Sporting Clube de Portugal will return to Alvalade after a sweet 5-0 victory over Vitória Guimarães. They have a match coming up in the Portuguese Primeira Liga against Feirense.
In midweek, Sporting managed to shove Manchester City out of this season’s Europa League competition. They managed a 3-3 aggregate victory in dramatic fashion.
Back to the Portuguese Liga Zon/Sagres, Sporting had a downturn in morale and confidence following their 2-0 loss against Gil Vicente FC. Sporting Lions meet sixteenth-placed CD Feirense on Saturday March 24.
Due to inconsistency, Sporting are only fifth in the table, one point behind CS Maritimo of Madeira. Because of their progress in Europe, their upcoming schedule has become tighter. Sporting Lisbon will have to face domestic arch-rivals Benfica while Ukraine’s Metalist is set to give them a tough task in the quarter-finals of the UEFA Europa League.
Sporting’s coach is Ricardo Sá Pinto, affectionately called Richard Lion’s Heart by supporters, because of his attitude towards the game during his playing days. Sa Pinto is seen as a coach who can inspire his players with the needed amount of confidence throughout a game.
Sporting Lisbon have already beaten Feirense this season with a 2-0 away win at the borrowed Estádio Municipal de Aveiro (home to SC Beira Mar) while the Estádio Marcolino de Castro is being renewed.
Goals were scored by the Dutch Duet Ricky van Wolfswinkel and Stijn Schaars. The Feirense match is, in theory, the easiest on Sporting’s list of fixtures in the Portuguese Liga Zon/Sagres. However, it’s not likely that Ricardo Sá Pinto will make big changes in the team’s starting XI.
Besides injured central defender Oguchi Onyewu and anchor-man Fito Rinaudo and besides suspended midfielder Stijn Schaars, everyone seems ready to go. Anything else than victory over Feirese will be a bad outcome.
Feirense are the last team in Portuguese Liga Zon/Sagres table. Quim Machado’s men are really struggling to avoid relegation and one or three points from their match against Sporting will be most welcome.
Back to the Portuguese Liga Zon/Sagres, Sporting had a downturn in morale and confidence following their 2-0 loss against Gil Vicente FC. Sporting Lions meet sixteenth-placed CD Feirense on Saturday March 24.
Due to inconsistency, Sporting are only fifth in the table, one point behind CS Maritimo of Madeira. Because of their progress in Europe, their upcoming schedule has become tighter. Sporting Lisbon will have to face domestic arch-rivals Benfica while Ukraine’s Metalist is set to give them a tough task in the quarter-finals of the UEFA Europa League.
Sporting’s coach is Ricardo Sá Pinto, affectionately called Richard Lion’s Heart by supporters, because of his attitude towards the game during his playing days. Sa Pinto is seen as a coach who can inspire his players with the needed amount of confidence throughout a game.
Sporting Lisbon have already beaten Feirense this season with a 2-0 away win at the borrowed Estádio Municipal de Aveiro (home to SC Beira Mar) while the Estádio Marcolino de Castro is being renewed.
Goals were scored by the Dutch Duet Ricky van Wolfswinkel and Stijn Schaars. The Feirense match is, in theory, the easiest on Sporting’s list of fixtures in the Portuguese Liga Zon/Sagres. However, it’s not likely that Ricardo Sá Pinto will make big changes in the team’s starting XI.
Besides injured central defender Oguchi Onyewu and anchor-man Fito Rinaudo and besides suspended midfielder Stijn Schaars, everyone seems ready to go. Anything else than victory over Feirese will be a bad outcome.
Feirense are the last team in Portuguese Liga Zon/Sagres table. Quim Machado’s men are really struggling to avoid relegation and one or three points from their match against Sporting will be most welcome.
