After a convincing win over Genoa last weekend Mancini and his men head to Tuscany to face Serie A minnows Empoli at the Stadio Carlo Castellani. If Inter are to fight for a Champions League spot then 3 points is a must in front of the Tuscan sun set. The last time the two sides met was during Roberto Mancini’s first spell on the Inter bench in 2008.
Empoli
- Founded in 1920
- Stadio Carlo Castellani capacity of around 19,800 constructed in 1965
- Transfer market value of €45 million according to transfermarkt.it
- 25, average age of their squad
- €7,50 million the most valuable player in the side, Daniele Rugani Juve owned centre back. Transfermarkt.it
- No honours
- 25 – Average age of the starting 11 has been the youngest in Serie A. Via Opta
- Empoli loss in their last fixture ended a run of 5 straight draws.
- 0,0 last 3 home games have ended without a goal.
- 2, the amount of goals Empoli have scored at home in Serie A in their last 6 fixtures
- 7 goals scored from set pieces the this season. The most in Serie A. Via Opta
- 15th with 18 points
- 5 assists for Massimo Maccorone in Serie A, 5th most in Serie A. Via whoscored.com
- 17 goals scored in Serie A, only 4 have scored fewer (Chievo,Atalanta,Torino.
Cesena) - 7, Only Chievo have scored fewer goals at home in Serie A this season.
- Empoli have failed to score in 5 of their last 6 home matches in Serie A. Via whoscored.com
Inter
- Unbeaten in the last 4 Serie A fixtures with 2 wins and 2 draws.
- Mauro Icardi is 1 goal away from his 20th goal in Serie A for Inter.
- 9th in Serie A with 25 points
- 5 points of a Europa League spot and 6 points of a Champions League spot.
- 2.5 goals scored in 5 of the last 6 away games in Serie A. via whoscored.com
- 1580th Serie A away game.
Head to Head
- Empoli have reached 3 quater finals in the Coppa Italia 2 of which they were defeated by Inter
- Inter have scored at least 2 goals in 5 of their last 6 away matches against Empoli in all competitions. Via whoscored.com
- Inter have kept 5 clean sheets in the last 6 meetings with Empoli in all competitions. Via whoscored.com
- The last meeting between the two sides was on the 3rd of February 2008 at the San Siro ending 1-0 to Inter.
- Last meeting in Empoli was on the 1st of September 2007 ending in a 2-0 victory for Inter.
- No players in the current Inter squad have ever scored against Empoli.
- The two sides have met on 28 occasions, Inter have W 22 D 3 L 3 GF 56 GA 19
- 10th away meeting in Serie A. W 5 D 2 L 2 GF 16 GA 10
- 24th of August 1983 was the first meeting ending in a 3-1 win for Inter at the San Siro
- 13th of February 1985 was the first away meeting for Inter, ending 1-0 thanks to a goal from Altobelli.
- 5-1 Inter’s biggest win over Empoli came on the 7th of February 1999, scorers on that day were Djorkaeff (3) Simeone and Baggio
- 3-4 Inter’s biggest away win came on the 6th of November 2002, goal scorers that day, Crespo, Adani, Recoba and Javier Zanetti.
- 30th of April 2006 was the last time Empoli beat Inter, ended 1-0 in Tuscany thanks to a own goal from Materazzi.
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