Pedro Gonçalves gives Sporting fans reasons to smile | OneFootball

Pedro Gonçalves has already matched the total number of goals he scored for Sporting last season. The green and white winger was once again a starter against Paços de Ferreira and celebrated for the sixth time this season, in the victory of the lions, in extra time, by 3-2.

In 2024/25, Pedro Gonçalves started the season at a great level but was sidelined due to injury for much of the season. This year, the six goals he has already scored have served, first and foremost, to match that number which he also reached last season.

But the goal he scored against Paços de Ferreira had another effect: it made Pedro Gonçalves the player with the most goal contributions for Sporting this season. Pote increased his total to nine, with his six goals scored, to which he adds three assists.

Pedro Gonçalves surpassed Luís Suárez - who has eight goal contributions this season. Pote has also already played 12 matches, and he is not far from matching the total of 20 games he played last season when he was injured for a long time.

Regarding the match, the lions struggled to overcome Paços de Ferreira and advance in the Portuguese Cup. To find a scare of this magnitude - extra time with a lower-tier team - one must go back to January 16, 2001, in a Portuguese Cup round of 16 match against José Peseiro's Nacional. The game ended in a 3-3 draw, and since there were no penalty shootouts at the time, a second match was played in Madeira, which the lions won 2-0.

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