Inter Milan vs Benfica

UEFA Champions League - Group Stage 3 Oct 2023, 19:00
Inter Milan
Inter Milan
1–0
HT 0–0
FULL TIME
Benfica
Benfica
🏟 Stadio Giuseppe Meazza (Milano) 👤 D. Makkelie Round 2

Match report

Inter Milan edged past Benfica 1-0 in the UEFA Champions League - Group Stage on 3 October 2023. The game was goalless at the break before all 1 goals arrived after half-time.

Inter Milan had 18 shots to Benfica's 5.

The match was played at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza (Milano), with D. Makkelie in charge.

Half-time 0-0 Possession 47% - 53% Shots 18 - 5 On target 6 - 2 Corners 5 - 4 Fouls 8 - 4 Yellow cards 4
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Player of the match
Marcus Thuram
Inter Milan · 1 goal
8 Nicolò Barella captained the side
8 Hakan Çalhanoglu captained the side
8 Henrikh Mkhitaryan captained the side
8 Anatoliy Trubin 5 saves
First half vs second half
Inter Milan stepped it up after the break, with 13 shots in the second half compared to 5 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 5–3 13–2
Shots On Goal 2–2 4–0
Ball Possession 47–53 —
Corners 1–2 4–2
Attacks 64–65 69–47
Match statistics
5 Substitution 5
133 Attacks 112
65 Dangerous Attacks 41
7 On Target 3
13 Off Target 3
18 Shots Total 5
6 Shots On Goal 2
8 Shots Off Goal 1
4 Shots Blocked 2
11 Shots Inside Box 4
7 Shots Outside Box 1
8 Fouls 4
5 Corners 4
3 Offsides 2
47% Ball Possession 53%
3 Yellow Cards 0
2 Saves 5
418 Passes Total 496
347 Passes Accurate 417
Line-ups 3-5-2  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Inter Milan · 3-5-2
1 Y. Sommer
28 B. Pavard 15 F. Acerbi 95 A. Bastoni
2 D. Dumfries 23 N. Barella 20 H. Çalhanoglu 22 H. Mkhitaryan 32 F. Dimarco
10 L. Martínez 9 M. Thuram
Benfica · 4-2-3-1
1 A. Trubin
6 A. Bah 30 N. Otamendi 5 F. Morato 14 J. Bernat
87 J. Neves 10 O. Kökçü
11 Á. María 27 R. Silva 8 F. Aursnes
7 D. Neres
Inter Milan
Coach
S. Inzaghi
Substitutes
  • 36 Matteo Darmian
  • 70 Alexis Sánchez
  • 12 Raffaele Di Gennaro
  • 77 Emil Audero
  • 6 Stefan de Vrij
  • 31 Yann Bisseck
  • 30 Carlos Augusto
  • 7 Juan Cuadrado
  • 21 Kristjan Asllani
  • 14 Davy Klaassen
  • 49 Amadou Makhtarlayi Sarr
Benfica
Coach
R. Schmidt
Substitutes
  • 44 Tomás Araújo
  • 22 Chiquinho
  • 33 Petar Musa
  • 13 David Jurásek
  • 9 Arthur Cabral
  • 45 Léo Kokubo
  • 24 Samuel Soares
  • 20 João Mário
  • 61 Florentino Luís
  • 47 Tiago Gouveia
  • 19 Casper Tengstedt
  • 17 Gonçalo Guedes
Substitutions
  • 22' ↑ Tomás Araújo ↓ A. Bah Benfica
  • 69' ↑ P. Musa ↓ O. Kökçü Benfica
  • 69' ↑ Chiquinho ↓ Rafa Benfica
  • 73' ↑ A. Sánchez ↓ M. Thuram Inter Milan
  • 73' ↑ M. Darmian ↓ D. Dumfries Inter Milan
  • 80' ↑ D. Jurásek ↓ Á. Di María Benfica
  • 80' ↑ Arthur Cabral ↓ Juan Bernat Benfica
  • 84' ↑ K. Asllani ↓ H. Çalhanoğlu Inter Milan
  • 84' ↑ Carlos Augusto ↓ F. Dimarco Inter Milan
  • 90+2' ↑ D. Klaassen ↓ N. Barella Inter Milan
Cards
  • 67' L. Martinez Inter Milan
  • 68' N. Barella Inter Milan
  • 70' D. Dumfries Inter Milan
  • 90+5' K. Asllani Inter Milan
Head-to-head
Inter Milan 2 2 draws 0 Benfica
2023-11-29 Benfica vs Inter Milan 3 - 3
2023-10-03 Inter Milan vs Benfica 1 - 0
2023-04-19 Inter Milan vs Benfica 3 - 3
2023-04-11 Benfica vs Inter Milan 0 - 2
Recent form
Inter Milan D D D D W
Benfica W D D D D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Inter Milan vs Benfica?
Inter Milan won 1-0 against Benfica on 3 October 2023.
Who won Inter Milan vs Benfica?
Inter Milan won the match 1-0.
Where was Inter Milan vs Benfica played?
The match was played at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza (Milano).
Who had more possession in Inter Milan vs Benfica?
Benfica had 53% of possession, compared to 47% for the other side.