UEFA Europa League quarterfinal match between Inter Milan and Benfica! Inter Milan won 3-3 at home to Benfica in the early hours of Thursday morning (20), making it 5-3 in both rounds and making it to the UEFA Europa League quarterfinals again after 13 years. Inter Milan will face city rivals AC Milan in the semi-finals, a repeat of the last-four classic of 20 years ago, and coach Szymon Szczecki said the tie will give his players more motivation.
Inter were 2-0 up in the first leg, and had a perfect start to the match, with Nicolò Ballena opening the scoring in the 14th minute, and Binfiga equalizing in the 38th minute with Osnis. After the change of sides, Inter scored one goal each from Nadal Martinez and Zoya Quincoglia. With the game already decided, Inter softened up, and before the end of the match, Binfiga scored two goals in a row to tie the match at 3-3, but Inter still managed to hold on for a 5-3 win in the two matches combined.
The last time Inter made it to the UEFA Europa League quarterfinals was the 2010 treble season, and the last time they played Milan in the UEFA Europa League quarterfinals was back in 2003, when AC Milan made it to the final with an away goal, and won the cup with a 12-yard shot against Juventus. Inter coach Szymon Nszczewski said after the game: "The UEFA Europa League quarter-finals is a great achievement, we have waited for it for a long time, and the process of promotion is very tough, and both Milan teams are playing well this year, so the match will give us more motivation to fight for victory.
