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Sunday February 3, 2008 Finished Giuseppe Meazza (San Siro)

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Internazionale

  • Ibrahimovic 34’ (pen.)

Empoli

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Internazionale
    • Empoli
    • - Thank you for joining Eurosport-Yahoo! for our Serie A coverage. Later on we'll have Barcelona against Osasuna as they look to cut the gap with Real Madrid at the top of La Liga, plus after that Getafe against Espanyol.
    • 90+5' Game over and Inter have the points and that eight-point lead.
    • 90+3' A great attempt by Pozzi, a sort of Peter Crouch-style scissor-kick, that is just wide!! Busce put the ball in.
    • - Dear oh dear - Frick has made it three to Siena and that is game over for Roma. They can only hope for a late Empoli goal to limit the damage...
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    • 90' Five minutes of injury-time to play at the end of the 90...
    • 88' Pozzi handballs as he tries to wriggle free in the box.
    • 86' Empoli cannot believe how close they came while there are wry smiles all around the Inter staff, from Massimo Moratti smoking his fag to Roberto Mancini on the touchline...
    • 83' After heated arguments Saudati will step up... JULIO CESAR SAVES TO HIS LEFT!!! Great save by the 'keeper and Inter are still in the lead!
    • 81' PENALTY FOR EMPOLI!! Saudati is fouled in the box and the ref points to the spot...
    • 80' Pozzi booked for a challenge as he looks to instigate an attack for Empoli.
    • 77' Maxwell along the by-line and crosses to the back stick... Materazzi is there to head just wide!! Almost 2-0 again!!
    • 76' Maxwell bangs a shot at goal that Bassi tips over!!
    • 75' Mancini's side are keeping possession in the Empoli half now, mainly via throw-ins.
    • - Roma are still 2-0 down at Siena, meaning that eight-point gap is still well within Inter's reach tonight.
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    • 71' Piccolo booked for a tackle from behind on Suazo.
    • 70' Chivu is seriously hurt following a well-meaning tackle on Vannucchi. They have no subs left...
    • 69' Abate drives into the box and tees up Saudati, whose effort is clipped over the bar. Empoli giving their all for an equaliser.
    • 67' Suazo chases down a low pass and dives to shoot from it... wide of the goal.
    • 65' GREAT SAVE BY JULIO CESAR!! He parried wide in mid-air from the header by Pozzi! The striker was only six yards from goal...
    • 63' The crowd are getting restless. Inter, admittedly down to ten men, cannot keep the ball. Maybe the newly-arrived Honduran can do something.
    • 60' Empoli change: Abate on for Marzoratti.
    • 57' Empoli still press! Busce puts in a ball from the right and Saudati hits one first-time that is just wide of the post!! So close!!
    • 55' Changes for both teams: Saudati on for Moro in the colours of Empoli, while Suazo is on for Cruz in Inter's attack.
    • 52' Cambiasso is booked for a foul on Busce.
    • 51' Vannucchi lays one off to Busce... GREAT SAVE BY JULIO CESAR!!! He flung himself to his left and tipped over from above him.
    • 50' Empoli are keeping the ball well while their hosts drop off. The result is clearly paramount to Robert Mancini and not worth risking unnecessarily for the sake of entertainment.
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    • 48' He will have to come off. Inter change: Stankovic replaced by Rivas, with Zanetti moved into the centre of the field.
    • 47' Stankovic is down hurt, holding his left thigh.
    • 46' The second half begins, Empoli now kicking to the right as we look at it.
    • - Inter change at the break: Jimenez comes off, replaced by more defensively-minded Maxwell. That is a result of Vieira's red card.
    • - MAKE THAT TWO!!! Tonetto has scored an own-goal before the half to put Roma 2-0 down!!! Disaster for Luciano Spalletti's men!!
    • - And most importantly for Inter: Siena 1 - 0 Roma!!! If the scores stay like this, Inter will be eight points clear!!
    • - Other scores in Serie A this afternoon as we approach half-time: Parma 0 - 1 Atalanta Juventus 0 - 0 Cagliari Genoa 1 - 0 Catania Lazio 0 - 0 Sampdoria Reggina 0 - 2 Torino...
    • 45+2' Materazzi still fuming as the players leave the pitch after the half-time whistle. Inter deserve the lead, but not via a penalty that never was - and they are down to ten men. The second half looks intriguing from here...
    • 45' Pure comedy at the end of the half... Marianini goes down in the box as Empoli work their way into the final third and Materazzi flies over to tell him what he thinks of him... cue a load of players squaring up while the ball is still in play!!
    • 43' Cruz on the left for the Nerazzurri, into the box under pressure... he shoots into the side-netting!! Unlucky.
    • 41' The fans inside this stadium are not best pleased with the decision and their representatives on the field are not chuffed about it either...
    • 39' THE RED CARD IS OUT!!! Vieira argued the toss with Paolo Tagliavento - getting right into the official's face - and so he sent him off.
    • 38' Vieira booked for a pull back on Marianini in the centre of the park... he is not happy about the card.
    • 37' Pozzi into the home team's box... he tries to execute a Cruyff turn but messes up - and in the process hurts his arm!!! The ball is kicked out.
    • 34' Ibrahimovic sends Bassi the wrong way to give Inter the lead!
    • 33' The Empoli players are not happy about that: the ball came off their leader's head, although his arm was in the air. Vannucchi is booked for the incident while midfielder Busce had better be careful with his arguing or he'll be shown a yellow too.
    • 33' PENALTY FOR INTER!!! Handball against visiting captain Vannucchi as he blocks a volley by Stankovic!!
    • 30' Vannucchi brings the ball forward and lets fly, over the top. Julio Cesar knew that one was going over.
    • 28' Pozzi takes on Burdisso and gets inside the box, shoots... wide of the far upright!! A chance for Empoli, but he had little support. They are sitting a bit now as Inter look to penetrate their back-line.
    • 26' Cruz should score for Inter but blazes over!! A beautiful scooped pass through from Stankovic put him in - and the Argentine looked to shoot on the half-volley.
    • 25' On the Inter bench there are a few decent players to come in - Maxwell, Crespo, Suazo and new boy Maniche. Empoli have a few good players of their own - Pozzi in attack, Antonini at left-back and Moro in midfield.
    • 22' Jimenez has the ball inside the right-hand side of the area for Inter. Goalkeeper Bassi comes out to meet him and he looks to square... the ball is cleared, but only as far as STANKOVIC... GREAT SAVE! The shot was like a bullet and Bassi pushed it around the post. Empoli on the rack a bit.
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    • 20' The home fans are finding their voice as Inter play the ball about. They are a very solid outfit, hence their consistency over the last two years.
    • 18' A great ball to the far post for Inter - but Jimenez and Cruz get in each other's way and waste the chance!
    • 15' Stankovic plays in a dangerous ball that Vieira tries to get to, but is unable... Inter now asserting their authority on this match.
    • 13' Cambiasso plays Jimenez into the area on the left, but the Chilean's shot is across goal and a yard past the far post.
    • 11' Stankovic sends a ball over the top for Ibra to chase - again the offside flag halts the Swede in his tracks.
    • 9' Vieira catches Empoli captain Vannucchi in the face with a flailing arm but there is no free-kick awarded.
    • 7' Jimenez sends Ibrahimovic through on goal... but the offside flag denies him a chance on goal.
    • 5' Inter are struggling a bit at present as Empoli's big players press them in everything.
    • 2' Visiting left-back Antonini puts in a ball that Chivu puts out for a corner. Moro meets the set-piece but his effort is easily saved by Julio Cesar.
    • 1' Off we go then... Inter in traditional blue and black stripes kicking from left to right, Empoli in changed white.
    • - The teams are out and ready for kick-off... the Serie A leaders will look to move further clear of Roma at the top or at least keep abreast. Five points is the difference at present with the Rome club set to play in Siena.
    • - Welcome to Eurosport-Yahoo's LIVE text commentary on the Serie A encounter between Internazionale and Empoli from the Guiseppe Meazza in Milan.

  • Team Stats

    Internazionale Stats Empoli
    44% Possession 55%
    15 Shots 16
    4 Shots on target 5
    3 Saves 1
    4 Corners 4
    14 Fouls 9
    7 Offsides 3
    2 Yellow cards 5
    1 Red cards 0
    18 Tackles 18
    262 Accurate passes 344
    49 Bad passes 48

  • Player Stats

    G =
    Goals
    S =
    Shots
    SoT =
    Shot on Target
    F =
    Fouls
    FW =
    Fouls Won
    O =
    Offsides
    A =
    Assists
    AP =
    Accurate Passes
    BP =
    Bad Passes
    T =
    Tackles
    • Internazionale
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      12 Julio César 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 14 2 0
      26 Cristian Chivu 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 26 9 2
      23 Marco Materazzi 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 25 5 4
      16 Nicolas Burdisso 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 28 1 0
      14 Patrick Vieira 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 18 5 2
      19 Esteban Cambiasso 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 33 4 0
      11 Luis Jimenez 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 6 1 3
      4 Javier Zanetti 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 41 4 1
      5 Dejan Stankovic 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 19 3 1
      8 Zlatan Ibrahimovic 1 2 1 1 2 4 0 26 6 1
      9 Julio Cruz 0 2 1 1 1 2 0 8 3 0
      24 Nelson Rivas 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 1 0
      29 David Suazo 0 4 0 0 2 1 0 2 2 0
      6 Maxwell Cabelino Andrade 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 8 3 4
      28 Maniche Ribeiro 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      1 Francesco Toldo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      18 Hernan Crespo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      30 Vítor Hugo Gomes Paços 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    • Empoli
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      1 Davide Bassi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0
      2 Felice Piccolo 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 25 1 5
      46 Andrea Raggi 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 31 2 2
      16 Lino Marzoratti 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 13 0 1
      10 Ighli Vannucchi 0 2 1 2 1 0 0 36 9 1
      32 Alessandro Budel 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 50 8 2
      5 Davide Moro 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 34 7 0
      77 Luca Antonini 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 31 11 0
      24 Antonio Buscé 0 2 2 1 2 2 0 38 0 3
      8 Francesco Marianini 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 36 4 2
      9 Nicola Pozzi 0 4 1 4 1 0 0 17 3 2
      7 Vittorio Tosto 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      27 Rey Volpato 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      6 Ignazio Abate 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 15 3 0
      23 Daniele Balli 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      4 de Castro Rincon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      18 Guillermo Giacomazzi 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 0 0
      11 Luca Saudati 0 4 1 2 1 1 0 7 0 0

  • Summary

    • - Thank you for joining Eurosport-Yahoo! for our Serie A coverage. Later on we'll have Barcelona against Osasuna as they look to cut the gap with Real Madrid at the top of La Liga, plus after that Getafe against Espanyol.
    • 90+3' A great attempt by Pozzi, a sort of Peter Crouch-style scissor-kick, that is just wide!! Busce put the ball in.
    • 83' After heated arguments Saudati will step up... JULIO CESAR SAVES TO HIS LEFT!!! Great save by the 'keeper and Inter are still in the lead!
    • 81' PENALTY FOR EMPOLI!! Saudati is fouled in the box and the ref points to the spot...
    • 77' Maxwell along the by-line and crosses to the back stick... Materazzi is there to head just wide!! Almost 2-0 again!!
    • 76' Maxwell bangs a shot at goal that Bassi tips over!!
    • 65' GREAT SAVE BY JULIO CESAR!! He parried wide in mid-air from the header by Pozzi! The striker was only six yards from goal...
    • 57' Empoli still press! Busce puts in a ball from the right and Saudati hits one first-time that is just wide of the post!! So close!!
    • 51' Vannucchi lays one off to Busce... GREAT SAVE BY JULIO CESAR!!! He flung himself to his left and tipped over from above him.
    • 45' Pure comedy at the end of the half... Marianini goes down in the box as Empoli work their way into the final third and Materazzi flies over to tell him what he thinks of him... cue a load of players squaring up while the ball is still in play!!
    • 43' Cruz on the left for the Nerazzurri, into the box under pressure... he shoots into the side-netting!! Unlucky.
    • 39' THE RED CARD IS OUT!!! Vieira argued the toss with Paolo Tagliavento - getting right into the official's face - and so he sent him off.
    • 34' Ibrahimovic sends Bassi the wrong way to give Inter the lead!
    • 33' PENALTY FOR INTER!!! Handball against visiting captain Vannucchi as he blocks a volley by Stankovic!!
    • 28' Pozzi takes on Burdisso and gets inside the box, shoots... wide of the far upright!! A chance for Empoli, but he had little support. They are sitting a bit now as Inter look to penetrate their back-line.
    • 26' Cruz should score for Inter but blazes over!! A beautiful scooped pass through from Stankovic put him in - and the Argentine looked to shoot on the half-volley.
    • 22' Jimenez has the ball inside the right-hand side of the area for Inter. Goalkeeper Bassi comes out to meet him and he looks to square... the ball is cleared, but only as far as STANKOVIC... GREAT SAVE! The shot was like a bullet and Bassi pushed it around the post. Empoli on the rack a bit.
    • 18' A great ball to the far post for Inter - but Jimenez and Cruz get in each other's way and waste the chance!
    • 13' Cambiasso plays Jimenez into the area on the left, but the Chilean's shot is across goal and a yard past the far post.
    • - Welcome to Eurosport-Yahoo's LIVE text commentary on the Serie A encounter between Internazionale and Empoli from the Guiseppe Meazza in Milan.

Live Team Line-Up

  • Referee: Paolo Tagliavento

  • Internazionale

    Manager: Roberto Mancini

    Captain: 4. Javier Zanetti

    On the Field

    • Julio César Yellow Card
    • Zanetti
    • Burdisso
    • Materazzi
    • Chivu
    • Cambiasso Yellow Card
    • Vieira Red Card
    • Stankovic Substitution Out (49′)
    • Jimenez Substitution Out (47′)
    • Ibrahimovic
    • Cruz Substitution Out (55′)

    Subs

    • 1. Toldo
    • 18. Crespo
    • 29. Suazo Substitution In (55′)
    • 6. Maxwell Substitution In (47′)
    • Maniche
    • 24. Rivas Nelson Substitution In (49′)
    • 30. "Pelé"

    Injured

    • 7. Figo
    • 15. Dacourt
    • 25. Samuel

    Suspended

    • 31. Cesar

  • Empoli

    Manager: Alberto Malesani

    Captain: 10. Ighli Vannucchi

    On the Field

    • Bassi
    • Raggi
    • Marzoratti Substitution Out (58′)
    • Piccolo Yellow Card
    • Antonini
    • Buscé
    • Budel
    • Moro Substitution Out (54′)
    • Marianini
    • Vannucchi Yellow Card
    • Pozzi Yellow Card

    Subs

    • 11. Saudati Substitution In (54′) Yellow Card
    • 23. Balli
    • 7. Tosto
    • 18. Giacomazzi
    • 6. Abate Substitution In (58′) Yellow Card
    • 27. Volpato
    • 4. Rincon

    Injured

    • 50. Pratali
    • 15. Vanigli
    • 19. Marchisio
    • 21. Giovinco

    Suspended

    None