This Friday, Sporting seeks to return to the triumphs in the I Liga de Fútbol de Portugal and reduce the delay for access to the Champions League next season, by hosting Vizela, in a match on round 17.
Alvalade’s team stumbled in the last two days, losing 1-0 at the Marítimo stadium, penultimate place, and drawing 2-2 in the visit to Benfica, last Sunday, which kept the distance with the Lisbon rival, leader, at 12 points isolated from the race.
At the start of the last lap of the first round, Sporting is eight points behind Sporting Braga, second, and seven behind champion FC Porto, third, that is, at a considerable distance from the direct access or the preliminary phase of the Champions League. .
In this Friday’s match, starting at 9:15 p.m., the team from León will face a rival motivated by the three victories won in the last four games of the championship, which allowed them to rise in the standings, up to a quiet eighth Market Stall.
The clash between Arouca (seventh) and Portimonense (12th), starting at 7:00 p.m., opens the 17th day, in which Benfica, Sporting de Braga and FC Porto will play on Saturday, at the premises of Santa Clara (16th ), Paços de Ferreira (18th and last) and Vitória de Guimarães (sixth), respectively.
Source: TSF
