Sporting won for the first time in 2012 on Sunday afternoon with a 2-0 triumph over Beira-Mar at the Alvalade.
The Lions offered free tickets to children and reduced prices for adults, and the initiative had the desired effect as over 38,000 spectators were in a attendance on a sunny Lisbon afternoon.
And the home fans soon had something to cheer about, as two carbon copy goals from giant centre-back Oguchi Onyewu put Sporting in control of the match.
Crosses from Jeffren and Capel were thumped into the back of the net by perfectly timed headers from the American defender.
Sporting's performance was still far from the zest and quality of their play earlier in the season, but coach Domingos Paciência will no doubt be relieved to have halted a run of six games without a win.
And the home fans soon had something to cheer about, as two carbon copy goals from giant centre-back Oguchi Onyewu put Sporting in control of the match.
Crosses from Jeffren and Capel were thumped into the back of the net by perfectly timed headers from the American defender.
Sporting's performance was still far from the zest and quality of their play earlier in the season, but coach Domingos Paciência will no doubt be relieved to have halted a run of six games without a win.
