Inter Milan produce a fine second-half performance to defeat a dogged Empoli side and narrow the gap on Serie A leaders Napoli.

Marko Arnautovic and Inter Milan beat Empoli 3-1 to get back to winning ways in Serie A. It was not an easy match for the Nerazzurri. In the first half, the visiting side defended resolutely and kept the scoreline at 0-0. However, in the second half Inter captain Lautaro Martinez broke the deadlock with a stunning long-range effort.

Inter Milan beat Empoli 3-1 at home on Sunday to keep pace with Napoli at the top of the Serie A table.Lautaro Martinez opened the scoring with a curling shot after 55 minutes, Denzel Dumfries added a second with a powerful header from a corner in the 79th,

Inter Milan produce a fine second-half performance to defeat a dogged Empoli side and narrow the gap on Serie A leaders Napoli.

Lautaro Martinez has been named as Inter Milan’s outstanding performer in yesterday’s Serie A win over Empoli. Today’s print edition of Milan-based newspaper Gazzetta dello Sport, via FCInterNews, hail the captain’s decisive display. They also criticize Mehdi Taremi, but praise substitute Marko Arnautovic.

Inter Milan responded to Napoli in the Serie A title race with their win over Empoli, but their performance was far from convincing.This is the view in today’s print edition of Rome-based newspaper

Champions Inter kept pace with leaders Napoli by beating Empoli 3-1 at San Siro on Sunday thanks to goals by Lautaro Martinez, Denzel Dumfries and Marcus Thuram. Inter have 47 points from 20 games, while Napoli have 50 points from 21 matches after beating third-placed Atalanta 3-2 on Saturday.