The Milan clubs are set to meet again in a Champions League semifinal on May 10, a decade after their last encounter in the final four of Europe's elite club competition. In the other semifinal, set for May 9, Real Madrid will face Manchester City.
Inter Milan drew 3-3 against Benfica on Wednesday to complete a 5-3 aggregate victory over the Portuguese team. That came a day after AC Milan prevailed against Napoli in their quarterfinal.
After Nicolò Barella’s opener for Inter, Fredrik Aursnes restored some hope for Benfica shortly before halftime. But Lautaro Martínez and substitute Joaquín Correa netted in the second half to help Inter reach its first semifinal since José Mourinho led it to the treble of the Champions League, Serie A and Italian Cup in 2010.
Inter nevertheless managed to relinquish a two-goal lead as António Silva and Petar Musa netted late on for Benfica.
The Nerazzurri will face its city rival in a repeat of the 2003 semifinal. AC Milan won that on away goals and went on to beat Juventus in the final.
Real Madrid will face Manchester City in the other semifinal after the English team drew 1-1 at Bayern Munich on Wednesday to advance 4-1 on aggregate.
Both Inter and Benfica came into the match at San Siro on a poor run of form. Inter had only won one of its past eight matches in all competitions while Benfica had lost three straight matches for the first time since the 2018-19 season.
