FC Porto beat Sporting, take giant step towards U17 title | OneFootball

At the end of Sunday morning, FC Porto took a step that could prove decisive in the battle for the national youth title, beating Sporting 1-0 at the Dr. Jorge Sampaio Municipal Stadium in Pedroso, in the standout match of the 13th round of the final stage.

The goal that decided the eagerly awaited Under-17 Clássico came in the 19th minute and was scored by Gustavo Guerra, a forward who had already been brought on the previous day for the closing stages of another clash against the Lions, this time between the B teams, at the Aurélio Pereira Stadium in Alcochete, in the II Liga, a match that ended in a 0-1 win for the Dragons.

Doing the math, the Portugal Under-17 international now has ten goals and 11 assists in 29 matches under José João Rodrigues. This comes after he signed a professional contract last February, despite interest from clubs such as Juventus and Inter Milan.

With this result, and with only five rounds left to play, FC Porto now has 37 points, 14 more than the pair of second-placed teams, now made up of Sporting and Benfica (who, the previous day, had thrashed Real Sport Clube 8-0 at Benfica Campus).

This means the celebrations could already happen next Sunday, 17 May, at 3:00 p.m. (mainland Portugal time), if they beat Alverca. In fact, it could even be sealed the day before, at 11:00 a.m., if the derby between Sporting and Benfica ends in a draw at the Aurélio Pereira Stadium.

In the other matches already played, Sporting Braga beat Rio Ave 2-3, while Famalicão and Vitória SC drew 1-1, which takes Braga to 22 points and puts them level with Vitória in fourth place in the standings.

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