Internazionale v Empoli: Serie A Action on Match-day 36
Next Friday at 6:45pm GMT, on matchday 36 of the Serie A, we will see Inter play Empoli at Giuseppe Meazza.
It’s second v fourteenth in the League, as Inter take on Empoli on Friday.
Internazionale’s Serie A season, has so far seen them gain 75 points, going into this game
Inter suffered an away loss to Udinese in their last outing, they will doubtless be keen get a positive outcome in this fixture.
Also, Inter keep finding ways to win, having secured 12 victories in their last 20 meetings is astonishing this season, a rich vein of form that has drastically improved their Serie A position. Their position is second in the League and they have 75 points, that is, 22W, 4L and 9D having won 22 games, drawn nine fixtures, and lost four matches.
Playing at home, Inter have won 12 games, drawn three fixtures, and lost two matches.
A win in this fixture, would take Internazionale’s points from 75 to 78, so far this season.
Good atacking and defensive team
Inter’s defence has been rock solid so far, only conceding 29 goals in their previous matches. They have a good scoring rate of 74 goals (73 from open play and one penalty). This season, their stand-out attacking players have been Lautaro Martinez (6), Edin Dzeko (5), and Ivan Perisic (3).
Inter are no strangers this season to illness and injury and Simone Inzaghi is concerned that Friday’s fixture could see him without two of his key players.
It’s 37 points so far for Empoli this season, going into this meeting
Empoli must take a positive approach to this game, if they are to get anything out of, following their recent defeat to Torino at Carlo Castellani.
Also, Aurelio Andreazzoli knows that a run of nine losses in 17 meetings for his Empoli side, is going to be a tough run of form to change. However that is exactly what he must try to deliver. With 37 points (9W, 16L and 10D), they are established in fourteenth position in the League having won nine fixtures, drawn 10 fixtures, and lost 16 games.
Empoli’s away record is remarkable and poses a significant threat to Inter. In the 17 games they’ve played on the road this season, they have so far won five meetings, drawn six matches, and lost six meetings.
Winning this fixture will see Empoli on 40 points.
Empoli are missing five players through injury or illness. This will affect Aurelio Andreazzoli’s selection choices significantly.
Internazionale v Empoli – Head-to-Head.
Regarding their historical duels Inter and Empoli have faced each other 26 times in the past, with the balance of wins sitting in Inter’s favour (22 – 2). In addition, sixteen of the previous 20 matches between Inter and Empoli have resulted in an Inter win. The last time both teams met in this competition was January 2022, when Internazionale walked away as 3-2 winners.
Performance Report
For Inter, Lautaro Martinez is a top performing player who has scoredsix goals in 35 League games so far, while Andrea Pinamonti, one of their best scorers, has nettedfive goals in 35 League matches this season for Empoli.
Other standout players for Inter are Edin Dzeko and Ivan Perisic with five goals and three goals respectively and for Empoli are Andrea Pinamonti and Szymon Zurkowski with five goals both.
