Sporting CP head to face Juventus on Thursday for an UEFA Europa League quarter-finals clash at Allianz Stadium.
Juventus won their last Europa League tie, beating Freiburg 3-0 on aggregate in the round of 16. After earning a 1-0 victory in the first leg at home, they ran out 2-0 victors in the return match. Dusan Vlahovic and Federico Chiesa were on the scoresheet in the second-leg win.
Sporting CP won their last Europa League tie, beating Arsenal 5-3 on penalties in the round of 16. After playing out a 2-2 draw in the first leg at home, they ran out 1-1 extra-time victors in the return match. Neither team scored in the additional period, sending the sides to spot-kicks. Pote was the lone player on the scoresheet in the second-leg draw. They are unbeaten in their last 11 games in all competitions (W7 D4 L0).
When the two sides last met in action, they played out a 1-1 draw in a Champions League group stage match at Estádio José Alvalade in October 2017. Bruno César scored the lone goal for os Leões in the 20th minute. Gonzalo Higuaín scored the Bianconeri’s lone goal in the 79th minute.
In the final third, Ángel Di María has been a key performer for Juventus in Europa League play. He leads the club with four goals, which is tied for the fourth highest in the competition in 2022/2023, two of those having been the crucial first of the match. Visitors Sporting CP have been a threat in attack courtesy of Pote, who has scored on three occasions in this Europa League campaign.
Both sides are on Europa League scoring streaks, as each have found the net in every match in the competition this season.
Hosts Juventus have one win and one draw this season in their two previous Europa League contests on home soil. The Bianconeri have an eight-match home unbeaten streak (W6 D2 L0) in all competitions.
Sporting CP have one win and one draw on the road in the competition this season in two contests. The Portuguese side are on a nine-match away unbeaten streak (W6 D3 L0).
In their last six matches in all competitions, Juventus have won four, drawn one and lost one. They scored 10 and conceded five over that period, scoring first in five of the six contests.
They had five first-half goals, while their opponents netted three times in the first 45 minutes. Sporting CP have won three and drawn three in their last six.
They scored 13 and conceded six in that period, netting first in three of the six. Most of their goals (seven) came in the first half, while their opponents netted four times before the break.
