Serie A | Inter 2-0 Empoli: Dimarco inspiring leaders

Bastoni also surged forward to smash his shot against the upright, while Emil Audero flew to palm the dipping Razvan Marin strike out from under the bar.

M’Baye Niang saw his effort deflected over and Nicolò Barella drilled wide from a Dimarco cutback with time and space to do better.

Henrikh Mkhitaryan also ballooned over from another Dimarco assist, as did Simone Bastoni after combining with Niang.

Barella’s inspired ball over the top released Benjamin Pavard, whose half-volley was crucially deflected off target by brave Bartosz Bereszynski defending.

Lautaro Martinez couldn’t get enough power behind his finish and this was his fourth consecutive match without finding the net.

Inter eventually doubled their lead when Denzel Dumfries got down the right and flashed a ball across the face of goal, beyond Thuram, but with Alexis Sanchez ready to turn into an empty net from six yards.

Inter 2-0 Empoli

Dimarco 6 (I), Alexis Sanchez 81 (I)

01-04-2024 19:45 MatchDay 30 San Siro Stadium (Stadio Giuseppe Meazza)

INT

EMP 2 - 0

Player statistic

1st half

Federico Dimarco (Assist: Alessandro Bastoni)

5'

2nd half

		65'		Nicolò Cambiaghi
Alexis Sánchez (Assist: Denzel Dumfries)

81'         89'

Liberato Cacace INT EMP

Starting lineups

77

Emil Audero Goalkeeper 95

Alessandro Bastoni Defender 77' 28

Benjamin Pavard Defender 32

Federico Dimarco Defender 69' 15

Francesco Acerbi Defender 36

Matteo Darmian Defender 20

Hakan Calhanoglu Midfielder 69' 22

Henrikh Mkhitaryan Midfielder 84' 23

Nicolò Barella Midfielder 10

Lautaro Martínez Attacker 77' 9

Marcus Thuram Attacker 25

Elia Caprile Goalkeeper 19

Bartosz Bereszynski Defender 3

Giuseppe Pezzella Defender 73' 4

Sebastian Walukiewicz Defender 33

Sebastiano Luperto Defender 18

Razvan Marin Midfielder 30

Simone Bastoni Midfielder 73' 27

Szymon Zurkowski Midfielder 11 Emmanuel Gyasi Attacker 82' 10

M’Baye Niang Attacker

82' 28

Nicolò Cambiaghi Attacker

Substitutes

5

Stefano Sensi Midfielder 14

Davy Klaassen Midfielder 1

Yann Sommer Goalkeeper 17

Tajon Buchanan Attacker 12 Raffaele Di Gennaro Goalkeeper 31 Yann Bisseck Defender 21 Kristjan Asllani Midfielder 69' 30

Carlos Augusto Midfielder 69' 70

Alexis Sánchez Attacker 77' 2

Denzel Dumfries Defender 77' 16 Davide Frattesi Midfielder 84' 9

Francesco Caputo Attacker 17

Alberto Cerri Attacker 8

Viktor Kovalenko Midfielder 1

Samuele Perisan Goalkeeper 12 Jacopo Seghetti Goalkeeper 7 Stiven Shpendi Attacker 2 Saba Goglichidze Defender 13 Liberato Cacace Defender 73' 21 Jacopo Fazzini Midfielder 73' 23

Mattia Destro Attacker 82' 20

Matteo Cancellieri Attacker

82'