Sporting win 2-0 on final day, escape relegation zone | OneFootball

The Sporting junior team defeated Académico de Viseu (2-0), this Saturday, January 10th. In a match of the 18th round and the last of this phase of the National Under-19 Championship, the young green and whites returned to winning ways, after the defeat against Benfica in the last round.

In a match held at Estádio Aurélio Pereira, in Alcochete, the lions quickly took the lead through Miguel Almeida, at 7 minutes. The second goal for the green and white team came before halftime, at 33 minutes, by Chris Grombahi.

In the second half, the Alvalade Club continued to control the match against the team led by Vítor Oliveira. Sporting had several chances to further increase the score. Despite the attempts, the scoreboard remained unchanged.

With this victory - the 11th in 24 games this season - José João Gomes's team is in third place on the table, with 29 points, five more than Académico de Viseu (24), the first club below the relegation line. Sporting will return to the field on Wednesday, February 4th, against Puskás Akadémia, at 3:30 PM, in Hungary, in the round of 16 of the Youth League.

The starting eleven presented by the green and white emblem consisted of the following athletes: Alexandre Tverdohlebov (Goalkeeper), Jakub Stasiak, Afonso Lee, Sandro Gamboa, João Rodrigues, Sérgio Siza, Sandro Ferreira, Martim Peixoto, and Daniel Costa.

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