Inter hold Benfica in Lisbon (FU Derby)
LISBON - Everything is still to play for in the Uefa Cup fourth round as the Nerazzurri held Benfica to a 0-0 draw at Lisbon's Estádio da Luz on Thursday evening.
After an evenly-matched first half, the home side took the initiative after the restart but couldn't find a way past a compact Inter defence. Francesco Toldo made several inspirational saves to deny the Portuguese a late winner.
Inter host Benfica in next Thursday's return leg after the Serie A visit of ChievoVerona this Sunday, while Benfica host Marítimo in the next round of the portuguese Superliga, also this Sunday.
Match facts:
Booked: Helveg 13', Farinos 38', Petit 44', C.Zanetti 73', Cordoba 79'
Referee: Wegereef (Holland)
BENFICA: 1 Moreira, 23 Miguel, 4 Luisao, 33 Ricardo Rocha, 2 Armando (5 Cristiano 70'), 6 Petit, 30 Tiago, 11 Geovanni (47 Joao Pereira 62'), 20 Simao, 10 Zahovic (37 Manuel Fernandes 80'), 25 Sokota
Subs not used: 24 Bossio, 16 Aguilar, 19 Alex, 32 Helder
Coach: Camacho
INTER: 1 Toldo , 17 Cannavaro , 15 Adani , 2 Cordoba , 13 Helveg , 14 Farinos (22 Okan 46'), 6 C.Zanetti , 4 J. Zanetti , 19 Karagounis , 30 Martins , 20 Recoba (9 Cruz 57')
Subs not used: 12 Fontana , 24 Gamarra , 26 Pasquale , 8 Lamouchi , 18 Kily Gonzalez , 7 van der Meyde
Coach: Zaccheroni
source: inter.it and abola.pt
