Maxi Araújo blames Sporting teammate’s shot for draw in Italy | OneFootball

Sporting drew, one-all, on the night of last Tuesday, November 4th, with Juventus. At the end of the match, Maxi Araújo – scorer of the Lions' only goal in the game – showed his belief that the result could have been "totally different" if Francisco Trincão's shot hadn't hit the crossbar.

When asked whether the Lions played a good game, the full-back was positive, recalling that the team knew "it was a very tough ground. We were here to get a good result, as we do everywhere. The draw is positive, the important thing is to keep adding up."

Regarding the Sporting fans present in Turin, Maxi Araújo expressed his gratitude: "It's always until the end. Impressive! I'm delighted when the game ends. They are very important to us. We will continue down this path," he said, before talking about Trincão's shot.

"Yes, if that ball had gone in I think it would have been a totally different game, but we didn't have that luck. The match was very balanced, hence the draw," said the Uruguayan international, before assessing Sporting's performance in the Champions League so far: "Playing with this shirt in any competition forces you to fight until the end. We've been doing very well, playing great games. Now we have to focus on the League, which is very important for us."

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