Juve's problems ahead of Porto - injured players keep stacking

Juventus will apparently be seriously weakened in the first match of the elimination phase of the Champions League at Dragao Stadium (Wednesday, 23.00). The match with the Dragons of Porto will be missed by Juan Cuadrado, who left yesterday's match with Napoli at half time, after suffering a strong blow. The former Chelsea and Fiorentina player underwent medical examinations today, and reports from Italy say that he will miss the match against Porto, but also the championship clash against Crotone next weekend.

That is not all when it comes to the complications for Andrea Pirlo and his attempt to assemble the team for the match in Portugal, since it is certain that the young manager will not be able to count on Arthur, Paulo Dybala and Aaron Ramsey either. Oppose to the above-mentioned, there is some good news for the head of staff of the Turin Old Lady, as Leonardo Bonucci will be among those who will travel to Porto - Bonucci has recovered after missing matches against Inter and Napoli.

Juventus does not await the start of the knockout phase of the Champions League at the greatest of moments, as it trails behind Milan and Inter in the championship race for the Scudetto, and in the final phase of the elite European competition Juve always aims the highest. Their match against Napoli in Serie A played on Saturday ended in a victory for the Gennaro Gattuso's team 1:0 and Juventus needs to get their game to a higher level if they still want to present themselves as title contenders in both Italy and Europe. It remains to be seen how the Turin giant will manage to perform under great pressure it has on its shoulders because they no longer seem as dominant as during some previous seasons.