Internazionale vs FC Porto, 2022-23 UEFA Champions League, Round of 16

· 1st Leg

Internazionale

86': Romelu Lukaku

FT
1 - 0
1st Leg

FC Porto

78': Otávio

Lukaku strikes late to snatch win for Inter over Porto

Substitute Romelu Lukaku volleyed an 86th-minute goal to earn Inter Milan a 1-0 win over Porto in their Champions League last 16 first leg.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Attempt blocked. Federico Dimarco (Inter Milan) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
3': Foul by Mehdi Taremi (FC Porto).
3': Francesco Acerbi (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
5': Hand ball by Galeno (FC Porto).
8': Foul by Matteo Darmian (Inter Milan).
8': Galeno (FC Porto) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
13': Attempt missed. Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Federico Dimarco with a cross.
15': Attempt missed. Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Alessandro Bastoni.
17': Foul by Marko Grujic (FC Porto).
17': Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
18': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Zaidu Sanusi.
18': Attempt saved. Hakan Çalhanoglu (Inter Milan) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Federico Dimarco.
18': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Diogo Costa.
21': Foul by Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan).
21': Marko Grujic (FC Porto) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
23': Foul by Hakan Çalhanoglu (Inter Milan).
23': Galeno (FC Porto) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
27': Attempt missed. Marko Grujic (FC Porto) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Galeno.
27': Foul by Otávio (FC Porto).
27': Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
28': Diogo Costa (FC Porto) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
28': Foul by Edin Dzeko (Inter Milan).
29': Foul by Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Inter Milan).
29': Otávio (FC Porto) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
30': Foul by Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan).
30': Otávio (FC Porto) wins a free kick on the right wing.
31': Attempt blocked. Pepê Aquino (FC Porto) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
32': Attempt missed. Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Matteo Darmian with a cross.
32': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by João Mário.
35': Foul by Otávio (FC Porto).
35': Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
37': Attempt saved. Marko Grujic (FC Porto) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mehdi Taremi.
37': Attempt missed. Galeno (FC Porto) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
38': Alessandro Bastoni (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
38': Foul by Otávio (FC Porto).
41': Otávio (FC Porto) is shown the yellow card.
41': Federico Dimarco (Inter Milan) is shown the yellow card.
44': Foul by Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Inter Milan).
44': Mehdi Taremi (FC Porto) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+2': Hand ball by Zaidu Sanusi (FC Porto).
45'+3': Attempt saved. Alessandro Bastoni (Inter Milan) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Federico Dimarco with a cross.
45'+3': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Diogo Costa.
45'+3': First Half ends, Inter Milan 0, FC Porto 0.
45': Second Half begins Inter Milan 0, FC Porto 0.
48': Attempt missed. Mateus Uribe (FC Porto) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Galeno.
51': Substitution, FC Porto. Evanilson replaces Galeno because of an injury.
52': Attempt missed. Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Milan Skriniar.
54': Alessandro Bastoni (Inter Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
54': Foul by Pepê Aquino (FC Porto).
55': Attempt saved. Mehdi Taremi (FC Porto) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Pepê Aquino.
55': Foul by Marko Grujic (FC Porto).
55': Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
57': Attempt blocked. Zaidu Sanusi (FC Porto) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mateus Uribe.
57': Attempt saved. Zaidu Sanusi (FC Porto) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
57': Attempt saved. Mehdi Taremi (FC Porto) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal.
57': Offside, FC Porto. Mehdi Taremi tries a through ball, but Pepê Aquino is caught offside.
58': Substitution, Inter Milan. Romelu Lukaku replaces Edin Dzeko.
58': Substitution, Inter Milan. Robin Gosens replaces Federico Dimarco.
59': Foul by Mateus Uribe (FC Porto).
59': Hakan Çalhanoglu (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
61': Foul by Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan).
61': Pepe (FC Porto) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
63': Attempt missed. Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Robin Gosens with a cross.
63': Evanilson (FC Porto) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
63': Foul by Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Inter Milan).
63': Pepê Aquino (FC Porto) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
64': Foul by Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan).
64': Mehdi Taremi (FC Porto) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
66': Foul by João Mário (FC Porto).
66': Robin Gosens (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
67': Delay in match because of an injury João Mário (FC Porto).
67': Delay in match because of an injury Robin Gosens (Inter Milan).
67': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
68': Attempt missed. Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Romelu Lukaku.
71': Foul by Mehdi Taremi (FC Porto).
71': Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
71': Foul by Hakan Çalhanoglu (Inter Milan).
71': Mateus Uribe (FC Porto) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
72': Substitution, Inter Milan. Marcelo Brozovic replaces Henrikh Mkhitaryan.
73': Attempt missed. Mehdi Taremi (FC Porto) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Otávio following a fast break.
76': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Mateus Uribe.
76': Attempt blocked. Marcelo Brozovic (Inter Milan) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Hakan Çalhanoglu.
76': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Mateus Uribe.
78': Foul by Otávio (FC Porto).
78': Hakan Çalhanoglu (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
78': Second yellow card to Otávio (FC Porto) for a bad foul.
80': Attempt blocked. Hakan Çalhanoglu (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
81': Foul by Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan).
81': João Mário (FC Porto) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
81': Substitution, Inter Milan. Denzel Dumfries replaces Milan Skriniar.
82': Attempt blocked. Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Romelu Lukaku.
83': Substitution, FC Porto. Wendell replaces Mehdi Taremi.
84': Attempt missed. Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Marcelo Brozovic.
86': Attempt blocked. Romelu Lukaku (Inter Milan) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicolò Barella with a cross.
86': Goal! Inter Milan 1, FC Porto 0. Romelu Lukaku (Inter Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
88': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Zaidu Sanusi.
88': Attempt missed. Francesco Acerbi (Inter Milan) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Hakan Çalhanoglu with a cross following a corner.
88': Attempt saved. Romelu Lukaku (Inter Milan) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Francesco Acerbi.
88': Attempt missed. Romelu Lukaku (Inter Milan) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is high and wide to the left following a corner.
89': Foul by Robin Gosens (Inter Milan).
89': João Mário (FC Porto) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+1': Foul by Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan).
90'+1': Pepe (FC Porto) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+2': Substitution, FC Porto. Gonçalo Borges replaces João Mário.
90'+3': Foul by Marko Grujic (FC Porto).
90'+3': Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+4': Evanilson (FC Porto) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+4': Foul by Hakan Çalhanoglu (Inter Milan).
90'+5': Second Half ends, Inter Milan 1, FC Porto 0.
0': Match ends, Inter Milan 1, FC Porto 0.

Statistics

FCP		INT
14	Fouls	15
1	Yellow Cards	1
1	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	0
0	Corner Kicks	7
3	Saves	4
40.2	Possession	59.8
10	SHOTS	18
4	ON GOAL	4
0.4	On Target %	0.2
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
278	Accurate Passes	415
357	Passes	495
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
1	Accurate Crosses	11
2	Crosses	35
0.5	Cross %	0.3
57	Long Balls	60
30	Accurate Long Balls	38
0.5	Long Balls %	0.6
2	Blocked Shots	5
16	Effective Tackles	13
22	Tackles	17
0.7	Tackle %	0.8
14	Interceptions	4
29	Effective Clearances	7
29	Clearances	7

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
Location: Milano, Italy
Attendance: 75,374

Line-Ups

Internazionale (3-5-2)

No.	Name
24	André Onana (GK)
15	Francesco Acerbi
95	Alessandro Bastoni
37	Milan Skriniar
22	Henrikh Mkhitaryan
23	Nicolò Barella
20	Hakan Çalhanoglu
32	Federico Dimarco
36	Matteo Darmian
9	Edin Dzeko
10	Lautaro Martínez

Internazionale Substitutes:

Romelu Lukaku, Raoul Bellanova, Kristjan Asllani, Stefan de Vrij, Denzel Dumfries, Robin Gosens, Alex Cordaz, Roberto Gagliardini, Samir Handanovic, Valentin Carboni, Marcelo Brozovic, Danilo D'Ambrosio.

FC Porto (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
99	Diogo Costa (GK)
5	Iván Marcano
3	Pepe
12	Zaidu Sanusi
23	João Mário
25	Otávio
8	Mateus Uribe
16	Marko Grujic
9	Mehdi Taremi
13	Galeno
11	Pepê

FC Porto Substitutes:

Stephen Eustáquio, Danny Namaso, Bernardo Folha, Toni Martínez, Wendell, Cláudio Ramos, Gonçalo Borges, André Franco, Evanilson, David Carmo, Fábio Cardoso, Rodrigo Conceição.

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