While the club’s Champions League campaign has been absolutely terrible, Juventus hope to keep the glimmer of hope by beating Benfica in Lisbon.
The official website of the Bianconeri has provided us with the most interesting statistics and data prior to the match, and they are mostly in favor of the Portuguese.
For example, the Italian giants have only beaten Benfica once on seven official occasions, dating back to March 1993 with goals from Jurgen Kohler, Dino Baggio and Fabrizio Ravanelli. Another game ended in a draw, while the Eagles were victorious five times.
Furthermore, Juventus have only won twice in their eight visits to Portugal in official European competitions, drawing twice and losing four times, including all three away games against Benfica; 1968 European Cup semi-final, 2-1 in the 1993 UEFA Cup and 2-1 in the 2014 Europa League.
The Lisbon-based club are enjoying their best unbeaten run in the Champions League since 2011, having won twice and drawn three times in their last five games.
However, Juventus have a deadly weapon in the form of Arkadiusz Milik, who always delivers the goods against Benfica. In four games, the Pole scored two goals and provided two assists.
The former Marseillais opened the scoring in the first leg in Turin, but the Bianconeri ended up wasting the lead.
