Benitez was Mourinho's first successor at Inter Milan, but was unable to repeat his success.
The Spaniard has been out of work since being sacked by Inter Milan in January 2011.
Mourinho was controversially sacked last season and is now managing Inter Milan in Italy.
Eto'o, scorer of 38 goals in all competitions last season, left for Inter Milan.
Vladimir Petkovic's side will now face city rival Roma or Inter Milan in the final.
Cameroonian Samuel Eto'o, who plays for Inter Milan, and Malian Seydou Keita, complete the five-man shortlist.
And Voituret said Inter Milan star Alvaro Recoba is also nursing a slight foot injury.
Napoli can now reduce the deficit in Sunday's trip to Parma, while fourth-placed Inter Milan host Torino.
It was, of course, with that purpose in mind that Mancini acquired Patrick Vieira from Inter Milan.
Capello's single-minded approach reminds Lampard of former Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho, now in charge at Inter Milan.
Inter Milan said Kenneth Huang will be named to the club's board of directors effective in October.
The four English clubs were all in pot one - and avoided Real Madrid and Inter Milan.
Inter Milan midfielder Sneijder netted the winner when he headed Dirk Kuyt's near-post flick-on past a stranded Cesar.
Le Guen admitted his ploy to play the Inter Milan striker on the right flank did not work.
The 20-year-old had also been linked with Arsenal as well as Italian sides Inter Milan and AC Milan.
"I made history at Barcelona but that chapter is over, " Eto'o said on the Inter Milan club website.
Tottenham will now face Inter Milan after the Italian giants won 3-0 away at Cluj Napoca in Romania.
Inter Milan boss Jose Mourinho claims Chelsea are not as good as they were when he was manager.
Also, 18-year-old defender Davide Santon could make his Azzurri debut after helping Inter Milan retain the Serie A Championship.
Hodgson, 62, is vastly experienced in world football having coached Inter Milan, Udinese, Blackburn and the Swiss national side.
Since former Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez took charge at Inter Milan, the Italian champions have come under particular scrutiny.
It was another setback for Chelsea, who were knocked out of the Champions League by Inter Milan in midweek.
He picked up three more titles in Italy with Inter Milan, then one with Barcelona and another for A.C.
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Elsewhere, Inter Milan suffered a 2-0 defeat at Cagliari as it slumped to a third loss in four games.
Ernesto Paolillo, the chief executive of Inter Milan echoed the sentiment of Mortagey.
The Inter Milan striker tested positive for the banned substance Nandrolone after a league match against Udinese on 27 September.
Inter Milan right-back Maicon is top of Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini's summer wish list, according to the Brazilian's agent.
He joined City from Inter Milan in 2010 and scored 20 times in 54 Premier League appearances for the club.
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