Serie A (Week 5) : Inter beats Empoli 2-0
ITALY, Sep. 21, 2016 (AMP) — Serie A / Match day 5: Three wins in a row for Inter Milan. After their success against Pescara and Juventus, the Beneamata continued their sensational form in the Serie A with a 2-0 victory over Empoli this Wednesday.
Mauro Icardi scored dual goals
All the action happened in the first half, with goals from Mauro Icardi ('10, '17).
Inter Milan climbed to fifth place with 10 points from 5 games, tie on points with AC Chievo Verona.
View : Full Serie A table (as of September 21, 2016) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juventus | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 12 |
| 2 | Napoli | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 11 |
| 3 | AS Roma | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 10 |
| 4 | Chievo | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 10 |
| 5 | Inter Milan | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 10 |
| 6 | AC Milan | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 9 |
| 7 | Bologna | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -2 | 9 |
| 8 | Genoa | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
| 9 | Lazio | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 7 |
| 10 | Fiorentina | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| 11 | Udinese | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -2 | 7 |
| 12 | Sampdoria | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | -2 | 6 |
| 13 | Sassuolo | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 6 |
| 14 | Torino | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 5 |
| 15 | Pescara | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 5 |
| 16 | Palermo | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 5 |
| 17 | Cagliari | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -4 | 4 |
| 18 | Empoli | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 4 |
| 19 | Atalanta | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 11 | -5 | 3 |
| 20 | Crotone | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 11 | -8 | 1 |
Fixtures and Results : Serie A 2016-2017
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Overview
Empoli FC
- Position: 18 -1
- Best performance of the season:Empoli 2-1 Crotone (12 Sep.)
- Previous game:Torino 0-0 Empoli (18 Sep.)
- Next game:Lazio - Empoli (25 Sep.)
Inter Milan
- Position: 5 +1
- Best performance of the season:Empoli 0-2 Inter Milan (21 Sep.)
- Previous game:Inter Milan 2-1 Juventus (18 Sep.)
- Next game:Inter Milan - Bologna (25 Sep.)
Empoli
0:2
Inter Milan
0:2 (0:2)
- 21 September 2016
- 20:45
- Empoli
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Juventus | 12 |
| 2 |  Napoli | 11 |
| 3 |  AS Roma | 10 |
| 4 |  Chievo | 10 |
| 5 | Inter Milan | 10 |
Week 5 Results
| Tuesday 20 September 2016 | ||||
 | AC Milan | 2-0 | Lazio |  |
| Wednesday 21 September 2016 | ||||
 | Bologna | 2-0 | Sampdoria |  |
 | Genoa | 0-0 | Napoli | |
| AS Roma | 4-0 | Crotone |  |
| Juventus | 4-0 | Cagliari |  |
 | Udinese | 2-2 | Fiorentina |  |
| Chievo | 2-1 | Sassuolo |  |
| Empoli | 0-2 | Inter Milan | |
 | Pescara | 0-0 | Torino |  |
 | Atalanta | 0-1 | Palermo |  |