Martínez's Inter beat Otamendi and Di María's Benfica in the Champions League

Inter won 1-0 against Benfica at the Giuseppe Meazza on the second day of Group D of the UEFA Champions League. With a goal from Marcus Thuram, Lautaro Martínez's Nerazzurro got their first three points in the tournament against the Portuguese of Nicolás Otamendi and Ángel Di María, who retired injured and is a concern for the Argentine National Team.

Roger Schmidt's men came close to opening the scoring with a direct corner from Ángel Di María, which hit the crossbar. But then Simone Inzaghi's men dominated, having several chances but unable to convert in the first half. However, they improved even more in the second and got the goal in the 17th minute thanks to a Denzel Dumfries breakaway and a back pass to Marcus Thuram.

Lautaro Martínez was unlucky with the goal: he hit one shot on the crossbar, another on the post and was saved three times by the Ukrainian goalkeeper Anatolii Trubin, preventing the locals from increasing the difference. Di María's injury, due to a muscle problem, leaves him in doubt for the double qualifying round, and there were no further actions. Inter took the victory and achieved their first victory in Group D of the Champions League after their tie against Real Sociedad. For its part, Benfica suffered its second consecutive defeat and complicates its passage to the round of 16.

In the preview of the match, Di María spoke about the type of duel that could occur with the Italian club "It is going to be a totally difficult match, they have very important players, with a lot of quality. Tactically it is very strong. The atmosphere here helps Inter a lot “It will be a very complicated match, we will have to give one hundred percent to get a good result,”.

What Di María said about Lautaro Martínez

"Yes, I see him a lot. He's scoring a lot of goals, a great moment. I haven't spoken to him yet. I'll probably talk before or after the game. I don't like to talk a lot with my teammates, with whom I play, before. It's my question , more than anything else," commented the experienced Argentine strike.