2023-04-17 00:18:05
Sporting de Portugal drew today at home against Arouca (1-1), a result that leaves them further away from their goal of finishing the First League in one of the first three places, which give access to the Champions League.
The Lisbon team dominated a good part of the match, but showed many shortcomings in front of goal.
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Even, in the first half, he wasted a penalty in which the Arouca goalkeeper, the Uruguayan Ignacio de Arruabarrena, denied the goal to Pedro Gonçalves.
Things got complicated in minute 38, when an error by the Verdiblanca defense gave away the ball to the brazilian Antony so that he put the 0-1 in favor of the visitors.
Whistles to Sporting from his fans
The goal completely destabilized Sporting and led them to halftime under loud whistles from their fans.
The ‘lions’ were suffocating in the continuation, but only achieved the tie in the 87th minute through another penalty shot. This time Gonçalves did beat De Arruabarrena.
The result increases the distance between Sporting (4th) and Braga (3rd) to seven points, while Arouca remains firm in the fight for Europe with its fifth place.
Braga, firm in third place
Also today, Rio Ave and Casa Pia drew 1-1, while the aforementioned Sporting de Braga beat Gil Vicente at home thanks to a solitary goal from former Málaga Ricardo Horta.
Braga, which occupies third place, continues to pressure Porto, second, which this Saturday beat Santa Clara (2-1) and leads the ‘bracarenses’ by two points.
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