Sporting lose 1-0 to Benfica and could fall 17 points behind Porto | OneFootball

Sporting’s U17 team lost 1-0 to Benfica, this Sunday, May 17, in a match counting for the 14th round of the Championship Qualification Phase in the under-17 category. The Lions suffered their second consecutive defeat. The previous one was against Porto.

In a match played at the Aurélio Pereira Stadium in Alcochete, the game began somewhat cautiously, but it was the away side that scored. In the 29th minute, Afonso Ferreirinha managed to get a touch on a corner from the left and scored the only goal of the derby.

In the second half, the Lions still tried to come back, but they could not avoid the setback on home ground. In the end, the clash was marked by moments of great tension between both teams, with Rodrigo Nogueira (Sporting) and Felipe Santos (Benfica) being sent off.

With this defeat — their sixth in 32 matches this season — Pedro Pontes’s side have 23 points and sit in fourth place. Porto are first with 37 (with one game in hand). The next match is scheduled for Saturday, May 23, against Rio Ave, at 11:00 am, in Vila do Conde.

The team fielded by the Alvalade club was made up of: Afonso Redondo (Goalkeeper), Salvador Fortuna, Mário Almeida, Samuel Tavares, Francisco Cabeçana, Rodrigo Nogueira, Diego Farinha, Martim Almeida (C), Martim Ribeiro, José Lino and José Garrafa.

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