Nani’s nephew scores in Sporting’s 2-0 win | OneFootball

The Sporting youth team defeated Torreense 2-0, this Sunday, December 11, in a match for the 17th round of the National Under-17 Championship. The lions extended their unbeaten run to 11 games, after their victory against Benfica in the last round.

At the Manuel Marques Municipal Sports Complex in Torres Vedras, the green and whites were dominant and took the lead through Leonardo Varela, nephew of Nani, a historic figure of the Alvalade Club, who scored the first goal of the match in the 34th minute.

In the second half, Sporting continued to dominate Torreense and made it 2-0. Manuel Costa, in the very first minute of the second half, scored his first goal of the season, after also providing his first assist for the first goal.

With this victory - the 13th in 17 games this season - the team led by Pedro Pontes has 42 points and maintains the top spot in the table. Benfica is second with 35 points. Sporting will return to the field against Académica. The match is scheduled for Saturday, January 17, at 11:00 AM, at the Aurélio Pereira Stadium in Alcochete.

The team presented by the Alvalade Club consisted of: Guilherme Fortunato (Goalkeeper), Salvador Fortuna, Guilherme Varela, Alexandre Rosado, Henrique Tavares, Francisco Simões, David Almeida, Martim Almeida, Manuel Costa, Leonardo Varela, and Vitor Conceição.

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