![]() ![]() However, a defensive lapse saw Benfica get back into the quarterfinal seven minutes from the break as Aursnes got in front of Denzel Dumfries to head in Rafa Silva’s cross from the right.īuoyed by that goal, Benfica continued to press but it was Inter that scored in the 65th minute, to all but put the outcome beyond doubt. ![]() Moments later, Barella did well to acrobatically clear a cross with Benfica top goalscorer Gonçalo Ramos lurking. ![]() The Nerazzurri had the ball in the back of the net again in the 33rd minute but it was disallowed for a slight nudge by Martínez on Gilberto. Inter had been criticized for not making the most of its numerous goalscoring opportunities - and had only scored two goals from open play in its past seven matches.īut the Nerazzurri took the lead with their very first chance, in the 14th minute, as Barella rode a tackle and played a one-two with Martínez before curling a delightful effort into the top left corner.īenfica faced an uphill task and Inter was yet to concede in the knockout stage. Inter had only won one of its past eight matches in all competitions - the first leg in Lisbon - while Benfica had lost three straight matches for the first time since the 2018-19 season. Real Madrid will face Manchester City in the other semifinal after the English team drew 1-1 at Bayern Munich on Wednesday to advance 4-1 on aggregate.īoth Inter and Benfica came into the match at San Siro on a poor run of form. "Now we have to pick up points again in Serie A and then we'll think about the Champions League. “It's a very special match, we know what it means to play a match of this sort,” Inter forward Martínez said. AC Milan won that on away goals and went on to beat Juventus in the final. The Nerazzurri will face its city rival in a repeat of the 2003 semifinal. Of course I would have wanted to have won 3-2 and I’m more disappointed for the boys but we were already through to the semifinal and there was that whistle that we heard on the bench too … we would have deserved the win.” “With regards to the goals, their forward did well on the second goal and on the third goal we heard a whistle and so several players stopped. “We’ve come a long way, from a very, very difficult group. “Obviously I am happy, and I am happy for the boys because it is an important and historic achievement,” Inter coach Simone Inzaghi said. ![]()
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