Inter made the forecasts good and in the semifinals there will be "derbi della madoninna", a cross between Inter and AC Milan that promises to be volcanic. Simone Inzaghi's team, which had won Benfica 0-2 at La Luz, drew at the Giuseppe Meazza (3-3) despite carrying the weight of the match at all times. Benfica never had real options. The Portuguese team, which started the Champions League so well, leaves the same giving a bad image.
It only took Inter a quarter of an hour to get ahead on the scoreboard. He did it through Nicoló Barella, a talented player as far as there is, who scored with a shot from the top corner that surpassed Vlachodimos' stretch.
Despite the fact that Benfica already needed three goals, control of the match remained with Inter, who handled the game calmly, although it was already shallow and without significant chances. In one of their few approaches to the Onana area, Benfica tied at 37 on a header from Aursnes.
Benfica tried it in the second half, but from the start with little powder. They had the ball, but Inter, well supported by their three central defenders, did not have any trouble. As Benfica went up in disarray, Inter found spaces to throw their counters.
In the 65th minute, Inter found the second goal. Mkhitaryan teamed up with Di Marco, who with a first touch left Lautaro Martínez's goal on a tray, who finished off with his shin. To add insult to injury for Benfica, Inzaghi's men scored again quite early, in minute 77, in a quality individual action by Joaquín Correa, who scored from a tight shot.
In a burst of pride, Benfica went up and found the tie. In minute 86 a free kick from Grimaldo was headed by Antonio Silva to make it 3-2. Already in the added time, with all Meazza celebrating the classification, Benfica achieved the final 3-3 in another cross from Grimaldo and this time a shot from Musa. Italian football will once again have a finalist in the Champions League.
