If Inter Milan defeats Red Bull Salzburg in the Champions League tonight, they will receive €12.4 million in revenue.
This is reported by FCInterNews, citing the print version of Tuttosport, a newspaper published in Turin, today. The newspaper reports that the Nerazzurri might earn €28 million overall from the competition.
If Inter defeats Salzburg this evening, they will guarantee a spot in the round of sixteen of the Champions League.
As neither Salzburg nor Benfica could overtake the Nerazzurri by ten points, a win over the Austrian champions would mathematically ensure the Nerazzurri’s place in the knockout stages.
To qualify for the knockout stages with a few games remaining would undoubtedly be a luxury for Inter.
Additionally, it would quickly clinch some significant profits.
Champions League Victory Against Salzburg Brings In €12.4M for Inter
Inter has received a guarantee of €16 million in revenue alone for their Champions League participation.
Of course, the Nerazzurri depend heavily on the money they get from the group stage of Europe’s premier club competition.
Every season, Inter establishes qualification for the Champions League as a minimum criteria. And aside from the prestige, this money plays a significant role in why.
However, it’s clear that the Nerazzurri have goals far higher than just that first financial windfall.
Inter took home more than €100 million from the Champions League the previous year. This transpired as they advanced to the tournament final.
Of course, making it back to the final would be an extremely lofty goal.
But for Inter, even making it back to the knockout stages would be very beneficial financially.
But even just getting to the knockouts again would have a very positive financial impact for Inter.
The Nerazzurri have done so in each of the past two seasons, both of Simone Inzaghi’s in charge.
And qualification would be worth €9.6 million this time around. That is before any prize money or gate receipt revenues from an eventual round of sixteen are factored in.
In addition, beating Salzburg this evening would take Inter’s total earnings from bonuses for wins in the competition to €2.8 million.