Inter in Milanwith his captain and his figure Lautaro Martinezreceive Atletico Madriddirected by the Argentine Diego Simeone and with three compatriots on the team, Rodrigo De Paul, Nahuel Molina and Ángel Correa, in the first leg of one of the round of 16 of the Champions League. The match will take place at the Giuseppe Meazza Stadium starting at 5pm (Argentina time) and will be broadcast by ESPN.
Inter are leaders of the Italian Serie A with a great moment from Baiano Lautaro Martinezwho is the league’s top scorer with 20 goals.
For his part, Atletico Madrid They also have a good presence in the Spanish La Liga, to the point of beating Las Palmas 5-0 (with a brace from Rosario Correa, formerly of San Lorenzo) last weekend.
Simeone’s team has 51 points in the Spanish tournament standings and is fourth in the standings, far from Real Madrid, who lead with 62.
In the Spanish cast, midfielder De Paul is announced as the starter, while his fellow Qatar 2022 world champions, both Molina and Correa, would be on the bench.
In the other meeting scheduled for this afternoon at 5pm, the PSV Eindhovenfrom Holland, with the Argentine goalkeeper Walter Benitez (ex Quilmes), will face Borussia Dortmundfrom Germany.
Meanwhile, the first leg of the round of 16 will be completed on Wednesday Porto-Arsenal, in Portugal, e Naples-Barcelonain Italy.
The Champions League round of 16 began last week with the following results:
Paris Saint Germain (PSG) 2-Real Sociedad 0; Leipzig 0-Real Madrid 1; Lazio 1-Bayern Munich 0 and FC Copenhagen 1-Manchester City 3.
Source: Clarin
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