There will be a meeting between Serie A sides in the Round of Eight of Champions League, but not the one many anticipated. Milan and Napoli have been paired together, while Inter will face Benfica. The three clubs are on the same portion of the bracket. Therefore, only the Portuguese team stands in the way of an Italian team reaching the final for the first time in six years.
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In Europa League, Roma will square off against Feyenoord in a rematch of last year’s European Conference League final, where the Giallorossi lifted their first trophy in ages. Juventus will take on Sporting CP. In this case, the two Serie A representatives could only tangle in the final. If they advanced, the Bianconeri would defy either Manchester United or Sevilla, while the capital outfit Bayer Leverkusen or Union Saint-Gilloise.
Inter vice-president Javier Zanetti dished on the draw to SportMediaset.
“Benfica have always measured up with the competition so far. They are a strong team, but any would have been at this point. All Italian teams have good chances. This clash belongs to the history of football. The legends told me about the 1965 final. We hope to honor these fixtures.”
“Nicolas Otamendi will miss the first leg, and that’s a key loss for them, as he proved during the World Cup. We’ll have to pay attentiont to the rest of the team. It might be a relief to have avoided the Derby, as the schedule is packed in April. We hope it will happen in the semifinals. It would be important for our football. I hope a team could go all the way.”
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