Nuno Dias' squad are in Group 5 Along with Bosnia's Centar Saravejo, Belgium's Halle-Gooik, and Italy's Real Rieti.

 

Caio Japa was the first to take the microphone, focusing straight away on Wednesday's opener against Centar Saravejo. "We don't know a lot about Centar Saravejo, but we know they have some good quality foreign players. We will take it one step at a time and we can't win the competition if we don't get past the Main Round first", said Japa, adding a word on the rest of the opposition: "Both Halle-Gooik, who are the Belgian champions, and Real Rieiti, who finished second in Italy, are really good sides. We are in the hardest group, but we know that we have what it takes to get through."

 

Miguel Albuquerque also laid out Sporting's hunger for trophies, while keeping the hype to a minimum: "We are really ambitious, but we can't let ourselves get obsessed. This is a squad that is used to winning titles and the players know what responsibilities playing for this club brings."

 

Sporting will open against Centar Saravejo at 17h00 on Wednesday, in the Palapaternesi Arena in Foligno, Italy.