EMPOLI. Inter was ultimately too much to handle for Empoli with the goal of Romelu Lukaku (48′), Romelu Lukaku (76′) and Lautaro Martínez (88′). Inter was surely better in terms of ball possession (61%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Stadio Carlo Castellani stadium in Empoli on Sunday and it started at 12:30 pm local time. The referee was Livio Marinelli assisted by Christian Rossi and Vittorio Di Gioia. The 4th official was Ermanno Feliciani. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 22.9 degrees Celsius or 73.22 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 45%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Inter was in firm control of the ball 61% while Empoli was struggling with a 39% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Inter had a more offensive attitude with 58 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Inter won the match.
Empoli shot 11 times, 3 on target, 4 off target. On the other side, Inter shot 16 times, 4 on target, 9 off target.
Cards
Empoli received 1 yellow card (Fabiano Parisi). On the opposite side, Inter received 1 yellow card (Nicolò Barella ).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, Empoli will stay with 32 points to remain in the 15th place. Talking about the opposition, Inter will have 54 points to hold in the 6th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Serie A, Empoli will host Salernitana on the 8th of May with a 4-2 head to head statistic in favor of Empoli (3 draws).
Inter will play away agasint Roma on the 6th of May with a 16-15 head to head stats in favor of Inter (16 draws).
Empoli – Formation
Empoli
72'
32'
Empoli started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).
The manager Paolo Zanetti decided to play with the following team: Samuele Perisan , Tyronne Ebuehi , Ardian Ismajli , Sebastiano Luperto , Fabiano Parisi , Nicolas Haas , Răzvan Marin , Filippo Bandinelli , Tommaso Baldanzi , Nicolò Cambiaghi and Francesco Caputo .
The home team had on the bench: Liam Henderson, Samir Ujkani, Liberato Cacace, Mattia Destro , Duccio Degli Innocenti, Lovro Štubljar, Lorenzo Tonelli , Roberto Piccoli, Petar Stojanović, Marko Pjaca, Alberto Grassi , Martín Satriano and Emanuel Vignato .
Substitutions
Empoli made 5 changes: Nicolas Haas for Alberto Grassi (65′), N. Cambiaghi for Martín Satriano (65′), Filippo Bandinelli for Emanuel Vignato (72′), Sebastiano Luperto for Lorenzo Tonelli (72′) and Francesco Caputo for Mattia Destro (80′).
Best player: Tommaso Baldanzi
The player that probably impressed the most for Empoli was Tommaso Baldanzi.
His rating is with 28 passes (89% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 6. He performed 1 cross.
Inter – Formation
Inter
48', 76'
Inter started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
Simone Inzaghi played with: Samir Handanovič , Danilo D’Ambrosio , Stefan de Vrij , Francesco Acerbi , Raoul Bellanova , Roberto Gagliardini , Marcelo Brozović , Hakan Çalhanoğlu , Robin Gosens , Romelu Lukaku and Joaquín Correa .
These were the players on the bench: Alex Cordaz, Alessandro Bastoni, Valentín Carboni, Edin Džeko, Lautaro Martínez , Matteo Darmian, Denzel Dumfries , Mattia Zanotti, Nicolò Barella , André Onana, Kristjan Asllani and Federico Dimarco .
Substitutions
Inter made 5 changes: R. Bellanova for Denzel Dumfries (69′), Joaquín Correa for Lautaro Martínez (69′), Marcelo Brozovic for Nicolò Barella (77′), Robin Gosens for Federico Dimarco (77′) and Hakan Calhanoglu for Kristjan Asllani (87′).
Best player: Romelu Lukaku
The most impressive player for Inter was Romelu Lukaku.
His rating is with 2 goals, 20 passes (80% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 8. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie A.
- Milan – Lecce – 2-0
- Empoli – Inter – 0-3
- Monza – Fiorentina – 3-2
- Udinese – Cremonese – 3-0
- Juventus – Napoli – 0-1
