Empoli 0-2 Inter: D’Ambrosio and Dimarco strike as Nerazzurri return to form

Simone
Inzaghi’s
side
had
stuttered
in
Serie
A
in
recent
weeks,
losing
to
Lazio
and
drawing
with
Juventus
before
this
trip
to
Empoli.

However,
D’Ambrosio
broke
the
deadlock
in
the
first
half,
scoring
in
a
seventh
consecutive
top-flight
campaign,
and
Samuele
Ricci’s
dismissal
for
a
reckless
challenge
after
the
break
eased
Inter’s
task.

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Dimarco
capitalised
to
make
sure
of
the
points
and
consolidate
the
Nerazzurri’s
third-place
position.

Petar
Stojanovic’s
speculative
long-range
effort
had
brought
the
first
save
of
the
contest
from
Samir
Handanovic,
before
Dimarco
tried
his
luck
from
a
similar
distance
and
was
denied
by
Guglielmo
Vicario.

The
Empoli
goalkeeper
was
powerless
11
minutes
before
the
break,
when
D’Ambrosio
headed
into
the
bottom-left
corner
following
Alexis
Sanchez’s
dinked
pass.

Nicolo
Barella
almost
doubled
Inter’s
lead
on
the
stroke
of
half-time
but
blasted
against
the
woodwork,
before
Ricci
received
a
straight
red
card
for
a
dangerous
sliding
challenge
on
the
Nerazzurri
midfielder
after
the
interval.

Roberto
Gagliardini
then
headed
onto
the
left-hand
post
and
Martinez
was
denied
by
a
wonderful
Vicario
stop,
either
side
of
Sanchez’s
close-range
finish
being
chalked
off
for
offside.

Dimarco
eventually
added
a
second
in
the
66th
minute,
tapping
in
Martinez’s
low
cross
at
the
back
post,
although
the
visitors
could
have
won
by
more,
with
two
more
goals
ruled
out.
Gagliardini
was
penalised
for
handball
and
Stefano
Sensi
was
flagged
in
the
closing
stages.

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