Overview
- Sporting scored inside 12 minutes before Dusan Vlahovic equalised to secure a point.
- Vlahovic said he felt a twinge in his flexor and asked to be substituted, noting he lacks full 90‑minute readiness after a light preseason.
- Coach Luciano Spalletti said the change was due to loaded adductors, praised the display, and predicted results will follow performances like this.
- Spalletti highlighted 18 shots and at times left Kenan Yildiz as the lone forward while rotating options such as David late on.
- Teun Koopmeiners said he feels at home as a holding midfielder or left-sided defender and had communicated that fit to the club.