Suárez clinches stoppage-time winner as Sporting CP stay second | OneFootball

Match in Five Sentences: Sporting CP beat Arouca 2-1 at the Estádio Municipal de Arouca. Luis Suárez opened the scoring in the 35th minute with a right-footed finish into the bottom left corner. Barbero levelled (48.), then the Leões won it in the sixth minute of second half stoppage time with Suárez's header, before Matheus Reis and Matías Rocha were sent off in the seventh and eighth minutes of second half stoppage time. The Leões controlled possession at 64.8% and completed 615 passes at 89.8% accuracy. The Leões remain second and visit Athletic Bilbao in the Champions League next, while Arouca go to Rio Ave.

Player of the Match: Luis Suárez decided it with a brace, firing seven attempts and converting the stoppage-time winner, now on 17 league goals and joint second in Liga Portugal scoring.

Stat of the Match: Gonçalo Inácio completed 106 accurate passes, anchoring the Leões' build-up from the back.

Three Things We Learned: The Leões fired 14 shots from inside the box, pointing to sustained penalty-area threat. Rui Silva made four saves, denying Nais Djouahra twice after the restart. Late discipline mattered, with straight reds for Matheus Reis and Matías Rocha in second half stoppage time.