Francisco Conceição hails Benfica before Juventus clash: they're very... | OneFootball

Francisco Conceição, winger for Juventus, warned his teammates about Benfica's competitiveness - expecting a goal-scoring performance - before the clash between the two teams in Turin on Wednesday, as part of the Champions League. In an interview with Sport TV, the Portuguese international cited the Eagles' victory against Napoli, 2-0, as an example.

"Benfica changed their coach and is a very competitive team. Against Napoli, they performed very well, and they have been recovering in the Champions League. They started poorly, but they are a team that is prepared and accustomed to these games. We have to show that we want to win and do our part," emphasized the Portuguese international.

This will not be Juventus's first match of the season against a Portuguese team: in the 4th round of the Champions League, the Lisbon rival, Sporting, visited Turin and drew 1-1, a match in which Francisco Conceição was a starter. "We played against Sporting, a team that is a national champion and is doing very well. And we had our difficulties, although I think we deserved to win that game," defended the young winger.

It is worth remembering that the match is scheduled for the evening of this Wednesday, January 21, at 20:00, at the Juventus Stadium in Turin and will be officiated by Serdar Gözübüyük. The match will count for the 7th and penultimate round of the UEFA Champions League group stage.

This season, wearing the Juventus jersey, Francisco Conceição - valued at 30 million euros - has played 21 games: 15 in Serie A, five in the Champions League, and one in the Coppa Italia. In 1,241 minutes on the field, the winger has provided 3 assists to his teammates.

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