Match ends, SK Rapid Wien 0, Inter Milan 1.
Rapid ViennaRapid Vienna0Inter MilanInter Milan1
Lautaro Martinez's first-half penalty secured a narrow first-leg win for Inter Milan at Rapid Vienna in the Europa League last 32.
Substitute Christoph Knasmullner had Rapid's best chance but saw his effort saved by goalkeeper Samir Handanovic.
Inter were without Mauro Icardi, who refused to travel and was stripped of the captaincy amid a contract dispute.
Elsewhere, Diego Lainez scored a stoppage-time equaliser to secure a 3-3 draw for Real Betis against Rennes.
Betis fell 2-0 behind inside nine minutes thanks to Adrien Hunou's strike and an own goal from former Manchester City midfielder Javi Garcia.
Giovani lo Celso pulled a goal back for Betis but former Newcastle forward Hatem Ben Arfa restored Rennes' two-goal lead from the penalty spot in first-half stoppage-time.
A header from defender Sidnei reduced the deficit again midway through the second half, before Lainez's late strike secured a dramatic draw in France.
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Inter win without Icardi
The build-up to Inter's match in Austria was dominated by an ongoing dispute with striker Icardi, who is their top scorer this season with 15 goals.
The Argentine is under contract until 2021 but the club has been negotiating a new deal with his wife Wanda Nara, who acts as his agent.
With an agreement still to be reached Icardi did not travel with the rest of the squad, with Inter head coach Luciano Spalletti saying the striker "did not want to be there".
Icardi posted a cryptic message on Instagram whilst his team-mates were playing in Austria.
Goalkeeper Handanovic was handed the captain's armband in Icardi's absence and the 34-year-old responded by keeping a clean sheet as Inter comfortably held on for the victory.
Sevilla win in Rome
Lorenzo Insigne, Piotr Zielinski, Jose Callejon were on target as Napoli won 3-1 at FC Zurich. Fellow Serie A side Lazio were beaten 1-0 at home by five-time winners Sevilla courtesy of Wissam Ben Yedder's first-half goal.
Haris Seferovic scored the winner as Portuguese side Benfica won 2-1 at Galatasaray. Dynamo Kiev needed an 89th-minute goal from Benjamin Verbic to secure a 2-2 draw at Olympiakos.
Alfonso Pedraza's third-minute strike was enough for Villarreal to win at Sporting Lisbon, who had Marcos Acuna sent off for two yellow cards in the second half.
Club Brugge beat Red Bull Salzburg 2-1 thanks to an 81st-minute winner from Brazilian forward Wesley.
Shakhtar Donetsk drew 2-2 at home to Eintracht Frankfurt despite having Taras Stepanenko sent off for two yellow cards after just 11 minutes. Shakhtar captain Taison scored a 67th-minute equaliser for the Ukrainian side.
Line-ups
Rapid Vienna
Formation 4-4-1-1
- 1Strebinger
- 19PotzmannBooked at 84mins
- 6SonnleitnerBooked at 14mins
- 20HofmannBooked at 52mins
- 5Bolingoli-Mbombo
- 23ThurnwaldSubstituted forSchobesbergerat 53'minutes
- 14GrahovacSubstituted forKnasmüllnerat 64'minutes
- 39Ljubicic
- 97Ivan
- 8Schwab
- 9BerishaBooked at 59minsSubstituted forMurgat 82'minutes
Substitutes
- 3Müldür
- 7Schobesberger
- 10Murg
- 15Martic
- 21Knoflach
- 24Auer
- 28Knasmüllner
Inter Milan
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 1Handanovic
- 21Cédric SoaresBooked at 81mins
- 6de Vrij
- 23Miranda
- 18Asamoah
- 8Vecino
- 20Valero
- 16PolitanoSubstituted forCandrevaat 78'minutesBooked at 86mins
- 14NainggolanSubstituted forD'Ambrosioat 83'minutesBooked at 85mins
- 44Perisic
- 10MartínezBooked at 61mins
Substitutes
- 13Ranocchia
- 27Padelli
- 33D'Ambrosio
- 60Schirò
- 64Nolan
- 65Roric
- 87Candreva
- Referee:
- Tobias Stieler
- Attendance:
- 23,850
Match Stats
Home TeamRapid ViennaAway TeamInter Milan
- Possession
- Home37%
- Away63%
- Shots
- Home4
- Away13
- Shots on Target
- Home2
- Away3
- Corners
- Home3
- Away3
- Fouls
- Home13
- Away10
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, SK Rapid Wien 0, Inter Milan 1.
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Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Christoph Knasmüllner (SK Rapid Wien).
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Attempt saved. Andrei Ivan (SK Rapid Wien) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Dejan Ljubicic.
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Kwadwo Asamoah (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Andrei Ivan (SK Rapid Wien).
Booking
Antonio Candreva (Inter Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Foul by Antonio Candreva (Inter Milan).
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Stefan Schwab (SK Rapid Wien) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Booking
Danilo D'Ambrosio (Inter Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Foul by Danilo D'Ambrosio (Inter Milan).
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Andrei Ivan (SK Rapid Wien) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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Attempt saved. Borja Valero (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Antonio Candreva.
Booking
Marvin Potzmann (SK Rapid Wien) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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Foul by Marvin Potzmann (SK Rapid Wien).
Substitution
Substitution, Inter Milan. Danilo D'Ambrosio replaces Radja Nainggolan.
Substitution
Substitution, SK Rapid Wien. Thomas Murg replaces Veton Berisha.
Booking
Cédric Soares (Inter Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
