Inter Milano vs FC Porto Preview 22/02/2023

Inter Milano vs FC Porto – 22/02/2023

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Inter Milan and Porto are again in Champions League motion this week with the Italian giants heading into this one in a a lot better place than they had been within the group levels as Porto proceed to seek out Benfica within the Primeira Liga.

Porto have been trailing Benfica within the league for a while now. The membership are, nonetheless, heading into this sport off the again of successful the previous 10 video games and solely letting go of factors as soon as in 2023 to date – this got here in a 0-0 draw with Casa Pia firstly of January.

The Portuguese giants have since gone on to defeat Sporting Lisbon 2-0 within the Tac da Liga and get inside 4 of Benfica now.

In actual fact, the membership have now received 16 video games and misplaced solely twice within the league, alongside three defeats. Porto have additionally let in simply 12 targets, which is one fewer than the league leaders, as they’ve scored 48 of their very own too.

Of their group stage, Porto received 4 and misplaced two, as they completed above Membership Brugge, Bayer Leverkusen and Atletico Madrid.

Final weekend, Sérgio Conceição’s males defeated Rio Ave within the league, as Toni Martinez scored the sport’s solely aim.

As for Inter, they returned to the win column with a 3-1 win over Udinese final trip. Simeone Inzaghi’s males scored twice afterward within the sport, as Romelu Lukaku missed a penalty earlier than scoring the retake. Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Lautaro Martinez additionally scored a aim every.

It has been a sensational 2023 for Inter to date, and though a title problem is much from unlikely due to Napoli’s hole on the high, they’ve nonetheless crushed the Naples aspect, defeated Inter Milan within the Supercoppa Italiana ultimate, and in addition crushed Inter within the Coppa Italia quarter-finals.

Inzaghi’s aspect at the moment are on 15 wins and 4 away from Roma in second, with them additionally letting in 27 targets and scoring 44 of their very own. Again within the group levels, Inter completed second and solely three factors above Barcelona in Group C, whereas additionally ending eight behind Bayern Munich.

In actual fact, it was that wonderful 1-0 win over Barcelona on the San Siro that ended up being the distinction, as Inter additionally drew with Barcelona in a surprising sport that noticed three targets within the final 10 minutes.

Forebet predicts a win for Inter at house right here and for the sport to see below 2.5 targets.