Inter vs. Real Betis, a look back at the previous encounters
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It's almost time for Inter's final pre-season fixture: on Saturday 15 August at 19:30 CEST, the Nerazzurri will face Real Betis at Stadio San Nicola in Bari in their final friendly before the new season officially gets underway. It will be the final summer friendly for the Champions of Italy, as a week later they will play their league opener.
The game in Bari will be Inter and Real Betis' third encounter, with all three coming in friendly matches. The two sides have never played each other in a competitive fixture. Their previous fixtures took place in 2017 and 2022, with Inter winning one and the other ending in a draw.
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INTER 1-0 REAL BETIS | 12 AUGUST 2017
Goal: 29' Icardi (pen)
The two teams faced each other for the first time on 12 August 2017 at Stadio Via del Mare in Lecce. The match ended in a 1-0 victory for Luciano Spalletti's Inter. In difficult weather conditions, with heavy rain on the Via del Mare, the game was decided by a penalty won and converted by Mauro Icardi in the 29th minute.
SCORESHEET
Inter: Handanovic; 33 D'Ambrosio, 37 Skriniar, 25 Miranda, 29 Dalbert (72' 15 Ansaldi); 6 Vecino, 20 Borja Valero (62' 77 Brozovic); 87 Candreva (72' 96 Barbosa), 10 Joao Mario (46' 5 Gagliardini), 44 Perisic (72' 8 Jovetic); 9 Icardi (46' 23 Eder). Substitutes: Padelli, 46 Berni, 13 Ranocchia, 63 Rivas. Head Coach: Luciano Spalletti Real Betis: Adan, 4 Feddal, 6 Fabian (76' 8 Camarasa), 7 Sergio Leon (72' 9 Sanabria), 10 Guardado (72' 14 Durmisi), 11 Nahuel (79' 36 Francis), 17 Joaquin (79' 35 Julio), 19 Barragan, 21 Tosca (72' 34 Cesar), 23 Mandi, 29 Narvaez. Substitutes: Dani Gimenez, 2 Rafa, 5 Amat, 20 Pezzella, 22 Darko, 28 Redru, 33 Loren. Head Coach: Quique Setien
REAL BETIS 1-1 INTER | 17 DECEMBER 2022
Goals: 83' Juanmi, 84' Darmian
The second encounter took place on 17 December 2022 at the Estadio Benito Villamarín in Seville, during the World Cup break in Qatar. It was a closely contested match with few chances. The game came alive in the 83rd minute as Juanmi, set up by Joaquín, gave Betis the lead, but the Spanish side's advantage lasted only one minute before Darmian equalised to make it 1-1.
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BETIS (4-2-3-1): 1 Bravo; 24 Ruibal, 19 Luiz Felipe (66' 38 Marchena), 6 Victor Ruiz (46' 3 Edgar), 15 Moreno (66' 33 Miranda); 18 Guardado (66' 40 Enrique), 37 Dani Perez (46' 35 Felix); 11 Luiz Henrique (46' 7 Juanmi), 8 Fekir, 28 Rodri (66' 17 Joaquin); 9 Iglesias. Substitutes: 13 Rui Silva, 25 Dani Martin, 37 Fran Delgado, 12 Willian Josè, 29 Loren. Head Coach: Manuel Pellegrini.
INTER (3-5-1-1): 1 Handanovic (77' 55 Nascimento Brazao); 37 Skriniar, 15 Acerbi, 95 Bastoni (89' 47 Fontanarosa); 12 Bellanova (62' 36 Darmian), 23 Barella (89' 50 Stankovic), 20 Calhanoglu (77' 45 Carboni), 5 Gagliardini (62' 14 Asllani), 8 Gosens (62' 32 Dimarco); 22 Mkhitaryan; 9 Dzeko (89' 42 Curatolo). Substitutes: 21 Cordaz, 45 Carboni, 52 Di Pentima, 53 Biral, 56 Pelamatti, 58 Zuberek. Head Coach: Simone Inzaghi.