Mozambique Geny Catamo He scored in Saturday’s Lisbon derby with a double that gave Sporting de Portugal a 2-1 win over arch-rivals Benfica and a Portuguese Primeira Liga title. On Tuesday, the ‘lions’ also eliminated the ‘eagles’ in the semi-final of the Cup.
Despite not being the green and white team’s best performance, the new phenomenon from their quarry has put Sporting four points ahead of Benfica at the top of the standings with six games remaining and, in addition, they have a game in hand.
Catamo opened the scoring after 50 seconds
There is little waiting to see the first goal of the ‘eternal derby’ in Portugal, as ‘lions’ They scored 50 seconds after the opening whistle, thanks to Catamo.
The Dane is on the edge of the break Jonathan Bah He corrected the mistake that led to the green and white’s first goal and equalized for Benfica after a cross from the former Madrid player. Angel Di Maria.
Sporting resists and Catamo decides too much
The ‘eagles’ looked several times for a victory that would give them the lead, but they ran into Sporting’s Uruguayan wall: Seba Coates stopped many attempts, while the goalkeeper Franco Israel, with a tremendous pause, stopped Maria said will be marked.
Around minute 90, Catamo He capitalized on a rebound after a corner kick and, with a cannon shot, scored a double goal, causing delirium in the Alvalade Stadium.
Mújica double
In the other game this Saturday, the Spanish striker Rafa Mujica He contributed a double in Arouca’s resounding victory over Braga (0-3).
The canary, with the contribution of the Spanish Cristo González and Jason Remeseiro, now with 18 goals in the championship, where he was the third top scorer.
It was the most Spanish match on the 28th day of the Portuguese League, with nine players (three from Braga and six from Arouca) coming from the other side of the Iberian Peninsula.
Braga experienced the debut of his new coach, Rui Duarte, who temporarily managed the team after the departure of Arthur Jorge in the Brazilian Botafogo and who will be replaced in the next campaign by Daniel Sousa of Arouca.
Defeat of De la Barrera
On the other hand, it is a stressful day for the Vizela of Spanish coach Rubén de la Barrera, which fell 3-2 against Famalicão.
His team recovered from a two-goal deficit and was on the verge of securing a tie that could be crucial for their hopes of permanence, but Venezuelan Jhonder Cádiz sealed the match with a goal at the buzzer.
Source: La Verdad
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