Overview
- Maximiliano Araujo put Sporting CP ahead in the 12th minute before Dusan Vlahovic equalised for Juventus in the 34th minute.
- Sporting goalkeeper Rui Silva preserved the draw with key late saves, including tipping Jonathan David’s stoppage-time header over the bar.
- Juventus remain on three points from four Champions League league-phase matches, while Sporting sit on seven at the halfway mark.
- Luciano Spalletti, recently appointed after Igor Tudor’s dismissal, praised his team’s character and said continued performances of this level would bring wins.
- Juventus were without defenders Gleison Bremer, Lloyd Kelly and Juan Cabal, as Teun Koopmeiners again featured in a deeper role and Kenan Yildiz returned to the XI; next up is a trip to Bodo/Glimt on November 25.