Sporting lose 2-1 on final day, suffer first defeat of the season | OneFootball

The Sporting U15 team lost to Académica de Santarém (2-1) this Saturday, January 17, in a match for the 18th round of the Under-15 First Division - South Series 2025/26. The Lions secured first place in this stage, having also drawn in the previous round.

Playing at the Campo da Escola Superior Agrária de Santarém, it was the Alvalade club that started the match better and appeared several times near the opponent’s goal. Diego Monteiro actually opened the scoring at 40+1 minutes, putting Sporting ahead.

In the second half, the scenario was reversed. The home team not only managed to neutralize the attacks of the young green and whites but also managed to turn the score around with accurate shots from José Lino and Salvador Marques.

With this defeat—the first in 18 games this season—António Cruz’s side remain at 45 points and stay at the top of the table, six points ahead of Benfica (39), who still have a game to play against Barreirense.

The team fielded by the green and white club consisted of: Tiago Gimo (Goalkeeper), Diego Belmonte, Salmán Umarji, Nicolás Aparício, Simão Margato, Borine Nanque, Igor Ribeiro, Bernardo Busatori, Diego Monteiro, Daniel Lopes, and Duarte Gomes.

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