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 (2026/27)
Sport Lisboa e Benfica 8 games · 9 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

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

12 games this season 🟨 3.7/game ⚽ 11.9 goals/game

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 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 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

0% Clean Sheets
FC Internazionale Milano this season

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Internazionale Milano

0-15

–/1

16-30

–/1

31-45

–/–

46-60

–/–

61-75

–/–

76+

1/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

FC Internazionale Milano

Carlos Augusto Lobaton

1 G

Events

Match Events

0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — FC Internazionale Milano and Sport Lisboa e Benfica get this one started.
5' 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.
10' It looks surprising FC Internazionale Milano does not make any changes. Fredrik Aursnes has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
15' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
20' Rafa Silva has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
23' It is a substitution in Sport Lisboa e Benfica team. Alexander Bah is replaced by Tomas Araujo on 23 minute.
28' Sport Lisboa e Benfica have won 841 goals from 475 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
33' named a 3-5-2 earlier, and opted for a 4-2-3-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
38' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
43' With 2 assists to his name this season, Marcus Thuram-Ulien is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Sport Lisboa e Benfica.
48' The travelling Sport Lisboa e Benfica supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
53' It is a cagey affair so far. FC Internazionale Milano in their 3-5-2 trying to find a way past Sport Lisboa e Benfica's compact 4-2-3-1.
58' Sport Lisboa e Benfica are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
62' Against the run of play, Marcus Thuram-Ulien has scored! This game has turned on its head.
67' FC Internazionale Milano player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
68' The Sport Lisboa e Benfica manager makes a substitution. Rafa Silva departs to be replaced 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' FC Internazionale Milano ring the changes. Marcus Thuram-Ulien has done his job and it is now time for Alexis Sanchez to step up.
78' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Tomas Araujo made 475 appearances and scored 3 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
80' A tactical swap from Sport Lisboa e Benfica — David Jurasek on, Angel di Maria off on 80 minutes.
84' Another change for FC Internazionale Milano made on 84 minute. Federico Dimarco leaves to be changed by Carlos Augusto Lobaton.
89' 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.
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.
Game over. The scoreline of 1-0 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

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
Petar Musa	1
Antonio Silva	1
Lautaro Martinez	1
Joaquin Correa	1
Marcus Thuram-Ulien	1
Davide Frattesi	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 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

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.