Nico Barella and Romelu Lukaku were on target for Inter Milan as they beat Benfica 2-0 in the first leg of their UEFA Champions League quarter-final.
It was a lacklustre first half, with only one shot on target coming from Rafa Silva, who received the ball after Federico Dimarco unintentionally knocked it his way.
Ad The Portuguese reacted quickly, but struck his effort straight at Andre Onana for an easy save. Serie ALate Candreva goal denies his former club Inter the win07/04/2023 AT 14:09 Early in the second half, Inter took advantage of some poor defending from Benfica as Alessandro Bastoni bypassed Joao Mario and crossed a ball into the box as Barella managed to get away from his marker, heading the ball down into the bottom corner.
Minutes later, Benfica were close to an equaliser as Silva poked a shot towards goal, but after the ball ricocheted around the box for a few moments, Bastoni quickly managed to clear the ball away.