It all took place in the second half: fantastic goal from the captain, before Dumfries' header to double the lead. The visitors got a goal back through Esposito, Tikus sealed the win.
2024/2025 Serie A
3-1
Match Report
A crucial win. Inter’s 3-1 win over Empoli came entirely in the second half after a tightly contested first half. Lautaro Martinez, captain and talisman, opened the scoring with a stunning strike in the 55th minute: a right-footed curling shot which found its way into the top corner. A beautiful goal which changed the momentum of the match, making the second half full of opportunities. Dumfries doubled the scoring in the 79th minute with a powerful header which seemingly sealed the match at 2-0. However, Empoli pulled one back in the 84th minute with a goal from Sebastiano Esposito. Any need to be worried? No, because Inter sealed the win in the 89th minute with a quick attack culminating in Arnautovic setting up Thuram. 3-1 and Inter climb to a total of 47 points, with 20 matches played.
Match Events
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55' GOAL! Inter 1-0 Empoli (Lautaro Martínez)
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79' GOAL! Inter 2-0 Empoli (Denzel Dumfries)
83' GOAL! Inter 2-1 Empoli (Sebastiano Esposito)
89' GOAL! Inter 3-1 Empoli (Marcus Thuram)
91' Highlight from Inter vs Empoli
Line-ups
Inter XI: Sommer, De Vrij, Zielinski, M. Taremi, Dimarco, Barella, Dumfries, Pavard, Lautaro, Carlos Augusto, Asllani
Subs: Darmian, Arnautovic, Mkhitaryan, Acerbi, Thuram, Bastoni, Frattesi, Josep Martínez, Buchanan, Alessandro Calligaris, Tomás Palacios, Luka Topalović, Giacomo De Pieri
Empoli XI: De Sciglio, A.Grassi, Emmanuel Gyasi, Pezzella, Devis Vásquez, Ardian Ismajli, Youssef Maleh, Liberato Cacace, Lorenzo Colombo, Jacopo Fazzini, Mattia Viti
Subs: Liam Henderson, Sambia, Samuele Perisan, Szymon Żurkowski, Esposito, Saba Goglichidze, Luca Marianucci, Jacopo Seghetti, Ismael Konate, Lorenzo Tosto, Anders Bølling Asmussen