Italian Serie A

FT Wednesday, September 21, 2016
Internazionale LDWLW 2
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Empoli WLLWD 0
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INT202
EMP000
Stadio Carlo Castellani – Computer Gross Arena · 10,554 att.

Match Report

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Mauro Icardi scores brace as Inter Milan ease past Empoli

Mauro Icardi bagged a brace to reach the top of Serie A's scoring charts as Inter Milan claimed a 2-0 win against Empoli in Tuscany.

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Team Stats

15
Fouls
14
4
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
3
4
Corner Kicks
5
3
Saves
2
46.8
Possession
53.2
13
SHOTS
9
4
ON GOAL
3
0.3
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
345
Accurate Passes
422
447
Passes
508
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
2
Accurate Crosses
2
17
Crosses
20
0.1
Cross %
0.1
84
Long Balls
39
42
Accurate Long Balls
16
0.5
Long Balls %
0.4
4
Blocked Shots
1
14
Effective Tackles
12
18
Tackles
14
0.8
Tackle %
0.9
0
Interceptions
0
18
Effective Clearances
11
21
Clearances
19

Head to Head

INT leads series 4-0-1

Lineups

EMP · 4-3-1-2

  1. 28Lukasz SkorupskiG
  2. 19Federico BarbaCD-L
  3. 6Giuseppe BellusciCD-R
  4. 4Federico DimarcoLB
  5. 2Vincent LauriniRB
  6. 7Massimo MaccaroneM
  7. 8Assane DiousséCM
  8. 10Riccardo SaponaraAM
  9. 77Marcel BüchelLM
  10. 88Andrés TelloRM
  11. 20Manuel PucciarelliCF-R

INT · 4-3-3

  1. 1Samir HandanovicG
  2. 24Jeison MurilloCD-L
  3. 25MirandaCD-R
  4. 21Davide SantonLB
  5. 33Danilo D'AmbrosioRB
  6. 17Gary MedelCM
  7. 7Geoffrey KondogbiaLM
  8. 6João MárioRM
  9. 9Mauro IcardiF
  10. 44Ivan PerisicLF
  11. 87Antonio CandrevaRF

Timeline

  1. 3' Jeison Murillo (Inter Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 10' Goal! Empoli 0, Inter Milan 1. Mauro Icardi (Inter Milan) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Antonio Candreva with a cross.
  3. 17' Goal! Empoli 0, Inter Milan 2. Mauro Icardi (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by João Mário with a through ball.
  4. 23' Gary Medel (Inter Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 25' Miranda (Inter Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 48' Massimo Maccarone (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 58' Substitution, Empoli. Daniele Croce replaces Marcel Büchel.
  8. 59' João Mário (Inter Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 69' Substitution, Empoli. Marco Zambelli replaces Vincent Laurini because of an injury.
  10. 69' Substitution, Empoli. Guido Marilungo replaces Riccardo Saponara.
  11. 74' Substitution, Inter Milan. Assane Demoya Gnoukouri replaces Geoffrey Kondogbia.
  12. 75' Substitution, Inter Milan. Éder replaces Antonio Candreva.
  13. 85' Substitution, Inter Milan. Felipe Melo replaces Gary Medel.

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