UEFA Champions League---Juventus VS Sporting CP Prediction

Juventus VS Sporting CP    Livescore / H2H stats and Live Streaming
Time:05-11-2025 04:00 Wednesday
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Following two dramatic draws - 4-4 against Borussia Dortmund and 2-2 versus Villarreal - Juventus were faced with perhaps the ultimate test last time out in the Champions League, as they visited the Bernabeu.

Despite putting up a decent fight, the Bianconeri were still beaten by Real Madrid, prolonging an awful run of form. After eight games without a win across all competitions, Italy’s most successful club soon parted company with Igor Tudor, eager to halt their decline.

Under caretaker coach Massimo Brambilla, Juve finally ended their long wait for a win by beating Udinese 3-1 - a result that preceded the arrival of their vastly experienced new boss.

Former Napoli and Italy coach Luciano Spalletti was handed an initial contract until the end of the season, and he took charge of Saturday's Serie A clash with Cremonese, which marked the club's 128th birthday.

Tuesday's match will mark Sporting's 20th competitive fixture in Italy, and they are still looking for an elusive first victory, having lost on 14 occasions.

They have actually been beaten on the Italian peninsula in three of the last four seasons, including that Europa League defeat to Juventus and last month's loss to Napoli.

The Lions have also lost their last three Champions League away games by the same 2-1 scoreline, but they still sit five points above Juve in the table.

So far this season, Sporting followed a 4-1 home win over Kairat on matchday one with defeat in Naples, before getting the better of Marseille last time out.

They had to come from behind to edge an incident-packed match at Estadio Alvalade, taking advantage of their visitors going down to 10 men just before the break.

Match Prediction: Juventus 3-1 Sporting Lisbon
Buoyed by the arrival of a new coach, Juventus can post three wins on the spin while getting off the mark in this season's Champions League. Sporting have had a far more stable campaign, but they rarely travel well - their tradition of losing on Italian turf will go on.