Leonino
·6 February 2026
Nuno Santos only just returned for Sporting and has already been fined

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·6 February 2026

15 months later, Nuno Santos returned to the field in the Sporting - AVS match, with a victory (3-2) in the quarter-finals of the Portuguese Cup. However, he received some bad news. The winger was fined 612 euros by the Disciplinary Council of the Portuguese Football Federation.
The fine was due to statements made after the Sporting - Nacional match last Sunday. According to the disciplinary report, Nuno Santos stated: “Here we are the ones in charge, here in our house we don't take any…, here no one gives us any…, here we are in charge”, and it was not possible to determine precisely the recipient of the statements.
Despite not being called up for the 20th round match of the Liga Portugal Betclic against the islanders (2-1), the 30-year-old player was present on the field at the end of the match and made remarks that were recorded in the league delegate's report.
In the same report, the Leonine Club was also fined 3,825 euros due to the use of large banners by the fans. The disciplinary body is now awaiting clarifications from Sporting regarding this game and also the reception of Casa Pia in the 18th round.
Nuno Santos – valued at 5 million euros – joined Sporting in 2020, coming from Rio Ave, for 4.15 million euros (Transfermarkt data). Since then, the winger has accumulated 197 matches, 34 goals, 42 assists, and seven titles (three National Championships, one Cândido de Oliveira Super Cup, one Portuguese Cup, and two League Cups).
Nuno Santos widely applauded at Alvalade:
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