UEFA Champions League

Benfica vs Internazionale, 2022-23 UEFA Champions League, Quarterfinals

· 1st Leg
Benfica
    FT
    0 - 2
    1st Leg
    Internazionale
    • 51': Nicolò Barella
    • 82': Romelu Lukaku (P)

    Inter Milan down Benfica to put them on track for semifinals

    Inter Milan struck in the second half to earn a 2-0 win at Benfica in their Champions League quarterfinal, first leg.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Edin Dzeko (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 1': Foul by Morato (Benfica).
    • 5': Edin Dzeko (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 5': Foul by Chiquinho (Benfica).
    • 6': Foul by Fredrik Aursnes (Benfica).
    • 6': Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 7': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Morato.
    • 9': Attempt missed. Edin Dzeko (Inter Milan) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Federico Dimarco with a cross.
    • 10': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Matteo Darmian.
    • 12': Foul by Marcelo Brozovic (Inter Milan).
    • 12': Rafa (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 13': Attempt missed. Florentino (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Morato.
    • 16': Attempt saved. Rafa (Benfica) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 19': Attempt missed. João Mário (Benfica) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Gonçalo Ramos.
    • 21': Foul by Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Inter Milan).
    • 21': João Mário (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 22': Foul by António Silva (Benfica).
    • 22': Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 22': António Silva (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 25': Attempt missed. Francesco Acerbi (Inter Milan) left footed shot from more than 35 yards is just a bit too high. Assisted by Marcelo Brozovic.
    • 26': Foul by António Silva (Benfica).
    • 26': Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 30': Foul by Fredrik Aursnes (Benfica).
    • 30': Marcelo Brozovic (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 31': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Florentino.
    • 33': Attempt missed. Alejandro Grimaldo (Benfica) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Fredrik Aursnes.
    • 36': Offside, Benfica. Gilberto tries a through ball, but Rafa is caught offside.
    • 36': Foul by Francesco Acerbi (Inter Milan).
    • 36': Rafa (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 38': Foul by Florentino (Benfica).
    • 38': Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 40': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by António Silva.
    • 41': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by João Mário.
    • 42': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Alejandro Grimaldo.
    • 44': Foul by Denzel Dumfries (Inter Milan).
    • 44': Fredrik Aursnes (Benfica) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 45': Alessandro Bastoni (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45': Foul by João Mário (Benfica).
    • 45'+1': First Half ends, Benfica 0, Inter Milan 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Benfica 0, Inter Milan 0.
    • 46': Hand ball by Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan).
    • 50': Foul by Marcelo Brozovic (Inter Milan).
    • 50': Rafa (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 50': Marcelo Brozovic (Inter Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 51': Alessandro Bastoni (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 51': Foul by Florentino (Benfica).
    • 51': Goal! Benfica 0, Inter Milan 1. Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alessandro Bastoni with a cross.
    • 54': Alejandro Grimaldo (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 54': Foul by Denzel Dumfries (Inter Milan).
    • 56': Attempt blocked. Rafa (Benfica) right footed shot from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Alejandro Grimaldo.
    • 56': Attempt missed. Alejandro Grimaldo (Benfica) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by João Mário.
    • 58': Attempt blocked. Fredrik Aursnes (Benfica) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
    • 59': Attempt missed. Chiquinho (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Fredrik Aursnes.
    • 63': Substitution, Inter Milan. Romelu Lukaku replaces Edin Dzeko.
    • 63': Substitution, Inter Milan. Joaquín Correa replaces Lautaro Martínez.
    • 63': Substitution, Inter Milan. Robin Gosens replaces Federico Dimarco.
    • 64': Substitution, Benfica. David Neres replaces Florentino.
    • 64': Offside, Inter Milan. Romelu Lukaku tries a through ball, but Joaquín Correa is caught offside.
    • 66': Attempt saved. Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Inter Milan) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Joaquín Correa.
    • 68': Attempt blocked. Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 69': Denzel Dumfries (Inter Milan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 69': Foul by Rafa (Benfica).
    • 70': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Gonçalo Ramos.
    • 72': Foul by Romelu Lukaku (Inter Milan).
    • 72': Morato (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 73': Attempt blocked. Alejandro Grimaldo (Benfica) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
    • 73': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Nicolò Barella.
    • 74': Attempt missed. Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Henrikh Mkhitaryan following a fast break.
    • 75': Delay in match because of an injury Rafa (Benfica).
    • 76': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 78': Attempt saved. Denzel Dumfries (Inter Milan) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alessandro Bastoni with a cross.
    • 78': Attempt blocked. Denzel Dumfries (Inter Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 78': Penalty conceded by João Mário (Benfica) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
    • 81': VAR Decision: Penalty Inter Milan.
    • 82': Goal! Benfica 0, Inter Milan 2. Romelu Lukaku (Inter Milan) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
    • 83': Edin Dzeko (Inter Milan) is shown the yellow card.
    • 84': Chiquinho (Benfica) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 84': Foul by Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan).
    • 85': Attempt missed. Alejandro Grimaldo (Benfica) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by David Neres.
    • 87': Substitution, Inter Milan. Danilo D'Ambrosio replaces Denzel Dumfries.
    • 89': Attempt blocked. Gonçalo Ramos (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by David Neres.
    • 89': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Matteo Darmian.
    • 90'+1': Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Danilo D'Ambrosio.
    • 90'+1': Substitution, Inter Milan. Stefan de Vrij replaces Alessandro Bastoni.
    • 90'+4': Attempt saved. Gonçalo Ramos (Benfica) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by David Neres with a through ball.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Benfica 0, Inter Milan 2.
    • 0': Match ends, Benfica 0, Inter Milan 2.
    • 0': Match ends, Benfica 0, Inter Milan 2.

    Statistics

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    9 Fouls 11
    2 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 1
    6 Corner Kicks 4
    2 Saves 2
    42.4 Possession 57.6
    9 SHOTS 12
    4 ON GOAL 2
    0.4 On Target % 0.2
    1 Penalty Goals 0
    1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    361 Accurate Passes 530
    432 Passes 605
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
    4 Accurate Crosses 1
    23 Crosses 17
    0.2 Cross % 0.1
    60 Long Balls 47
    34 Accurate Long Balls 28
    0.6 Long Balls % 0.6
    2 Blocked Shots 4
    9 Effective Tackles 7
    20 Tackles 11
    0.5 Tackle % 0.6
    17 Interceptions 7
    20 Effective Clearances 18
    20 Clearances 18

    Game Information

    Competition: UEFA Champions League

    Venue: Estádio da Luz
    Location: Lisbon, Portugal
    Attendance: 62,594

    Line-Ups

    SLB Benfica (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    99 Odisseas Vlachodimos (GK)
    91 Morato
    66 António Silva Yellow Card
    3 Alejandro Grimaldo
    2 Gilberto
    27 Rafa Silva
    22 Chiquinho
    61 Florentino
    88 Gonçalo Ramos
    8 Fredrik Aursnes
    20 João Mário
    Benfica Substitutes:
    David Neres, Samuel Soares, Andreas Schjelderup, Goncalo Guedes, André Gomes, João Neves, João Tomé, Cher Ndour, Lucas Verissimo, Casper Tengstedt, Petar Musa, Rafael Rodrigues.

    INT Internazionale (3-5-2)

    No. Name
    24 André Onana (GK)
    15 Francesco Acerbi
    95 Alessandro Bastoni
    36 Matteo Darmian
    22 Henrikh Mkhitaryan
    23 Nicolò Barella
    77 Marcelo Brozovic Yellow Card
    32 Federico Dimarco
    2 Denzel Dumfries
    9 Edin Dzeko
    10 Lautaro Martínez
    Internazionale Substitutes:
    Stefan de Vrij, Raoul Bellanova, Joaquín Correa, Danilo D'Ambrosio, Kristjan Asllani, Robin Gosens, Samir Handanovic, Mattia Zanotti, Valentin Carboni, Alex Cordaz, Romelu Lukaku, Roberto Gagliardini.

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