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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. Inter milan have a very good record in the league, winning 15 games in the first 21 rounds and finishing at the top of the 50-point table. In the Italian Super Cup final, Inter Milan also won and lifted the championship trophy. However, in the Serie A match against Atalanta three days ago, Inter only won one draw and the winning streak was ended. This time in the Coppa Italia, Inter Milan played against Empoli, who is 11th in the league. Prior to this, Inter had beaten Empoli in eight consecutive games, and this time Inter still won, but the process was difficult.
Inter Milan lined up in a 352 formation. Radu served as the starting goalkeeper. D'Ambrosio, Ranocchio and DiMarco partnered at 3-back. Dumfries, Vidal, Besino, Gagliardini and Damian make up five midfielders. Lautaro Martinez and Joaquin Correa's two strikers joined forces. Dzeko, Sanchez, Char khanoglu, Perisic, Barrera, Škriniar, Bastoni and Handanovic are all on the bench.
Inter Milan injured a Joaquin Correa shortly after the start of the match, and Inzaghi Jr. had to replace Alexis Sanchez, but sanchez did not expect Sanchez to become the protagonist of the game. Alexis Sanchez's header gave Inter the lead in the 13th minute. Inter milan have an absolute advantage and constantly attack empoli's goal. However, none of Dumfries, Lautaro Martinez nor Gagliardini scored. Inter were never able to extend the scoreline and ended with a one-goal lead at halftime. Inter milan had 56% possession in the first half, with 8 shots on goal and 4 shots on target, but only scored 1 goal. Empoli, on the other hand, had just three shots on goal in the first half, none of which were on target.
In the second half Empoli was like a team, playing a very sharp and high-quality attack, which made Inter Milan a little embarrassed. In the 61st minute, Bairami scored a shot into the goal, and in the 76th minute, Kutrone's header hit the crossbar and bounced on goalkeeper Dula. Empoli's two goals left Inter behind. Desperate, Inter did not equalise until stoppage time when they equalised with a goal from Ranocchia and dragged it into extra time. In extra time, Substitute Sensi struck a fatal blow, scoring a deadly goal to set the final score at 3-2, and Inter Eliminated Empoli to advance to the quarterfinals. Inter milan marched forward on four fronts: the league led, the Champions League reached the knockout stages, the Italian Super League won the championship, and the Coppa Italia advanced to the quarterfinals. Zhang Kangyang was right to invite Little Inzaghi.
In the post-match sofascore rating, Sanchez scored a game-high 8.7 points. He shot 3 shots on goal, 2 shots on target, scored 1 goal, and 1 assist, 2 successful passes, and 3 key passes. His performance on the offensive end is just too good. Sensi didn't play much time, but his goals were worth thousands of dollars, and he scored a high score of 7.6.