THE This Thursday, the national sports press focuses all its attention on the (surprising) defeat suffered by Sporting, at the José Alvalade Stadium, against LASK Linz, by 2-3, in a match counting for the third round of the league phase of the new 2026/27 Champions League sports season.
The Ball
“It flipped over – Lions fail to attack qualifying”.
“‘They bought our idea from the start’ – Marco Silva happy with the players’ availability”.
“Dragon needs an alternative plan – Worst defensive series in seven years worries”.
The Game
“Lascados – Leões opened the scoring, but ended up suffering their first defeat of the season”.
“Union pact before the mountain – Message delivered by the leaders, in the locker room, with a focus on Barcelos and the visit to Napoli”.
“‘It seems like we’re talking about merchandise’ – Marco Silva comes to the defense of Trubin, who will remain in the eleven”.
Record
“Leão at LASKas – Austrian curse once again chills Alvalade”.
“‘We can’t fluctuate so much’ – Marco Silva and the breaks in the second half”.
“‘I worked hard to get here’ – Franclim Carvalho debut”.
