Final score
3 October 2023 21:00
Inter
17' (2nd half) Thuram
1 - 0
Benfica
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| Minute | Text commentary |
| 47' | Half-time: Inter 0-0 Benfica |
| 45' | Two minutes added on. |
| 43' | Barella has a go from the the edge of the box but Trubin palms it away for a corner! |
| 42' | Sommer denies Bernat but the referee blows his whistle for offside. |
| 35' | The game currently isn't being played at a very fast pace with lots of duels in the middle of the park. |
| 30' | Barella makes a fine tackle to stop Neres in his tracks. |
| 29' | Dimarco fires the free-kick into the wall. |
| 28' | Thuram is brought down on the edge of the box. A promising free-kick position for Inter. |
| 24' | Calha races forward and shoots from range, but it goes straight into the goalkeeper's arms. |
| 23' | Lemos replaces Bah. |
| 23' | Lemos (Bah) |
| 21' | Bah is down and can't continue. |
| 18' | The ball drops to Dumfries after a Bastoni cross, but the Dutchman can't convert from close range. |
| 14' | Di Maria clips the bar directly from the resulting corner! |
| 13' | Sommer gets down well to turn Aursnes' low effort behind. |
| 11' | Calhanoglu plays the ball to the far post, where Dumfries heads off target. |
| 8' | Inter counter through Thuram, who finds Barella, but the Italian gets his cross wrong. |
| 4' | Dumfries plays the ball across the face of goal and Mkhitaryan can't quite get on the end of it! |
| 1' | Away we go at San Siro. FORZA INTER! |
| 1' | BENFICA (4-2-3-1): 1 Trubin; 6 Bah, 30 Otamendi, 5 Morato, 14 Bernat; 87 Joao Neves, 10 Kokcu; 11 Di Maria, 8 Aursnes, 27 Rafa Silva; 7 Neres. |
| 1' | INTER (3-5-2): 1 Sommer; 28 Pavard, 15 Acerbi, 95 Bastoni; 2 Dumfries, 23 Barella, 20 Calhanoglu, 22 Mkhitaryan, 32 Dimarco; 9 Thuram, 10 Lautaro. |
| 1' | Inter and Benfica are set to meet again in the Champions League, this time on matchday two in Group D after last season's quarter-final tie between the sides. |
| Minute | Text commentary |
| 50' | Full-time: Inter 1-0 Benfica |
| 48' | Sommer plucks a Joao Neves header from a corner out of the air. |
| 46' | Klaassen (Barella) |
| 45' | Five minutes added on. |
| 42' | A brilliant Inter move sees Mkhitaryan set up Lautaro in the middle of the box, but Trubin gets in the way again! |
| 39' | Asllani (Calhanoglu) |
| 39' | Carlos Augusto (Dimarco) |
| 37' | Cabral gets a shot away but it's off target. |
| 35' | Cabral (Bernat) |
| 35' | Jurasek (Di Maria) |
| 33' | Calhanoglu makes a fantastic challenge on Di Maria as the Argentinian races through on goal, but play is then halted for offside. |
| 29' | Another two opportunities come Lautaro's way, but the Argentinian is thwarted by a goal line clearance from Otamendi (although the offside flag eventually goes up) and, shortly afterwards, a fine Trubin save. |
| 28' | Sanchez (Thuram) |
| 26' | A tense phase of the game here as the two teams fight for every ball. |
| 25' | Dumfries |
| 24' | Musa (Kokcu) |
| 24' | Chiquinho (Rafa Silva) |
| 22' | Lautaro |
| 20' | Dimarco finds the net but it's ruled out for offside. |
| 17' | YESSSSSSSS! Dumfries springs the offside trap and pulls it back for Thuram, who fires Inter ahead! |
| 17' | Thuram |
| 16' | Now Lautaro hits the post! |
| 15' | Pavard bursts forward and picks out Lautaro, whose shot is deflected behind for a corner. |
| 10' | Lautaro hits the bar, Thuram sees his shot blocked and Trubin foils Barella in the space of a few seconds! |
| 8' | Bastoni plays in a fantastic cross in the direction of Dumfries and Thuram, who get in each other's way. The Dutchman heads wide! |
| 5' | Inter are starting to push here: the ball ricochets in and around the Benfica box but the Nerazzurri can't quite get a shot away. |
| 1' | The second half kicks off! |
| Dimarco |
6.5
6.5
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| Martínez |
6.5
6.5
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| Barella |
7
7
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| Bastoni |
6.5
6.5
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| Sanchez |
6.5
6.5
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| Darmian |
6
6
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| Calhanoglu |
7
7
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| Dumfries |
6
6
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| Asllani |
6.5
6.5
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| Mkhitaryan |
7
7
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| Acerbi |
6.5
6.5
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| Thuram |
7
7
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| Sommer |
6
6
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| Carlos Augusto |
6.5
6.5
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| Pavard |
7
7
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| Klaassen |
6
6
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| Average rating | 6.53 | SEND RATINGS |
| 7 | shots on target | 3 |
| 7 | shots off target | 1 |
| 10 | fouls committed | 5 |
| 6 | corners | 5 |
| 3 | offsides | 2 |
| 46% | ball possession | 54% |
Two teams looking for their first win in the UEFA Champions League group stage will clash at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza on Tuesday, as Benfica are on the road to face Internazionale.
Inter played out a 1-1 draw in their opening Champions League group stage match at Reale Arena against Real Sociedad. Lautaro Martínez was the only player to score in the draw.
Benfica suffered a 2-0 defeat at home in their opening Champions League group stage match against Salzburg.
Inter are second in the group on one point, while Benfica's zero points place them fourth. Atop the group are Salzburg on three points. Real Sociedad are third on one point.
When the two sides last met in action, they played out a 3-3 draw in a Champions League quarter-finals match at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza in 2022/2023. Nicolò Barella, Lautaro Martínez, and Joaquín Correa were on target for the Italian side. Fredrik Aursnes, António Silva, and Petar Musa were on target for as Águias.
Martínez leads Inter in Champions League scoring after netting in their opener against Real Sociedad. Benfica are still looking for their first goal of the current Champions League campaign.
The hosts have scored in each of their last eight contests in all competitions. They haven't been shut out since a Champions League meeting with Manchester City in June.
Over six Champions League contests on home soil last season, Inter had four wins, one draw, and one loss. Benfica, meanwhile, were undefeated in their five Champions League contests on the road. The Portuguese side currently find themselves on a three-match away winning streak in all competitions.
In their last six matches in all competitions, Inter have won four, drawn one and lost one. They scored 16 and conceded four in that stretch, scoring first in five of the six contests. They had four first-half goals, while their opponents netted once in the first 45 minutes. Benfica have won five and lost one in their last six. They scored 13 and conceded six over that stretch, netting first in five of the six. Most of their goals (eight) came in the first half, while their opponents netted only once before the break.
wins(2)
draws(1)
defeats(0)
| 3 October 2023 | 1-0 | 64' Thuram, | fixture |
| 19 April 2023 | 3-3 | 14' Barella, 38' Aursnes, 66' Martínez, 79' Correa, 87' Silva, 96' Musa, | fixture |
| 27 May 1965 | 1-0 | 42' Jair | fixture |
starting lineups
| Sommer 1 | 1 Trubin |
| Pavard 28 | 6 Bah |
| Acerbi 15 | 5 Morato |
| Bastoni 95 | 30 Otamendi |
| Dumfries 2 | 14 Bernat |
| Barella 23 | 87 Joao Neves |
| Calhanoglu 20 | 10 Kokcu |
| Mkhitaryan 22 | 11 Di Maria |
| Dimarco 32 | 8 Aursnes |
| Thuram 9 | 27 Rafa Silva |
| Martínez 10 | 7 Neres |
substitutes
| Di Gennaro 12 | 24 Soares |
| Audero 77 | 45 Kokubo |
| de Vrij 6 | 9 Cabral |
| Cuadrado 7 | 13 Jurasek |
| Klaassen 14 | 17 Goncalo Guedes |
| Asllani 21 | 19 Tengstedt |
| Carlos Augusto 30 | 20 Joao Mario |
| Bisseck 31 | 22 Chiquinho |
| Darmian 36 | 33 Musa |
| Sarr 49 | 44 Lemos |
| Sanchez 70 | 47 Antunes |
| 61 Florentino |