Italian Serie A

FT Wednesday, January 6, 2016
Internazionale LWWWL 1
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Empoli DWWWW 0
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INT101
EMP000
Stadio Carlo Castellani – Computer Gross Arena · 13,735 att.

Match Report

Inter Milan remain top as Mauro Icardi strike sinks Empoli

Inter Milan remain top as Mauro Icardi strike sinks Empoli

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Team Stats

10
Fouls
9
2
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
2
5
Corner Kicks
8
4
Saves
2
51.8
Possession
48.2
14
SHOTS
16
3
ON GOAL
4
0.2
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
404
Accurate Passes
385
503
Passes
466
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
3
Accurate Crosses
2
15
Crosses
21
0.2
Cross %
0.1
62
Long Balls
44
26
Accurate Long Balls
16
0.4
Long Balls %
0.4
4
Blocked Shots
2
14
Effective Tackles
12
20
Tackles
15
0.7
Tackle %
0.8
0
Interceptions
0
13
Effective Clearances
11
24
Clearances
16

Head to Head

INT leads series 4-0-1

Lineups

EMP · 4-3-1-2

  1. 28Lukasz SkorupskiG
  2. 19Federico BarbaCD-L
  3. 15Andrea CostaCD-R
  4. 21Mário RuiLB
  5. 2Vincent LauriniRB
  6. 7Massimo MaccaroneM
  7. 32Leandro ParedesCM
  8. 5Riccardo SaponaraAM
  9. 77Marcel BüchelLM
  10. 17Piotr ZielinskiRM
  11. 20Manuel PucciarelliCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 11Daniele Croce
  2. 3Marco Zambelli
  3. 22Alessandro Piu
  4. 6Luca Bittante
  5. 23Alberto Pelagotti
  6. 33Rade Krunic
  7. 1Maurizio Pugliesi
  8. 39Marko Livaja
  9. 31Michele Camporese
  10. 13Raffaele Maiello
  11. 14Assane Dioussé
  12. 24Uros Cosic

INT · 4-3-3

  1. 1Samir HandanovicG
  2. 24Jeison MurilloCD-L
  3. 25MirandaCD-R
  4. 55Yuto NagatomoLB
  5. 33Danilo D'AmbrosioRB
  6. 17Gary MedelCM
  7. 7Geoffrey KondogbiaLM
  8. 77Marcelo BrozovicRM
  9. 9Mauro IcardiF
  10. 22Adem LjajicLF
  11. 44Ivan PerisicRF

Substitutes

  1. 21Davide SantonSUB
  2. 27Assane Demoya GnoukouriSUB
  3. 14Martín MontoyaSUB
  4. 13Fredy GuarínSUB
  5. 10Stevan JoveticSUB
  6. 97Rey ManajSUB
  7. 5Juan JesusSUB
  8. 30Juan Pablo CarrizoSUB
  9. 8Rodrigo PalacioSUB
  10. 12Alex TellesSUB
  11. 11Jonathan BiabianySUB
  12. 23Andrea RanocchiaSUB

Timeline

  1. 16' Jeison Murillo (Inter Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 26' Leandro Paredes (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 35' Marcelo Brozovic (Inter Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 45'+1' Goal! Empoli 0, Inter Milan 1. Mauro Icardi (Inter Milan) right footed shot from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Ivan Perisic with a cross.
  5. 64' Substitution, Empoli. Marko Livaja replaces Massimo Maccarone.
  6. 64' Substitution, Empoli. Daniele Croce replaces Marcel Büchel.
  7. 67' Daniele Croce (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 80' Substitution, Inter Milan. Fredy Guarín replaces Geoffrey Kondogbia because of an injury.
  9. 87' Substitution, Inter Milan. Stevan Jovetic replaces Mauro Icardi.
  10. 87' Substitution, Empoli. Alessandro Piu replaces Leandro Paredes.
  11. 90' Substitution, Inter Milan. Juan Jesus replaces Adem Ljajic.

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