Lusos and Italians meet at Lisbon’s Estádio da Luz for the dream of returning to a European competition semi-final.
Benfica And Inter de Milan facing this journey at the Estádio da Luz in Lisbon, in a match corresponding to the first leg of the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League.
The team that runs the GermanRoger Schmidt will look to capitalize on his stronghold after wiping Bruges 7-1 from Belgium in the round of 16, while Simone Inzaghi’s men achieve this by beating Porto by the narrowest margin thanks to a goal from Romelu Lukaku.
At local level, the Eagles come through losing 1-2 to the Dragons; however, they continued to lead the Primeira Liga with 71 points out of a possible 81. He Nerazzurri, meanwhile comes to this game after ending a streak of three consecutive losses by drawing against Salernitana at Arechi Stadium. Thus, the Lombards remained fifth in Serie A with 51 points, 23 behind the top that belongs to Napoli, so they cling to this league to save the season.
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- This will be the fourth meeting between Benfica and Inter Milan in European competition and the first since the round of 16 of the 2003-04 UEFA Cup. The Portuguese team has not won any of the previous three, with one draw and two losses.
- The only previous meeting between Benfica and Inter Milan in the European Cup/Champions League was in 1965, when the Italian side triumphed 1-0 in the final at Giuseppe Meazza.
- Benfica have already beaten their Italian opponents twice this season in the UEFA Champions League, beating Juventus home and away in the group stages. Prior to 2022-2023, they had won just two of their 11 games against Italian teams in the European Cup/Champions League (D2 L7).
- Inter Milan secured a place in the quarter-finals of this season’s UEFA Champions League after knocking out Porto in the previous round. Simone Inzaghi’s team won 1–0 on aggregate in the tie, despite the total number of goals expected in the tie being 2.1 for the Italians and 3.5 for the Portuguese.
- Benfica are aiming for five consecutive wins in the European Cup/UEFA Champions League for the first time since the 1989-1990 season, when they won six consecutive games and reached the final of the same season (1-0 defeat to AC Milan).
- Inter Milan are undefeated in their last three games in the knockout stages of the UEFA Champions League (W2 D1), not conceding a single goal in all three matches. The Nerazzurri can keep a clean sheet for the first time in match qualifiers for the first time.
- Benfica are the Champions League team that have attempted the most shots this season after winning the ball back in the attacking zone (18), scoring five goals after restoring possession in this way (less than 40 yards from the rival goal), record of each team along with Napoli (5).
- The average starting distance for Inter Milan’s Champions League game this season is 38.2 yards from their own goal, with Simone Inzaghi’s side furthest from the rival goal regaining possession of all those taking part in the quarter-finals of this edition.
- Rafa has scored five goals in eight appearances for Benfica in the Champions League this season, having scored just two goals in 22 appearances in the league for the season.
- Seven of Lautaro Martínez’s eight goals for Inter Milan in the Champions League have been scored away from home. If he scores in this match, Argentina’s Sandro Mazzola will equal his compatriot Hernán Crespo (8) as the club’s top goalscorers away from home in European Cup/Champions League history.
The 1st leg Quarter Finals game will be broadcast live on ESPN on the following channels, depending on your cable operator:
- VTR: 48 (SD) (Stgo) – 843 (HD)
- DTV: 621 (SD) – 1620 (HD)
- ENTEL: 212 (HD)
- BRIGHT: 174 (SD) – 474 (HD)
- GTD/TELSUR: 84 (SD)
- MOVISTAR: 480 (SD) – 884 (HD)
- YOU SEE: 508 (SD)
- ZAP: 90 (HD)
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Source: Goal