2-5: Trincao showed elegance in Sporting’s win

Swedish Viktor Gyökereswith a double, and the former Barça Francisco Trincaowith one goal and one assist, led to a 2-5 win over the leader Sports of Portugal about him Vizela trained by the Spanish Rubén de la Barrera.

However, the eighteenth round of the Portuguese League started in the best way for Vizela’s birthday De la Barrera, who took the lead in the 13th minute thanks to fellow Spaniard Alberto Soro. The Aragonese attacker, on loan from Granada, burst into the area and headed the ball to the right of the goal which was defended by his compatriot Antonio Adán, who didn’t even have time to react.

Soon after, Sporting had a golden chance to equalise, but Gyökeres, with the goal completely open, shot so powerfully that it rattled the crossbar. But at 45+7, he overturned his earlier glaring error and made it 1-1. The Nordic scorer received from Paulinho in the area, turned in front of Vizelense defender Hugo Oliveira and shot from the left.

After the break, Sporting needed just 35 seconds to score a second, courtesy of Francisco Trincao. The former FC Barcelona winger, in one of his best nights with the ‘lions’ shirt, crossed for Gyökeres to the right of the goal, but no one held the ball, which ended up in the back of the net.

Trincao was also there for the third green-and-white goal, as his cross was headed in by Paulinho to make it 1-3 in the 57th minute. Sporting’s comfort on the scoreboard was short-lived, as Vizela reduced the gap in the 57th minute through Frenchman Samuel Essende, who made the most of a play that seemed to be controlled by experienced Uruguayan center back Sebastián Coates.

The Uruguayan international redeemed himself shortly after, and in the 72nd minute he used his immense aerial talent to score the fourth goal for the team he captains with a header. Near the final whistle, Viktor Gyökeres scored a double, after a shot from the right of the area.

With this victory, Sporting remains in the lead with 46 points, four more than Benfica, who host Boavista this Friday. For its part, De la Barrera’s Vizela remains in a dangerous position and could even end the day in last place, as it is only two points ahead of Chaves.

Djaló’s Braga won the derby

Also this Thursday, Sporting de Braga defeated its neighbors Famalicao 1-2, in a derby between two other teams from the Minho region (on the border with Galicia and also home to Vizela) which was won in the last minute by Espanyol that Álvaro Djaló .

Famalicao scored first, with Venezuelan Jhonder Cádiz converting a penalty in the 62nd minute, while Colombian Cristian Borja equalized with a powerful shot in the 73rd minute. And as the match drew to a close, at 90+12, a header by Djaló after a corner secured Braga’s win.