Fourth-placed Sporting, eight points behind third-placed SC Braga, host eighth-placed Boavista, who lost 2-1 in the first round.
Without being able to count on Adán, who was injured, Rúben Amorim was forced to throw Franco Israel into the goal. In defense and attack, he even made options: the first for Diomandé, the second for Chermiti, who after 40 seconds already headed the crossbar after Morita’s cross.
He had another chance in Sporting’s goal machine ten minutes later, when Edwards cleared it right into the heart of the penalty area. The young striker wanted to shoot first and ended up missing the goal, but adding this shot to an earlier shot by Esgaio, moments before, which Bracalli had had to hold at the defender’s feet, Boavista began to rejoice at the 0-0 score. .
Nuno Santos got tired of watching the shooting festival and wanted to do better, much better than the others. He found the ball in the heart of the penalty area after a low cross from Edwards from the right and, with his left foot crossed behind his right, he shot “by the letter” and the ball bounced off the post before hitting Bracalli. He is a candidate for the best goal of the season.
Sporting’s eleven: Israel, Diomandé, Coates, Matheus Reis, Esgaio, Ugarte, Morita, Nuno Santos, Pote, Edwards and Chermiti
Boavista XI: Bracalli, Malheiro, Cannon, Abascal, Bruno Onyemaechi, Pérez, Ibrahima, Makouta, Mangas, Salvador Agra and Yusupha
The game is refereed by João Pinheiro, assisted by Bruno Jesus and Luciano Maia. In the VAR is Rui Costa.
Sports substitutes: Calai, St. Juste, Trincão, Fatawu, Paulinho, Gonçalo Inácio, Tanlongo, Arthur and Mateus Fernandes
Boavista substitutes: João Gonçalves, Robson Reis, Bruno Lourenço, Bozenik, Masa, Vukotic, Filipe Ferreira, Sasso and Martim Tavares
Source: TSF
