Football
Inter Milan vs Benfica. UEFA Champions League Group D.
8:00pm, Tuesday 3rd October 2023.
Giuseppe MeazzaAttendance: Attendance66,573.
Match ends, Inter Milan 1, Benfica 0.
Second Half ends, Inter Milan 1, Benfica 0.
Kristjan Asllani (Inter Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
João Neves (Benfica) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Kristjan Asllani (Inter Milan).
Attempt saved. Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alexis Sánchez.
Attempt blocked. Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Carlos Augusto.
Attempt saved. João Neves (Benfica) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Fredrik Aursnes with a cross.
Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Alessandro Bastoni.
Substitution, Inter Milan. Davy Klaassen replaces Nicolò Barella.
Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Chiquinho.
João Neves (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt saved. Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Henrikh Mkhitaryan.
Foul by Morato (Benfica).
Alexis Sánchez (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Substitution, Inter Milan. Kristjan Asllani replaces Hakan Çalhanoglu.
Substitution, Inter Milan. Carlos Augusto replaces Federico Dimarco.
Attempt missed. Arthur Cabral (Benfica) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by David Neres.
Attempt blocked. Chiquinho (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Petar Musa with a headed pass.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Substitution, Benfica. Arthur Cabral replaces Juan Bernat.
Substitution, Benfica. David Jurásek replaces Ángel Di María because of an injury.
Delay in match because of an injury Ángel Di María (Benfica).
Offside, Benfica. Fredrik Aursnes tries a through ball, but Ángel Di María is caught offside.
Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by David Neres.
Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Morato.
Attempt saved. Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nicolò Barella with a through ball.
Attempt blocked. Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Substitution, Inter Milan. Matteo Darmian replaces Denzel Dumfries.
Substitution, Inter Milan. Alexis Sánchez replaces Marcus Thuram.
Ángel Di María (Benfica) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Alessandro Bastoni (Inter Milan).
Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Marcus Thuram.
Denzel Dumfries (Inter Milan) is shown the yellow card.
Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Francesco Acerbi.
Substitution, Benfica. Petar Musa replaces Orkun Kökçü.
Substitution, Benfica. Chiquinho replaces Rafa.
Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan) is shown the yellow card.
Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Delay in match because of an injury Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan).
David Neres (Benfica) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan).
Offside, Inter Milan. Henrikh Mkhitaryan tries a through ball, but Federico Dimarco is caught offside.
Attempt missed. Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Hakan Çalhanoglu.
Goal! Inter Milan 1, Benfica 0. Marcus Thuram (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Denzel Dumfries following a fast break.
Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Marcus Thuram.
Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Tomás Araújo.
Attempt blocked. Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Benjamin Pavard.
Juan Bernat (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Denzel Dumfries (Inter Milan).
Fredrik Aursnes (Benfica) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan).
Orkun Kökçü (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt saved. Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner.
Attempt blocked. Marcus Thuram (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Nicolò Barella.
Attempt missed. Denzel Dumfries (Inter Milan) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Alessandro Bastoni with a cross.
Attempt missed. Federico Dimarco (Inter Milan) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Alessandro Bastoni with a headed pass following a corner.
Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Nicolás Otamendi.
Attempt blocked. Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicolò Barella.
Attempt missed. Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Nicolò Barella with a cross.
Second Half begins Inter Milan 0, Benfica 0.
First Half ends, Inter Milan 0, Benfica 0.
Offside, Benfica. Orkun Kökçü tries a through ball, but David Neres is caught offside.
Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Henrikh Mkhitaryan.
Foul by Orkun Kökçü (Benfica).
Federico Dimarco (Inter Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Anatolii Trubin.
Attempt saved. Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Hakan Çalhanoglu.
Attempt saved. Juan Bernat (Benfica) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Fredrik Aursnes.
Foul by David Neres (Benfica).
Francesco Acerbi (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Offside, Inter Milan. Federico Dimarco tries a through ball, but Francesco Acerbi is caught offside.
Foul by João Neves (Benfica).
Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Federico Dimarco (Inter Milan).
Attempt blocked. Federico Dimarco (Inter Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Marcus Thuram (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt saved. Hakan Çalhanoglu (Inter Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marcus Thuram.
Substitution, Benfica. Tomás Araújo replaces Alexander Bah because of an injury.
Delay in match because of an injury Alexander Bah (Benfica).
Attempt missed. Denzel Dumfries (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Marcus Thuram.
Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Yann Sommer.
Attempt saved. Fredrik Aursnes (Benfica) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alexander Bah.
Attempt missed. Denzel Dumfries (Inter Milan) header from the right side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Hakan Çalhanoglu with a through ball.
Rafa (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt blocked. Ángel Di María (Benfica) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rafa.
Foul by Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Inter Milan).
Offside, Inter Milan. Denzel Dumfries tries a through ball, but Henrikh Mkhitaryan is caught offside.
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.