Inter Milan vs. Benfica Betting Tips: Best bets for San Siro clash
Gameweek 2 of the Champions League gets underway on Tuesday, with a Group D clash between Inter Milan and Benfica one of six games taking place at 8pm.
Sharing a group with RB Salzburg and Real Sociedad, Inter Milan and Real Sociedad got off to winless starts in the Champions League two weeks ago.
The former played out a 1-1 draw in Spain, while the Portuguese side were beaten 2-0 by group toppers Salzburg.
The pair are first and second in their respective league tables, each winning six and losing once from their opening seven domestic fixtures.
In this tie on match day 2, Internazionale are the 4/5 favourites. Benfica represent an 18/5 shot, and the draw is available at 29/10.
Inter Milan vs Benfica Tips
Last season's finalists top the charts in Italy after seven games, with a midweek 2-1 defeat to Sassuolo the only blemish on this season's Serie A record.
Simone Inzaghi's team conceded two thirds of their goals in that loss, and have struck 18 past their other six opponents in the league, including five against neighbours AC Milan and four over Fiorentina.
Since losing to Bayern Munich 2-0 in September last year, Inter Milan have gone five games unbeaten at the San Siro, keeping four clean sheets in those matches.
The Nerrazurri boss rotated heavily for their draw with Sociedad and should return to his tried and tested starting XI which will give him enough to oversee a win against Benfica.
Inter dispatched Benfica in last season's quarter-final double header. They were 5-1 to the good on aggregate and 3-1 up in the home tie before taking their foot firmly off the gas and allowing Benfica to claw their way back to a 3-3 draw in the second leg.
Ultimately, that lapse in concentration served no harm and shouldn't be interpreted as Inter being too short in the match result market.
In both final eight meetings last term, Inter met this line of two or more goals scored. Inzaghi's side have done so in all but two of their matches this season, while Benfica's jarring 2-0 loss to Salzburg may just be a good indicator of the visitor's European performance for this forthcoming season.
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