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Get a report of the Juventus vs. Benfica 2022-23 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage football match.

We've had some difficult moments and reacted, but conceding that penalty on the stroke of half-time, that was a real blow to morale," Allegri said. [Goncalo Ramos](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/288896/Gonçalo-Ramos), who managed to head the ball right at Juventus keeper [Mattia Perin](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/146683/Mattia-Perin). [Bremer](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/258307/Bremer) failed to convert an opportunity to equalise for Juventus in the 88th minute as the Italians slumped to defeat. [Arkadiusz Milik](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/179359/Arkadiusz-Milik) climbed highest inside the box to head the ball into the bottom-left corner from a [Leandro Paredes](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/153115/Leandro-Paredes) set piece. It will certainly be difficult, but not all is lost." [Benfica](/soccer/team?id=1929) fought back to secure a 2-1 win at [Juventus](/soccer/team?id=111) with goals from [Joao Mario](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/139008/Joao-Mario) and [David Neres](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/245637/David-Neres) on Wednesday, maintaining their perfect start in Champions League Group H.

Allegri, who was fired by the club three years ago, returned as Juventus coach last year but his team may be heading for another early Champions League exit ...

It is the first time Juventus has lost its first two Champions League matches. He hit the post in the 71st minute and also had a hand in creating a goal for Dušan Vlahović seven minutes from time but it was ruled out for offside. The Italian team started well on Wednesday as it took the lead with less than four minutes on the clock when two of its new signings combined with Milik heading in a Leandro Paredes free kick.

Goals from João Mário and David Neres mean Benfica are six points ahead of Juventus after just two rounds of matches.

“It was a tremendous goal; we have to make the most of [Valverde] because he is in brilliant form,” said the Real Madrid defender Nacho. We want to do well, and at least progress from the group.” Alexis Saelemaekers gave the hosts a welcome two-goal cushion with a thumping header soon after the break, but Dinamo would not go quietly. Haifa continued to threaten, with chances falling to Frantzdy Pierrot and Omer Atzili before Vitinha created an opportunity for Messi, who went close on the hour mark. Juventus are six points behind both Benfica and Paris Saint-Germain, who fought back from a goal down to beat Maccabi Haifa 3-1 in Israel. Juventus took a fourth-minute lead when Arkadiusz Milik climbed highest inside the box to head the ball into the bottom-left corner from Leandro Paredes’ free kick.

Twice European Champions Benfica fought back to secure a 2-1 win at Juventus with goals from Joao Mario and David Neres on Wednesday, maintaining their ...

We’ve had some difficult moments and reacted, but conceding that penalty on the stroke of halftime, that was a real blow to morale," Allegri said. It will certainly be difficult, but not all is lost." Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com

(Reuters) - Juventus head coach Massimiliano Allegri said he does not feel his job is at risk despite losing 2-1 at home to Benfica on Wednesday for their ...

It’s the first time we have lost two games in a row in the Champions League. “At 2-1 the game was over, they could have made it 3-1 or 4-1. Juventus have lost their opening two games of the Champions League group stage for the first time and are sitting eighth in Serie A, four points behind leaders Napoli after six games.

This is the first time ever that Juventus have lost their opening two group matches in the Champions League, and they already find themselves six points ...

However, they conceded a penalty just before the break which Joao Mario converted, and then fell behind 10 minutes after the interval when David Neres netted the winning goal. Massimiliano Allegri does not expect to be sacked by Juventus despite their defeat to Benfica This is the first time ever that Juventus have lost their opening two group matches in the Champions League, and they already find themselves six points adrift of [Juventus](/sport/teampages/juventus.html) boss Massimiliano Allegri has insisted that he does not fear being sacked by the club after Wednesday's 2-1 loss against Benfica in the [Champions League](/sport/champions_league/index.html). - The pressure is mounting on manager Massimiliano Allegri to turn things around - Juventus were beaten by Benfica in the Champions League on Wednesday

Juventus head coach Massimiliano Allegri said he does not feel his job is at risk despite losing 2-1 at home to Benfica on Wednesday for their second ...

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Juventus' campaign hit a new low yesterday when they were beaten at home by Benfica in the Champions League.

It is probably time to think about sacking Allegri. Unfortunately, I didn’t think we could lose two games in a row. However, the gaffer wants to stay.

Sky Sport journalist Fabio Caressa believes Juventus should bring Alex Del Piero back to the club: 'They desperately need him like Milan needed Paolo ...

Allegri can not convey what he wants and Allegri has made mistakes, just like the players. Juventus play badly but it is not the team that wants the coach.

Also, Juventus lost the first two UEFA Champions League group stage games against Paris Saint Germain and most importantly against Benfica on Wednesday at home.

At the same time, this summer was definitely marked by the end of an era at Juventus with former captain Giorgio Chiellini, who left the club at the end of his contract and decided to join MLS side Los Angeles FC. Juventus signed key player Dusan Vlahović and things improved quite a lot in the second part of the season. The club didn't really have the opportunity to replace him in the right way and for this reason the slow start of the past season was justified. Right after the final whistle, the whole stadium booed the team and the coach, not only because of the final result, but also because of the way Juventus lost. The club decided to appoint Maurizio Sarri first and then Andrea Pirlo before the comeback of Allegri. The board decided to continue on with their manager despite the results, but rumors about a possible change are increasing day after day and put more pressure on Allegri's shoulders.

The Pole has battled injury at this start of the season, and he has missed their last five matches. In his absence, Juve has struggled to keep clean sheets or ...

The rest of the squad worked on building play in the opposition half and shooting, technical focus for each position, and a practice match to close. Szczesny is one of the best goalkeepers in the world, and we have missed him in the last few weeks. As standard, the focus was on recovery for those that played last night.

Juventus announce that Wojciech Szczesny participated in today's training session at Continassa.

[Wojciech Szczesny](https://football-italia.net/player/wojciech-szczesny/) participated in the training session. The rest of the squad worked on building play in the opposition half and shooting, technical focus for each position, and a practice match to close. [Juventus](/teams/juventus) announce that [Wojciech Szczesny](https://football-italia.net/player/wojciech-szczesny/) participated in today’s training session at Continassa.

What happened to the coach capable of making smart choices and improving the players? Allegri is no longer the man who twice led Juventus to the Champions ...

His bench is starting to be very shaky and the fear of not finishing the season as Juventus manager is real. Allegri is very fond of casino games and loves to win and bet on horse racing. From these small clues comes the proof of a relationship problem between the coach and the team. The feeling is that something must be done to shake a team that is asleep and does not want to wake up. The best Juventus player cannot always be Mattia Perin, a second goalkeeper who continues to work miracles in the absence of Wojciech Szczesny. The feeling is that Juventus has squandered the wealth of charisma accumulated in 10 years by returning to being a normal team. Juventus president Agnelli had the coach sign a four-year contract expiring in 2025 for £6.1million-a-year plus £1.7m in bonuses. Every match Juventus has at least two players out due to a muscle injury and this unpleasant situation has become a habit. 3-5-2, 4-3-3, 4-2-3-1 or 4-4-2, he has tried all the formations without ever managing to find a tactical balance. In the second week of September, the Bianconeri are in an identity crisis. replacing him will be a financial tragedy but may be the best solution for Juventus Allegri is no longer the man who twice led

Arkadiusz Milik insists Juventus deserved what they got in their 2-1 loss to Benfica in the Champions League last night.

Milik has been in the game for a long time, and the Pole remains one of the players that know what it takes to win big matches. That result means the Bianconeri now faces the prospect of finishing their UCL campaign in the group stages to battle for a Europa League spot with Maccabi Haifa. We had expected the Bianconeri to earn a win in that game to kickstart their UCL campaign after losing their first match in the competition to PSG.