MILAN - (Football Data) - Facts and figures related to Inter's 3-0 victory over Empoli:
Third Inter hat-trick for Vieri
Against Empoli, Christian Vieri netted his third hat-trick in an Inter shirt. The other two came in Inter 3-0 Verona (1999/00) and Perugia 2-3 Inter (2000/01). The Inter striker, who scored against the Tuscans for the first time in his career, has now scored 16 goals in the Serie A so far this season. Vieri is now just 3 goals away from the 100 mark in the Italian top flight.
No goal let in at home for 395'
Inter haven't conceded a goal in home matches for 395 minutes. The last time a team scored against the Nerazzurri in home matches at the Meazza was on 9 November 2001 in Inter 1-2 Udinese, when Muzzi netted for the visitors in the 55th minute. Nothing has hit the back of the Inter net in home matches since the last 35 minutes of that encounter and the entire matches against Brescia, Atalanta, Modena and Empoli.
Ninth victory over Empoli for Inter
Today's win was the Nerazzurri's ninth against Empoli (5 in the Serie A and 4 in the Coppa Italia).
Fifth win for Nerazzurri against newly promoted sides
The 3-0 victory over Empoli was Inter's fifth against newly promoted sides so far this season (Empoli 3-4 Inter, Reggina 1-2 Inter, Como 0-2 Inter, Inter 2-0 Modena, Inter 3-0 Empoli).
