Sporting thrash Alverca, dream debuts light up Alvalade | OneFootball

Sporting defeated Alverca, 5-1, in the quarter-finals of the League Cup. In a match held at Estádio José Alvalade, the Lions fielded a completely revamped starting eleven compared to the visit to Tondela. See HERE how the match unfolded.

In the first half, Sporting started aggressively, attacking down the wings. Geovany Quenda opened the scoring in the 21st minute, assisted by Georgios Vagiannidis. The 2-0 came in the 30th minute, a dream debut for Salvador Blopa, assisted by Fotis Ioannidis.

In the second half, Geovany Quenda scored his second with a great shot in the 58th minute, and Salvador Blopa also netted his second personal goal (70’). The best goal of the night was saved for the 81st minute, with Fotis Ioannidis firing a tremendous curling shot. Alverca pulled one back in the 85th minute through Sandro Lima.

Sporting will be back on the pitch this Friday, October 31, once again facing Alverca. The match, part of the tenth round of the Liga Portugal Betclic, against the team led by Custódio, will be played at Estádio José Alvalade at 8:15pm.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇵🇹 here.