Who'd have thought! UEFA hails Sporting star's feat v Juventus | OneFootball

Although Sporting did not go beyond a 1-1 draw against Juventus in Turin for the Champions League, Maxi Araújo's goal - and the only one for the lions in the match - stood out for its quality last Tuesday, November 4th.

UEFA included the Uruguayan defender's shot among the four nominees for the Best Goal of the Day award in the fourth round of the prestigious competition. Besides Maxi Araújo, the list also includes goals from Van de Ven (Tottenham), Gelson Martins (Olympiacos), and Balogun (Monaco).

The defender's goal was scored in the 12th minute, assisted by Francisco Trincão, and it even put Sporting ahead on the scoreboard. However, still in the first half, Juventus managed to equalize through Vlahodic (34'). The score did not change again, and the lions still pocketed some money with this draw.

This season, wearing the Sporting jersey, Maxi Araújo – valued at 17 million euros - has played 12 matches. Over the 874 minutes he was used by Rui Borges, the Uruguayan international scored one goal and made one assist.

With this draw – the second in 17 matches this season – Rui Borges's team now has seven points in the competition and is provisionally in 10th place. Sporting's next game in the international competition is scheduled for Wednesday, November 26th, at 8:00 PM, against the Belgian team Club Brugge, at Alvalade.

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