Inter 1 - 0 Benfica

Marcus Thuram’s roar of delight. A goal that came about thanks to sheer determination, and it proved to be the winner. Inter emerged victorious against Benfica on matchday two in Champions League Group D and, in doing so, moved up to four points, level with Real Sociedad at the top.

Roared on by their fans, Inzaghi’s men produced an incredible second-half performance and certainly deserved to score more than one goal on a brilliant evening. The Nerazzurri hit the post and the bar through Lautaro and were thwarted by Trubin on numerous occasions. Inter chased and harried in a proud display where they displayed technical and mental strength in abundance. The group had to dig in a bit at the end, but there was no getting past Sommer and his teammates. Victory for us.

INTER 1-0 BENFICA

GOALSCORER: 62' Thuram (I).

INTER (3-5-2): 1 Sommer; 28 Pavard, 15 Acerbi, 95 Bastoni; 2 Dumfries (36 Darmian 72'), 23 Barella (14 Klaassen 91'), 20 Calhanoglu (21 Asllani 82'), 22 Mkhitaryan, 32 Dimarco (30 Carlos Augusto 82'); 9 Thuram (70 Sanchez 72'), 10 Lautaro. Substitutes: 12 Di Gennaro, 77 Audero, 6 De Vrij, 7 Cuadrado, 31 Bisseck, 49 Sarr. Head Coach: Simone Inzaghi.

BENFICA (4-2-3-1):  1 Trubin; 6 Bah (44 Araujo 22'), 30 Otamendi, 5 Morato, 14 Bernat (9 Cabral 79'); 87 Joao Neves, 10 Kokcu (33 Musa 68'); 11 Di Maria (13 Jurasek 79'), 8 Aursnes, 27 Rafa Silva (22 Chiquinho 68'); 7 Neres. Substitutes: 24 Soares, 45 Kokubo, 17 Gonçalo Guedes, 19 Tengstedt, 20 Joao Mario, 47 Antunes, 61 Florentino. Head Coach: Roger Schmidt.

Booked: Lautaro (I), Barella (I), Dumfries (I), Asllani (I). Added time: 2' - 5'

Referee: Makkelie (NED) Assistants: Steegstra, De Vries (NED) Fourth official: Lindhout (NED) VAR: Dieperink (NED) VAR assistant: Kajtazovic (SVN)