Match Report
In the standings it was Benfica 3rd on 4 points, Inter 2nd on 12 — separated by 8. On recent form Benfica sat only 20th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 3rd overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Benfica 1.17 scored and 1.83 conceded per game, Inter 1.33 and 0.83, with the league averaging 1.54.
Inter were unbeaten in 10, having scored in 15 consecutive games.
The head-to-head ledger counts 5 games: 0 Benfica wins, 3 for Inter, 2 draws, at 3.2 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 40% of those meetings.
The match was played at Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica in Lisbon (capacity 64,642). On the scoreboard, Benfica led 3-0 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 3-3.