Sporting edge past Arouca at the Estádio do Bonfim with last-gasp goal | OneFootball

Sporting left their fans anxious, but managed to secure another victory in the 2025/26 season. The team defeated Arouca 2-1 this Saturday in the 19th round of the Portuguese Championship.

The winning goal came only in the last play, scored by the Colombian, now the league’s top scorer, Luis Suárez.

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Standings Situation

With this result, Sporting reaches 48 points and intensifies the chase against Porto, the undefeated league leader, who has 52 and still has a match to play this round.

Arouca, on the other hand, remains at 17 points, just two points ahead of Casa Pia, the first team in the relegation zone.

📋 Match Summary

🟡 AROUCA 1 x 2 SPORTING 🟢

🏆 Competition: 19th round of the Portuguese Championship 🏟️ Venue: Estádio Municipal de Arouca (PT) 📅 Date: January 24, 2026 (Saturday) ⏰ Time: 3:00 PM (Brasília time)

Goals

How the match went

At the 20th minute of the first half, Luis Suárez dribbled past the goalkeeper and had a great chance to open the scoring for Sporting, but took too long to finish and sent it wide. The Colombian striker redeemed himself when he received the ball from Maxi Araújo inside the box, beat the defense, and shot low to make it 1-0 at the 34th minute.

Just three minutes into the second half, Fontán headed the ball down and striker Ivan Barbero finished from close range to equalize for Arouca. In the dying moments, Catamo crossed into the box and Luis Suárez appeared once again to score Sporting’s winning goal, making it 2-1.

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