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Sporting unveiled a new kit that was predominantly black, but the football they played in the first half was quite colorful. Morita’s lightning goal in the third minute gave Ruben Amorim’s side a quiet victory in an almost one-sided game. On the contrary, it was an ugly goal, somewhat clumsy, but it showed an efficiency that was not always noticed in the team.

The Lions played supportive football, moving the ball easily but always keeping the goal in mind. And this avalanche of attacks gave rise to several scoring chances, the main heroes of which were Trincao, Gyokeres and Pedro Gonçalves. Thus, it was quite natural for Pedro Goncalves (23 minutes) to make it 2-0 after a good game from Zhenya Catamo and an assist from Trincao.

Diokeres, despite the merciless pressure from Moreira de Conegos’ defenders, managed to find places to create danger. He still asked for a penalty, but neither the referee nor the VAR agreed to his requests. While the defense tried to control the Swedish forward, other players appeared in the finishing area. Nuno Santos was very active and hit the post with a strong shot.

In the extra stage, Sporting were far from overwhelming and intense and even allowed Moreirense to grow a little, which was still harmless for goalkeeper Adan.

Pedro Goncalves even hit the post, and Trincao had the goal disallowed for offside. In the end, the ex-Barcelona player missed a goal again while he was still isolated. A fair triumph.

Amorim praises the first part
“We knew it would be a difficult game but the goal early on was the difference in an almost flawless first half,” said Amorim, who announced he would switch teams from Young Boys on Thursday.

POSITIVE
ATHLETE LESSON
Pedro Goncalves taught a lesson in sportsmanship by hugging on behalf of his teammates Benfica rivals Joao Neves and Antonio Silva, who are mourning the death of their mother and grandfather respectively. Ruben Amorim also joined in the grief.

NEGATIVE
REDUCTION OF HOSTS
Moreirense is capable of much more. It is not easy to face a team like Sporting, but this Monday there were always great difficulties in preparation and I was far from creating any danger. In fact, the first shot worthy of the name came in… stoppage time.

ARBITRATION
TARGET WELL DENIED
Calm refereeing by Fabio Verissimo in a one-way game. He is given the benefit of the doubt when Guioqueres asks for a penalty for a push in the Moreirense penalty area. Nice to cancel out Trincao’s goal, who was clearly in the wrong position.