Inter pick Edin Dzeko alongside Lautaro Martinez with support from Marcelo Brozovic in the Champions League quarter-final, boasting a 2-0 first leg lead over Benfica.

It kicks off at San Siro at 20.00 UK time (19.00 GMT).

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

There is no away goals rule in Europe this season, so if Benfica manage to win by two clear goals and level the tie on aggregate, it goes to extra time.

The winners will face Milan in the semi-final, so we could see a repeat of the 2002-03 Derby della Madonnina.

Nicolò Barella and Romelu Lukaku scored in Lisbon, but the striker is left on the bench in favour of Dzeko as partner to Lautaro Martinez.

Milan Skriniar is out of action, while Brozovic is picked in midfield rather than returning Hakan Calhanoglu.

Although they are flourishing in Europe and the Coppa Italia, their Serie A form is dismal, meaning failure here could see Simone Inzaghi sacked.

Benfica aren’t faring much better in terms of timing, because they had been unbeaten in the Champions League before the home defeat to Inter, dropping points only in a pair of 1-1 group phase draws with PSG.

Now they have lost their last three matches in all competition.

Nicolas Otamendi was suspended for the first leg and returns to the defence here, while Ristic is also available again on the bench.

Jonathan Bah and Julian Draxler are long-term absentees and it remains a special match for former Inter flop Joao Mario, who was often jeered playing in this stadium even with the Nerazzurri jersey on.

The following players will be suspended if they receive a yellow card: Alessandro Bastoni, Federico Dimarco, Edin Dzeko, Lautaro Martinez, Goncalo Ramos, Florentino and Joao Mario.

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

Inter bench: Handanovic, Cordaz, Gagliardini, De Vrij, Gosens, Correa, Bellanova, Asllani, Calhanoglu, D’Ambrosio, Carboni, Lukaku

Benfica: Vlachodimos; Gilberto, Antonio Silva, Otamendi, Grimaldo; Chiquinho, Florentino; Joao Mario, Rafa Silva, Aursnes; Goncalo Ramos

Benfica bench: Samuel Soares, Andre Gomes, Verissimo, Neres, Goncalo Guedes, Tengstedt, Schjelderup, Ristic, Musa, N’Dour, Joao Neves, Morato

Ref: Del Cerro Grande (ESP)

Player statistic

1st half
Nicolò Barella
(Assist: Lautaro Martínez)
Goal 14'    
    38' Goal Fredrik Aursnes
(Assist: Rafa)
2nd half
    49' Yellow card Rafa
Lautaro Martínez
(Assist: Federico Dimarco)
Goal 65'    
Joaquín Correa
(Assist: Federico Dimarco)
Goal 78'    
    81' Yellow card Petar Musa
    86' Goal António Silva
(Assist: Alejandro Grimaldo)
    90+5' Goal Petar Musa
    90+5' Yellow card David Neres

Match statistic

40
Possession %
60
11
Total shots
12
3
Shots on target
5
4
Shots off target
4
4
Blocked shots
3
4
Corners
6
1
Offsides
2
13
Fouls
10
Inter
Benfica

Starting lineups

24
Goalkeeper
95
80'
32
Defender
80'
15
Defender
36
Defender
2
Midfielder
22
Midfielder
77
Midfielder
23
Midfielder
76'
9
Attacker
76'
10
76'
99
3
66
Defender
2
Defender
46'
30
19
Midfielder
80'
61
Midfielder
8
Midfielder
20
Midfielder
89'
88
Attacker
74'
27
Attacker
80'

Substitutes

14
Midfielder
12
Defender
1
Goalkeeper
6
Defender
5
Midfielder
21
Goalkeeper
45
Midfielder
11
Attacker
76'
20
Midfielder
76'
90
Attacker
76'
8
Midfielder
80'
33
80'
4
Defender
24
Goalkeeper
23
Midfielder
91
Defender
19
Attacker
75
Goalkeeper
73
Midfielder
7
Attacker
46'
15
Attacker
74'
33
Attacker
80'
87
Midfielder
80'
21
Midfielder
89'

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