Speaking at the end of Monday night's deadlock in Vila do Conde, Domingos Paciência guaranteed that his side will come out on all cylinders come the opening whistle against FC Porto at the weekend: "Saturday will be a different game. The players are going to start differently."

Talking in further depth about Sporting's first game in the League Cup this season, the coach considered: "It wasn't what we were looking for, but we did deserve to get the draw. The team woke up a bit after letting a goal in and really took control after that and began to create chances. In the end, we were punished for not doing that which we should have. Rio Ave used the space well and we let them get in behind us. They looked dangerous on the counter-attack and they could have scored more as well. However, what held us back was a lack of efficiency in front of goal."

Reflecting on the return of Matías and Izmailov following long injury spells, the coach said: "We knew that his game would be useful for preparing us for the next games. Matías and Izmailov both game back into the team and did well."

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