Rui Borges reaches 50 games at Sporting: his journey | OneFootball

Rui Borges reached his 50th victory as Sporting manager, following the 4-1 win over Alverca. The Sporting coach reached this milestone after 73 matches in charge of the first team, averaging 2.25 points per game since taking over at Alvalade.

The 44-year-old coach’s spell has also been marked by a high win percentage, above 70%, as well as a low number of defeats. Since arriving at the Club, he has also recorded 15 draws and just eight losses, figures that place him among Sporting’s best-performing recent coaches.

In his debut season (2024/2025), Rui Borges won the league title and the Portuguese Cup, going straight into a select group of coaches who have achieved the double. At the same time, he put together a run of 40 consecutive matches scoring and matched historic records.

Away from home, the coach has not lost a single league match, matching the best record in the Club’s history, previously achieved by Paulo Bento, with 23 games unbeaten. On the European stage, he also led Sporting to the Champions League quarter-finals against Arsenal - for which ticket sales have already begun - something that had not happened since 1982/83.

On an individual level, Francisco Trincão stands out as Rui Borges’ most-used player, with 71 appearances, and is also the top assist provider in this period, with 25 assists. Luis Suárez, meanwhile, stands out as the main finisher, with 33 goals under the coach’s guidance (this season alone).

The Sporting coach also achieved a run of 11 consecutive wins in all competitions and a streak of 18 games unbeaten. At home, Sporting recently reached 16 straight victories, matching a record dating back to the 1973/74 season, and could surpass it in the next match at Alvalade.

In the league, the Lions remain in the title race, sitting in second place with 65 points and a game in hand. Before the end of the competition, the team could still reach 89 points if they win their remaining matches, coming close to the best points tally in the Club’s history, set in 2023/24 (90 points).

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