Inter look to Edin Dzeko, Lautaro Martinez and Hakan Calhanoglu for the trip to Mehdi Taremi’s FC Porto, with a spot in the Champions League quarter-final at stake.

It kicks off at the Estadio do Dragao at 20.00 GMT.

You can follow all the build-up and action as it happens on the LIVEBLOG.

The Nerazzurri won the first leg 1-0 at San Siro thanks to a late Romelu Lukaku effort, and as away goals no longer count double in Europe, that means if Porto win by any one-goal margin, it goes to extra time and perhaps even penalties.

Otavio was sent off in that match and is therefore suspended for Porto, with ex-Inter midfielder Joao Mario and Francisco Meixedo injured.

Evanilson starts despite carrying a muscular issue and Eustaqio steps into midfield, but the danger man is Iran international Taremi, who has scored five goals in six Champions League games this season.

Surprisingly, veteran Portuguese defender Pepe is not even on the bench, so must’ve picked up a late injury.

Inter make the trip without Robin Gosens, who sustained a calf injury, while Milan Skriniar is still not 100 per cent fit after that muscular problem.

Dzeko is preferred to Lukaku as partner to Lautaro Martinez, while Marcelo Brozovic is again benched, but Federico Dimarco returns to the starting XI.

Lautaro Martinez, Alessandro Bastoni and Federico Dimarco are one yellow card away from suspension.

The Nerazzurri’s away form has been a real worry this season, picking up one point from the last three Serie A trips.

That is particularly concerning because this is Sergio Conceicao’s 150th home match in charge of Porto and so far he has won 121 of them.

However, they did lose 4-0 here to Club Brugge back in September.

Porto: Diogo Costa; Pepê, Fabio Cardoso, Marcano, Zaidu; Grujic, Uribe, Eustaquio, Galeno; Taremi, Evanilson

Inter: Onana; Darmian, Acerbi, Bastoni; Dumfries, Barella, Calhanoglu, Mkhitaryan, Dimarco; Dzeko, Lautaro Martinez

Ref: Marciniak (POL)

14-03-2023 20:00
1/8 Final

Player statistic

1st half
    33' Yellow card Matteo Darmian
2nd half
    69' Yellow card Edin Dzeko
Pepe Yellow card 79'    
Pepê Yellow-Red card 90+7'    
    90' Yellow card Francesco Acerbi

Match statistic

68
Possession %
32
21
Total shots
11
7
Shots on target
5
6
Shots off target
4
8
Blocked shots
2
6
Corners
3
2
Offsides
2
11
Fouls
18
Porto
Inter

Starting lineups

99
Goalkeeper
2
Defender
5
Defender
12
Defender
85'
30
Midfielder
71'
16
Midfielder
8
Midfielder
85'
46
Midfielder
71'
13
Attacker
9
Attacker
11
Attacker
24
Goalkeeper
95
74'
2
Defender
32
Defender
70'
15
Defender
36
Defender
80'
20
Midfielder
22
Midfielder
23
Midfielder
80'
9
Attacker
70'
10

Substitutes

4
Defender
14
Goalkeeper
70
Attacker
7
Attacker
17
87
Midfielder
94
Goalkeeper
67
Midfielder
29
Attacker
71'
20
Midfielder
71'
22
Defender
85'
19
Attacker
85'
14
Midfielder
12
Defender
11
Attacker
1
Goalkeeper
5
Midfielder
21
Goalkeeper
45
Midfielder
33
70'
90
Attacker
70'
6
Defender
74'
37
Defender
80'
77
Midfielder
80'

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