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 side could do no better than 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 title with Napoli, heaped high praise on the Lions.

"If we look at the teams that have already faced Sporting, they had many more shots on goal. They are a complex opponent to play against because they have many international players who know how to play good football. They have an attacking mentality and you can tell they come to attack," he began, in statements quoted 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's hard 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. Still, 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 manager, having achieved one victory—against Cremonese (2-1)—and one draw.

With this draw—the second in 17 matches this season—Rui Borges's men now have seven points in the competition and are in 13th place. The next Sporting match in the international competition is scheduled for Wednesday, November 26, at 8:00 p.m., against the Belgians of Club Brugge, at Alvalade.

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