JAKARTA Inter Milan will play an away match to Benfica's headquarters in the 2022/2023 Champions League quarter-finals. The Nerazzurri's journey so far has made their presence not so seeded.
The clash between the two teams in the first leg of the highest event between European clubs will take place at the Stadio da Luz, Lisbon, Portugal, Wednesday, April 12, 2023. Kick off or kick off the start of the match starts at 02.00 WIB.
The Eagles host eliminated Club Brugge to reach this round in two consecutive seasons. Meanwhile, Inter repatriated another Portuguese team, Porto, to reach the last eight after a 12-year wait.
This season is an extraordinary season for Benfica in the European Champions League. They completed a group stage containing strong teams such as Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) and Juventus finishing at the top.
Roger Schmidt's side are unbeaten in the elite European competition this year. It was an achievement that is on par with the two strong teams Manchester City and Bayern Munich so they are far outperformed for the clashes in the early hours of the morning.
In addition, Benfica has also scored a total of 23 goals in the European Champions League this season. That record, only lost to Napoli, which has recorded 25 goals in the most prestigious interclub event in the Blue Continent.
The statistics possessed by The Eagles will obviously make Inter worried. Moreover, they came after difficulty recording a clean sheet in Serie A matches recently.
However, preparations for the Eagles to face Inter made them suffer a 1-2 defeat to their main rival Porto last weekend. The results that left their lead at the top of the table cut to seven points.
It was their first league defeat since New Year's Eve. However, Schmidt will certainly hope that the defeat will not occur when they arrive as Italian giants at the duel in the early hours of the morning.
Meanwhile, on the other hand, the New Year has been an unpleasant year for Simone Inzaghi's team. This is evident from the bad results they have achieved since the end of February.
Defeated by Bologna after a 1-0 win over Porto in Europe started Inter's poor streak afterward. After that, only one win was won in seven matches in all competitions.
Sharpness in front of the opponent's goal has been a major problem for the Nerazzurri this year. They have failed to score more than one goal in three of the seven matches.
Predictions of the line-up:
Benfica (4-2-3-1): Vlachodimos; Gilberto, Silva, Verissimo, Grimaldo; Luis, Chiquinho; Mario, Silva, Aursnes; Ramos
Inter Milan (3-5-2): Onana; D'Ambrosio, De Vrij, Bastoni; Darmian, Barella, Brozovic, Mkhitaryan, Dimarco; Martinez, Dzeko
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