After receiving two yellow cards in the first half, Milan Skriniar was dismissed, leaving Inter with 10 men. Midway through the second half, Empoli's 19-year-old Tommaso Baldanzi scored after Inter goalkeeper Andre Onana made a mistake. Inter gave the Super Cup trophy to its supporters prior to the game after defeating AC Milan by a score of 3-0 last week in Saudi Arabia.
A point behind Milan, which will go to Lazio on Tuesday, Inter is still in third place. Empoli climbed above of Juventus into ninth place after extending its winning streak to five games. Inzaghi commented after the game, "We weren't at our best, and we came up against an opponent with great skill." We let up a goal on the break and tried to tie it up, but this defeat certainly slows us down, he said.