Sporting suffer second defeat in a row ahead of Porto clash | OneFootball

The Sporting juniors team lost to Rio Ave, 1-0, this Saturday, March 7. In a match of the sixth round of the Champion Qualification Phase of the National Under-19 Championship, the young green and whites suffered their second consecutive defeat, after also being defeated by Santa Clara in the last round.

In a match held at the Cristiano Ronaldo Academy, both teams had several opportunities to take the lead, but it was only achieved by the visitors, through David Moreira's foot, at the 33rd minute of the game.

The second half continued with a balanced tone, but the Sporting youngsters kept trying to equalize. Unfortunately, the goal never came, and the only goal scored by Rio Ave in the first half determined the final result in Alcochete in an uninspired match for the lions.

With this defeat - the seventh in 32 games this sports season - José João Gomes' team is temporarily in second place, with 10 points. Sporting will return to the field on Friday, March 13, against Porto, at 3:00 PM, at the opponent's ground.

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