Sporting was eliminated in the semi-finals of the Volleyball Challenge Cup, losing at home to Vero Volley Monza 3-0 in the second leg.
The ‘lions’ had beaten Italy 3-2 but allowed the Italians to turn 25-25, 25-23, 25-17 in an hour and 26 minutes.
Sporting attempted to become the second Portuguese team to reach the final of the third European club competition after Benfica lost their deciding match in 2015/16 against the Vojvodina Serbs.
