Sporting CP vs Nacional: Liga Portugal Preview & Prediction

This Sunday, Sporting provisionally placed themselves four points behind leaders FC Porto, after beating Nacional 2-1 at home, in a match on matchday 20, for their third consecutive victory in stoppage time in all competitions.

Photo: Rodrigo Antunes – Lusa



The Colombian Luis Suárez sealed, in the 90th minute, the victory for the Lions, for his 18th goal in the competition, after the Paraguayan Alan Nuñez ‘cancelled’, in the 76th minute, the hosts’ first advantage, achieved with a goal from Pedro Gonçalves, in the 72nd.

Rui Borges’ team had already beaten Arouca (2-1 away), for the I Liga, and Athletic Bilbao (3-2 away), for the ‘Champions’, with goals in stoppage time, after Suárez sealed, in the 90th minute, the historic victory over Paris Saint-Germain (2-1).

In the classification, the ‘lions’, who visit Dragão in the next round, now have 51 points, against 55 for FC Porto, who face Casa Pia, in Rio Maior on Monday, while Nacional remained with 20, in the quartet that shares 11th place.

Aiko Tanaka

Aiko Tanaka is a combat sports journalist and general sports reporter at Archysport. A former competitive judoka who represented Japan at the Asian Games, Aiko brings firsthand athletic experience to her coverage of judo, martial arts, and Olympic sports. Beyond combat sports, Aiko covers breaking sports news, major international events, and the stories that cut across disciplines — from doping scandals to governance issues to the business side of global sport. She is passionate about elevating the profile of underrepresented sports and athletes.

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