Juventus midfielder Rodrigo Bentancur produced a horrendous backpass to put his side at a disadvantage in Wednesday night's European cup tie against FC Porto. The Uruguayan misplaced a pass to to gift the hosts the lead just a second after the minute mark to get his side trailing.
Juventus entered the mid-week's clash as the clear favourites but were dealt a blow before they could properly organise themselves inside Estadio do Dragao. A backpass by Rodrigo Bentancur which was intended for goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny was underhit and ended up falling into the path of Mehdi Taremi who simply slotted it home with minimal effort.
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What on earth!?
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61 seconds into the game, Porto have been gifted the lead!
Bentancur... pic.twitter.com/RpJEmzUmcX
In the second half, Juventus were handed a big moutain to climb as they conceded right after the game resumed. This time, it was Moussa Marega who bundled home an assist from Wilson Manafa. However, Federico Chiesa gave Andre Pirlo's men a lifeline by scoring a consolation goal in the 82nd minute ahead of the second leg in Turin.
