Sporting silence critics, thrash Rio Ave in Vila do Conde (Videos) | OneFootball

Sporting beat Rio Ave 4-0 this Friday in Vila do Conde to claim their third win in four rounds of the Liga Portugal. Flávio Gonçalves opened the scoring, Geny Catamo doubled the lead, and Luis Suárez grabbed a brace before half-time.

The Alvalade club needed little time to make it 1-0. In the 6th minute, Issa Doumbia picked out Flávio Gonçalves behind the defense and the young forward, one-on-one with Van der Gouw, made no mistake, scoring the opener.

In the 20th minute, a quick transition allowed Geny Catamo to receive the ball from Flávio Gonçalves and, with his left foot, fire home a superb goal to make it 2-0. Sporting were looking more and more dangerous on the break and, in the 26th minute, got their third: Geny hit the post and Luis Suárez - who is wanted by Nottingham Forest - was there on the rebound to extend the lead. Eleven minutes later, the Colombian scored again after combining with Maxi Araújo, making it 4-0 by half-time.

With the result all but settled, the pace dropped considerably in the second half. Rio Ave never managed to create chances clear enough to trouble Rui Silva. With this win, Sporting now have 10 points and move, at least temporarily, to the top of the table.

The Lions will return to action next Friday, September 4, against Nacional. The match, counting for the fifth round of the Liga Portugal Betclic, against the side coached by João Gião, will kick off at 8:15 pm at the Estádio José Alvalade.

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