At home Inter defeated Benfica 1 to 0

On date 2 of group D of the UEFA Champions League – 2023-2024 tournament, Inter beat Benfica this Tuesday by the slightest difference. The local team scored the only goal of the game 16 minutes into the second half, through Marcus Thuram. After receiving a cross from Denzel Dumfries, the forward shot at the goal from the large area and beat the rival goalkeeper, who could do nothing.

The figure of the meeting was Marcus Thuram. The Inter striker scored 1 goal, kicked twice on goal against Benfica and made 9 correct passes.

Another of the key footballers at the San Siro stadium was Lautaro Martínez. The Inter striker kicked on goal 9 times against Benfica and made 15 correct passes.

It was a closely contested match with fouls on both sides. There were 3 cautions: Lautaro Martínez, Denzel Dumfries and Kristjan Asllani.

Inter coach Simone Inzaghi had a 3-5-2 formation on the field with Yann Sommer in goal; Benjamin Pavard, Francesco Acerbi and Alessandro Bastoni on the defensive line; Denzel Dumfries, Nicolò Barella, Hakan Çalhanoglu, Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Federico Dimarco in the middle; and Marcus Thuram and Lautaro Martínez in attack.

For their part, those led by Roger Schmidt stood with a 4-5-1 strategy with Anatoliy Trubin between the three sticks; Alexander Bah, Nicolás Otamendi, Felipe Morato and Juan Bernat in defense; João Neves, Orkun Kökçü, Ángel Di María, Fredrik Aursnes and Rafa Silva in the midfield; and David Neres up front.

The referee designated for the match was Danny Makkelie.

Inter will host Red Bull Salzburg on the next matchday, while Benfica will host Real Sociedad at the Do Sport Lisboa e Benfica stadium.

With 4 points, Inter is in second place in Group D. For its part, Benfica is last by not adding any points.

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