Portugal win Legends Charity Game, ex-Sporting duo score (4-1) | OneFootball

This Monday night, September 15th, a fundraising match was held at the Alvalade Stadium, the usual home of Sporting, to support victims in Ukraine. The match featured some of the greatest Portuguese legends who defeated a team composed of some of the greatest legends from the rest of the world.

The Portuguese legends ended up winning 4-1, with two former Sporting players scoring: Hélder Postiga and Luís Figo, in addition to goals from Pauleta and Pepe. Michael Owen scored for the visitors. There was still time for another goal by Ricardo Quaresma, but it was disallowed for offside.

The goal was to raise more than one million euros to support this cause, at a time when Ukraine continues to resist the invasion of its territory by Russia. On the Portuguese side, with Costinha as coach, the game started with Vítor Baía, José Bosingwa, Pepe, Bruno Alves, Fábio Coentrão, Tiago, Figo, Maniche, Nani (who was recently honored by Sporting), Ricardo Quaresma, and Pauleta, with Beto Pimparel, Eliseu, Dani, Ricardo Carvalho, Jorge Andrade, Simão, Deco, Nuno Gomes, and Hélder Postiga also playing.

On the opposing team, the starting lineup included: Petr Cech, Javier Zanetti, John Terry, Carles Puyol, Marco Materazzi, Gaizka Mendieta, Marek Hamsik, Christian Karembeu, Kaká, Henrik Larsson, and Javier Saviola, with Edwin Van Der Sar, Roberto Carlos, Giorgos Karagounis, Krasimir Balakov, Gheorghe Hagi, Youri Djorkaeff, Michael Owen, Alessandro Del Piero, Hristo Stoichkov, and Oleksandr Usyk (Ukrainian boxer) also taking part.

The game ended with a victory for solidarity and spectacle. All the fans present were able to relive the excitement of seeing so many stars on the field at the same time. More than the goals or the result, the Legends Charity Game celebrated talent, nostalgia, and the joy of watching a match, bringing together Portuguese and international legends.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇵🇹 here.