"Reviving" Lukaku, the Belgian "bomber" "pulls" Inter to victory

2023-04-23 14:29:19, Sport CNA

Inter played today at noon against Empoli at the home of the latter.

Inter was able to manage the first half well, circulating the ball from every possible position, but could not find the goal. Zikaltre had some good chances, with Brozovic early in the match, but the ball was blocked by the opponents inside the area. Afterwards, Galiardini had another golden opportunity with a shot from a distance, but the ball went over the crossbar.

Likewise, Empoli had two dangerous situations, but both times it was Handanovic who was attentive.

In the vicinity of the last 15 minutes, Parisi made an extremely harsh intervention on D'Ambrosio by hitting him with a raised heel, but the main referee and VAR spared the Empoli player by showing him only the yellow card.

The second half was as expected from Inter's reaction. Zikaltre took the lead in the 48th minute through Lukaku. The friends built a beautiful action, when at the end Brozovic left the ball inside the area for the Belgian striker and Lukaku sent the ball into the net with his right.

Inter tried several times to score the second, but were not finding the right spaces. The second goal came after several attempts in the 76th minute of the challenge. A quick counter-attack from Inter, Calhanoglu sent the ball to the left side of the pitch to Lukaku, who deftly deported inside the box and immediately unleashed his powerful left-footed shot at a diagonal angle, making it impossible for the Empoli keeper. .

For Kristjan Asllan, there were a few minutes of play, as the Albanian midfielder was activated in the 86th minute.

Inter did not stop there, as they also scored the third goal against Empoli.

In the 88th minute, again a quick counterattack by the blacks, taken over by the man of the match Luaku, then left the ball to Lautaro Martinez, where the Argentine calmly sent the ball into the net, sealing the challenge.

With this important victory, Inter currently climbs to fifth place with 54 points, one more than Milan.