MILAN – Inter finish the season mathematically guaranteed of fourth place in the league, thus earning Roberto Mancini's men direct qualification to the Europa League group stages thanks to yesterday's win over Empoli.
In collaboration with Opta, here are the key stats from the contest at San Siro.
- This win means Inter win finish in fourth spot this season.
- Inter have won three at home and lost two away in their last five league games.
- Empoli scored their first away goal for 416 minutes yesterday. They have lost their last six matches on the road.
- Mauro Icardi has four in four against Empoli in Serie A.
- The skipper has had a hand in six of Inter's last nine goals: four goals and two assists.
- Five of Ivan Perisic's six assists have been for an Icardi goal.
- Manuel Pucciarelli scored his sixth goal this season, beating his haul for last year by one.
- Ivan Perisic contributed both a goal and an assist in one game for the third time in 2015/16.
- On average, Icardi has scored a goal every 50 touches. Only Gonzalo Higuain (one every 43) has a better record among players who have scored more than six this season.
- Samir Handanovic has the most bookings among goalkeepers in Serie A this season (five).
