Sporting beat Alverca, goal from midfielder once eyed by Real Madrid | OneFootball

The Sporting U15 team defeated Alverca 2-1 this Sunday, November 16, in a match for the 12th round of the U15 First Division - South Series Phase 2025/26. The Lions have yet to taste defeat, having only one draw, against Benfica.

Playing at the Cristiano Ronaldo Academy, the young green and whites sealed the match in the first half. Jacobo Aparício – a midfielder who was close to joining Real Madrid – scored the first goal in the 22nd minute, with Igor Ribeiro increasing the lead at 40+1’.

In the second half, Sporting kept searching for another goal, but the ball stubbornly refused to go in. The scoreline remained unchanged and the green and whites ended up defeating Alverca to continue their winning streak in the U15 National Championship.

With this victory – their 11th in 12 games this season – António Cruz’s squad now has 34 points and sits at the top of the table, with an 11-point lead over Benfica (23), who have two games in hand. In the next round, Sporting will visit Vitória de Setúbal. The match will be played at 11:00 a.m. on November 22, at Campo do Olival.

The team fielded by the Alvalade Club consisted of: Tiago Gimo (goalkeeper), Dinis Oliveira, Bernardo Lavos, Salman Umarji, Simão Margato, Jacobo Aparício, Igor Ribeiro, David Terna, David Makinde, and Aladje Conté.

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