Portuguese Cup once again puts Sporting to the test | OneFootball

Sporting defeated AVS, 3-2, in Alvalade, securing a place in the semi-finals of the Portuguese Cup. However, they had to resort to extra time to eliminate the last-placed team in the Liga Portugal Betclic. This is not a novelty in their journey in the queen's competition.

It was the third time in the current edition of the competition that the lions had to work overtime. Only once did they resolve the issue in the 90 minutes. This happened in the victory against Marinhense (3-0), in the fourth round of the Portuguese Cup Generali Tranquilidade 2025/2026.

The team led by Rui Borges started by eliminating (3-2) Paços de Ferreira, away, in a game with extra time. In the round of 16, they faced Santa Clara (3-2), in the Azores, again resolved in extra time. The match was decided with a goal by Fotis Ioannidis in the 98th minute.

It was expected that the Greek forward would be called up for the game against AVS, but adverse weather conditions ended up altering Sporting's plans, to avoid spectacular falls on the pitch of Estádio José Alvalade.

Sporting will play the classic next Monday, February 9th, against the leader Porto. The match, counting for the 21st round of the Liga Portugal Betclic, against the team led by Francesco Farioli, will be played at Estádio do Dragão, at 8:45 PM.

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