Benfica – spurred on by a fervent home crowd – started brightly and took the lead inside three minutes when Ezequiel Garay headed a corner past the despairing reach of Gianluigi Buffon.
Miralem Sulejmani wasted a great opening to double the hosts’ lead before Juventus belatedly imposed themselves on the match, fashioning a couple of half-chances from aerial deliveries as the opening period wore on.
The visitors drew level on 73 minutes when Carlos Tevez wriggled through a couple of challenges and squeezed a shot through Artur’s legs, but Lima thrashed into the top corner to restore the recently crowned Portuguese champions’ advantage.
Juventus poured forward in search of a dramatic equaliser and spurned three major openings as the hosts held on for a crucial victory.
The sides meet to contest the second leg next Thursday at the Juventus Stadium - where the final is also due to be played.
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