Italian Serie A

Empoli vs Internazionale, 2018-2019 Italian Serie A

· Italian Serie A
Empoli
    FT
    0 - 1
    Internazionale
    • 72': Keita Baldé

    Inter Milan earn hard-fought win over Empoli with Keita Balde strike

    Keita Balde met Sime Vrsaljko's low cross with a first-time shot on the turn in the 72nd minute to earn a 1-0 win for Inter Milan.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 3': Foul by Hamed Junior Traore (Empoli).
    • 3': Matías Vecino (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 8': Foul by Sime Vrsaljko (Inter Milan).
    • 8': Hamed Junior Traore (Empoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 8': Delay in match Hamed Junior Traore (Empoli) because of an injury.
    • 9': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 10': Hand ball by Antonino La Gumina (Empoli).
    • 11': Offside, Inter Milan. Milan Skriniar tries a through ball, but Mauro Icardi is caught offside.
    • 14': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Matteo Politano.
    • 15': Attempt missed. Hamed Junior Traore (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Manuel Pasqual.
    • 17': Foul by Keita (Inter Milan).
    • 17': Joel Untersee (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 20': Hand ball by Antonino La Gumina (Empoli).
    • 21': Delay in match Antonino La Gumina (Empoli) because of an injury.
    • 22': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 24': Substitution, Empoli. Miha Zajc replaces Antonino La Gumina because of an injury.
    • 26': Foul by Hamed Junior Traore (Empoli).
    • 26': Matías Vecino (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 26': Offside, Empoli. Ivan Provedel tries a through ball, but Miha Zajc is caught offside.
    • 28': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Kwadwo Asamoah.
    • 29': Attempt missed. Miha Zajc (Empoli) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Manuel Pasqual with a cross following a corner.
    • 29': Attempt saved. Matteo Politano (Inter Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mauro Icardi.
    • 29': Offside, Inter Milan. Matteo Politano tries a through ball, but Matías Vecino is caught offside.
    • 31': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Jacob Rasmussen.
    • 33': Foul by Ismael Bennacer (Empoli).
    • 33': Kwadwo Asamoah (Inter Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 34': Offside, Inter Milan. Matteo Politano tries a through ball, but Matías Vecino is caught offside.
    • 35': Foul by Hamed Junior Traore (Empoli).
    • 35': Matteo Politano (Inter Milan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 36': Attempt blocked. João Mário (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 36': Offside, Inter Milan. Matías Vecino tries a through ball, but Keita is caught offside.
    • 37': Delay in match Manuel Pasqual (Empoli) because of an injury.
    • 38': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 38': Substitution, Empoli. Luca Antonelli replaces Manuel Pasqual because of an injury.
    • 39': Offside, Inter Milan. Milan Skriniar tries a through ball, but Keita is caught offside.
    • 42': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Afriyie Acquah.
    • 45'+4': First Half ends, Empoli 0, Inter Milan 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Empoli 0, Inter Milan 0.
    • 46': Attempt saved. Miha Zajc (Empoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Hamed Junior Traore.
    • 47': Offside, Inter Milan. Borja Valero tries a through ball, but Keita is caught offside.
    • 49': Foul by Joel Untersee (Empoli).
    • 49': Keita (Inter Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 49': Foul by Joel Untersee (Empoli).
    • 49': Keita (Inter Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 55': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Jacob Rasmussen.
    • 56': Attempt saved. Francesco Caputo (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Ivan Provedel.
    • 57': Substitution, Inter Milan. Radja Nainggolan replaces Matías Vecino.
    • 58': Attempt blocked. Keita (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Radja Nainggolan.
    • 60': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Matías Silvestre.
    • 61': Hand ball by Francesco Caputo (Empoli).
    • 64': Foul by Milan Skriniar (Inter Milan).
    • 64': Miha Zajc (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 65': Attempt blocked. Miha Zajc (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 66': Attempt saved. Miha Zajc (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Francesco Caputo with a headed pass.
    • 67': Substitution, Inter Milan. Lautaro Martínez replaces Borja Valero.
    • 68': Hand ball by Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan).
    • 68': Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
    • 69': Attempt missed. Afriyie Acquah (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Miha Zajc.
    • 70': Foul by Afriyie Acquah (Empoli).
    • 70': Kwadwo Asamoah (Inter Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 71': Attempt saved. Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Stefan de Vrij.
    • 71': Attempt blocked. Milan Skriniar (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 71': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Frederic Veseli.
    • 72': Goal! Empoli 0, Inter Milan 1. Keita (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sime Vrsaljko with a cross following a corner.
    • 74': Foul by Ismael Bennacer (Empoli).
    • 74': Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 74': Ismael Bennacer (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 74': Substitution, Empoli. Levan Mchedlidze replaces Luca Antonelli.
    • 75': Foul by Frederic Veseli (Empoli).
    • 75': Matteo Politano (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 77': Offside, Inter Milan. Samir Handanovic tries a through ball, but Keita is caught offside.
    • 79': Attempt blocked. Radja Nainggolan (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kwadwo Asamoah.
    • 81': Attempt saved. Keita (Inter Milan) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lautaro Martínez.
    • 83': Foul by Afriyie Acquah (Empoli).
    • 83': Keita (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 84': Substitution, Inter Milan. Danilo D'Ambrosio replaces Keita.
    • 85': Attempt missed. Matteo Politano (Inter Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Mauro Icardi.
    • 85': Attempt saved. Mauro Icardi (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Radja Nainggolan.
    • 85': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Frederic Veseli.
    • 86': Attempt missed. Miha Zajc (Empoli) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
    • 86': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Stefan de Vrij.
    • 87': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Matteo Politano.
    • 87': Attempt missed. Levan Mchedlidze (Empoli) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Miha Zajc with a cross following a corner.
    • 88': Foul by Milan Skriniar (Inter Milan).
    • 88': Levan Mchedlidze (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 88': Foul by Miha Zajc (Empoli).
    • 88': João Mário (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 89': Foul by Frederic Veseli (Empoli).
    • 89': Matteo Politano (Inter Milan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 90'+3': Foul by Hamed Junior Traore (Empoli).
    • 90'+3': Sime Vrsaljko (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Empoli 0, Inter Milan 1.
    • 90'+4': Match ends, Empoli 0, Inter Milan 1.

    Statistics

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    5 Fouls 16
    1 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    7 Offsides 1
    6 Corner Kicks 4
    3 Saves 4
    63.6 Possession 36.4
    10 SHOTS 9
    5 ON GOAL 3
    0.5 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    565 Accurate Passes 292
    642 Passes 364
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
    10 Accurate Crosses 3
    32 Crosses 18
    0.3 Cross % 0.2
    51 Long Balls 60
    34 Accurate Long Balls 31
    0.7 Long Balls % 0.5
    4 Blocked Shots 1
    12 Effective Tackles 15
    15 Tackles 18
    0.8 Tackle % 0.8
    9 Interceptions 9
    17 Effective Clearances 29
    17 Clearances 29

    Game Information

    Competition: Italian Serie A

    Venue: Stadio Carlo Castellani – Computer Gross Arena
    Location: Empoli, Italy
    Attendance: 10,393

    Serie A Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Internazionale 38 +54 87
    2 Napoli 38 +22 76
    3 AS Roma 38 +28 73
    4 Como 38 +36 71
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    EMP Empoli (5-3-2)

    No. Name
    1 Ivan Provedel (GK)
    26 Matías Silvestre
    32 Jacob Rasmussen
    5 Frederic Veseli
    23 Manuel Pasqual
    27 Joel Untersee
    10 Ismaël Bennacer Yellow Card
    8 Hamed Traoré
    18 Afriyie Acquah
    11 Francesco Caputo
    20 Antonio La Gumina
    Empoli Substitutes:
    Levan Mchedlidze, Salih Ucan, Alejandro Rodriguez, Luca Antonelli, Matteo Brighi, Samuel Mráz, Miha Zajc, Arnel Jakupovic, Michal Marcjanik, Leonardo Capezzi, Andrea Fulignati, Pietro Terracciano.

    INT Internazionale (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    1 Samir Handanovic (GK)
    37 Milan Skriniar
    6 Stefan de Vrij
    18 Kwadwo Asamoah
    2 Sime Vrsaljko
    20 Borja Valero
    15 João Mário
    8 Matías Vecino
    9 Mauro Icardi
    11 Keita Baldé
    16 Matteo Politano
    Internazionale Substitutes:
    Antonio Candreva, Miranda, Dalbert, Ivan Perisic, Andrea Ranocchia, Lautaro Martínez, Daniele Padelli, Danilo D'Ambrosio, Radja Nainggolan, Roberto Gagliardini.

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