BEYOND THE RESULT

(IN THE PHOTO: Torres in action at Empoli)MILAN – Despite being under heavy pressure and suffering for the first 35 minutes of the match, coach Inzaghi’s players managed to earn a point away to Empoli at the Castellani stadium on Tuesday evening. After going two goals down, Torres cut the gap on 43 minutes to make it 2-1 and it changed the match. In the second-half Milan found the equalizer and pushed for the winner, giving it their all in what was a hard fought draw with many interesting points to reflect on:A first start marked by a goal for Fernando Torres. The Spaniard connected with a cross from the right to score a delightful angled header on 43 minutes. Moments earlier the striker had come close with a right foot effort which was saved by Empoli’s goalkeeper Sepe. It means that the forward’s record now reads 98 minutes played in Serie A and 1 goal scored. Not bad Niño!3- the number of goals scored by Keisuke Honda in Serie A this season. With an excellent left foot strike, Honda has now scored more than the number of goals from his 6 months of the 2013/2014 season. His strike against the Tuscans on Tuesday evening was his third goal away from home with the Milan jersey: the Japanese no. 10 scored last year at the Marassi stadium against Genoa and two this season at Parma and Empoli. Honda has scored a total of 5 goals between Serie A and the Italian Cup for Milan. 10- the goals scored by the Milan squad in the first 4 Serie A matches. To find the last time the rossoneri scored more goals you have to go back to the 2002/2003 season. That season the total was 13 and scored in the following manner: Modena-Milan 0-3, Milan-Perugia 3-0, Lazio-Milan 1-1 and Milan-Torino 6-0.10- the number of matches Milan have now gone unbeaten at the Castellani against Empoli in the first part of the season. The numbers now read: 5 wins and 5 draws against Empoli.