substitution, Empoli. Matteo Cancellieri replaces Emmanuel Gyasi.
    • 82': Substitution, Empoli. Mattia Destro replaces M'Baye Niang.
    • 83': Foul by Marcus Thuram (Inter Milan).
    • 83': Razvan Marin (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 84': Substitution, Inter Milan. Davide Frattesi replaces Henrikh Mkhitaryan.
    • 85': Foul by Carlos Augusto (Inter Milan).
    • 85': Nicolò Cambiaghi (Empoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 85': Foul by Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan).
    • 85': Jacopo Fazzini (Empoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 86': Attempt blocked. Jacopo Fazzini (Empoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Razvan Marin with a cross.
    • 86': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Kristjan Asllani.
    • 86': Attempt blocked. Jacopo Fazzini (Empoli) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Razvan Marin with a cross.
    • 89': Benjamin Pavard (Inter Milan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 89': Foul by Liberato Cacace (Empoli).
    • 89': Liberato Cacace (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Matteo Cancellieri (Empoli).
    • 90'+1': Kristjan Asllani (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Carlos Augusto (Inter Milan).
    • 90'+2': Matteo Cancellieri (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Davide Frattesi (Inter Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Alexis Sánchez.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Inter Milan 2, Empoli 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Inter Milan 2, Empoli 0.

    Statistics

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    16 Fouls 14
    2 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 1
    6 Corner Kicks 8
    5 Saves 3
    40.8 Possession 59.2
    14 SHOTS 19
    3 ON GOAL 7
    0.2 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    316 Accurate Passes 517
    371 Passes 569
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
    10 Accurate Crosses 3
    29 Crosses 20
    0.3 Cross % 0.2
    42 Long Balls 34
    26 Accurate Long Balls 22
    0.6 Long Balls % 0.6
    5 Blocked Shots 8
    3 Effective Tackles 4
    11 Tackles 8
    0.3 Tackle % 0.5
    2 Interceptions 9
    18 Effective Clearances 18
    18 Clearances 18

    Game Information

    Competition: Italian Serie A

    Venue: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
    Location: Milano, Italy
    Attendance: 71,551

    Serie A Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Napoli 12 +10 26
    2 Atalanta 12 +16 25
    3 Fiorentina 12 +15 25
    4 Internazionale 12 +12 25
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    INT Internazionale (3-5-2)

    No. Name
    77 Emil Audero (GK)
    15 Francesco Acerbi
    95 Alessandro Bastoni
    28 Benjamin Pavard
    22 Henrikh Mkhitaryan
    23 Nicolò Barella
    20 Hakan Çalhanoglu
    32 Federico Dimarco
    36 Matteo Darmian
    10 Lautaro Martínez
    9 Marcus Thuram
    Internazionale Substitutes:
    Davide Frattesi, Tajon Buchanan, Stefano Sensi, Davy Klaassen, Yann Sommer, Carlos Augusto, Denzel Dumfries, Yann Bisseck, Alexis Sánchez, Kristjan Asllani, Raffaele Di Gennaro.

    EMP Empoli (3-4-2-1)

    No. Name
    25 Elia Caprile (GK)
    4 Sebastian Walukiewicz
    33 Sebastiano Luperto
    19 Bartosz Bereszynski
    30 Simone Bastoni
    18 Razvan Marin
    3 Giuseppe Pezzella
    11 Emmanuel Gyasi
    10 M'Baye Niang
    28 Nicolò Cambiaghi Yellow Card
    27 Szymon Zurkowski
    Empoli Substitutes:
    Liberato Cacace, Mattia Destro, Alberto Cerri, Francesco Caputo, Saba Goglichidze, Steven Shpendi, Jacopo Seghetti, Matteo Cancellieri, Samuele Perisan, Viktor Kovalenko, Jacopo Fazzini.

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