Ex-São Paulo star scores as Porto win at Sporting in Portugal | OneFootball

Playing away, Porto defeated Sporting 2-1 this Saturday at Estádio do Dragão, in the fourth round of the Portuguese Championship. The home team scored with Nahuén Pérez (own goal), while Luuk de Jong and William Gomes, formerly of São Paulo, scored for Porto.

The game was very lively, with chances for both sides and more than 30 shots throughout the match. However, in the second half, Porto managed to open a two-goal lead and maintain the advantage until the end of the match.

With the victory, Porto takes the lead in the Portuguese Championship with four wins in four matches. Sporting is in third place, with nine points after four games.

Sporting returns to the competition on September 13 (Saturday), when they will visit Famalicão at 3 PM (Brasília time). Meanwhile, Porto will host Nacional on the same day and time, also for the Portuguese Championship.

Photo by PATRICIA DE MELO MOREIRA / AFP

The goals of the match

At 16 minutes into the second half, Alberto Costa assisted Luuk de Jong to open the scoring for Porto. Three minutes later, it was William Gomes, a São Paulo youth product, who extended the lead for the visitors.

However, at 29 minutes, Sporting attempted a comeback by scoring with an own goal from Nahuén Pérez. The hosts tried but couldn't equalize and were defeated.

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