Abstract: A shoe particularly a sportshoe, has a side lacing (1) with a slit (2) extending from an edge (4) of a foot opening (3) toward a toe area at the outside of the shoe over a part of the upper (5) of the shoe, and a tongue (10) covering from below the side lacing, said tongue being according to the invention fastened to the upper with a stitching (11) located within an area extending substantially about a central line (6) at a distance from and along said slit (2), and extending, as seen in the longitudinal direction of the shoe, from the forward end (12) of said slit toward the foot opening (3) over a distance of least one third of the slit's length.