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Inter are back in Portugal, after Porto there is Benfica which is dominating the championship and won the group with PSG and Juventus in the autumn: in these quarter-finals it will be the only re-edition of a final from the past, given that in 1965 Inter won 3-1 against the red Eagles. A very strong team, even after the departure of Enzo Fernandez for 120 million to Chelsea. But certainly an opponent who inspires less fear than Real, Bayern or Manchester City. And in the first leg he will have to do without Otamendi, his more experienced defender than disqualified.

Zanetti: Inter and Benfica have made football history

Not all, because the scoreboard predicts that the winner of Inter-Benfica will play the semi-final with that of Napoli-Milan. For all four there is room to dream and for now it is already more than enough. Javier Zanetti shows great respect for his opponent in Nyon: An important draw, Benfica showed they were up to the task. Given the draw, the Italians have all the possibilities. Let’s hope we can live up to it. THEInter and Benfica made football history: Facchetti, Suarez and Mazzola told me about that 1965 final. The Grande Inter will go down in history forever. Now we hope to best honor these quarters. The former captain happy to have avoided the Milanese derby: For the moment, having avoided Milan may be a relief, because the city would not sleep. In the meantime, we hope to reach the semifinals and thus meet an Italian: we can dream of reaching the end.