Sporting overturns 3-1 deficit to win 4-3 in epic comeback | OneFootball

Sporting’s under-23 team staged a great comeback this Saturday, beating Leixões 4-3 away from home in the fifth round of the first phase of the Next Gen League. The Lions went into half-time trailing 3-1, but a high-level second half allowed them to turn the result around and claim their fourth consecutive victory.

The home side was more clinical and opened the scoring in the 14th minute through Leandro Kauã, who grabbed his second five minutes later. João Rodrigues pulled one back in the 25th minute with a great strike from outside the box, but Rodrigo Granja restored the home side’s advantage in the 28th minute (3-1).

Leandro Grimi, the Lions’ new coach, made changes at half-time, with five substitutions, and Sporting’s response was immediate. In the 63rd minute, Daniel Lopes took advantage of a save by João Coelho from a Miguel Almeida shot to make it 3-2. Shortly afterwards, Miguel Almeida himself equalised, finishing excellently from an outside-of-the-foot cross by Edgar Sequeira. In just a few minutes, Sporting recovered from a two-goal deficit and went into the final stretch on top of the match.

The comeback was completed near the end. Miguel Almeida was fouled inside the box and took responsibility for the penalty, making no mistake to score for 4-3 and complete his brace. In the next round, Sporting’s under-23s host Académico de Viseu.

The starting eleven fielded by the green-and-white club was made up of: Alexandre Tverdohlebov (Goalkeeper), Simão Soares, Jakub Stasiak, Atanásio Cunha, Daniel Lopes, Paulo Simão, Leonardo Varela, João Rodrigues, Rayhan Momade (C), Délcio Aurélio and Miguel Almeida.

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