Inter Milan vs Porto prediction, odds and preview

On Wednesday night, the opening leg of Inter Milan’s last-16 match against Porto will be played at San Siro under the bright lights of the Champions League for the second consecutive week.

The team of Simone Inzaghi came in second place in Group C to tie the Portuguese champions, who took advantage of their rivals’ mistakes to win Group B.

Despite Napoli’s massive 15-point advantage over the 2020-21 champions, Inzaghi’s team is currently in second place in Serie A. At the weekend, Napoli defeated Udinese 3-1 thanks to goals from Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Lautaro Martinez, and Romelu Lukaku in the black and blue, who scored just his second goal of the Serie A season 189 days after his previous one.

Inter has won 12 of their last 13 games at San Siro, where they have only allowed four goals in that span. However, a 1-0 loss to Empoli on January 23 shows that the Nerazzurri are not unbeatable in the fortress.

Additionally, Braga just needs to gain two points to catch up to second-placed Porto, who defeated Rio Ave 1-0 at the weekend due to a goal from Toni Martinez. The visitors’ defensive prowess has allowed just one goal in their previous eight games.

The Dragons have gone 22 games without a loss in all competitions since losing to Benfica in October, and they have advanced from their last two last-16 matches in 2018-19 and 2020-21. However, the defense of their illustrious 2004 championship came to an end at this stage with a 4-2 aggregate loss to Inter.