Juventus starlet Stefano Sturaro has praised the impact of his side’s midfield, during the 2-1 Champions League semi final first-leg victory over reigning champions Real Madrid.
Goals from Alvaro Morata and Carlos Tevez were enough to see off Los Blancos, who retaliated with a Cristiano Ronaldo strike, and Sturaro has picked out the midfield in particular as being worthy of praise.
“I had roughly the same tasks as Claudio Marchisio and Arturo Vidal, and we had to turn back to help the midfield cope,” reflected the 22-year-old to Sky Sport Italia, after a tense fixture at the Juventus Stadium.
“Sometimes we suffered, but before us we had great players.
“When they attacked on the outside of midfield we had a little bit of fatigue, but we did not suffer too much.”
The return fixture will be held at the Santiago Bernabeu on 13 May, with the aggregate victor earning a place in the final in Berlin on 6 June.
