Official starting lineups Empoli Vs Inter Milan: Romelu Lukaku Starts
Inter Milan coach Simone Inzaghi has decided to start Joaquin Correa and Romelu Lukaku up top from start in this afternoon’s Match Day 31 Serie A 2022/2023 clash against Empoli at the Stadio Carlo Castellani, kick-off scheduled for 12.30 CET.
Nerazzurri captain Samir Handanovic starts in goal with Cameroon goalkeeper André Onana and Alex Cordas starting on the bench.
Robin Gosens and Raoul Bellanova play on the wings whilst in defence with Danilo D’Ambrosio and Francesco Acerbi start on either side of Dutch international central defender Stefan de Vrij.
In midfield Croatian international Marcelo Brozovic starts and he is is flanked by Turkish international midfielder Hakan Calhanoglu as well as soon-to-be out of contract Italian midfielder Roberto Gagliardini.
Up front Argentinian international Joaquin Correa returns to the lineup and is partnered up top by Belgian all time international top goal scorer Romelu Lukaku.
Milan Skriniar is still not even on the bench due to injury problems and Henrikh Mkhitaryan has not been called up due to a personal matter.
Empoli (4-3-1-2): Samuele Perisan; Tyronne Ebuehi, Ardian Ismajli, Sebastiano Luperto, Fabiano Parisi; Nicolas Haas, Razvan Marin, Filippo Bandinelli; Tommaso Baldanzi; Francesco Caputo, Nicoló Cambiaghi.
Substitutes: Samir Ujkani, Lovro Stubljar, Lorenzo Tonelli, Petar Stojanovic, Liberato Cacace, Duccio Degli Innocenti, Alberto Grassi, Liam Henderson, Emanuel Vignato, Marko Pjaca, Mattia Destro, Martin Satriano, Roberto Piccoli.
Substitutes: No-one.
Coach: Paolo Zanetti.
Suspended: No-one.
Injured and unavailable: Koni De Winter, Guglielmo Vicario, Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro and Sebastian Walukiewicz.
Inter (3-5-2): Samir Handanovic (C); Danilo D’Ambrosio, Stefan de Vrij, Francesco Acerbi; Raoul Bellanova, Roberto Gagliardini, Marcelo Brozovic, Hakan Calhanoglu, Robin Gosens; Joaquin Correa, Romelu Lukaku.
Substitutes: Andre Onana, Alex Cordaz, Alessandro Bastoni, Matteo Darmian, Denzel Dumfries, Federico Dimarco, Mattia Zanotti, Kristjan Asllani, Nicolo Barella, Valentin Carboni, Lautaro Martinez, Edin Dzeko.
Coach: Simone Inzaghi.
Suspended: No-one
Injured and unavailable: Milan Skriniar and Henrikh Mkhitaryan.
Referee: Livio Marinelli.
Assistant referees: Christian Rossi and Vittoria Di Gioia.
Fourth Official: Ermanno Feliciani.
VAR: Luca Banti assisted by Gianluca Manganiello.
