Inter 3-1 Empoli: Lautaro, Dumfries & Thuram seal victory for Nerazzurri

It all happened in the second half: fantastic goal from the captain, before Dumfries doubled the lead with a Dumfries header. The visitors got a goal back through Esposito, Tikus sealed the win.

Match report

A crucial victory. Inter's 3-1 victory over Empoli came entirely in the second half, after a tightly contested first half. Lautaro Martinez, captain and talisman, opened the scoring in the 55th minute with a stunning goal: a curling right-footed shot that found its way into the top corner. A beautiful goal that changed the momentum of the match and made the second half full of chances. Dumfries doubled the score in the 79th minute with a powerful header that seemingly sealed the match at 2-0. However, Empoli pulled one back in the 84th minute through a goal from Sebastiano Esposito. Should you be concerned? No, as Inter sealed the victory in the 89th minute with a quick attack that culminated in Arnautovic setting up Thuram. 3-1 and Inter climb to a total of 47 points, with 20 games played.

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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)

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Setups

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

Subs: Liam Henderson, Sambia, Samuele Perisan, Szymon Żurkowski, Esposito, Saba Goglichidze, Luca Marianucci, Jacopo Seghetti, Ismael Konate, Lorenzo Tosto, Anders Bølling Asmussen