A mouthwatering meeting with city rivals AC Milan will be Inter’s reward if they can see out their lead over Benfica in the Champions League quarter-finals.
Goals from Nicolo Barella and Romelu Lukaku gave the Serie A side a 2-0 win in Portugal and ensured they are well on track to make it into the last-four of the competition for the first time since they lifted the trophy in 2010.
Benfica, who have lost their last three matches in all competitions, have a mountain to climb at the Giuseppe Meazza if they are to prevent an all-Italian semi-final.
Date, kick-off time and venue
Inter Milan vs Benfica is scheduled for an 8pm BST kick-off today, Wednesday, April 19, 2023.
The Giuseppe Meazza in Milan will host the match.
Where to watch Inter Milan vs Benfica
TV channel: In the UK, the game will be televised live on BT Sport 2, with coverage beginning at 7.15pm BST.
Live stream: Subscribers can also catch the contest live online via the BT Sport app and website.
Live blog: You can follow all the action on matchday via Standard Sport’s live blog.
Inter Milan vs Benfica team news
Milan Skriniar is out for Inter and his fellow centre-back Stefan de Vrij could join him on the sidelines, after being forced off with injury over the weekend against Monza.
Lukaku started on the bench in Portugal, behind Edin Dzeko and Lautaro Martinez, but will be hoping his goalscoring cameo was enough to him a place in the side from the off this time.
Nicolas Otamendi missed the first leg for Benfica through suspension, but is back and available for the trip to Italy and can be expected to start in the centre of defence.
Alexander Bah is set to miss out once again, as is Julian Draxler who has not played since the start of February and is expected to miss the rest of the season with an ankle injury.
Inter Milan vs Benfica prediction
Benfica will have to throw caution to the wind at some point in the match, and that will leave plenty of space for the likes of Lukaku to exploit, regardless of whether he starts or not.
Inter are not in particularly good form, that first-leg win their only victory in their last eight matches, but with a two-goal advantage to defend, they can be expected to do enough and book their place in the semi-finals.
A 1-1 draw, Inter to win 3-1 on aggregate.
Head to head (h2h) history and results
Inter Milan wins: 2
Draws: 0
Benfica wins: 0
Inter Milan vs Benfica match odds
Inter Milan to win (90 mins): 11/10
Draw: 5/2
Benfica to qualify: 13/5
