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The Portuguese champions, coached by an old acquaintance from Serie A, quickly moved into the group with City. Corona is the wild card, watch out for Diaz. Juve have already eliminated them in the round of 16 of 2016-17
On paper, he is the least popular opponent among those who could face Juventus. Portugal champions Porto returned this season to attend the Champions League after being eliminated in the 2019-20 preliminaries. A solid defense and a reliable midfield, led by Sergio Oliveira and Matheus Uribe, you can count on experts Jesús Corona and Otavio. The manager is Sergio Conceiçao, a former Lazio, Parma and Inter midfielder who, after three championships won as a player with Porto in two different periods, has won two more as a manager since 2017: the preferred form is 3-5-2, with different quality elements.
The Port route
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They reached the round of 16 by qualifying with a day to spare by virtue of second place in Group C. After losing to Manchester City on matchday one, they won three consecutive games against Olympiacos and (twice) against Marseille: the overall in group 4 wins, 1 draw, 1 loss. In the League it is third behind Sporting and Benfica with 6 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses.
Previous
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Five official precedents, 4 in the Champions League and one in the Cup Winners’ Cup: 4 victories for Juventus and a draw. The last time they met was in 2016-17, in the Champions League: the Bianconeri prevailed in the second round, winning 2-0 in the first leg in Portugal and 1-0 in the second leg.
The star
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Jesús Corona, 27, Mexican, is a wild card for Conceiçao that places him between midfield and attack. Also keep an eye on the outside, Luis Díaz, 23.
December 14, 2020 (change December 14, 2020 | 15:19)
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