Inter drew goalless once morest Porto in the Dragon’s Stadium and took the classification to the quarterfinals of the UEFA Champions League thanks to the victory achieved in the first leg. Lautaro Martinez was the owner, while Valentin Carboni y Joaquin Correa they remained on the substitute bench for the full 90 minutes.
After the victory in the first match with the goal of the Belgian Romelu Lukakuhe Black and blue He traveled to Portuguese territory with a markedly defensive proposal. With a permanent retreat, those led by Simone Inzaghi they gave up the initiative to the locals, who brought danger through two auctions executed by Matthew Uribe y Stephen Eustace. These warnings were answered with a cross shot from Edin Dzeko. The confidence exhibited by both goalkeepers was crucial to maintaining parity.
With the passing of the minutes, the Portuguese cast gave signs that they generated many doubts in the rival fund. The clearest action was in the feet of evanilson. His attempt had arc destiny and Frederick Dimarco He was in charge of meddling to divert the ball to the corner kick. However, Porto might not be neglected in the last line because the Tour Martínez forced a good cover of Diogo Costa. This timid progress failed to make up the loneliness of the Argentine, who had little accompaniment on the sides and touched few balls in a first half that came to an end in a draw.
The planning established by Inzaghi deepened in the second part with different excursions into foreign territory, which included a deflected right hand from Nicholas Barella. Nervousness began to take hold of the home owner, who needed only one goal to equalize the tie, but left many spaces facing Costa’s fence, which might not be capitalized by the visit at the beginning of the match.
* The summary of the draw between Porto and Inter
In the final quarter hour, Marko Grujic had equality on the global scoreboard, although a masterful stretch from the goalkeeper André Onana he gasped. In the replica, Hakan Calhanoglu He took a shot that went over the crossbar and, moments later, Wenderson Galen he had his opportunity once more for those led by Sérgio Conceição. The inescapable figure of Drunk ended up being key to sustaining the short lead achieved in Giuseppe Meazza Stadium. To top it off, fortune also played in favor of the Italian cast. In added time, a save on the line, the stick and the crossbar denied the team the much-sought goal Blue and white, that would end with one less man due to the expulsion of Pepe.
Inter sum up to Benfica, Milan, Chelsea, Bayern Munich y Manchester City as those who qualified for the next round of the Champions League. After the completion of the last two keys, the draw for the corresponding pairings will take place this Friday, March 17, at the House of European Football in Nyon (Switzerland).
Formations:
Porto: Diogo Costa; Pepe, Fabio Cardoso, Ivan Marcano, Zaidu Sanusi; Mateus Uribe, Marko Grujić, Stephen Eustáquio; Wenderson Galeno, Mehdi Taremi and Evanilson. DT: Sergio Conceicao.
Inter: Andre Onana; Matteo Darmian, Francesco Acerbi, Alessandro Bastoni; Denzel Dumfries, Nicolò Barella, Hakan Çalhanoğlu, Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Federico Dimarco; Edin Dzeko and Lautaro Martinez. DT: Simone Inzaghi.
Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Polonia).
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