Serie A-winning coach praises Sporting: They know how to play football | OneFootball

Luciano Spalletti made his debut in a Champions League match at the helm of Juventus. The Italian team did not go beyond a home draw (1-1) against Sporting, in the fourth round of the competition, and at the end of the match, the coach, who has already won a Serie A with Napoli, gave high praise to the Lions.

"If we look at the teams that have already faced Sporting, they had many more shots on goal. It is a complex opponent to play against because they have many international players, who know how to play good football. They have an offensive mentality and you can see they come to attack," he began by saying, in statements cited by Tuttosport.

"Rui Borges is a young coach, but he has proven to be very competent in the way he set up his team to play. It is difficult to take control of the game from them. It's true that we had a tough start to the match, but we reacted and deserved the draw. Even so, we lost the ball many times and, when we recovered it, we were a bit careless at times," he added.

The Italian coach has so far played two matches as Juve's coach, achieving one victory - against Cremonese (2-1) and one draw.

With this draw – the second in 17 matches this season – Rui Borges's team now has seven points in the competition and is in 13th place. The next game for Sporting in the international competition is scheduled for Wednesday, November 26, at 8:00 PM, against the Belgians of Club Brugge, in Alvalade.

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