Inter Milan 3-1 Empoli player ratings as hosts produce a magnificent second half to ensure full three points

Inter Milan kept the the current Serie A leaders Napoli under check after defeating Empoli 3-1 at home on Sunday to be three points behind the rivals with one game in hand. Goals in the second half from the Argentine World Cup winner Lautaro Martinez, Denzel Dumfries and Marcus Thruam ensured a convincing victory at San Siro.

Inter loanee Sebastiano Esposito scored a consolation for the 14th placed Empoli in the 79th minute to give the aways side hope but Thuram’s 13th league goal of the campaign was enough to seal the deal for Inter Milan

Lets have a look at Inter Milan vs Empoli player ratings

Inter Milan Player Ratings vs Empoli

Goalkeeper

Yann Sommer: 6.2/10- The Swiss goalkeeper did not make any single save during the whole game but conceded one. His distribution was good in the game.

Defenders

Carlos Augusto: 8.0/10- Had a good game in central defence with a passing accuracy of 84 percent. He was involved in 10 defensive actions for his team and won 12 duels for Inter Milan.

Stefan de Vrij: 7.3/10- Capped a strong defensive display maintaining a passing accuracy of 90 percent. He was crucial at time making three clearances and was involved in six defensive actions.

Benjamin Pavard: 7.3/10- He was taken off around the 85th minute and had a good game. He was involved in three defensive actions and made four recoveries.

Midfielders

Federico Dimarco: 7.1/10- The Italian midfielder had a good game in the left side of the midfield. He had one shot on goal and created multiple opportunities from that side in attack.

Piotr Zielinski: 7.0/10- He orchestrated the game well in midfield with a passing percentage of 98. He made four recoveries and won couple of crucial duels in the game.

Kristjan Asllani: 8.5/10- He was the most fouled player in the game and gave one assist. He took two shots and created three attacking opportunities for Inter Milan.

Nicolo Barella: 8.3/10- He controlled the midfield well and also was involved in attack with four shots on goal. He gave an assist and created many other attacking opportunities for the side.

Denzel Dumfries: 7.6/10- He capped a good performance as a right midfielder for Inter being the source of multiple attacks and dominated the game from that side. He scored a goal in the game.

Attackers

Lautaro Martinez: 8.0/10- The Argentine striker had four shots on goal out of which one found the back of the net. He won four out of the seven duels he faced in the game.

Mehdi Taremi: 6.9/10- He was taken off around the 69th minute and had decent game in attack. He helped the team in creating couple of opportunities in attack.

Substitutes

Marcus Thuram 7.7/10- The striker was subbed on in place of Mehdi Taremi scored the third goal for his team.

Henrikh Mkhitaryan: 6.3/10- The midfielder replaced Piotr Zielinksi around the 69th minute.

Alessandro Bastoni: 6.2/10- The defender came on to replace Federico Dimarco.

Marko Arnautovic: 7.2/10- He was subbed on in place of Lautaro Martinez around the 78th minute and assisted Marcus Thuram’s goal.

Matteo Darmian: N/A.

Manager

Massimiliano Faris: 7/10 – He set his team up very well in absence of Inzaghi and they secured an emphatic result.

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Empoli Player Ratings vs Inter Milan

Goalkeeper

Devis Vasquez: 5.3/10- The Colombian goalkeeper did not have a great game in attack for Empoli conceding five goals. He save five shots and his distribution was not too good.

Defenders

Mattia Viti: 6.7/10- The Italian defender had a decent game as he made five interceptions at the back. He was involved in nine defensive actions and made six recoveries for Empoli.

Ardian Ismajli: 6.5/10- Had a normal game at the heart of defence with a passing accuracy of 81 percent. He made 36 touches in total and was involved in 15 defensive actions for his team.

Mattia De Sciglio: 6.4/10- Had an ordinary game in the defence for Empoli with a passing accuracy of 74 percentage. He was involved in just couple of defensive actions and made few clearances.

Midfielders

Giuseppe Pezzella: 6.6/10- The left wing back did a decent job contributing both in defence as well as attack. He had two shots on goal and was involved in five defensive actions for his team.

Youssef Maleh: 7.3/10- He tried to orchestrate the game well but failed to dominate much. He created multiple opportunities in attack and was involved in seven defensive actions. He also won seven duels during the game.

Alberto Grassi: 6.7/10- The midfielder had a decent game with a passing accuracy of 74 percent. He was involved in nine defensive actions for his team and made five interceptions.

Emmanuel Gyasi: 5.3/10- Had a poor game as a right-wing back as he was not involved in much of the game. He had 28 touches in total and was involved in four defensive actions.

Attackers

Liberato Cacace: 6.6/10- The Kiwi defender did not contribute much in attack as he was mostly involved in defensive duties.

Jacopo Fazzini: 5.7/10- Had a poor game in attack as he lost the most number of duels in the game. He recorded zero shots on goal and created only one attacking opportunity for Empoli.

Lorenzo Colombo: 6.1/10- Had an average game in attack as he did not get many opportunities to pounce on.

Substitutes

Sebastiano Esposito: 6.9/10- He was subbed in place of Jacopo Fazzini in attack and scored the consolation goal for his team.

Saba Goglichidze: 6.5/10- Around the 66th minute he was brought in to replace De Sciglio.

Liam Henderson: 6.9/10- He came on to replace Alberto Grassi and recorded an assist.

Szymon Zurkowski: N/A.

Junior Sambia: N/A.

Manager

Roberto D’ Aversa: 5/10- His team was not able to perform well in any facet of the game.

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