Sporting know possible Cup opponent ahead of Santa Clara clash | OneFootball

AFS secured a place in the quarter-finals of the Portuguese Cup last Wednesday, December 17, by defeating Vitória de Guimarães 1-0 at the Estádio D. Afonso Henriques. If Sporting beats Santa Clara, the Aves team will be their opponent in the next round of the prestigious competition.

The team from Vila das Aves, currently at the bottom of the Liga Portugal Betclic, pulled off one of the big surprises of the competition thanks to a goal scored by Tunde Akinsola in the 41st minute. The Nigerian forward took advantage of one of the few chances created by the visitors to beat the Guimarães goalkeeper and silence the stands.

Vitória still had a golden opportunity to equalize in the second half, but Camara Jr missed a penalty in the 55th minute, maintaining the minimal advantage for the Aves team until the final whistle of the match.

Thus, even before taking the field in this stage of the Portuguese Cup, Sporting sees confirmed who could be their opponent in the next test. Interestingly, the last game of the team led by Rui Borges was indeed against AFS, whom the lions defeated 6-0, last Saturday, December 13.

Sporting returns to the field this Thursday, December 18, against Santa Clara. The match, counting for the round of 16 of the Portuguese Cup, against the team led by Vasco Matos, will be played at the Estádio de São Miguel at 6:45 PM.

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