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Juventus vs Sporting match report and player ratings
After a 1-1 draw at Alvalade, the win the double leg against Sporting. It now appears that they have a categorical imperative to move on to the semifinals of the Europa League.
Sporting Lisbon fielded a strong team with Trincao and Edwards as forwards, while Esgaio and Ugarte played as wingers. Goncalves and Morita played inside, and Diomande, Inacio and Coates occupied the spaces in front of Adan. Juventus played with Vlahovic as the first striker and 4-3-3 with Di Maria and Chiesa as owners. Cuadrado and Alex Sandro played as full-backs, Danilo-Bremer as central defenders, and Rabiot and Miretti flanked Locatelli in the middle of the pitch. Szczesny was back in goal.
Juventus started the game well with an impressive goal from Rabiot in the small area. However, Sporting quickly responded with a penalty shot from Edwards. The game remained tied until the recovery period, where boredom reigned supreme. Sporting tried to score but was unable to find the right key. Bremer’s condition needs to be checked, as he left prematurely due to an evaluated problem. Coates had an occasional shot in the finale, but it went over the bar.
The goals were scored by Rabiot for Juventus and Edwards for Sporting. Sporting took advantage of a penalty in the 19th minute, which was awarded in favor of the Portuguese after Rabiot’s late intervention against Ugarte. Edwards successfully converted the penalty, which Szczesny was unable to save. At the beginning of the second half, Sporting protested for an alleged handball by Vlahovic, but the Serbian attacker’s deflection was not judged foul.
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Overall, Juventus played a good game, with Szczesny getting a rating of 6, Cuadrado at 6.5, Danilo at 5.5, Bremer at 6.5, Alex Sandro at 5, Miretti at 6, Locatelli at 6, Rabiot at 6, Di Maria at 5.5, Vlahovic at 4.5, and Chiesa at 5. The team will now focus on their next challenge as they aim to reach the semifinals of the Europa League.