Sporting was definitely hoping to compete for the title in the Portuguese championship – the “lions” retained their head coach, whose contribution to the revival of past glory is beyond doubt, and managed to keep the core of the team. However, leading the fight on two fronts, Ruben Amorim’s team failed in the first leg and currently occupies only third place in the table. Sporting is already seven points behind the third place, which guarantees the right to participate in the Champions League qualification, and it will be very difficult to catch up. There is a chance to break into the most prestigious European club tournament through a victory in the Europa League, where Sporting has already eliminated such a difficult opponent as “Arsenal” in the playoffs. In the first match against “Juventus”, “Sporting” dominated in Turin, and the final score of 0:1 in the light of such a game looks like a misunderstanding, to say the least.
Juventus started the season poorly, regularly losing points in Serie A and simultaneously struggling in the group stage of the Champions League. Eventually, Massimiliano Allegri, who had a very limited squad in the first half of the season, gradually made the team improve, and even before the winter break, the “Old Lady” climbed to the second spot in the table, although not participating in the championship race. The deduction of 15 points from the team due to non-sporting reasons did not cause the team to fall into crisis – Juventus regularly earned their points in the championship and simultaneously progressed through the knockout stages of the Europa League. While the “Old Lady” is seventh in the table, it lags behind sixth-placed “Atalanta” by only five points. After the victory over “Sporting”, Juventus lost 0-1 to “Sassuolo” in the championship, suffering their second consecutive defeat. More successful soccer prediction can be obtained from the link provided.
