MILAN – In yesterday’s midweek clash at Empoli, Frank de Boer’s men won their third match in a row, thanks to a brace from Inter captain Mauro Icardi, who carried on his good goal-scoring form.
We’ve teamed up with Opta to bring you some key stats from the match:
Inter have won eight of their last nine league meetings with Empoli.
Before yesterday’s game, Inter had not scored a first-half goal in this league season.
Empoli have scored the fewest goals (two) in Serie A this campaign.
In Inter’s last two league matches, the Nerazzurri were victorious despite having under 50% possession, with 47% in last night’s game.
Icardi has scored four headers this season, he had previously never scored more than two in a single campaign.
The Inter captain has been involved in all of his side’s goals this season, netting six times and providing one assist in five league games.
In Inter’s last four Serie A games against Empoli, Icardi has scored six times. The Argentine forward is the only player to have scored in four different league games this season.
Antonio Candreva is the Inter player to have set up the most shots for his team-mates, with fifteen so far including five in last night’s game.
