Sérgio Krithinas analyses the hellish run Sporting face until season's end | OneFootball

Sérgio Krithinas believes that the match against Arsenal is one of the three stages that will determine Sporting’s success in the 2025/2026 season, highlighting the derby against Benfica this Sunday and the Portuguese Cup clash with Porto, with the duel in the millionaires’ competition potentially bringing an astronomical jackpot.

"Today’s game in London is the first of three chapters that will help write Sporting’s season", he said in his opinion piece for Record, although a possible elimination would not erase the club’s great European campaign. "Although dreams guide life, the truth is that Rui Borges’ team has already guaranteed, whatever happens, victory in its Champions," he wrote in the newspaper 'Record'.

The executive director of the media outlet itself spoke about the remaining two games: "The next two chapters are a return to reality. Both in Sunday’s derby, which could be decisive for the final league standings, and in the second leg of the Portuguese Cup on Wednesday, there is much to gain and also much to lose," it can be read.

Although Sporting are fighting for the title, it is crucial for the Alvalade side to secure at least second place, a Champions position. "The fight for first place in the league is not over yet, but neither is the fight for second place, whose importance in preparing for next season will be enormous", he stressed.

To conclude, Sérgio Krithinas guarantees that whoever reaches the Portuguese Cup final has practically secured the title. "As for the clash at the Dragão, it will be the chance to all but secure a trophy (with all due respect to Torreense and Fafe, the other semifinalists). But it will also be a test of how much judgment the main figures at both clubs still have left," he concluded.

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