Sporting went this Saturday, February 21, to Moreira de Cónegos to beat Moreirense 3-0, in a game in the 23rd round of the I League. The lions thus shorten the delay for the leader, who will only host Rio Ave this Sunday.
The Lions, who had the return of their top scorer Luis Suárez after serving suspension, were dominant in practically the entire first half, driven by Brazilian Luís Guilherme on the left wing.
Francisco Trincão after just nine minutes came close to opening the scoring, but shot wide when he was in front of the goalkeeper, and at the end of the first half Suárez shot over when he was in a good position.
Sporting’s goal ended up coming at the beginning of the second half, in the 52nd minute, precisely because Trincão shot into André Ferreira’s goal after an assist from Maxi Araújo, in a play in which Luís Guilherme has a lot of credit for stealing the ball from Cedric.
Moreirense was still trying to recover from the goal conceded when Sporting scored again in the 56th minute through Geny Catamo with a beautiful arching shot.
The score of the match closed with Suárez, the top scorer of Rui Borges’ team, who in the 75th minute, following a corner, after a deflection by Gonçalo Inácio. The Colombian thus equaled Benfica player Pavlidis at the top of the top scorers list with 20 goals.
With this result, the lions remain in second place, three points ahead of Benfica and just one behind leader FC Porto, who only host Rio Ave this Sunday.
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