Sporting beat Santa Clara, stay on leaders Porto’s heels | OneFootball

Sporting beat Santa Clara 4–2 this Friday in Lisbon in the 28th round of the Portuguese League.

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League standings

With the win, Sporting moved to 68 points and sits in second place, four points behind leaders Porto, who have 72. Santa Clara remains on 28 points in 13th.

📋 Match summary

🟢⚪SPORTING 4 X 2 SANTA CLARA🔴⚪

🏆 Competition: Portuguese League – Round 28 🏟️ Venue: José Alvalade Stadium, Lisbon (POR) 📅 Date: April 3, 2026 (Friday) ⏰ Time: 4:30 p.m. (Brasília time)

Goals

How the match unfolded

The visitors shocked the hosts and opened the scoring just two minutes into the match. After a cross into the box, Brazilian Luis Fernando headed the ball into the path of fellow Brazilian Gustavo Klismahn, who scored. In the 21st minute, Pedro Gonçalves converted a penalty committed by Brazilian Guilherme Romão to level for Sporting.

The home side turned it around in the 39th minute through Daniel Bragança, who combined with Rafael Nel and beat Brazilian goalkeeper Gabriel Batista, a Flamengo academy product. In the 41st minute, Francisco Trincão received the ball from Hidemasa Morita inside the box and extended the lead.

Santa Clara pulled one back in the 44th minute of the second half through Gonçalo Paciência, who pounced on a loose ball in the box and scored. Before the end, Rafael Nel received a pass from Eduardo Quaresma, netted the fourth, and sealed the match.

Upcoming matches

🟢⚪Sporting⚪🟢

⚔️ Match: Sporting vs. Arsenal 🏆 Competition: Champions League – Quarterfinals (first leg) 📅 Date: April 7, 2026 (Tuesday) ⏰ Time: 4 p.m. (Brasília time) 🏟️ Venue: José Alvalade Stadium, Lisbon (POR)

🔴⚪Santa Clara⚪🔴

⚔️ Match: Santa Clara vs. Rio Ave 🏆 Competition: Portuguese League – Round 29 📅 Date: April 11, 2026 (Saturday) ⏰ Time: 2 p.m. (Brasília time) 🏟️ Venue: São Miguel Stadium, Ponta Delgada (POR)

Rayo Vallecano beats Elche in Spain

Also this Friday, Rayo Vallecano beat Elche 1-0 at home in the 30th round of the Spanish League. The winning goal was scored by Randy Nteka.

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