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Inside or outside, there is no middle ground. The Juventus by Andrea Pirlo is called to the most important night of its season so far, in return of the knockout stages of the Champions League, scheduled for tonight all 21 at the Allianz stadium in Turin, against Port by Sergio Conceicao: The Bianconeri must absolutely recover the defeat of the first leg, although the 1-2 signed Federico Chiesa offers numerous possibilities of reaching the quarterfinals. It will take a victory, even if it is a measure, but without conceding goals; with 2-1 they would go to extra time, while with more goals the Lusitanians would qualify. But above all, a very different performance from the first leg will be needed, due to competitive spirit, technique and concentration: the goals suffered by Taremi and Marega do not make Pirlo sleep peacefully, who recovers Leonardo Bonucci and Arthur for the occasion, returning after physical problems. Cristiano Ronaldo, 4 goals so far, and Álvaro Morata, on the field from 1 ‘, with 6. The quarter-final draw will be played on Friday, March 19.
STATISTICS AND BACKGROUND – The two teams had already met in the knockout stages of the Champions League in 2017, but Juventus had already fixed the score in the first leg with goals from Pjaca and Dani Alves, later winning the return home 1-0. Porto, meanwhile, can boast another very recent ‘Italian’ elimination: Roma, again in the round of 16 of the 2018/19 edition.
OFFICIAL TRAININGS:
Juve (4-4-2): Szczesny; Square, Demiral, Bonucci, Alex Sandro; Church, Arthur, Rabiot, Ramsey; Morata, Ronaldo.
Porto (4-4-2): Marchesin; Manafà, Pepe, Mbemba, Zaidu; Corona, Oliveira, Uribe, Otavio; Taremi, Marega.
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