Sporting shine in Liga 2, national press reveals why | OneFootball

Sporting B is the sensation team of Liga 2, and the team with the highest percentage of effective playing time in the second tier of Portuguese football. The lions are making their first appearance in seven years in Portugal's secondary division, but they seem to be handling the challenge very well.

The highlight is given in the edition of the newspaper Record this Monday, September 8. The first data analyzed are the results obtained so far: three wins and only one loss, which place the young lions in second position in the championship, just two points behind the leader Vizela - a team that was recently in the first division.

This good start is explained by the continuity of the work of João Gião, the coach of Sporting's B team. He arrived last season to replace João Pereira, who had been promoted to the main team, and began preparing the team to play with a line of three or four defenders. He maintained the base from last season, and the results seem to be visible to everyone.

The green and white defense is also in the spotlight. In the four games played so far, Sporting B has conceded only one goal, in their only defeat so far. This record places the team as the best in the championship, tied with Marítimo, which has also conceded only once. The achievement is even more significant considering that the average age of the lion team is slightly over 20 years old.

Another point to highlight is the effective playing time, where Sporting B is also the leader: 55.07% give the first place to the Alvalade Club, in a Liga 2 where the average is 49%. All these factors help explain the success of a team where the goal continues to be to develop players for the main team but which, also due to good performances, lost 11 players during the break for the national teams in September.

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