

The hosts needed a lift after one point in three games caused them to fall out of the European spots. However, Ivan Ilic returned and Perr Schuurs was suspended in addition to Ola Aina, David Zima, and Ronaldo Vieira being injured. Even though there were five straight ties, Paulo Sousa's club had not lost in six games. While Federico Fazio, Domen Crnigoj, and Giulio Maggiore were out, Lassana Coulibaly served a suspension.
When the visitors won the ball back in midfield, Antonio Candreva drew back from the byline, and Krzysztof Piatek lay it off for Tonny Vilhena to smash in from the outside of the box, the visitors went ahead. Six minutes later, Candreva's errant shot almost made it 2-0 when Piatek just glanced it against the foot of the far upright.