JAKARTA Inter Milan will face FC Porto in the last 16 of the 2022/2023 Champions League. In the first leg which took place on Thursday, February 23, early morning WIB, Inter will act as the host.
Inter will host Porto at the Giuseppe Meazza Stadium (San Siro), Milan, Italy, at 03.00 WIB. Currently, the hosts have a good record when playing in front of their own supporters.
Simone Inzaghi's men qualified for the round of 16 as runners up in Group C to arrange a meeting with the Portuguese champions. Meanwhile, Porto took advantage of his opponents' mistakes to finish in first place in Group B.
This is Inter's two consecutive seasons ensuring their place in the knockout stages of the European Champions League. Last year they also reached the same round as runners up, but their journey to glory ended in this round after losing to Liverpool.
This year they certainly want to go far in the Champions League after the chances in Serie A are starting to shrink. So far their efforts to quell Napoli in the rulers of the Serie A standings seem to be difficult given the difference in points that are very far away.
I Nerazzurri are in second place in the standings, but 15 points behind Napoli.
Inter's slick capital ahead of Porto's match at Giuseppe Meazza. The victory over Udinese marked Inter's 12th victory from their last 13 games at home.
In addition, they also had a good record in that period because they only conceded four goals.
However, the 1-0 defeat to Empoli on January 23 proved that the Nerazzurri were not unbeaten at their headquarters. Porto will certainly remain a tough obstacle for the squad made by Inzaghi.
The defending champions of the Portuguese League have performed perfectly in recent weeks. They were even recorded as winning their last 10 games in all competitions.
Estimated Lineup:
Inter Milan (3-5-2): Onana; Skriniar, Bastoni, Acerbi; Dumfries, Barella, Calhanoglu, Brozovic, Dimarco; Lukaku, Martinez.
Porto (4-4-2): Costa; Mario, Pepe, Carmo, Sanusi; Franco, Eustaquio, Grujic, Pepe; Taremi, Namaso
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