After only getting a draw against Real Sociedad in the opening match of the Champions League, Inter Milan returned to the domestic tournament and could not meet a more pleasant opponent.
While Inter had a perfect start in Serie A, just destroying AC Milan 5-1, Empoli has not even scored a goal after 4 rounds. They are the third team in Serie A history to create that sad statistic.
Therefore, it is not surprising that the Milan team showed dominance in this match. However, the goal did not come to them easily.
Inter held the ball most of the time.
Empoli tried to get the ball out of their own half but had almost no chance.
In the 35th minute, Inter seemed to have the lead when Marcus Thuram put the ball into the net, but the offside flag was quickly raised.
Thuram was disappointed when the goal was denied.
Inter ended the first half with 64.7% of possession and 13 shots, but still no goals were scored.
At the beginning of the second half, they finally got a deserved goal when defender Federico Dimarco shined.
The ball bounced out of the penalty area after a corner kick. He was in the right position to make a beautiful volley, sending the ball over the crowd of players and into the net.
In the second half, Thuram once again almost scored for Inter when he sent the ball to the far corner of the goal but missed. The match ended with a score of 1-0, Inter continued to hold the top spot with 5 wins, scoring 14 goals and conceding only once.
Thanh Vu | 18:59 September 24, 2023
