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

The Benfica women's football team lost this Tuesday, October 7th, to Juventus by 2-1, in the first round of the regular phase of the Champions League. Tatiana Pinto, former player of Sporting, was in the starting lineup for the Italian team and helped secure the victory for the Italians.

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

Juventus scored again in the 38th minute. After assisting the home team's first goal, Barbara Bonansea took advantage of a scramble in the box, following a persistent play by Juventus, to put the ball in the net, but the goal was disallowed by VAR for offside.

Near the end of the match – and already without Tatiana Pinto on the field – Juventus managed to complete the comeback, with Cecilia Salvai, in the 86th minute, making a precise deflection into the Eagles’ net, sealing the score at 2-1. It should be remembered that the Alvalade club failed to qualify for the competition.

For Sporting, Tatiana Pinto played 126 matches, 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 a Super Cup (2017). She left in 2021 for Levante, and also played for Brighton and Atlético de Madrid.

Tatiana Pinto's goal for Juventus:

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