FC Internazionale Milano vs Sport Lisboa e Benfica, Champions League 2023-24 GROUP STAGE
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Overview
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
39 games this season 🟨 1.2/game ⚽ 5.8 goals/game 🟥 1 totalStandings
# 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
Last 5 meetings2023-10-03 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 BenficaRecent Form
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 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 history40% Clean Sheets
FC Internazionale Milano this season20% Clean Sheets
Sport Lisboa e Benfica this seasonFC Internazionale Milano are 10th (15 pts). Sport Lisboa e Benfica are 24th (9 pts).
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Events
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.
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Lineups
FC Internazionale Milano Lineups
3-5-2Starting XI
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- 28
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23
Nicolo Barella ↓ Davy Klaassen 90'
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- 10
- 15
- 95
- 32
- 9
Bench
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14
Davy Klaassen ↑ 90'
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36
Matteo Darmian ↑ 73'
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70
Alexis Sanchez ↑ 73'
- 31
- 7
- 6
- 12
- 77
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21
Kristjan Asllani ↑ 84'
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30
Carlos Augusto Lobaton ↑ 84'
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Coach Simone InzaghiSport Lisboa e Benfica Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
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- 7
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10
Orkun Kokcu ↓ Petar Musa 69'
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14
Juan Bernat ↓ Arthur Cabral 80'
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11
Angel di Maria ↓ David Jurasek 80'
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27
Rafa Silva ↓ Chiquinho 68'
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- 1
- 5
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Alexander Bah ↓ Tomas Araujo 23'
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Bench
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9
Arthur Cabral ↑ 80'
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- 20
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22
Chiquinho ↑ 68'
- 61
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33
Petar Musa ↑ 69'
- 24
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44
Tomas Araujo ↑ 23'
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David Jurasek ↑ 80'
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Coach Roger Schmidt -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Joao Mario 3 Nicolo Barella 2 Fredrik Aursnes 1 Petar Musa 1 Antonio Silva 1 Lautaro Martinez 1 Joaquin Correa 1 Marcus Thuram-Ulien 1 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 BenficaFC 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 WSport 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 -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy4 / 41.77 FC Internazionale Milano xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo0.88 Sport Lisboa e Benfica xGI would bet for: FC Internazionale Milano to win 58%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: FC Internazionale Milano winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.65Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 91% 9% ± 1.5 74% 26% ± 2.5 49% 51% ± 3.5 28% 72% ± 4.5 14% 86% Double Chance
FC Internazionale Milano or Draw 82%Draw or Sport Lisboa e Benfica 42%FC Internazionale Milano or Sport Lisboa e Benfica 76%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 11.8%1 – 0 Actual2 – 0 10.8%2 – 1 9.4%0 – 0 8.9%3 – 0 6.3%3 – 1 5.6%0 – 1 5.3%1 – 2 4.7%2 – 2 4.2%4 – 0 2.8%0 – 2 2.7%Asian Handicap — FC Internazionale Milano
Handicap FC Internazionale Milano covers Push Sport Lisboa e Benfica covers -2.5 15% — 85% -2 15% 18% 67% -1.5 33% — 67% -1 33% 24% 43% -0.5 57% — 43% +0.5 83% — 17% +1 83% 11% 6% +1.5 94% — 6% +2 94% 4% 1% +2.5 99% — 1% Clean Sheet
FC Internazionale Milano keeps clean sheet 42% ✗Sport Lisboa e Benfica keeps clean sheet 18% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.