Sporting de Portugal comfortably beat bottom club Paços de Ferreira (3-0) today in a quiet match where Pedro Porro, Nuno Santos and Paulinho scored.
The victory, on matchday fourteen, leaves Sporting fourth in the table with 28 points, level with Braga, who are third with a game in hand and face leaders Benfica (37 points) this Friday.
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Pedro Porro opened the scoring just three minutes after the initial whistle when he headed in a ball sent in from the left wing by Nuno Santos.
Santos managed to extend the lead at 22′ on a counterattack play and a pass from Marcus Edwards.
Before the break, Paulinho made it 3-0 with a header after a cross from Porro from the right.
In the 82nd minute, the ‘lions’ were left with one less man to send off Essugo, but they maintained a 3-0 lead.
The defeat leaves Paços de Ferreira deeper in the last position of the table, with only two points and 10 of the places that guarantee safety.
Source: La Verdad
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