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Juventus beat Sporting in the first leg of the quarter-finals of the Champions League
Italian “Juventus” beat the Portuguese “Sporting” in the first leg of the ¼ finals of the Europa League.
The Turin club won at home with a minimum score – 1:0. The author of the only goal in the 73rd minute was defender Federico Gatti.
At the end of the first half, the goalkeeper of Juventus, Wojciech Szczesny, was forced to leave the field. At the 41st minute, the Polish goalkeeper asked to stop the game. At this moment, with one hand, he held his chest in the region of the heart. Representatives of the medical staff of Turintsy came to him. The 32-year-old goalkeeper was able to leave the field on his own, but went into the room under the stands in tears. Place at the gate took Mattia Perin.
According to Sky Sport Italia, an emergency examination revealed no heart problems in Szczęsny.
The second leg between Sporting CP and Juventus will take place on 20 April in Lisbon.
Live broadcasts of the Europa League matches take place on the TV channels of the Match group, and you can also follow the progress of the games on the websites matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru.
Europa League. Main Tournament. ¼ final
Juventus (Turin) – Sporting (Lisbon) – 1: 0 (0:0)
Goal: Gatti, 73 (VIDEO).
Source: Sportbox
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