Sporting have opened up a two-point gap in the race for third place after Sporting de Braga, winless since the Primeira Liga’s return, were held to a 0-0 draw away to FC Famalicão.
Flaunting some more of their youth, Jovane Cabral stole the headlines once more with his part in Sporting’s 2-0 win at home to Tondela, ramping up the pressure on trailing Braga.
Custódio’s side failed to pull up any trees in a juicy affair versus Famalicão, who in turn prolonged their unbeaten run with the share of the spoils against the Arsenalistas on Friday night.
Benfica have moved back level with table-topping FC Porto on points after the Dragons’ slip-up was capitalised upon by the Eagles with a 2-1 away win over nine-man Rio Ave.
UEFA today announced that the climax of the 2019/20 Champions League will be played in a mini-tournament format, hosted in Lisbon, in Benfica’s Estádio da Luz and Sporting’s Estádio José Alvalade.
The staggered Liga NOS 2019/20 season continued apace throughout last week with a number of closely-fought encounters. Defending champions Benfica’s woes continued with a draw at Portimonense, and Porto took advantage with a narrow triumph against Marítimo. Sporting edged past Paços to move level with the struggling Braga, who lost a second match in a row at home to Boavista.
Sporting have gone level on points with Sporting de Braga after the latter found no way through at home to Boavista, succumbing to a 1-0 defeat on Saturday night. 