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06 Jan 2016
Inter back on top with win at Empoli

Inter Milan moved back to the top of the Serie A table thanks to victory at Empoli.

Fiorentina had moved into first for three hours by beating Palermo 3-1.

But Roberto Mancini's Inter scored at the end of a lacklustre first half when Mauro Icardi turned Ivan Perisic's cross in from close range.

Riccardo Saponara had a chance to level for Empoli but his shot was parried by Samir Handanovic and Inter saw out the game to go one point clear at the top.

Lineup, Bookings (4) & Substitutions (6)

Empoli

  • 28 Skorupski
  • 02 Laurini
  • 15 Costa
  • 19 Barba
  • 21 Silva Duarte
  • 17 Zielinski
  • 32 Paredes Booked (Piu - 87' )
  • 77 Büchel (Croce - 64' Booked )
  • 05 Saponara
  • 20 Pucciarelli
  • 07 Maccarone (Livaja - 64' )

Substitutes

  • 01 Pugliesi
  • 03 Zambelli
  • 06 Bittante
  • 11 Croce
  • 13 Maiello
  • 14 Diousse
  • 22 Piu
  • 23 Pelagotti
  • 24 Cosic
  • 31 Camporese
  • 33 Krunic
  • 39 Livaja

Inter Milan

  • 01 Handanovic
  • 33 D'Ambrosio
  • 25 Miranda
  • 24 Murillo Booked
  • 55 Nagatomo
  • 77 Brozovic Booked
  • 17 Medel
  • 07 Kondogbia (Guarín - 80' )
  • 44 Perisic
  • 09 Icardi (Jovetic - 87' )
  • 22 Ljajic (Nunes Jesus - 90' )

Substitutes

  • 05 Nunes Jesus
  • 08 Palacio
  • 10 Jovetic
  • 11 Biabiany
  • 12 Telles
  • 13 Guarín
  • 14 Montoya
  • 21 Santon
  • 23 Ranocchia
  • 27 Gnoukouri
  • 30 Carrizo
  • 97 Manaj
Ref: Domenico Celi

Match Stats

Shots

16 14

On target

4 3

Corners

8 5

Fouls

9 10

Live Text Commentary

Full time

Full Time Match ends, Empoli 0, Inter Milan 1.

90:00 +5:09 Full time

Full Time Second Half ends, Empoli 0, Inter Milan 1.

90:00 +2:57

Foul by Miranda (Inter Milan).

90:00 +2:57

Manuel Pucciarelli (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

90:00 +1:11

Attempt saved. Fredy Guarín (Inter Milan) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Juan Jesus.

90:00 +0:06

Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Miranda.

89:40 Substitution

Substitution Substitution, Inter Milan. Juan Jesus replaces Adem Ljajic.

86:26 Substitution

Substitution Substitution, Empoli. Alessandro Piu replaces Leandro Paredes.

86:10 Substitution

Substitution Substitution, Inter Milan. Stevan Jovetic replaces Mauro Icardi.

85:16

Attempt missed. Marko Livaja (Empoli) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Manuel Pucciarelli.

83:37

Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Mário Rui.

81:25

Attempt missed. Mário Rui (Empoli) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.

80:59

Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Gary Medel.

80:26

Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Miranda.

79:51 Substitution

Substitution Substitution, Inter Milan. Fredy Guarín replaces Geoffrey Kondogbia because of an injury.

78:27

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

77:50

Delay in match Geoffrey Kondogbia (Inter Milan) because of an injury.

75:34

Foul by Mauro Icardi (Inter Milan).

75:34

Andrea Costa (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

74:55

Attempt saved. Leandro Paredes (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.

73:47

Foul by Miranda (Inter Milan).

73:47

Marko Livaja (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

68:21

Yuto Nagatomo (Inter Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.

68:21

Foul by Marko Livaja (Empoli).

67:54

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

67:18

Delay in match Danilo D'Ambrosio (Inter Milan) because of an injury.

66:53 Booking

Booking Daniele Croce (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

66:41

Danilo D'Ambrosio (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

66:41

Foul by Daniele Croce (Empoli).

66:11

Attempt missed. Geoffrey Kondogbia (Inter Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Adem Ljajic.

65:27

Attempt missed. Riccardo Saponara (Empoli) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Marko Livaja.

63:23 Substitution

Substitution Substitution, Empoli. Daniele Croce replaces Marcel Büchel.

63:18 Substitution

Substitution Substitution, Empoli. Marko Livaja replaces Massimo Maccarone.

61:29

Attempt missed. Marcel Büchel (Empoli) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.

61:15

Offside, Empoli. Leandro Paredes tries a through ball, but Marcel Büchel is caught offside.

60:51

Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Ivan Perisic.

59:23

Attempt missed. Marcelo Brozovic (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Geoffrey Kondogbia.

57:27

Attempt missed. Piotr Zielinski (Empoli) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Vincent Laurini.

55:44

Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Federico Barba.

55:40

Attempt blocked. Adem Ljajic (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ivan Perisic.

53:44

Attempt missed. Marcelo Brozovic (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right.

53:06

Attempt missed. Marcel Büchel (Empoli) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Massimo Maccarone.

51:52

Attempt missed. Marcel Büchel (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.

51:01

Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Samir Handanovic.

51:00

Attempt saved. Riccardo Saponara (Empoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Manuel Pucciarelli.

50:19

Foul by Geoffrey Kondogbia (Inter Milan).

50:19

Leandro Paredes (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

48:26

Danilo D'Ambrosio (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

48:26

Foul by Marcel Büchel (Empoli).

46:49

Attempt saved. Marcelo Brozovic (Inter Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Adem Ljajic.

45:00

Second Half begins Empoli 0, Inter Milan 1.

45:00 +2:09 Half time

Half Time First Half ends, Empoli 0, Inter Milan 1.

45:00 +0:10 Goal scored

Goal! Goal! Empoli 0, Inter Milan 1. Mauro Icardi (Inter Milan) right footed shot from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Ivan Perisic with a cross.

43:43

Samir Handanovic (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

43:43

Foul by Andrea Costa (Empoli).

43:01

Foul by Danilo D'Ambrosio (Inter Milan).

43:01

Mário Rui (Empoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.

41:58

Attempt missed. Ivan Perisic (Inter Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Geoffrey Kondogbia.

41:42

Attempt blocked. Adem Ljajic (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marcelo Brozovic with a cross.

40:59

Offside, Empoli. Mário Rui tries a through ball, but Massimo Maccarone is caught offside.

38:47

Attempt missed. Marcelo Brozovic (Inter Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.

36:53

Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Marcelo Brozovic.

36:52

Attempt blocked. Leandro Paredes (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski.

36:46

Attempt saved. Marcel Büchel (Empoli) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.

36:32

Mauro Icardi (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

36:32

Foul by Riccardo Saponara (Empoli).

35:49

Foul by Geoffrey Kondogbia (Inter Milan).

35:49

Piotr Zielinski (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

34:27 Booking

Booking Marcelo Brozovic (Inter Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

34:18

Foul by Marcelo Brozovic (Inter Milan).

34:18

Mário Rui (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

33:13

Samir Handanovic (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

33:13

Foul by Massimo Maccarone (Empoli).

32:42

Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Yuto Nagatomo.

32:31

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

31:35

Delay in match Samir Handanovic (Inter Milan) because of an injury.

30:48

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

29:43

Delay in match Riccardo Saponara (Empoli) because of an injury.

29:07

Foul by Marcelo Brozovic (Inter Milan).

29:07

Riccardo Saponara (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

28:20

Attempt missed. Mauro Icardi (Inter Milan) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Adem Ljajic with a cross following a corner.

27:59

Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Leandro Paredes.

27:56

Attempt blocked. Ivan Perisic (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Marcelo Brozovic.

25:35 Booking

Booking Leandro Paredes (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

25:23

Foul by Leandro Paredes (Empoli).

25:23

Mauro Icardi (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

23:18

Attempt missed. Piotr Zielinski (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Manuel Pucciarelli.

19:46

Attempt missed. Riccardo Saponara (Empoli) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right.

19:44

Attempt blocked. Massimo Maccarone (Empoli) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski.

18:03

Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Yuto Nagatomo.

16:48

Attempt saved. Massimo Maccarone (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mário Rui.

15:22 Booking

Booking Jeison Murillo (Inter Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

15:14

Foul by Jeison Murillo (Inter Milan).

15:14

Massimo Maccarone (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

13:17

Attempt missed. Marcelo Brozovic (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Gary Medel following a corner.

12:53

Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Andrea Costa.

12:13

Foul by Vincent Laurini (Empoli).

12:13

Ivan Perisic (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

10:29

Offside, Inter Milan. Geoffrey Kondogbia tries a through ball, but Mauro Icardi is caught offside.

10:13

Attempt blocked. Ivan Perisic (Inter Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.

9:40

Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Federico Barba.

8:31

Foul by Riccardo Saponara (Empoli).

8:31

Miranda (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

6:25

Mário Rui (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

6:25

Foul by Ivan Perisic (Inter Milan).

5:48

Attempt missed. Marcel Büchel (Empoli) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.

0:00

First Half begins.

0:00

Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

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