Overview
- Kickoff is Tuesday, 4 November at 21:00 at the Allianz Stadium against Sporting Lisbon led by Rui Borges.
- Yildiz has returned to full training and is available, with local reports indicating he could start in attack.
- Kelly is unavailable due to left‑thigh muscular fatigue after missing the open training session.
- Spalletti is weighing a three‑man defence, with Koopmeiners viewed as the likely left braccetto and Gatti in a selection battle with Rugani.
- Goalkeeper Di Gregorio joins Spalletti for the pre‑match press conference, as the squad arrives with improved domestic form and the coach frames ambitions as fighting for the Scudetto.