Gonçalo Inácio’s rotten luck leaves him close to Sporting own-goal record | OneFootball

Gonçalo Inácio experienced a rather unusual moment in the match against Famalicão. After scoring an own goal against Galatasaray in Sporting’s Champions League opener, the centre-back scored another own goal in the following game, repeating something that had not happened at Alvalade for several years.

The incident happened in stoppage time, at 90+1 minutes, and ended up allowing Famalicão to equalise. Ten minutes earlier, in the 81st minute, Luís Suárez had put the Lions ahead from the penalty spot, but the number 25 ultimately ended up being tied to the final result.

The notable detail is that the Portugal international has now matched a record that belonged to Sebastián Coates. The former Sporting captain had been the last Sporting player to score own goals in two consecutive matches, something that happened in the 2019/20 season.

At the time, Coates scored an own goal against PSV Eindhoven and, just four days later, repeated the misfortune against Famalicão at Alvalade. The Uruguayan ended his Sporting career with four own goals, making him the player with the most own goals in the Club’s history, ahead of Anderson Polga and Beto, both with three.

Inácio’s record stands out even more given that the centre-back had never scored an own goal in the first 285 matches of his career. Now, he has done so in two consecutive games. Even so, in 1998/99, Beto scored two own goals in the same match against Benfica at Alvalade, in a game that ended with a win for the rival (2-1).

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