"We had a complicated start, then this great reaction, we took the game in hand and deserved to take the lead, creating three or four good chances. At the start, we lost the ball too cheaply, weren't clean enough in our passing, struggled under pressure, but in general after that, the team played well. What gives me confidence is that we have talented players with quality who can make the difference when taking men on."
"Sporting are a very good team, because they play an attacking style of football, they like to keep possession and have a ferocious press, Dusan worked so hard throughout, too. We need to improve the speed of our passing, to circulate the ball and make the opponents move around. I still believe this is a strong team, I am convinced that if we continue with this spirit, we will win many games."
Juventus drew 1-1 with Sporting CP at the Allianz Stadium in the coach's first home and Champions League match in charge. Maxi Araujo opened the scoring before Dusan Vlahovic equalised. Sporting registered one shot on target while Juventus produced nine, their most in a Champions League game since November 2021. Vlahovic recorded six shots on target, the second player this season with six or more and the first Juventus player on record since 2003-04 with at least six in the competition. The result leaves Juventus on four points and 23rd place in the 36-team standings. The performance showed attacking promise, though passing speed and ball circulation need improvement; maintaining that spirit and cleaner passing was identified as the path to more wins.
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