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At 4:00 a.m. Beijing time on January 20, the third round of the Italian Cup ushered in a match, and Inter Milan faced Empoli at home. In the first half, Dumfries assisted Sanchez's header, Dumfries' close-range shot was blocked, Lautaro Martinez's consecutive shots were deflected by the goalkeeper, and Shuturach's direct free-kick was high. In the second half, Bairami equalised, Cutterone's header was broken, Ranchia's side hooked shot equalised and Sanchez's goal was blown away. Regular time 2-2, into extra time. Sensi, who came off the bench in extra time, scored a killer goal. In the end, Inter Milan beat Empoli 3-2.
Just 3 minutes into the game, Romagnoli fouled joaquin Correa and was injured and unable to hold out on being substituted. Joaquin Correa was also sad enough to get injured so quickly. Sanchez came off the bench. In the 8th minute, Bandinelli sent a cross from the left side of the field, too close to the goal, and the goalkeeper easily confiscated the ball. In the 12th minute, Inter scored! Dumfries sent a precise cross from the right, Sanchez jumped high to head the ball into the net! Sanchez's header was angled and the goalkeeper had no choice but to stand and watch the ball go into the net. Sanchez was stunned, and it took only 8 minutes for the bench to score.
In the 17th minute, Sanchez broke the ball forward, Dumfries got the ball at the top of the arc of the penalty area, carried the ball into the box, and the subsequent shot was blocked by the goalkeeper. In the 27th minute, Lautaro Martinez pulled out a furious shot in the middle of the penalty area and was saved by the goalkeeper, and Lautaro Martinez personally made up the shot, which was again deflected by the goalkeeper. The goalkeeper twice saved the gods. He then made a save mistake, but his second reaction was quick and he took the ball down again.
In the 40th minute, Sanchez's cross from the right side of the penalty area was swept away by Gagliardini in front of goal, but, unfortunately, it did not stop well and failed to complete the shot. Toward the end of the half, Empoli was awarded a free-kick in front of the field and Shuturach took the penalty and played a little higher. At half-time, Inter led Empoli 1-0.
The second half was easy to fight again. In the 47th minute, Ranocchia's header hit the bar and it went high. Two minutes later, Bairami advanced to the edge of the penalty area with the ball and fired a long-range shot that failed to be right. In the 60th minute, Empoli equalised! Bairami volleyed in, a goal that was extremely sharply angled. Seven minutes later, Sanchez's shot was magically deflected by the goalkeeper. In the 71st minute, Kutrone fired a shot with his foot that hit Dumfries' arm and the referee awarded a penalty. However, the referee watched the replay and cancelled the penalty award.
In the 75th minute, Empoli scored again! Kutrone nodded the ball into the goal, the ball hit the crossbar, bounced off the goalkeeper and landed on the goalkeeper. There's something magical about that goal. In stoppage time, Inter equalised! Ranocchia's side hook shot in the middle of the penalty area, and the ball went into the net! Ranocchio saved Inter. Sanchez then scored another goal, but was ruled invalid for offside. Regular time kicks are a 2-2 draw. Had to play extra time.
In the 93rd minute, Inzaghi Jr. made a substitution adjustment, replacing Lautaro Martinez with Sensi. In the 101st minute, Char khanoglu's shot was deflected. In the 103rd minute, Inter scored! Substitute Sensai shoots hard! Little Inzaghi is a god, and the world-class substitution is too great. In the 112th minute, Kutrone's shot was confiscated by the goalkeeper. After a 120-minute battle, Inter Milan refused to be upset, defeated Empoli 3-2 and risked promotion.