Loan watch: Tavares features against Juventus

Nuno JuveAs domestic football returned following the international break, Nuno Tavares’ run of providing an assist in three straight Serie A matches came to an end as Lazio lost 1-0 at Juventus.

Playing with 10 men for the majority of the game following Alessio Romagnoli’s 24th-minute red card, Nuno was replaced on 78 minutes with the score at 0-0. But a late Mario Gila own goal condemned Lazio to a third loss of the season.

In Portugal, Fabio Vieira helped Porto progress to the next round of the Taca de Portugal in a 3-0 victory over Sintrense.

The midfielder played 64 minutes in the 3-0 victory, pulling the strings to help the Portuguese side move one step closer to winning the competition…