Portuguese Primeira Liga

Nacional vs Sporting 2025-26 Portuguese Primeira Liga

  • 3': Léo Santos
  • Red Card 37': Pablo Ruan
FT
1 - 4
  • 52': Pedro Gonçalves
  • 76': Pedro Gonçalves
  • 83': Conrad Harder
  • 90'+3': Pedro Gonçalves

Introduction

C.D. Nacional are hosting Sporting CP at Estádio da Madeira, Funchal, Portugal, starting on . The match is a part of the Portuguese Primeira Liga.

Match Commentary

  • 3': Goal! CD Nacional 1, Sporting Lisbon 0. Léo Santos (CD Nacional) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Liziero with a cross following a corner.
  • 26': Pablo Ruan (CD Nacional) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 30': Pote (Sporting Lisbon) is shown the yellow card.
  • 32': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Giorgi Kochorashvili replaces Hidemasa Morita because of an injury.
  • 37': Second yellow card to Pablo Ruan (CD Nacional) for a bad foul.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, CD Nacional 1, Sporting Lisbon 0.
  • 45': Substitution, CD Nacional. Filipe Soares replaces Chiheb Labidi.
  • 45': Second Half begins CD Nacional 1, Sporting Lisbon 0.
  • 52': Goal! CD Nacional 1, Sporting Lisbon 1. Pote (Sporting Lisbon) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Luis Suárez following a fast break.
  • 59': Paulinho Bóia (CD Nacional) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 60': Ricardo Mangas (Sporting Lisbon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 64': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Geovany Quenda replaces Ricardo Mangas.
  • 64': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Georgios Vagiannidis replaces Iván Fresneda.
  • 70': Substitution, CD Nacional. Lucas João replaces Chuchu Ramírez.
  • 75': Substitution, CD Nacional. Witi replaces Paulinho Bóia.
  • 75': Substitution, CD Nacional. Joel Silva replaces Liziero.
  • 76': Goal! CD Nacional 1, Sporting Lisbon 2. Pote (Sporting Lisbon) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Gonçalo Inácio.
  • 78': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Conrad Harder replaces Geny Catamo.
  • 83': Goal! CD Nacional 1, Sporting Lisbon 3. Conrad Harder (Sporting Lisbon) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Pote with a cross.
  • 90': Substitution, CD Nacional. Martim Watts replaces Matheus Dias.
  • 90'+3': Goal! CD Nacional 1, Sporting Lisbon 4. Pote (Sporting Lisbon) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Luis Suárez.

Game Information

Competition: Portuguese Primeira Liga

Venue: Estádio da Madeira
Location: Funchal, Portugal
Attendance: 4,394

Portuguese Primeira Liga Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
+11 Sporting CP 3 9 0
+9 FC Porto 3 9 0
+4 Moreirense 3 9 0
+6 Braga 3 7 0
Full Table

Statistics

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7 Fouls 18
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 1
1 Offsides 1
13 Corner Kicks 3
0 Saves 2
73.4 Possession 26.6
27 SHOTS 3
7 ON GOAL 1
0.3 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
427 Accurate Passes 119
499 Passes 180
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.7
7 Accurate Crosses 3
22 Crosses 10
0.3 Cross % 0.3
42 Long Balls 53
30 Accurate Long Balls 20
0.7 Long Balls % 0.4
9 Blocked Shots 1
9 Effective Tackles 9
11 Tackles 20
0.8 Tackle % 0.5
5 Interceptions 9
9 Effective Clearances 46
9 Clearances 46

Line-Ups

CDN C.D. Nacional (4-3-3)

No. Name
37 Lucas Oliveira (GK)
38 Zé Vitor
34 Léo Santos
5 José Gomes
2 João Aurélio
6 Matheus Dias
15 Chiheb Labidi
28 Liziero
9 Chuchu Ramírez
11 Paulinho Yellow Card
99 Pablo Ruan Yellow Card

SCP Sporting CP (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Rui Silva (GK)
25 Gonçalo Inacio
6 Zeno Debast
91 Ricardo Mangas Yellow Card
22 Iván Fresneda
17 Francisco Trincão
5 Hidemasa Morita
42 Morten Hjulmand
97 Luis Suárez
8 Pedro Gonçalves Yellow Card
10 Geny Catamo

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