FC Internazionale Milano vs Sport Lisboa e Benfica, Champions League 2023-24 GROUP STAGE

UEFA Champions League · 2023-24

FC Internazionale Milano

1 – 0

Full Time

Sport Lisboa e Benfica

Tue 3 Oct 2023 · 19:00 Giuseppe Meazza HT 45' · FT 45'

• Overview

• Events

• Lineups

• H2H

• Match Preview

  FC Internazionale Milano vs Sport Lisboa e Benfica — Champions League at Giuseppe Meazza.

  • FC Internazionale Milano 8 games · 15 pts (2025/26)
  • Sport Lisboa e Benfica 8 games · 9 pts (2025/26)

  Match Details

  • Referee Danny Makkelie
  • Assistant 1 Hessel Steegstra
  • Assistant 2 Jan de Vries

  Standings

  #	Team	P	Pts
  1	Arsenal FC	8	24
  2	FC Bayern Munchen	8	21
  3	Liverpool FC	8	18
  4	Tottenham Hotspur FC	8	17
  5	FC Barcelona	8	16
  6	Chelsea FC	8	16
  7	Sporting Clube de Portugal	8	16
  8	Manchester City FC	8	16
  9	Real Madrid CF	8	15
  10	FC Internazionale Milano	8	15
  11	Paris Saint-Germain FC	8	14
  12	Newcastle United FC	8	14
  13	Juventus FC	8	13
  14	Club Atletico de Madrid	8	13
  15	Atalanta BC	8	13
  16	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	8	12
  17	Borussia Dortmund	8	11
  18	PAE Olympiakos SFP	8	11
  19	Club Brugge KV	8	10
  20	Galatasaray SK	8	10
  21	AS Monaco FC	8	10
  22	Qarabag Agdam FK	8	10
  23	FK Bodo/Glimt	8	9
  24	Sport Lisboa e Benfica	8	9
  25	Olympique de Marseille	8	9
  26	Paphos FC	8	9
  27	Royale Union Saint-Gilloise	8	9
  28	PSV	8	8
  29	Athletic Club	8	8
  30	SSC Napoli	8	8
  31	FC Kobenhavn	8	8
  32	AFC Ajax	8	6
  33	Eintracht Frankfurt	8	4
  34	SK Slavia Praha	8	3
  35	Villarreal CF	8	1
  36	FK Kairat	8	1

  Head-to-Head

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  FC Internazionale Milano 6 games · Avg 3.3 goals Sport Lisboa e Benfica

  Last 5 meetings

  2023-10-03 FC Internazionale Milano 1–0 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2023-04-19 FC Internazionale Milano 3–3 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2023-04-11 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 0–2 FC Internazionale Milano 2018-03-10 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 1–1 FC Internazionale Milano 2017-10-14 FC Internazionale Milano 2–1 Sport Lisboa e Benfica

  Recent Form

  FC Internazionale Milano

  Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
  03 Oct	Sport Lisboa e Benfica	H	1–0	W
  30 Sep	US Salernitana 1919	A	4–0	W
  27 Sep	US Sassuolo Calcio	H	1–2	L
  24 Sep	Empoli FC	A	1–0	W
  20 Sep	Real Sociedad de Futbol	A	1–1	D
  16 Sep	AC Milan	H	5–1	W

  Sport Lisboa e Benfica

  Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
  03 Oct	FC Internazionale Milano	A	0–1	L
  29 Sep	FC Porto	H	1–0	W
  24 Sep	Portimonense SC	A	3–1	W
  20 Sep	FC Red Bull Salzburg	H	0–2	L
  16 Sep	FC Vizela	A	2–1	W
  02 Sep	Vitoria SC	H	4–0	W

  Season Stats

  FC Internazionale Milano		Sport Lisboa e Benfica
  #10	Position	#24
  15	Points	9
  8	Played	8
  5 / 0 / 3	W / D / L	3 / 0 / 5
  15	Scored	10
  7	Conceded	12
  +8	GD	-2
  1.88	PPG	1.13
  63%	Win %	38%

  Key Stats

  67% Both Teams to Score
  H2H (6 games)

  50% Over 2.5 Goals
  H2H history

  40% Clean Sheets
  FC Internazionale Milano this season

  20% Clean Sheets
  Sport Lisboa e Benfica this season

  FC Internazionale Milano are 10th (15 pts). Sport Lisboa e Benfica are 24th (9 pts).

• Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds Giuseppe Meazza will turn into a battlefield for FC Internazionale Milano and Sport Lisboa e Benfica.
  • 5' It looks like no one’s ball. FC Internazionale Milano is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 10' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FC Internazionale Milano that had 467 games and scored 579 goals.
  • 15' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 20' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 23' The whistle greets Alexander Bah as he departs to be replaced by Tomas Araujo.
  • 28' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 28 minutes.
  • 33' The travelling Sport Lisboa e Benfica supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 38' Alessandro Bastoni has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 34 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
  • 43' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Sport Lisboa e Benfica needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 48' FC Internazionale Milano is showing some good football. However, FC Internazionale Milano are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 53' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 58' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Nicolas Otamendi suffering a number of foals already.
  • 62' FC Internazionale Milano is taking the lead after the goal scored by Marcus Thuram-Ulien on 62.
  • 67' The referee shows FC Internazionale Milano player a Yellow card on 67.
  • 68' Another change for Sport Lisboa e Benfica made on 68 minute. Rafa Silva leaves to be changed by Chiquinho.
  • 69' Petar Musa is replacing Orkun Kokcu for the Sport Lisboa e Benfica side.
  • 70' FC Internazionale Milano receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 70.
  • 73' The supporters are chanting for Alexis Sanchez. He replaces Marcus Thuram-Ulien on 73 minute.
  • 78' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 80' It is a substitution in Sport Lisboa e Benfica team. Angel di Maria is replaced by David Jurasek on 80 minute.
  • 84' Another substitution for FC Internazionale Milano to replace Federico Dimarco by Carlos Augusto Lobaton on 84 minute.
  • 89' Supporters expect more eagerness from Chiquinho, as he is very good at scoring at Giuseppe Meazza with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 90' Kristjan Asllani is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
  • 90' It is a substitution in FC Internazionale Milano team. Nicolo Barella is replaced by Davy Klaassen on 90 minute.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Sport Lisboa e Benfica.

• FC Internazionale Milano

  3-5-2

  Starting XI

  • 2
    Denzel Dumfries ↓ Matteo Darmian 73'
  • 22
    Henrikh Mkhitaryan
  • 28
    Benjamin Pavard
  • 1
    Yann Sommer
  • 23
    Nicolo Barella ↓ Davy Klaassen 90'
  • 20
    Hakan Calhanoglu ↓ Kristjan Asllani 84'
  • 10
    Lautaro Martinez
  • 15
    Francesco Acerbi
  • 95
    Alessandro Bastoni
  • 32
    Federico Dimarco ↓ Carlos Augusto Lobaton 84'
  • 9
    Marcus Thuram-Ulien ↓ Alexis Sanchez 73'

  Bench

  • 14
    Davy Klaassen ↑ 90'
  • 36
    Matteo Darmian ↑ 73'
  • 70
    Alexis Sanchez ↑ 73'
  • 31
    Yann Aurel Bisseck
  • 7
    Juan Cuadrado
  • 6
    Stefan de Vrij
  • 12
    Raffaele Di Gennaro
  • 77
    Emil Audero
  • 21
    Kristjan Asllani ↑ 84'
  • 30
    Carlos Augusto Lobaton ↑ 84'
  • 49
    Amadou Sarr

  Coach Simone Inzaghi

  Sport Lisboa e Benfica

  4-2-3-1

  Starting XI

  • 30
    Nicolas Otamendi
  • 7
    David Neres
  • 10
    Orkun Kokcu ↓ Petar Musa 69'
  • 14
    Juan Bernat ↓ Arthur Cabral 80'
  • 11
    Angel di Maria ↓ David Jurasek 80'
  • 27
    Rafa Silva ↓ Chiquinho 68'
  • 8
    Fredrik Aursnes
  • 1
    Anatolii Trubin
  • 5
    Morato
  • 6
    Alexander Bah ↓ Tomas Araujo 23'
  • 87
    Joao Neves

  Bench

  • 9
    Arthur Cabral ↑ 80'
  • 17
    Goncalo Guedes
  • 20
    Joao Mario
  • 22
    Chiquinho ↑ 68'
  • 61
    Florentino
  • 33
    Petar Musa ↑ 69'
  • 24
    Samuel Soares
  • 44
    Tomas Araujo ↑ 23'
  • 47
    Tiago Gouveia
  • 19
    Casper Tengstedt
  • 13
    David Jurasek ↑ 80'
  • 45
    Leobrian Kokubo

  Coach Roger Schmidt

• Head to Head

  2023-10-03 FC Internazionale Milano 1–0 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2023-04-19 FC Internazionale Milano 3–3 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2023-04-11 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 0–2 FC Internazionale Milano 2018-03-10 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 1–1 FC Internazionale Milano 2017-10-14 FC Internazionale Milano 2–1 Sport Lisboa e Benfica

  FC Internazionale Milano Form

  2023-10-03 FC Internazionale Milano 1–0 Sport Lisboa e Benfica W 2023-09-30 US Salernitana 1919 0–4 FC Internazionale Milano W 2023-09-27 FC Internazionale Milano 1–2 US Sassuolo Calcio L 2023-09-24 Empoli FC 0–1 FC Internazionale Milano W 2023-09-20 Real Sociedad de Futbol 1–1 FC Internazionale Milano D 2023-09-16 FC Internazionale Milano 5–1 AC Milan W

  Sport Lisboa e Benfica Form

  2023-10-03 FC Internazionale Milano 1–0 Sport Lisboa e Benfica L 2023-09-29 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 1–0 FC Porto W 2023-09-24 Portimonense SC 1–3 Sport Lisboa e Benfica W 2023-09-20 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 0–2 FC Red Bull Salzburg L 2023-09-16 FC Vizela 1–2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica W 2023-09-02 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 4–0 Vitoria SC W