Ex-Sporting star helps Juventus beat Benfica 2-1 in Champions League 🦅 | OneFootball

The Benfica women's football team lost to Juventus 2-1 this Tuesday, October 7th, in the first round of the regular phase of the Champions League. Tatiana Pinto, a former player of Sporting, was a starter for the Italian team and contributed to their victory.

Playing in Turin, the Eagles opened the scoring just six minutes in, when Raysla crossed back from the goal line and Lúcia Alves, inside the area, shot into the back of the Italian net. At 22 minutes, the Italians equalized. Following a free kick cleared by the Eagles' defense, Barbara Bonansea crossed from the right and Cecilia Salvai headed in with no chance for Lena Pauels.

Juventus scored again in the 38th minute. After assisting for the home team's first goal, Barbara Bonansea took advantage of a scramble in the area, after a persistent play by Juventus, to score, but the play was ruled out by VAR for offside.

Near the end of the game - and already without Tatiana Pinto on the field - Juventus managed to complete the comeback, with Cecilia Salvai, in the 86th minute of the match, connecting with a precise deflection into the Eagles' net, thus sealing the score at 2-1. It is worth noting that the Alvalade Club failed to qualify for the competition.

For Sporting, Tatiana Pinto played 126 games, in which she scored 33 goals and won two National Championships (2016/17 and 2017/18), two Portuguese Cups (2016/17 and 2017/18), and one Super Cup (2017). She left in 2021 heading to Levante, having also played for Brighton and Atlético de Madrid.

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