Sporting will hope to return to their winning ways in the Europa League this Thursday when they host Polish club Rakow in the fourth round of Group D, three days before defending their I League lead at the home of Benfica.
The Lions drew 1-1 with the Polish champions in the previous round, in a game in which they were short-handed from eight minutes due to the sending off of Swedish striker Viktor Gyöckeres, the team’s top scorer this season with 11 goals. and a high low for a collision this Thursday.
Sporting have already lost 2-1 at home to Atalanta after beating Austrian strongholds Sturm Graz on their debut by the same margin, with whom they remain level in the standings, three points behind . occupied by the Italians and with a three-point advantage over the last-placed Poles.
The meeting with Rakov comes three days before he travels to the Estádio da Luz to face Benfica in the 11th round of the championship, at a time when the Lisbon rivals are separated by three points and Sporting have an advantage over national champion.
The game between Sporting and Rakov will take place at the José Alvalade Stadium in Lisbon, starting at 20:00, the same time that Atalanta and Sturm Graz kick off their clash in Bergamo, and will be hosted by the Albanian referee Enea Yorgi.
Author: Lusa
Source: CM Jornal
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