Sporting edge past Famalicão thanks to Daniel Bragança’s late winner | OneFootball

Sporting defeated Famalicão 1-0 this Sunday, February 15, in a match counting for the 22nd round of Liga Portugal Betclic. After drawing against Porto in the last round, the Lions returned to winning ways and continue their pursuit of first place.

Playing at Estádio José Alvalade, the first half was very evenly matched, with both teams creating chances to score. In the 8th minute, the team from Minho managed to put the ball in Rui Silva’s net, but VAR detected a foul on Maxi Araújo and disallowed the goal. Around the 30th minute, Ricardo Mangas had a great opportunity to make it 1-0, but hit the post. In the 34th minute, Simon Elisor could also have opened the scoring. The forward found himself one-on-one with Rui Silva, but shot wide.

In the second half, the Lions clearly dominated the match and created several chances to score. The goal finally came in the 83rd minute. After a corner taken from the right, Daniel Bragança appeared at the near post to head the ball towards the far post.

With this victory – the 27th in 37 matches this season – the team led by Rui Borges now has 55 points and remains in second place in the Liga Portugal Betclic standings. Porto (59) is in first place. Benfica is third with 52.

The green and white team will be back on the pitch next Saturday, February 21, against Moreirense. The match, counting for the 23rd round of Liga Portugal Betclic, against the team led by Vasco Botelho da Costa, will be played at 18:00 at Estádio Comendador Joaquim de Almeida Freitas.

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