2024-01-10 01:12:31
Sporting advanced to the quarterfinals of the Portuguese Cup on Tuesday after comfortably beating Tondela 4-0 with two goals from Pedro Gonçalves and Viktor Gyökeres. Porto did the same against Estoril (0-4) with a hat trick from Evanilson.
It was an uneventful match for Sporting, leader of the Portuguese League against Tondela, sixth in the second division, who did not put up the same resistance as at the end of December, when they lost to the Lisbon team 1-2 in the Cup. the league.
Pedro Gonçalves makes a difference
The coach of the ‘lions’, Rúben Amorim, He gave the title to substitutes like the Uruguayan goalkeeper Franco Israel and the new signing Rafael Pontelo, but he did not do without some of his heavyweights, who made the difference.
The victory began to be forged as soon as the match began, with a lightning double by Pedro Gonçalves in just four minutes.
In the 11th minute, Gonçalves took advantage of a rebound to open the scoring and in the 16th minute he extended the green and white lead after an error by the Tondela goalkeeper. the Brazilian Leo Navacchio, whose pass ended at the feet by Eduardo Quaresmawho immediately served his teammate for 2-0.
Doblete but Root
The third came from the head of the Swede Viktor Gyökereswho in the 37th minute jumped higher than the rival defenders and finished off a cross from Nuno Santos from the left.
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And at the beginning of the second half, the Nordic scorer intercepted a delay for the Tondela goalkeeper, dribbled it and scored the second double of the match.
Sporting continues ahead in the Cup, a competition that it has not won since 2019 and the only national trophy that coach Rúben Amorim has not yet won as head of the ‘lions’.
‘Hat trick’ by Evanilson and record by Conceiçao
For its part, Porto, third in the Primeira Liga and winner of the last two editions of the Portuguese Cup, also had no difficulties beating Estoril (12th) 0-4. Evanilson was the great architect of the triumph with his three goals, the first two in eight minutes, from 24′ to 32′, this one from a penalty. The hat trick came in the 55th minute and Galen completed the result a quarter of an hour from the end.
Sergio Concaiçao, Porto coach, made history by setting a new record for consecutive wins in the Portuguese Cup (17) surpassing José Maria Pedroto’s 16 in command of Boavista and Porto.
Benfica-Braga, on Wednesday
This Wednesday the round of 16 of the Portuguese Cup continues, highlighting the confrontation between Benfica and Sporting Braga, second against fourth placed in the Primeira Liga.
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