Giorgio Chiellini, captain of Juventus Turin, assured this Tuesday that his team must “learn” from the last eliminations suffered in the Champions League and not fail to act this Wednesday in the first leg of the round of 16 against Porto.
“The mental aspect will be important, we will not have to make the mistakes of the last two years. Once, after losing the first leg with Atlético Madrid, we managed to come back, but we must learn from what happened last year, “said Chiellini at the press conference on the eve of the visit to the Do Dragao stadium.
The veteran Italian defender referred to the round of 16 of the 2018-2019 season, when Juventus lost 0-2 in the field of Atlético Madrid before coming back in the return with a triplet from Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo (3-0), already last year's elimination against Lyon, when the Turin team lost 1-0 in the first leg and did not go beyond 2-1 in the second leg.
Chiellini warned of Porto's solid defensive strength, conceding just three goals in the group stage and all in the first game, against Manchester City. From that point on, they have not received any targets in five games in a row.
“Porto defend well, they receive few goals and this can be a problem, because we know how important it is to score away from home in the Champions League. We must not run into his wall and suffer kickbacks, which can be fatal, ”said the Italian.