AC Milan 2-1 Benfica: result and report
Champions League · Tuesday 18 September 2007
Result
AC Milan 2-1 Benfica
Champions League · Tuesday 18 September 2007, 18:45 UTC · half-time 2-0
AC Milan 2-1 Benfica: match report
AC Milan won against Benfica 2-1 in the Champions League on Tuesday 18 September 2007. The half-time score was 2-0.
Andrea Pirlo opened the scoring in the 9th minute. AC Milan's goals came from Andrea Pirlo (9') and Filippo Inzaghi (24'). Benfica scored through Nuno Gomes (90+2').
Discipline: AC Milan received 1 yellow card; Benfica received 1 yellow card.
This fixture belongs to an earlier Champions League season and is kept for reference.
AC Milan lined up in a 4-5-1 and Benfica in a 4-3-3.
Key events
- 9'Goal · Andrea Pirlo
- 24'Goal · Filippo Inzaghi
- 61'Yellow card · O. Cardozo
- 67'Yellow card · Filippo Inzaghi
- 90+2'Goal · Nuno Gomes
Team news
AC Milan line-up (4-5-1)
Dida, Kakhaber Kaladze, Marek Jankulovski, Kaká, Massimo Ambrosini, Gennaro Gattuso, Filippo Inzaghi, Clarence Seedorf, Alessandro Nesta, Andrea Pirlo, Massimo Oddo
Benfica line-up (4-3-3)
Quim, Luis Filipe, Edcarlos, Léo, Brandon Truter, Miguel Vítor, Kostas Katsouranis, Rui Costa, Cristian Gabriel Rodríguez Barrotti, Óscar Cardozo, Ángel Di María