Porto’s recent record in European competitions will give them hope of knocking out Inter in their decisive Champions League duel this evening.
The Nerazzurri were relieved to escape with a 1-0 win over the Portuguese outfit in their first leg match in San Siro at the end of last month, and now they’ll be hoping to progress to the quarter-finals of the Champions League with another positive result against Porto.
Reaching the next stage of the competition is a key objective for Simone Inzaghi and his Inter squad this season, piling on the pressure ahead of the clash in Portugal.
As highlighted by TMW, Porto have a strong recent history against Italian teams in European competitions, having dealt painful blows to Napoli, Roma, Juventus and Milan over the last nine years.
In the 2013-14 season, Porto knocked Napoli out of the Europa League in the quarter-finals, winning 3-2 on aggregate.
In the quarter-finals of the Champions League in the 2018-19 campaign, the Portuguese outfit eliminated Roma with a 4-3 aggregate victory.
Two years later Porto again showed an Italian team the door, this time sending Juventus home after a 4-4 aggregate win in the Champions League quarter-finals, when away goals still came into play.
Finally, Porto repeated their work in the Champions League group stages in the 2021-22 season, when they beat and drew Milan in two group stage clashes, leaving the Rossoneri at the bottom of their group.