Sporting CP Lisbon vs Portimonense Match Preview
Victory is vital for Sporting to keep alive their hopes of overhauling Braga and finishing third in the Liga ZON Sagres. Having won only two of their last 14 matches that will be no straightforward task, despite playing the team lying bottom of the table.
In theory, motivation among the Lions should not be an issue. With wholesale changes in the close-season announced, many of Sporting’s squad are playing for a place in the Lisbon club’s plans for 2011/12.
Portimonense know that anything other than victory will condemn them to relegation after just a single season back in the top flight. Carlos Azenha’s team have fought bravely in recent weeks, but a lack of quality in the squad has proven too big a hurdle to surpass.