Sporting squander two leads, lose 3-2 to Lens in UEFA Youth League

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Sporting Lisbon lost 3-2 to Lens in the UEFA Youth League on Tuesday, conceding a stoppage-time goal from Boubacar Diakité after twice holding the lead, leaving them winless after two matchdays. Sporting took an early lead through Gabriel Silva after 163 seconds, but Lens equalized in the 64th minute. An own goal restored Sporting's advantage in the 74th minute, yet Lens fought back again before Diakité completed the dramatic turnaround in added time. The result places Sporting 25th with one point, while Lens moved to 14th with three. The senior teams meet later Tuesday in the Champions League, and FC Porto plays Real Betis on Wednesday.


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