Inter set up all-Italian UCL semi with Milan

SMA NEWS – LISBON
Inter Milan set up a blockbuster derby in the Champions League semi-finals Wednesday after a 3-3 draw with Benfica saw the Italians through 5-3 on aggregate.
Simone Inzaghi’s side will face local rivals AC Milan in the last four thanks to goals from Nicolo Barella, Lautaro Martinez and Joaquin Correa which ensured straight-forward qualification.
Both Milan giants are trying to become the first Serie A side to win Europe’s top club competition since Inter last lifted the trophy in 2010.
Inter had come into Wednesday’s clash in a miserable run of form in which their only win in their last eight had come in last week’s first leg in Portugal.
The win set up two mouth-watering clashes with Milan next month after the Italian champions saw off Napoli on Tuesday night.
It also snapped a three-match home losing streak in which Inter hadn’t scored a single goal and continued Inter’s impressive season in cup competitions while their league campaign flounders.
In addition to the goal of Parella, Martinez and Correa ended worrying goalscoring droughts with their strikes, as well as making sure that Fredrik Aursnes, Antonio Silva and Petar Musa netting for the away side made no difference to the outcome of the tie.