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From Stefano Silvestri | Goal.com
Juventus hosts Sporting to try to mortgage the semi-finals. In the quarter-finals, the Portuguese ousted favorites Arsenal.
The semi-finals mission begins. Juventus hosts Portuguese side Sporting in the first leg of the Europa League quarter-finals with only one goal: to try to mortgage qualification for the next round already in the first leg and, at the same time, start dreaming concretely of making it to the final .
Attention, however, to Sporting, fresh from an illustrious elimination: that of the favorite Arsenal, ousted in the round of 16 on penalties, and thanks to the fundamental contribution of the former Cagliari player Adan, after the double draw in the first leg and that back.
Allegri finds Vlahovic, who came out bruised from Saturday's postponement at Lazio: the Serbian center forward returned to group training on Wednesday and is available. However, the Juventus attack duo, at least initially, will be made up of Di Maria and Vlahovic. Chiesa will also start from the bench.
For the rest, very little will change compared to Allegri's 3-5-2: Danilo returns in defense, Alex Sandro confirmed, Fagioli still in the middle of the field together with Locatelli and Rabiot.
Sporting with the 3-4-3, with Adan in goal and the trident Edwards-Chermiti-Trincao. The former Barcelona player is one of the men to keep an eye on. Attention especially to Pedro Gonçalves, known as Pote, 13 goals in the league.
PROBABLE LINE-UPS JUVENTUS-SPORTING
JUVENTUS (3-5-2): Szczesny; Danilo, Bremer, Alex Sandro; Cuadrado, Fagioli, Locatelli, Rabiot, Kostic; Di Maria, Milik.
SPORTING (3-4-3): Adan; St. Juste, Inacio, Coates; Esgaio, Pedro Gonçalves, Morita, Matheus Reis; Edwards, Chermiti, Trincao.