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

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UEFA Champions League · 2023-24

FC Internazionale Milano

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Sport Lisboa e Benfica

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

Marcus Thuram-Ulien 62' 1–0

Lautaro Martinez 67' Y

Denzel Dumfries 70' Y

Kristjan Asllani 90' Y

Overview

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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

18 games this season 🟨 2.3/game ⚽ 7.6 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Arsenal FC	8	24
2	FC Bayern München	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 Bodø/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 København	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

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 Fútbol	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	Vitória 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).

Events

Match Events

0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against FC Internazionale Milano and Sport Lisboa e Benfica has kicked off!
5' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
10' It looks like no one’s ball. Sport Lisboa e Benfica is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
15' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
20' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 20 minutes.
23' Tomas Araujo has so much to prove this time. He replaces Alexander Bah on 23 minute.
28' It’s high time Roger Schmidt made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
33' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
38' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Marcus Thuram-Ulien made 416 appearances and scored 96 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
43' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
48' 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.
53' The travelling Sport Lisboa e Benfica supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
58' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
62' Goal! Marcus Thuram-Ulien scores his 96 goal in 416 matches.
67' FC Internazionale Milano player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
68' The supporters are chanting for Chiquinho. He replaces Rafa Silva on 68 minute.
69' Another change for Sport Lisboa e Benfica made on 69 minute. Orkun Kokcu leaves to be changed by Petar Musa.
70' The referee calls foul for Denzel Dumfries. He receives a Yellow card.
73' The FC Internazionale Milano manager makes a substitution. Marcus Thuram-Ulien departs to be replaced by Alexis Sanchez.
78' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
80' David Jurasek is replacing Angel di Maria for the Sport Lisboa e Benfica side.
84' Carlos Augusto Lobaton has so much to prove this time. He replaces Federico Dimarco on 84 minute.
89' Sport Lisboa e Benfica is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
90' Kristjan Asllani is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
90' The FC Internazionale Milano manager makes a substitution. Nicolo Barella departs to be replaced by Davy Klaassen.
Another three points for FC Internazionale Milano.

Lineups

FC Internazionale Milano Lineups

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

Coach Simone Inzaghi

Sport Lisboa e Benfica Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Roger Schmidt

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Joao Mario	3
Nicolo Barella	2
Marko Arnautovic	1
Fredrik Aursnes	1
Petar Musa	1
Antonio Silva	1
Lautaro Martinez	1
Joaquin Correa	1

Head to Head

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 Fútbol 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 Vitória SC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.77 FC Internazionale Milano xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

0.88 Sport Lisboa e Benfica xG

I would bet for: FC Internazionale Milano to win 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct

FC Internazionale Milano58% Draw24% Sport Lisboa e Benfica18%

Actual: FC Internazionale Milano win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes49% 0% No51%

Avg goals/match: 2.65

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	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

✓ Correct

FC Internazionale Milano40% Draw46% Sport Lisboa e Benfica14%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.8%

1 – 0

Actual

2 – 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.