Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Inter 2nd with 81 points, Empoli 18th with 31, 50 apart. Empoli's recent output outran their position: 10th on form over five rounds, 18th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Inter 2.08 scored and 0.92 conceded per game, Empoli 0.87 and 1.55, with the league averaging 1.28.
Empoli had gone 5 games without a win. Over the last five, Inter had taken 10 of 15 points to Empoli's 1.
Across 16 recorded meetings, Inter have 14 wins to Empoli's 1, with 1 draw, at 2.63 goals per meeting.
The match was played at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza in Milan (capacity 80,018). On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 4 second-half goals set the final 3-1.
Goal scorers
Inter: Denzel Dumfries (79'), Lautaro Martínez (55'), Marcus Thuram (89') · Empoli: Sebastiano Esposito (83')