Alarm, Sporting! Suárez in decline, stats mask a crisis unseen in years | OneFootball

Sporting are going through one of the most delicate moments of the season, with a sharp drop in attacking efficiency not seen since 2017/18, after scoring just three goals in their last six matches.

This negative run is also reflected in the results, with the team now on four consecutive games without a win, including three draws and one defeat, a scenario that has seriously complicated their title hopes and increased the pressure at this decisive stage.

At the end of the draw against AVS SAD, Rui Borges addressed the issue directly. "We were not able to finish the chances we had in the best way and we were punished because of that. We created a lot, but we lacked accuracy in front of goal", he said after the match.

At the heart of this slump is Luis Suárez, who has now gone six consecutive matches without scoring, eight including the national team, in a period also marked by physical fatigue, after already racking up 3,887 minutes and 33 goals this season, but without managing to maintain the efficiency that made him stand out throughout the campaign.

The Lions want to get back to scoring in their next match against Tondela this Wednesday, the 29th. The game, which counts for matchday 26 (rescheduled) of the Liga Portugal Betclic, against the side managed by Gonçalo Feio, will be played at 8:15 pm at the José Alvalade Stadium.

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