Match highlights
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Inter vs Empoli highlights
How the goals came
55' Lautaro Martínez opens the scoring for Inter → 79' Denzel Dumfries extends Inter's lead (the winner) → 83' Sebastiano Esposito pulls one back for Empoli → 89' Marcus Thuram extends Inter's lead. Full time: 3-1, Inter win.
The match, goal by goal
4 of the 4 goals came after half-time.
55' Lautaro Martínez (Inter) 1-0
Inter and Empoli went into the break goalless at San Siro in Serie A Matchday 21. Lautaro Martínez broke the deadlock in the 55th minute, giving the home side a 1-0 lead. Inter never relinquished that advantage on the way to a 3-1 win, making Martínez's strike the winning goal.
79' Denzel Dumfries (Inter) 2-0
Leading 1-0, Inter doubled their advantage in the 79th minute through Denzel Dumfries. The goal came 24 minutes after Lautaro Martínez's opener and made it 2-0. With the clock running down, it moved the home side much closer to victory.
83' Sebastiano Esposito (Empoli) 2-1
Trailing by two away from home, Empoli pulled one back in the 83rd minute through Sebastiano Esposito. Coming just four minutes after Inter's second goal, it cut the deficit to 2-1 and made the closing stages a one-goal game again.
89' Marcus Thuram (Inter) 3-1
Six minutes after Empoli had made it a one-goal game, Marcus Thuram scored Inter's third in the 89th minute. The goal made it 3-1 and restored the home side's two-goal cushion. It settled the match, which finished 3-1 to Inter.
