Benfica vs. Inter Milan 2023 Champions League Odds & Preview (Apr. 11)
One of the best in the Portuguese Liga throws down against one of the top teams in Italian Serie A on Tuesday when Inter Milan travels to Lisbon to take on Benfica. Inter enters the fray a slight underdog to the Portuguese squad. Which team gets it done?
Nitrobetting shares the latest news, soccer odds, and special features throughout the 2022-23 UEFA Champions League season. Let’s get a closer look at the upcoming Benfica vs. Inter Milan face-off in this preview.
Benfica vs. Inter Milan 2023 Champions League Quarterfinal Leg 1 Info
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- When: Tuesday, April 11 at 3:00 pm ET
- Where: Estádio da Luz, Lisbon, Portugal
- TV: ESPN
- Live Stream: Paramount+
- Soccer Odds: Benfica (+118) / Inter Milan (+241) / Draw (+247)
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Why is Benfica a safe bet to win?
At times, Benfica’s attack can be downright amazing. In their last CL matchup, Benfica dropped 5 goals onto Belgium League squad Club Brugge.
Benfica scored 3 against Martimo and then 5 against Guimaraes in 2 of their last 5. The Portuguese Liga squad has scored just 2 goals in their last, but both were against more difficult league opponents, Rio Ave and Porto.
Benfica has allowed 5 goals in their last 5 matches. 2-of-5 goals happened in their last, a 2-1 home loss to rival FC Porto.
Losing to Porto makes sense. Benfica and Porto are two of the best teams in the Portuguese Liga. Outside of allowing 2 against their top rivals, Benfica’s D has played tight.
Possible Line-Up
- Vlachodimos
- Gilberto
- Silva
- Grimaldo
- Verissimo
- Luis
- Chiquinho
- Luis
- Silva
- Aursnes
- Mario
Benfica’s Last 5
- Loss: 1-2 vs. FC Porto
- Win: 0-1 vs. Rio Ave
- Win: 5-1 vs. Guimaraes
- Win: 0-3 vs. Maritimo
- Win: 5-1 vs. Club Brugge
Why is Inter Milan a safe bet to win?
Inter’s attack isn’t playing as well as it has in the past. The Serie A team has scored a total of 2 goals in their last 5 matches.
1 of the goals came versus top rival Juventus. But it happened in a Coppa Italia match. The other goal came versus Salernitana. Inter didn’t win either match.
For sure, the Serie A team must step it up if they hope to beat Benfica on Tuesday. 1 goal on the road probably won’t do it.
Then again, although Inter’s attack has suffered, the defense has played brilliantly. Inter Milan has allowed a total of 4 goals in 4 matches.
Versus FC Porto in their last Champions League battle, Inter was terrific, holding Porto to 0 goals to win the aggregate.
Possible Line-Up
- Onana
- D’Ambrosio
- De Vrij
- Bastoni
- Darmian
- Barella
- Brozovic
- Dimarco
- Mkhitaryan
- Martinez
- Dzeko
Inter Milan’s Last 5
- Draw: 1-1 vs. Salernitana
- Draw: 1-1 vs. Juventus
- Loss: 0-1 vs. Fiorentina
- Loss: 0-1 vs. Juventus
- Draw: 0-0 vs. FC Porto
Benfica vs. Inter Milan Betting Prediction
Benfica versus Porto should be an exceptional matchup. Both teams are playing excellent defense, which is why backing the draw makes some sense.
Inter will step onto the pitch knowing exactly what they wish to accomplish. The Serie A squad has gotten this far in the Champions League this season by playing smart soccer.
Inter won’t push. Benfica will take some chances. The Portuguese Liga team doesn’t want to head to Italy for the second leg without at least a 1-goal lead.
Pushing the attack will play into Inter’s hands. The Serie A team could score a goal on the counter. The more probable outcome, though, is Inter forces a draw and then tries to take charge in the second leg on their pitch.
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