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2021-03-10 00:40
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On Wednesday, a true football miracle in Turin was created by the Porto team, who had to acknowledge Juventus’ lead after extra time 2: 3, but due to the away goal rule, it was the Portuguese club that came into play. quarter finals.
The match started very actively and in the first minutes both teams had their own chances to excel.
The first goal of the match fell in the 19th minute, when Porto defender Sergio Oliveira scored a dubious 11-meter penalty.
Just after the second half, Federico Chiesa came close to leveling the score with a dangerous shot from the center of the area that went just over the crossbar.
Porto came close to putting the equalizer in the 54th minute when the opposing defense lost control of the ball to Mehdi Taremi in a fight to the left of the goal, but the ball was ultimately cleared over the dead ball line.
F. Chiesa himself re-evaluated the result of the match in favor of Juventus in the 61st minute and at the same time restored full equality in the series.
For the rest of the time, the Italian champions did not take advantage of the quantitative advantage and the teams had to play overtime.
During the first half of the extra season, there was an extremely tough fight on the field and the referee showed three yellow cards in 15 minutes.
The second half of the extension provided incredible drama. In the 115th minute, Porto leader S. Oliveira tied the match with a free kick from about 28 meters, but put his team ahead in the series, and Juventus had to score at least two goals in five minutes. .
Just a couple of minutes later, Adrien Rabiot revived Juventus’ hopes, but the judge’s final whistle captured the sensational withdrawal of the Italian champions from the tournament.
