Tomorrow, at exactly eight o’clock in the evening, Sporting will host Juventus, in a match that counts for the second leg of the Europa League quarter-final match, and the reaction of the fans to buying tickets for the match leaves no room for doubt, as it will be, again. , and unconditionally, as always happens, along with the team.
There are no more tickets and meeting with Vecchia Signoraof a very decisive nature in light of the Lions continuing to compete, will record the largest human frame of the season, as it is expected that about 47,500 fans will attend the Estádio José Alvalade stands (including 900 from Juventus) that is, the house will be practically full – for security reasons, The maximum capacity cannot be sold, so there will be about 2,500 empty chairs.
With the team’s poor performance in the league, and with the venue offering access to the Champions League via an increasingly complex tournament, the Lions are eyeing the Europa League as an alternative to reaching the millionaire’s competition. The road will not be easy, but the response that the team gave in Turin, where they lost 0-1 but created plenty of chances to win, allowed the Lions to cherish the hope of eliminating the Italian giants.
In the 22 games Sporting have played at the Jose Alvalade stadium this season, taking into account all competitions, only once has attendance exceeded 40,000 seats. It happened with Eintracht Frankfurt, in the sixth round of the Champions League group stage (41,744 spectators).
Matches against Rio Ave, Desportivo de Chávez, Paxos de Ferreira, Porto and Santa Clara (La Liga), Tottenham and Marseille (Champions League) and Arsenal (Europa League) exceeded 30,000 spectators.
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