Sporting hit eight past their rivals, now three points clear of Benfica

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·5 October 2025

Sporting hit eight past their rivals, now three points clear of Benfica

The Sporting's under-15 team defeated Farense 8-0, this Sunday, October 5, in a match for the sixth round of the First Division Under-15 - South Series 2025/26. The Lions recorded their sixth consecutive victory, after having beaten Estoril in the previous round.

Playing at the Aurélio Pereira Stadium, in Alcochete, Sporting started full throttle and designed the triumph in the first half. Seven minutes into the match, Capendja Silva scored the first goal of the game. David Makinde (12') and Duarte Gomes (16') scored the second and third goals before the 20-minute mark.

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Still in the first 40 minutes, Capendja Silva (25') scored again, before Jacobo Patrício scored two goals and settled the score, at 28 and 38 minutes. In the second half, the young Lions scored two more times. An own goal at 47' and Diego Monteiro (79') closed the score.

With this victory - the sixth in six games this season - António Cruz's team now has 18 points and occupies the first place in the table, three points ahead of Benfica (15). In the next round, Sporting hosts Barreirense. The match is scheduled for Sunday, October 12, at 11:00, in Alcochete.

The team presented by the Alvalade Club was composed of: Tiago Gimo (Goalkeeper), Diego Belmonte, Salman Umarji, Nicolas Aparício, Simão Margato, Luís Gonçalves, David Makinde, Jacobo Aparício, Cabendja Silva, Bernardo Busatori and Duarte Gomes.

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