Adriano hat-trick for Inter ends Porto's reign

Brazilian striker Adriano scored a hat-trick as Inter beat Porto 3-1 to end their reign as European champions and put Inter safely through to the last eight of the Champions League on a 4-2 aggregate.

Adriano scored after six and 63 minutes to put Inter 3-1 ahead on aggregate but they were pegged back to 3-2 when Jorge Costa scored his first goal in the competition for more than five years by scrambling home from a corner after 69 minutes. That set up an anxious last spell for the home side who could have made life easier for themselves if Javier Zanetti had scored on a breakaway in the closing minutes but his shot was cleared off the line by Pedro Emanuel.

Instead it was left to Adriano to complete his hat-trick three minutes from time to see Inter through to Friday's quarter-final draw along with Italian rivals Milan and Juventus.