Benfica vs Inter Milan 2023-24 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage

Benfica

5': João Mário
13': João Mário
34': João Mário
86': António Silva

FT
3 - 3

Internazionale

51': Marko Arnautovic
58': Davide Frattesi
72': Alexis Sánchez (P)

Inter complete stunning comeback to snatch draw with Benfica

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Inter Milan fought back from 3-0 down to rescue a point with three goals in the second half in a pulsating 3-3 draw at Benfica in a Champions League Group D clash on Wednesday after Joao Mario netted a hat-trick for the hosts.

Match Commentary

0': First Half begins.
5': Goal! Benfica 1, Inter Milan 0. João Mário (Benfica) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Casper Tengstedt with a headed pass.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
13': Goal! Benfica 2, Inter Milan 0. João Mário (Benfica) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
34': Goal! Benfica 3, Inter Milan 0. João Mário (Benfica) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner.
45'+4': First Half ends, Benfica 3, Inter Milan 0.
51': Goal! Benfica 3, Inter Milan 1. Marko Arnautovic (Inter Milan) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner following a corner.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
58': Goal! Benfica 3, Inter Milan 2. Davide Frattesi (Inter Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Francesco Acerbi with a cross.
67': Substitution, Inter Milan. Juan Cuadrado replaces Matteo Darmian.
68': Substitution, Inter Milan. Marcus Thuram replaces Marko Arnautovic.
68': Substitution, Inter Milan. Nicolò Barella replaces Davy Klaassen.
72': Goal! Benfica 3, Inter Milan 3. Alexis Sánchez (Inter Milan) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
72': João Mário (Benfica) is shown the yellow card.
76': Juan Cuadrado (Inter Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
77': Substitution, Inter Milan. Federico Dimarco replaces Stefan de Vrij.
78': Morato (Benfica) is shown the yellow card.
79': Substitution, Benfica. Orkun Kökçü replaces Florentino.
79': Substitution, Benfica. Petar Musa replaces Casper Tengstedt.
79': Substitution, Inter Milan. Lautaro Martínez replaces Alexis Sánchez.
86': António Silva (Benfica) is shown the red card.
89': Substitution, Benfica. Tomás Araújo replaces Ángel Di María.
90'+9': Substitution, Benfica. Chiquinho replaces João Mário.
90'+9': Substitution, Benfica. Tiago Gouveia replaces Rafa.
90'+10': Second Half ends, Benfica 3, Inter Milan 3.

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: Estádio da Luz
Location: Lisbon, Portugal
Attendance: 52,944

UEFA Champions League Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS

Full Table

Statistics

INT		BEN
9	Fouls	13
1	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	1
0	Offsides	0
6	Corner Kicks	2
2	Saves	5
58.8	Possession	41.2
14	SHOTS	11
8	ON GOAL	5
0.6	On Target %	0.5
1	Penalty Goals	0
1	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
556	Accurate Passes	376
606	Passes	433
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.9
5	Accurate Crosses	2
20	Crosses	9
0.3	Cross %	0.2
38	Long Balls	43
25	Accurate Long Balls	30
0.7	Long Balls %	0.7
2	Blocked Shots	2
7	Effective Tackles	14
14	Tackles	21
0.5	Tackle %	0.7
6	Interceptions	7
11	Effective Clearances	18
11	Clearances	18

Line-Ups

Benfica (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Anatoliy Trubin (GK)
30	Nicolás Otamendi
4	António Silva
5	Morato
8	Fredrik Aursnes
27	Rafa Silva
87	João Neves
61	Florentino
19	Casper Tengstedt
20	João Mário
11	Ángel Di María

Substitutes:

Tomás Araújo, Chiquinho , Leo Brian Kokubo, David Jurásek, João Victor, Petar Musa, Arthur Cabral, Samuel Soares, Orkun Kökçü, Tiago Gouveia.

Internazionale (3-1-4-2)

No.	Name
77	Emil Audero (GK)
6	Stefan de Vrij
15	Francesco Acerbi
31	Yann Bisseck
21	Kristjan Asllani
14	Davy Klaassen
16	Davide Frattesi
30	Carlos Augusto
36	Matteo Darmian
8	Marko Arnautovic
70	Alexis Sánchez

Substitutes:

Juan Cuadrado, Aleksandar Stankovic, Marcus Thuram, Raffaele Di Gennaro, Hakan Çalhanoglu, Giacomo Stabile, Lautaro Martínez, Federico Dimarco, Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Issiaka Kamate, Yann Sommer, Nicolò Barella.