Sporting lose to Benfica and may have blown the title race (3-1) | OneFootball

The Sporting U15 team lost to Benfica 3-1 this Saturday, May 30, in a match for the 13th round of the U15 Championship Qualification Phase. The Lions now allow the Eagles to overtake them in the standings.

Playing at Benfica Campus in Seixal, the green and whites took the lead very early on. Just three minutes in, on a Lions counterattack, Diogo Matos failed to clear the ball and let it run through to the left flank, where Aladje Conte appeared quickly, struck from distance and scored. Before halftime, however, the Reds managed to equalize through Leonardo Lima following a corner (35').

In the second half, the eternal rival had more chances. As a result, Benfica’s go-ahead goal came in the closing stages and was scored by Gonçalo Tavares (72'), with the 3-1 coming in stoppage time (80'+6), when Sporting threw caution to the wind and sent everyone up for a corner, including the goalkeeper. On the counterattack, Benfica shot twice, and twice the ball was cleared off the line, but the third attempt went in.

With this defeat — their sixth in 32 matches this season — João Lourenço’s side have 26 points in the table and sit in third place, behind Porto (26), who have played one game fewer. Their next match is only scheduled for Thursday, June 4, against Estoril at 11:00 a.m. in Alcochete.

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