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            Benfica 0 – 2 Inter   

.                                                                    51′ Nicolò Barella
.                                                                    82′ Romelu Lukaku (pen)
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Inter with a great away victory winning the UEFA Champions League Quarterfinals, First Leg game, on Tuesday 11 April 2023 at the Estádio do SL Benfica in Lisbon, Portugal. A match masterfully played by Inter who won the first leg of the quarter-finals thanks to goals from Nicolò Barella and Romelu Lukaku. Surely, Coach Simone Inzaghi and Inter fans can celebrate. The Second Lege will be played at San Siro on Wednesday 19 April at 21:00.

Inter unlocked the score in the 51st minute with Bastoni’s cross from the trocar towards the far post where Nicolò Barella arrives, who heads crosses towards the far post and leaves no way out for goalkeeper Odisseas Vlachodimos.

👉 Benfica 0 – 1 Inter, 51st minute, ⚽️ goal by Nicolò Barella for @Inter_en with a headed shot to the bottom left corner. The assist is by Alessandro Bastoni https://t.co/lXQejTYIfa

— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) April 11, 2023

HEADS UP!

Nicolò Barella gets his head to it and Inter are ahead.

The ball from Alessandro Bastoni is perfect. 🤌 pic.twitter.com/5rk5a4X1i6

— CBS Sports Golazo ⚽️ (@CBSSportsGolazo) April 11, 2023

In the 82nd minute the episode that could be decisive for the next round: a cross from the right by Dumfries and a hand by Joao Mario. Romelu Lukaku shows up on the spot and makes no mistake and doubles up.

👉 Benfica 0 – 2 Inter, 82nd minute, ⚽️ goal by Romelu Lukaku converted a penalty for @Inter_en with a left-footed shot to the bottom right corner. The penalty is conceded by João Mário. https://t.co/GZ7P1aJMfO

— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) April 11, 2023

Romelu Lukaku doubles Inter’s lead from the spot. ⚫️🔵 pic.twitter.com/9cjO2Y3tKJ

— CBS Sports Golazo ⚽️ (@CBSSportsGolazo) April 11, 2023

✅   Stats before the game:    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. Benfica have not won any of their previous three, recording a draw and two defeats. The only precedent between Benfica and Inter between the European Cup and the Champions League dates back to 1965, when the Italian team won 1-0 in the Final played at the Giuseppe Meazza stadium. Benfica have already won twice against Italian sides in this Champions League, beating Juventus home and away in the group stage. Before the 2022/23 season, they had won just two of their 11 ties against Italian opponents in the European Cup/Champions League (D2 L7).

🏆👉 Lineup Benfica (4-2-3-1): Vlachodimos; Gilberto, Antonio Silva, Morato, Grimaldo; Florentino, Chiquinho; Joao Mario, Rafa Silva, Aursnes; Ramos.  

🏆👉 Lineup  Inter (3-5-2): Onana; Darmian, Acerbi, Bastoni; Dumfries, Barella, Brozovic, Mkhitaryan, Dimarco; Dzeko, Lautaro.

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Click the video to watch Benfica 0 – 2 Inter highlights on Tuesday 11 April 2023

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It’s time to take to the pitch ✨

Are we ready, Interisti? 😤⚫🔵#ForzaInter #BenficaInter #UCL pic.twitter.com/D43OpGerml

— Inter (@Inter_en) April 11, 2023

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2022 – 2023 UEFA Champions League
Quarterfinals First Leg

Benfica 0 – 2 Inter
Tuesday 11 April 2023
Estádio do SL Benfica
Lisbon, Portugal

21:00

Referee: Michael Oliver (ENG)
Assistant referees: Stuart Burt (ENG) and Simon Bennett (ENG)
Fourth official: John Brooks (ENG)
Video Assistant Referee: Pol van Boekel (NED)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Stuart Attwell (ENG)

⚽️   Goals: 51′ Nicolò Barella, 82′ Romelu Lukaku (pen)

🟨   Booked: Antonio Silva (B), Brozovic (I), Edin Dzeko (I)

Official lineups – formations – tabellino:

🏆👉  Lineup BENFICA (4-2-3-1): 99 Vlachodimos; 2 Gilberto, 66 Antonio Silva, 91 Morato, 3 Grimaldo; 22 Chiquinho, 61 Florentino (7 Neres 64′); 27 Rafa Silva, 20 Joao Mario, 8 Aursnes; 88 Ramos.

Substitutes: 24 Soares, 75 Gomes, 4 Verissimo, 15 Guedes, 19 Tengstedt, 21 Schjelderup, 33 Musa, 65 Rodrigues, 71 Joao Tomé, 73 N’Dour, 87 Joao Neves.

Coach: Oscar Schmidt.

🏆👉  Lineup INTER (3-5-2): 24 Onana; 36 Darmian, 15 Acerbi, 95 Bastoni (6 De Vrij 91′); 2 Dumfries (33 D’Ambrosio 87′), 23 Barella, 77 Brozovic, 22 Mkhitaryan, 32 Dimarco (8 Gosens 62′); 9 Dzeko (90 Lukaku 62′), 10 Lautaro (11 Correa 62′).

Substitutes: 1 Handanovic, 21 Cordaz, 5 Gagliardini, 12 Bellanova, 14 Asllani, 45 Carboni, 46 Zanotti.

Coach: Simone Inzaghi.