Juventus are favourites in last 16 clash at Porto
The Italians rely on a potent attacking formation with free-scoring Gonzalo Higuain leading the line
Milan — A potent new attacking formation that has sent Gonzalo Higuain towards another top scorer’s award faces the acid test on Wednesday when Juventus take on Porto away in the last 16 of the Champions League. Juventus, beaten 3-1 by Barcelona in the 2015 final, are en route to a record sixth Serie A crown and remain many pundits’ favourites to challenge the likes of Real Madrid for the trophy in Cardiff next May. Massimiliano Allegri’s Serie A league leaders head to Porto’s Estadio do Dragao as favourites, but aware that they also ended Roma’s hopes of even qualifying for the competition in clinical fashion last summer. "Juventus are a top side who have made it to the final of the Champions League recently, so they will be a challenge for us," Porto president Pinto da Costa was quoted as saying in Corriere dello Sport. "But Roma were also favourites against us and in the end, we won 3-0." Allegri’s decision to ditch his tried and trusted 3-5-2 for a more attack-minded 4-2-3-1 has...
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