Allegri warns Juventus players about ´difficult´ Sporting CP tie

Massimiliano Allegri has warned his Juventus side about the strength of Sporting CP ahead of the two teams clashing in the Europa League quarter-final.

Juventus host the Primeira Liga side in the first leg on Thursday night, after the Bianconeri eliminated Freiburg in the last 16, while Sporting beat Arsenal.

Allegri s side sit seventh in Serie A after a 15-point deduction for alleged transfer irregularities, while Sporting are fourth in Portugal s top-flight and are unbeaten in their last 11 games in all competitions.

Tomorrow is a difficult match, Allegri said at a press conference on Wednesday. It is an important quarter-final against a team that has been on a positive run for 11 games now.

Sporting s coach [Ruben Amorim] is young and very good. He…