Sporting win 4-1 and move eight points clear of Benfica | OneFootball

The Sporting youth team defeated Académica 4-1 this Saturday, November 1st, in a match for the tenth round of the Under-15 First Division - South Series Phase 2025/26. The lions have yet to taste defeat, having only one draw with Benfica.

Playing at the Cristiano Ronaldo Academy, the green and whites were determined to dominate the match from the start. By the 15th minute, the lions were leading 2-0, thanks to a brace from Francisco Rodrigues (2', 15'), who scored the goals in the first half.

In the second half, Sporting managed to put the ball in the students' net two more times. Dinis Marques scored the third in the 48th minute, and the fourth came in the 77th minute, through Salmán Umarji, who sealed the score.

With this victory - the ninth in ten games this season - António Cruz's team now has 28 points and occupies the top spot in the table, with eight more points than Benfica (20), who have one game less. In the next round, Sporting will visit Belenenses. The match will be played at 11:00 AM on November 9th, at Campo Major Baptista da Silva.

The team presented by the Alvalade Club consisted of: Joaquim Cabeçana (goalkeeper), Diego Belmonte, Bernardo Lavos, Salman Umarji, Simão Margato, Jacobo Aparicio, Dinis Marques, Igor Ribeiro, João Rodrigues, David Terna, and Duarte Gomes.

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