Juventus have been held to a irritating 1-1 draw with Sporting CP on the Allianz Stadium on Tuesday.
Having didn’t win any of their opening 4 Champions League matches, the stress was on for the hosts, who fell behind 12 minutes in as Maxi Araujo drilled a pinpoint strike previous Michele Di Gregorio.
Luciano Spalletti’s aspect grew into the competition, forcing Rui Silva right into a pair of excellent saves as Dusan Vlahovic first examined him with a close-range header, earlier than bending a shot towards the far nook.
Juve lastly grabbed their equaliser simply previous the half-hour mark, as Khephren Thuram galloped ahead earlier than choosing Vlahovic within the centre of the field, with the striker poking previous Silva.
There was little or no by way of goalmouth motion all through the second half, with neither aspect threatening to discover a winner till Jonathan David met Pierre Kalulu’s curling cross in stoppage time, although Silva was well-placed to make one other stellar cease from his header.
The outcome leaves Juventus in twenty third place within the Champions League standings with three factors, one above the qualification line, whereas Sporting sit tenth on seven factors.
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— JuventusFC
