Goals from Mehdi Taremi and Moussa Marega propelled Porto to their first-ever victory over Juventus in the Champions Leagueafter they secured a 2-1 win over the Italian champions in the first leg of their last 16 tie on Wednesday.
Taremi pounced on a sloppy back pass 63 seconds into the game to fire in the opener, rattling Juventus who failed to create any meaningful chances before halftime.
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Things got worse for Andrea Pirlo’s team when Marega blasted in Porto’s second 19 seconds into the second half.
Juventus eventually pulled a goal back when Chiesa fired in a precious away goal with eight minutes remaining, but it was not enough to stop the 2004 European champions from celebrating their first win over the Italian club at the fifth attempt.
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After the game, the Porto head coach Sergio Conceicao said;
“Up to the 70th minute we blocked out Juve, we did a good job defensively,”
“We knew we could create problems for them with a high press, blocking their strong points, and they have many.
“On a strategic level it was a good game, but we’re only halfway.”
On a night when very little went Juventus’s way, Federico Chiesa’s late strike at least handed them a lifeline going into the return leg in Turin on the 9th of March.
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