Champions League: Chiesa leaves Juve alive

A gray Juventus fell in Porto leaving the classification open only thanks to the final stretch of the match, in which she woke up after about 80 horrible minutes. La Vecchia Signora took just 60 seconds to ruin the night. Building from behind is fine, but quality and tranquility are needed. And Bentancur, who has already failed several times in these situations, did not have it. The midfielder returned the ball to Szczesny with an absurd pass back into the heart of the area, and Taremi seized the gift by making it 1-0. From there, those from Conceiçao left the ball to the Italians and overwhelmed them with their pressure, closing all the spaces well.

Pirlo's men could not find solutions, leaving Cristiano very isolated and showing signs of life only from set pieces, with a header from Demiral and a Chilean from Rabiot. In addition, they lost Chiellini through injury: another terrible news, but more came. The second half started exactly like the first, although this time Porto didn't need gifts for another goal. Manafa finished a team play with a low cross for Marega, who broke his drought in the area and scored 2-0. The reaction of the Juventini, who were also able to concede the 3-0 with Oliveira, took a long time to arrive and was only seen when Pirlo decided to remove Morata from the bench. The coach surprised him by leaving him out (with Kulusevski in his place), and the Spaniard proved it was a mistake, waking up the lead. In the 82nd minute, Chiesa scored the goal of hope receiving a pass from Rabiot, and in the final arreón Cristiano asked for a penalty for a clash with Zaidu. The referee denied the maximum penalty that would have completely changed the ugly night of a Juve that, however, is still alive.