Europa League victory against coronavirus-stricken Sporting.There would have been a fair degree of trepidation among Dons fans when the draw for the third qualifying round was made, with a trip to Lisbon arguably the hardest tie their side could have got.However, there is hope for Derek McInnes ' men at the Jose Alvalade Stadium.Sporting have eight players and their manager missing after a series of COVID positives which saw their Premeira Liga opener postponed.It's a one-off tie in Portugal, so if Aberdeen can pull off a shock result against a weakened side they will advance to the play-off round to face either LASK or Dunajska Streda.That's still easier said than done though, and the Dons will have to do without both captain Scott.
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