Despite their 3-1 win over Sassuolo on Monday night taking Juventus one step closer to a third successive Scudetto, midfielder Claudio Marchisio reiterated that they will quickly forget the victory and focus on their other remaining goal for the season, reaching the Europa League final in Turin.
On a rain soaked pitch the reigning Serie A champions had surprisingly fell behind to a relegation threaten Nerazzurri early in the first half, however, after Carlos Tevez equalised before the break the Italian scored a vital second for the Old Lady.
“It was a tough match against Sassuolo who put us into difficulty on a heavy pitch,” Marchisio told Sky Sport Italia.
“We are close to our goals.
“My goal was as important as those of Tevez and [Fernando] Llorente, but it is about Andrea Pirlo who can put these fantastic balls into the middle.
“Now we need to put aside this match because we will have another goal to reach first.
“Against Benfica will be a very difficult match, but also at their home we have been shown to be growing.
“We will have our stadium [behind us] and we will give everything.”
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