Lukaku gives Inter first-leg win over 10-man Porto

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Substitute Romelu Lukaku scored the only goal as Inter Milan beat 10-man Porto in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie.

Lukaku converted a rebound after his first effort had bounced off the post in the 86th minute at the San Siro.

Porto had a double chance at 0-0 but Inter goalkeeper Andre Onana denied both Zaidu Sanusi and Mehdi Taremi.

The visitors had Otavio sent off in the 78th minute for two bookable offences and conceded eight minutes later.

The second leg takes place at Porto's Estadio do Dragao on Tuesday, 14 March.

More to follow.

Line-ups

Inter Milan

Formation 3-5-2

  • 24Onana
  • 37SkriniarSubstituted forDumfriesat 81'minutes
  • 15Acerbi
  • 95Bastoni
  • 36Darmian
  • 23Barella
  • 20Çalhanoglu
  • 22MkhitaryanSubstituted forBrozovicat 72'minutes
  • 32DimarcoBooked at 41minsSubstituted forGosensat 58'minutes
  • 10La Martínez
  • 9DzekoSubstituted forLukakuat 58'minutes

Substitutes

  • 1Handanovic
  • 2Dumfries
  • 5Gagliardini
  • 6de Vrij
  • 8Gosens
  • 12Bellanova
  • 14Asllani
  • 21Cordaz
  • 33D'Ambrosio
  • 45Carboni
  • 77Brozovic
  • 90Lukaku

FC Porto

Formation 4-2-3-1

  • 99Diogo Costa
  • 23Neto LopesSubstituted forAlbuquerque Borgesat 90+2'minutes
  • 3Pepe
  • 5Marcano
  • 12Sanusi
  • 16Grujic
  • 8Uribe
  • 11Aquino CossaBooked at 63mins
  • 25OtávioBooked at 78mins
  • 13Rodrigues do Nascimento GalenoSubstituted forde Lima Barbosaat 51'minutes
  • 9TaremiSubstituted forWendellat 83'minutes

Substitutes

  • 2Cardoso
  • 4Mota Veiga Teixeira Carmo
  • 14Morais Ramos
  • 17Fernandes da Conceição
  • 19Namaso
  • 20Russo Franco
  • 22Wendell
  • 29Martínez
  • 30de Lima Barbosa
  • 46Eustáquio
  • 70Albuquerque Borges
  • 87Pereira Folha

Live Text

  1. Match ends, Inter Milan 1, FC Porto 0.

  2. Second Half ends, Inter Milan 1, FC Porto 0.

  3. Foul by Hakan Çalhanoglu (Inter Milan).

  4. Evanilson (FC Porto) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  5. Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) wins a free kick on the right wing.

  6. Foul by Marko Grujic (FC Porto).

  7. Substitution, FC Porto. Gonçalo Borges replaces João Mário.

  8. Foul by Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan).

  9. Pepe (FC Porto) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  10. Foul by Robin Gosens (Inter Milan).

  11. João Mário (FC Porto) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  12. Attempt missed. Romelu Lukaku (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.

  13. Attempt saved. Romelu Lukaku (Inter Milan) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Francesco Acerbi.

  14. Attempt missed. Francesco Acerbi (Inter Milan) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Hakan Çalhanoglu with a cross following a corner.

  15. Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Zaidu Sanusi.

  16. Goal! Inter Milan 1, FC Porto 0. Romelu Lukaku (Inter Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.

  17. Attempt blocked. Romelu Lukaku (Inter Milan) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicolò Barella with a cross.

  18. Attempt missed. Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Marcelo Brozovic.

  19. Substitution, FC Porto. Wendell replaces Mehdi Taremi.

  20. Attempt blocked. Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Romelu Lukaku.

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