Edin Dzeko is favourite to start over Romelu Lukaku in the Inter attack against Porto tonight in the second leg of the Champions League Round of 16.

It kicks off at 20.00 GMT.

The Nerazzurri secured a 1-0 win at San Siro in the first leg. They have never won away at Porto but a draw tonight would be enough to qualify for the quarter-finals, a result they haven’t reached in the last 12 years.

Dzeko is favourite to start in attack with Lukaku initially on the bench.

The Belgium international has only scored five goals in 17 appearances this term, but is the Inter player with the best minute-to-goal ratio among those with at least five goals in the Champions League.

The Chelsea loanee has scored eight goals in 12 games in Europe’s elite competition with the Nerazzurri, including the winner in the reverse fixture.

Only Robin Gosens is injured, Milan Skriniar returns but is unlikely to start.

Eustaquio will replace the suspended Otavio for Porto, while Joao Mario is injured.

Porto-Inter: probable line-ups

Porto (4-3-3): D. Costa; Manafá, Pepe, Marcano, Zaidu; Uribe, Grujic, Eustaquio; Pepê, Taremi, Galeno. 

Inter (3-5-2): Onana; Darmian, Acerbi, Bastoni; Dumfries, Barella, Calhanoglu, Mkhitaryan, Dimarco; Dzeko, Lautaro.

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