2-0! Lautaro is in a slump, Sanchez comes off the bench to make a difference! Leading by 14 points, there is no suspense for Inter to win the championship
At 2:45 a.m. Beijing time on April 2, the 30th round of the 2023-24 Serie A season ushered in a key battle: Inter Milan VS Empoli.
After the Champions League 1/8 final was "unexpectedly" overturned by Atletico Madrid, fortunately, the Serie A title is basically nine out of ten, and it is still an excellent season for the Nerazzurri.
Inter Milan currently have a clear lead in Serie A, winning the championship only sooner or later, accumulating 76 points from 29 games, 11 points more than AC Milan in second place.
Empoli are still battling relegation, with 25 points from 29 games, 17th in the Serie A standings, and are level on points with Frosinone in the relegation zone with one game less.
Yes, Inter Milan started the 352 formation, Lautaro and Thuram Jr. partnered in the front, midfielders Dimarco, Mkhitaryan, Calhanoglu, Barella, Darmian, three central defenders Bastoni, Acerbi, Pavard, and goalkeeper Odro. The starting eleven is worth a total of 480 million euros.
Empoli started the 3421 formation, with center forward Niang, Cambiagi and Zulkovsky on both sides, midfielders Pezzella, S. Bastoni, R. Marin, Giassi, three central defenders Rupeto, Walukiwicz, Bereszynski, and goalkeeper Caprile. The starting eleven is worth a total of 33.4 million euros.
After the opening of the game, Inter Milan, who were playing at home, took the lead in attacking.
In the 4th minute, Barella sent a wonderful pass from the right side of the penalty area, but Lautaro failed to take advantage of this opportunity and the ball did not touch.
In the 5th minute, Inter Milan transferred to the backfield, Thuram Jr. followed up and then distributed the ball to the left side, Bastoni stepped forward to take the ball and sent a diagonal pass, in the penalty area, Malcolm did not stop the ball and swept directly, the ball went in! Inter Milan led Empoli 1:0.
Inter Milan got off to a very good start.
In the 19th minute, Bastoni cut in and shot hard from a tight angle on the left side of the penalty area, and the goalkeeper saved it and hit the post and popped up.
In the 26th minute, Zio shot from outside the Marin penalty area, which was of high quality, and Odro made a brave save to defuse it.
In the 50th minute, the Empoli goalkeeper made a mistake on the tee and kicked the ball directly to Lautaro, but Lautaro was clearly unprepared and slowly kicked the ball back, like a return pass to his own goalkeeper.
In the 52nd minute, Inter Milan counterattacked, Dimarco made a wonderful pass from the left, and Barella at the top of the arc volleyed wide.
In the 81st minute, Dumfries crossed a low flat ball from the right side, and in the middle, Sanchez, who followed up the outflanking, easily scored an empty goal. Inter Milan 2:0 Empoli.
In the end, with the goals of Malcolm and Sanchez, Inter Milan beat Empoli 2:0 at home. At the end of the campaign, Inter Milan continued to lead the Serie A standings with 79 points from 30 games, 14 points ahead of second-placed AC Milan.