With a hat-trick from Lautaro Martinez, Inter defeated 10-man Monaco to advance to the Round of 16 of the Champions League. Both clubs aimed to finish in the top eight, but they were already assured of at least a play-off position. Francesco Acerbi and Hakan Calhanoglu were remained sidelined, and Tomas Palacio was loaned to Monza today. Folarin Balogun, George Ilenikhena, and former Torino defender Wilfried Singo were all absent from the Ligue 1 team, while Mike Biereth, a recent acquisition, was not allowed to play. 

After a sloppy clearance was intercepted, former Juventus player Denis Zakaria bundled into Marcus Thuram's back for a penalty, which Lautaro Martinez converted hard and low down the centre, it took just four minutes to break through Monaco's defence. Dumfries twice threatened a second, just unable to tap in the roll across first by Federico Dimarco, then on the Barella back-heel flick when he ran into Mohammed Salisu.