Pirlo: “The game against Porto is a final for us”

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Juventus opened their pockets and landed Cristiano Ronaldo in Turin three seasons ago for one and only goal – to become European champions for the third time in history. But in the Champions League, the favorite stage of CR7, things have been less working since then, when tomorrow (Tuesday) the old lady may end her way against Porto already in the quarterfinals.

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Remember, the bunch of Andrea Pirlo Absorbed a surprising 2: 1 in Dragao two weeks ago, and only a late goal by Federico Caiza eased the rematch a bit. The big reason for the optimism came from Giorgio Chiellini, the captain and great leader of Yuba who missed many games this season, but the brake returned to training before the important meeting. Mathias de Licht may also return to Pirlo’s center of defense when the Dutchman also returned to team training after a muscle injury. It should be noted that Arthur may also return to 11th.

“Cagliani’s condition is pretty good,” Pirlo referred to his brakes’ medical condition. “He trained today with the rest of the team after a three-week break. He is not at his best but I think he can be available for tomorrow. De Licht trained separately today.”

The coach also did not hide the great importance of the game against Porto: “Tomorrow’s game is like a final for us. We will have to be at our best in order to eliminate the negative result from the previous meeting.” Pirlo of course also referred to the player who is expected to make a difference against the Portuguese. “Cristiano is full of energy, these are the games he excels at and he has shown that over the years. He has had a chance to rest in recent days.”

Juventus’ expected squad: Wojciech Szczesny; Juan Cuadrado, Leonardo Bonucci, Giorgio Chiellini, Alex Sandro; Weston McKenny, Adrian Ravio, Arthur, Federico Keiza, Albero Murata, Cristiano Ronaldo.


On the other hand Porto, who want to return to the quarter-finals after two years, will put up a relatively full squad with Jose Corona, Pepe and Marco Groitch still in doubt following injuries. It should be noted that Porto has been in less successful shape lately as it has achieved just three wins in the last nine games.

Porto coach, Sergio Consissau, He said ahead of the game: “We are preparing to get a good result in the game and for Porto it is only a victory. It is 11 against 11 and my players will do everything to respect the team logo. We have a rich history in this competition.”

Estimated composition of Porto: Augustine Marchesin; Wilson Manape, Pepe, Diego Leita, Zaido; Sergio Oliveira, Matthias Uribe, Otavio, Jose Corona; Musa Marga, Mahdi Tarmi.

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