TURIN, Italy -- Juventus coach Andrea Pirlo insists his project in Turin is still in its early days and will continue despite his side crashing out of the UEFA Champions League at the last-16 stage on away goals against 10-man Porto on Tuesday.
Juventus won 3-2 after extra-time on the night, but they were knocked out of the Champions League at the same stage as last season after a 4-4 aggregate draw. That was despite playing against 10 men for much of the game after Porto's Mehdi Taremi was sent off in the 54th minute.