Sporting silences critics and thrashes 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 defence and the young forward, one-on-one with Van der Gouw, made no mistake, scoring the first goal of the match.

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 brilliant goal to make it 2-0. Sporting were looking increasingly dangerous on the break and, in the 26th minute, got their third: Geny hit the post and Luis Suárez - who is being targeted by Nottingham Forest - was there on the rebound to extend the lead. Eleven minutes later, the Colombian struck 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 be back in action next Friday, 4 September, against Nacional. The match, counting for the fifth round of the Liga Portugal Betclic, against João Gião's side, will kick off at 20:15 at the José Alvalade Stadium.

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