Inter 2-1 Empoli: result and report

Serie A · Saturday 7 May 2016

Result

Inter 2-1 Empoli

Serie A · Saturday 7 May 2016, 16:00 UTC · half-time 2-1

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Inter 2-1 Empoli: match report

Inter defeated Empoli 2-1 in Serie A on Saturday 7 May 2016. The half-time score was 2-1.

Mauro Icardi opened the scoring in the 12th minute. Inter's goals came from Mauro Icardi (12') and Ivan Perisic (40'). Empoli scored through M. Pucciarelli (37').

Discipline: Inter received 3 yellow cards; Empoli received 1 yellow card.

Going into the game Inter were 4th on 64 points from 36 and Empoli 12th on 43 points from 36. Inter went on to finish that season 4th with 67 points, and Empoli 11th with 46.

Inter lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Empoli in a 4-3-1-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Ivan Perisic of Inter (8.6), ahead of Piotr Zielinski (7.8).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 7 Inter wins, 1 draw and 1 for Empoli.

Going into the match Inter's last five read L-W-L-W-W and Empoli's D-L-W-L-W.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 12'Goal · Mauro IcardiInter · 1-0
  • 21'Yellow card · Marcel BüchelEmpoli
  • 37'Goal · M. PucciarelliEmpoli · 1-1
  • 40'Goal · Ivan PerisicInter · 2-1
  • 50'Yellow card · Yuto NagatomoInter
  • 87'Yellow card · Samir HandanovicInter
  • 88'Yellow card · Ivan PerisicInter

Head-to-head

9 meetings: Inter 7, draws 1, Empoli 1.

Team news

Inter line-up (4-2-3-1)

Samir Handanović, Juan Jesus, Miranda, Danilo D'Ambrosio, Yuto Nagatomo, Geoffrey Kondogbia, Stevan Jovetić, Ivan Perisic, Marcelo Brozović, Felipe Melo, Mauro Icardi

Empoli line-up (4-3-1-2)

Alberto Pelagotti, Marco Zambelli, Andrea Costa, Mário Rui, Lorenzo Tonelli, R. Saponara, Piotr Zielinski, Leandro Paredes, Marcel Büchel, Massimo Maccarone, Manuel Pucciarelli