A great Inter Youth League campaign comes to an end: Benfica win 2 - 3

A courageous, resilient, and impressive Inter side bow out to Benfica in the quarter-finals of the UEFA Youth League. The Portuguese side demonstrated their strength early on, taking a 1-0 lead heading into the break through Coletta. Freitas' goal at the start of the second half seemed to have decided the game, but when El Mahboubi and Zouin came on, Inter found their momentum again. Zouin pulled one back for Inter with his first touch, and the Nerazzurri pushed hard for an equaliser, creating plenty of chances, only for Francisco Silva to score and make it 1-3 at the peak of their momentum. El Mahboubi's late header in the 88th minute made it 2-3 and gave way to an intense end to the match. Marello's free-kick brought hope for a dramatic equaliser, but the ball drifted just wide.

INTER 2-3 BENFICA | SCORESHEET

Goals: 26' Coletta (B), 58' Freitas (B), 61' Zouin (I), 77' Francisco Silva (B), 88' El Mahboubi (I)

INTER (4-3-3): 1 Taho; 2 Ballo, 5 Bovio, 6 Maye, 3 Marello; 11 Venturini (19 El Mahboubi 61'), 4 Cerpelletti, 8 Zarate (16 La Torre 81'); 10 Mosconi (20 Kukulis 87'), 9 Iddrissou, 7 Mancuso (17 Zouin 61'). Substitutes: 12 Farronato, 13 Nenna, 14 Williamson, 15 Jakirovic, 18 Virtuani. Head Coach: Benito Carbone

BENFICA (4-3-3): 1 Diogo Ferreira; 2 Daniel Banjaqui (13 Duarte Soares 90+2'), 4 Gonçalo Oliveira, 3 Rui Silva, 5 José Neto; 8 Miguel Figuereido (16 Gil Neves 75'), 6 Rafael Quintas, 10 Tiago Freitas; 7 Coletta (17 Eduardo Fernandes 75'), 9 Anisio Cabral (19 Francisco Silva 56'), 11 Umeh (15 Tiago Parente 90+2'). Substitutes: 12 Leonardo Lopes, 14 Mauro Furtado, 18 Stevan Manuel, 20 Gustavo Ferreira. Coach: Vitor Vinha

Yellow Cards: Cabral (B), Cerpelletti (I), Taho (I), F. Silva (B), Quintas (B)

Stoppage Time: 1', 5'

Referee: Oleksii Derevinskyi UKR Assistant Referee: Oleksii Myronov UKR, Svitlana Grushko UKR Fourth Official: Antonio Rapuano ITA