25/05 - 15:00
Sporting eased past SC Braga in a superb win on Sunday, 5x0, in a game relating to matchweek 21. To this matchday, the leões came from three wins, and the arsenalistas came from a win.
After 8 minutes, Francisco Trincão opened the scoring for Sporting, with a left-foot strike. The leões scored their second goal of the game through Eduardo Quaresma, in the 18th minute, with a right-foot strike inside the penalty area.
After 71 minutes, Viktor Gyökeres doubled the lead for Rúben Amorim's team, with a right-foot shot inside the penalty box. Viktor Gyökeres now on a scoring streak of 3 consecutive games. With 73 minutes on the clock, Sporting increased their lead with a goal from Daniel Bragança with a left-foot shot inside the box. Nuno Santos netted the last goal after 85 minutes with a left-foot strike.
After the result Sporting are 2nd in the table, with 52 points, while SC Braga sit 4th place, with 40 points. In their next fixture, Rúben Amorim's team visit Moreirense, while Artur Jorge's team will host Farense.
| Sporting | SC Braga | |||
| 8 | 3 | Shots | 4 | 7 |
1 | Shots on target | 1 | ||
4 | Total Tackles | 4 | ||
| 8 | 1 | Tackles Won | 2 | 7 |
3 | Ball steals | 3 | ||
| 8 | 60 | Total Passes | 81 | 7 |
| 8 | 51 | Passes Completed | 73 | 7 |
| 7 | 1 | Saves | - | |
| 8 | 2 | Fouls Committed | 4 | 7 |
| 8 | 2 | Fouls Suffered | 3 | 7 |
