Sporting were better than Juventus for a good part of the game, but an error by their goalkeeper Antony Adam this caused him to lose in Turin in the first leg of the quarterfinals of the Europa League. Center-back Federico Gatti’s goal allowed the ‘bianconeri’ to continue dreaming of the title, giving access to the next Champions League, in a season marked by 15 penalty points in Serie A.
Massimiliano Allegri left Dusan Vlahovic on the bench from the start, fought the cause, and decided to join an attacking trident formed by Di Maria, Milik and Chiesa. The beginnings were promising as Chiesa had a good chance, when in the 11th minute, he controlled a long delivery from Di María with quality and his shot at the far post was deflected for a corner by Antonio Adán from in Madrid with one save.
But over the minutes, Sporting, who is the coach Ruben Amorim, take an offensive approach to Edwards, Chermiti and Trincao on point, He began to impose his integrated football against a Juve more prone to direct play.
Japanese people Morita Hidemasa He gave the first warning with a shell, after a defensive rebound, which was very close to the post (19′). Sporting completely took over the game and made it difficult for Juve to withdraw from their field.
Bremer saved Juve
Wojciech Szczesny had to intervene to save two shots from Sebastián Coates and Pedro Gonçalves and center Gleison Bremer took another from Nuno Santos under the sticks after good individual action by Edwards at half time.
Misery gripped the Juventus Stadium when the break is new Szczesny was forced to leave the pitch in tears after suffering chest pains entering his place Mattia Perin.
In the second half, Sporting continued to get the better of a Juve who had no idea in the control room. Perin deflected a shot from Gonçalves into a corner and the initiative is all the time from some very ambitious ‘lion’.
Falla Adam and brand Gatti
Allegri moved a piece in game time giving Vlahovic an entry for Milik and Juventus, at the mercy of the rival, once again used a set piece to get on the scoreboard and break the dynamics of the match.
After a corner, Di María dropped the ball, Adam failed to measure his departure wrongly, Vlahovic came on and although Coates cleared the ball off the line, Federico Gatti ended up pushing it into the net (73′).
Perin avoids Bellerín’s tie
Sporting, now with Héctor Bellerín, continued to look for the goal with more direct football. Already on a discount, Perin miraculously avoided a tie with two saves with two consecutive shots from Gonçalves and Bellerín himself.
Pogba reappeared at the end
Juventus, with the reappearance Paul Pogba in the final minutesended up celebrating a completely unexpected victory due to the development of the match.
JUVENTUS
10
SPORTING PORTUGAL
Juventus: Szczesny (Perin, 44′); Gatti, Bremer, Danilo; Cuadrado, Locatelli (Paredes, 86′), Rabiot, Kostic (Fagioli, 62′); Di Maria (Pogba, 86′), Milik (Vlahovic, 62′), Chiesa
The
Sporting Portugal: Adam; St. Juste (Diomande, 45′), Coates, Gonçalo Inácio; Esgaio (Bellerín, 77′), Morita, Pedro Gonçalves, Nuno Santos (Matheus Reis, 62′); Edwards (Essugo, 77′), Chermiti (Arthur Gomes, 62′), Trincão
The
Goal: 1-0 Gatti (73′)
Referee: Halil Umut Meler (Turkey). Yellow cards for Gonçalo Inácio (20′), Rabiot (24′), Vlahovic (65′)
Spectators: 38,490 at Juventus Stadium
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Source: La Verdad
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