Naples and AC Milan meet in the quarter-final return of the Champions League on Tuesday at the Diego Armando Maradona stadium. TV channel, probable compositions… Here is the information to know about the meeting.
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The context of Inter – Benfica
After the first leg, where Inter was perceived as an outsider against Benfica, the Italian club left Portugal with a very favorable score (2-0). On the return, at San Siro, the Italian club will have to confirm against the Portuguese formation, which recovers in its ranks its experienced central defender Nicolas Otamendi (35 years old), suspended in the first leg. In difficulty in Serie A (5th), Inter hopes to reach the semi-finals of the Champions League, which would be a first since… the 2009-2010 season. Finally, for Benfica, the performance to be achieved seems important, because the Inter stadium, noisy, is not easy to take. But the club, leader of the Portuguese championship, believes in the exploit.
The official line-ups of Inter – Benfica
For this quarter-final return of the Champions League, Inter should do without the services of the Dutchman Stefan de Vrij, injured in the ankle in the last match, and Milan Skriniar, on the flank of long time.
On the side of Benfica, Nicolas Otamendi will be available, after serving his suspension. Julian Draxler and Mikhailo Ristic are out through injury, as is Alexander Bah.
The official composition of Inter
Onana-Darmian, Acerbi, Bastoni-Dimarco, Mkhitaryan, Brozovic, Barella, Dumfries-Martinez, Dzeko.
Coach: Simone Inzaghi.
Benfica’s official line-up
Vlachodimos – Grimaldo, Otamendi, A. Silva, Gilberto – Aursnes, Florentino – J. Mario, R. Silva, Neres – G. Ramos.
Coach: Roger Schmidt.
At what time and on which channel to watch Inter – Benfica?
The match between Inter and Benfica Lisbon will be followed on Wednesday at 9 p.m., on BeIN Sports 1. The complete TV program of the day can be found here.
