Ex-Sporting star who clashed with Amorim nets screamer vs Alverca | OneFootball

Alverca - which already has a date for the match with Sporting - won on their visit to AVS SAD's ground, 3-1, in the eighth round of the Liga Portugal Betclic. Gonçalo Esteves, a former player of the lions, came off the bench to score the last goal of the match, in an individual play of great technical quality.

The match started well for the home team, who took the lead in the 9th minute through Pedro Lima. However, the Ribatejo team pressed and managed to equalize still in the first half, with a goal by Alexsandro Amorim (45+4').

Alverca completed the comeback at the beginning of the second half, through Lucas Figueiredo, in a play heavily analyzed by VAR. Gonçalo Esteves was brought on by Custódio - a former player of the lions - at 88' and at 90+5' sealed the score with a beautiful goal.

With training divided between Porto and Sporting, the young Portuguese international in the youth ranks managed to tally 10 matches for the lions' main team under the guidance of Ruben Amorim, but his progression was hindered by unproductive loans to Estoril Praia (2022/23) and AZ Alkmaar, where he played only once for the main team.

Gonçalo Esteves made his debut for Sporting's main team in the 2021/22 season, playing 10 matches and showing qualities that left the green and white fans eager for more. However, Ruben Amorim was not satisfied with the player's development, leading to his permanent departure from Alvalade.

Great goal by Gonçalo Esteves:

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