Juventus were held to a 1-1 draw by Sporting Lisbon on Tuesday as Luciano Spalletti`s new team failed to claim a first win in this season`s Champions League. Dusan Vlahovic earned Juve a point in Turin by poking home Khephren Thuram`s low cross in the 34th minute and cancelling out Maximiliano Araujo`s early opener for the Portuguese champions. 

Juve are hovering above the elimination places in the league table with just three points from four fixtures in Europe`s elite club competition. Sporting meanwhile are nicely tucked in the play-off positions at the halfway point of the league phase with seven points. Rui Borges` team are only outside the direct last-16 qualification places on goal difference, although that will change after Wednesday night`s fixtures. Sporting were the better team in the opening moments of the match and it was no surprise when Araujo crashed in the opening goal off the post in the 12th minute.