KICK off: 17 February 22:00
Information: Juventus full-back Juan Cuadrado picked up a muscle injury during Saturday’s defeat to Napoli and was replaced during the half-time break, so will be out of action for at least a week. Both returning to their former club, Danilo should start on the right of a back four, with Alex Sandro on the left, given Cuadrado’s unavailability. Arthur, Paulo Dybala and Aaron Ramsey are also likely to miss the trip to Portugal, but influential centre-back Leonardo Bonucci could start on Wednesday after sitting out against Inter and Napoli – alongside either Matthijs de Ligt or long-time defensive partner Giorgio Chiellini. Growing into his role on the right wing, Federico Chiesa is expected to keep his spot, with Weston McKennie likely to be drafted in for Federico Bernardeschi. Up front, Champions League
specialists – of course, to different extents – Alvaro Morata and Cristiano Ronaldo are set to be Pirlo’s front pairing. Home boss Sergio Conceicao has several absentees through injury to deal with, as full-backs Nanu and Zaidu Sanusi have both spent time on the sidelines recently and are joined by midfielder Otavio, who remains out of contention with a muscle injury. Jesus Corona returned from suspension at the weekend and will keep a starting place in the Porto midfield, alongside Mateus Uribe. Should the Dragons opt for a more conservative 4-4-2, forward Luis Diaz would switch to the left wing, with the clinical pairing of Mehdi Taremi and Moussa Marega leading the line once again – the two forwards have registered a combined 15 goals and 10 assists in the league so far this season.
Prediction: Under 2,5 goals
Stake: 8/10
League: Champions League
Result: pending
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Prediction of the day: Porto – Juventus
