Losing streak goes on! Sporting beaten by Santa Clara, winless in 7 games | OneFootball

The Sporting under-23 team lost to Santa Clara, 2-0, this Saturday, February 21, in the seventh round of the Championship Qualification phase of the Liga Revelação. The lions recorded their seventh consecutive match without a win, following the defeat against Benfica in the previous round.

In a balanced game at the Cristiano Ronaldo Academy, the first 45 minutes saw both teams equally matched with dangerous approaches to both goals, however, the 'stalemate' resulted in a goalless draw at halftime.

Returning from the locker rooms, the ascendancy of the Azorean team led to another defeat. A mistake by Sporting disrupted everything at the 70th minute: goalkeeper Alexandre Tverdohlebov, making his debut in this category, missed a pass in his area leading to Adriel Moraes' 1-0. Later, nearing the end of the match, a counterattack dashed the hopes of the green and whites, resulting in a goal by Isaac Valença.

With this defeat - the 12th in 26 games this season - the team led by Filipe Neto has two points and remains in the eighth and last position. The Sporting under-23s will return to the field only on March 3, a Tuesday, against Leixões, at 11:00 AM, in Alcochete.

The starting lineup presented by the green and white emblem consisted of: Alexandre Tverdohlebov, Daniel Costa, Atanásio Cunha, Miguel Alves (C), Afonso Lee, Bento Estrela, Simão Soares, Rafael Camacho, Diogo Martins, Duarte Tomás, and Rayhan Momade.

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