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3rd · 4-3-0 · 15 pts · +9
YES!
Sporting CP beat C.D. Nacional
C.D. Nacional1-1-3 0 – 2 Sporting CP4-1-0
FT · Sat, Sep 5

Match Details

Estádio José Alvalade (Lisbon) · 48,699 fans

Commentary

  • ·Match ends, Sporting Lisbon 2, CD Nacional 0.
  • 90'+2'Second Half ends, Sporting Lisbon 2, CD Nacional 0.
  • 90'+2'Attempt missed. Luís Guilherme (Sporting Lisbon) right footed shot from very close range is close, but misses to the right.
  • 90'+1'Offside, CD Nacional. William Kokolo is caught offside.
  • 90'+1'Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
  • 90'Attempt missed. Nestory Irankunda (Sporting Lisbon) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Luís Guilherme.
  • 89'Corner, Sporting Lisbon. Conceded by Deivison.
  • 89'Attempt blocked. Fotis Ioannidis (Sporting Lisbon) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Flávio Gonçalves.
  • 87'Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Silas Andersen replaces Sergi Altimira.
  • 87'Foul by Iván Fresneda (Sporting Lisbon).
  • 87'Chiheb Laabidi (CD Nacional) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 84'Attempt missed. Nestory Irankunda (Sporting Lisbon) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Luís Guilherme.

Line Score

12T
CDN 00 0
SCP 11 2

Match Leaders

C.D. Nacional
Sporting CP

League Table · 2026-27 Portuguese Primeira Liga
TeamGPWDLGDPtsForm
1 FC Porto 7 7 0 0 +15 21
2 Benfica 7 5 1 1 +15 16
3 Sporting 7 4 3 0 +9 15
4 Santa Clara 7 4 3 0 +7 15
5 Arouca 7 3 2 2 +3 11
6 Braga 6 3 2 1 +2 11
7 Académico 7 3 2 2 0 11
8 Estrela 7 2 4 1 0 10
9 Moreirense 7 2 2 3 -6 8
10 Gil Vicente 6 2 2 2 0 8
11 Maritimo 7 2 2 3 -4 8
12 Alverca 7 2 2 3 -2 8
13 FC Famalicao 7 1 4 2 +2 7
14 Vitória 7 1 2 4 -3 5
15 Nacional 7 1 1 5 -8 4
16 Rio Ave 7 1 1 5 -10 4
17 Casa Pia 7 1 1 5 -13 4
18 Estoril 7 0 2 5 -7 2
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Key Events

87'Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Silas Andersen replaces Sergi Altimira.
80'Substitution, CD Nacional. Daniel Júnior replaces Miguel Baeza.
78'Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Georgios Vagiannidis replaces Maxi Araújo.
73'Substitution, CD Nacional. Matchoi Djaló replaces Stavros Gavriel.
67'Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Fotis Ioannidis replaces Luis Suárez.
67'Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Nestory Irankunda replaces Rodrigo Zalazar.
67'Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Luís Guilherme replaces Geny Catamo.
62'Substitution, CD Nacional. Chiheb Laabidi replaces Markus Jensen.
62'Substitution, CD Nacional. Allen Obando replaces Pablo Ruan.
49'Goal! Sporting Lisbon 2, CD Nacional 0. Flávio Gonçalves (Sporting Lisbon) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Luis Suárez.
48'Markus Jensen (CD Nacional) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'Substitution, CD Nacional. Deivison replaces Léo Santos because of an injury.
32'Goal! Sporting Lisbon 1, CD Nacional 0. Luis Suárez (Sporting Lisbon) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
20'Sergi Altimira (Sporting Lisbon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
5'Maxi Araújo (Sporting Lisbon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Team Stats

C.D. NacionalSporting CP
General
32.6 Possession % 67.4
3 Shots 19
2 On Target 8
2 Offsides 1
0 Corners 12
7 Fouls 10
Passing & Defense
255 Passes Completed 586
1 Crosses Won 0
10 Tackles Won 13
12 Interceptions 2
25 Clearances 7
Discipline
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
6 Saves 2

Recent Form

Sporting CP L D W W W
C.D. Nacional W D W L L

Starting Lineups

C.D. Nacional3-4-2-1
1 Marin
34 Santos 33 Gonçalves 38 Vitor
52 Gasolina 6 Dias 8 Baeza 21 Kokolo
11 Gavriel 99 Ruan
7 Jensen
97 Suárez 32'A
58 Gonçalves 49' 17 Zalazar 10 Catamo
77 Doumbia 5 Altimira
20 Araújo 25 Inácio 6 Debast 22 Fresneda
1 Silva
Sporting CP4-2-3-1
Full lineups and substitutes

Sporting CP

  1. RS #1 Rui SilvaG
  2. GI #25 Gonçalo InácioCD-L
  3. ZD #6 Zeno DebastCD-R
  4. MA #20 Maxi AraújoLB
  5. IF #22 Iván FresnedaRB
  6. RZ #17 Rodrigo ZalazarAM
  7. ID #77 Issa DoumbiaLM
  8. SA #5 Sergi AltimiraRM
  9. LS #97 Luis SuárezF32'
  10. FG #58 Flávio GonçalvesAM-L49'
  11. GC #10 Geny CatamoAM-R
Substitutes · 5 used

C.D. Nacional

  1. RM #1 Renato MarinG
  2. FG #33 Francisco GonçalvesCD
  3. ZV #38 Zé VitorCD-L
  4. LS #34 Léo SantosCD-R
  5. MB #8 Miguel BaezaCM-L
  6. MD #6 Matheus DiasCM-R
  7. WK #21 William KokoloLM
  8. WG #52 Wesley GasolinaRM
  9. PR #99 Pablo RuanF
  10. MJ #7 Markus JensenCF-L
  11. SG #11 Stavros GavrielCF-R
Substitutes · 5 used

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