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Triumph without discussion at CD Tondela’s home (1-3)
Sporting Clube de Portugal’s main football team went to CD Tondela to win 1-3, this Saturday, in a match for the 29th round of the Liga Portugal. With this result, the Lions oriented to join 73 in pursuit of pursuit.
On the day he reached the 100 mark in Sporting CP’s games, Rúben Amorim bet on an attacking front, with Marcus Edwards joining Pedro Golves and Pablo Sarabia, Matheus Reis wing and promoted the return of Manuel UU and Luís Neto. Nuno Santos, João Palhinha, Zouhair Feddal and Islam Slimani were left out of the options.
Completely exhausted, Estádio João Cardoso from the beginning of a very strong entry by the green and white team, which established itself in a prominent midfield and soon took the initiative with the ball. The first visible results of this initial control came through Sarabia, who tried his luck after Pedro Porro passed, and Ugarte, with a long shot.
Sporting CP was a unique team that would only take the lead and that’s exactly what happened after 29 minutes. A lost ball at the edge of the area, Gonçalo Inácio pulled his left foot from the street, threw a bomb that only stopped at the bottom and behind the nets. As the saying goes, the third time it was for good.
Soon after, Pedro Gonçalves was close to the second when forcing the keeper Trigueira to a good save, but it was not necessary to wait much longer. This is because, on the pass after an excellent 33 from the attacking trident Leonino, Sarabia the foot for the third game in a row in the League and put the Lions in the pass by 0 minutes-2.
In the final stretch of the first half, the visitor’s pressure intensified even more and the chances of goals followed halfway. Porro, Pedro Gonçalves and Sebastián Coates, the latter twice, tested their aim, but the line-up would not undergo any further changes until the break time.
The second half started as the first ended: with opportunities for Sporting CP. First by Pablo Sarabia, who forced the goalkeeper to make an attentive defense after a cross from the right, and then by Pedro Gonçalves, who shot the net from the right. In between, Amorim refreshed his brains with Daniel Bragança in exchange for Ugarte, who was at risk of exclusion.
In Rafael Barbosa, he had the first opportunity for the Beiras, but Ad at the beginning of the goal and the beginning of the danger. Despite this warning, it would be Sporting CP to increase the difference once again in the 68th minute. Luís Godinho was born from the penalty kick, after a hand from the newcomer João Pedro, and Sarabia didn’t miss the eleven meter mark, signing the ‘bis’.
In the response, at 111 minutes, the men of the house had a few minutes for Manu Hernando, but little or nothing to do. Soon after, Rúben Amorim made another move, making Rúben Vinagre, Bruno Tabata and Ricardo Esgaio come into force, and the National Champions slowed down to maintain maintenance. Until the end, the highlight was a dangerous shot by Tabata and the entry of the 16-year-old forward Rodrigo Ribeiro, who debuted in official matches in the Liga Portugal.
The Lions, who thus achieved their fifth consecutive victory in the Liga Portugal, will return to the next 17th of April, at Estádio José Alvalade, against the eternal rival SL Benfica.
Sporting CP: Antonio Adam [GR]Luís Neto, Sebastian Coates [C]Gonçalo Inácio (Rúben Vinagre, 72′), Pedro Porro (Ricardo Esgaio, 72′), Manuel Ugarte (Daniel Bragança, 56′), Matheus Nunes, Matheus Reis, Pablo Sarabia, Pedro Gonçalves (Bruno Tabata, 72′) and Marcus Edwards (Rodrigo Ribeiro, 90+2′).