Nuno Santos, who scored five goals, and Paulinho, who scored three, played a leading role in Sporting’s 8-1 victory over Atlético Madrid (Ligue 3) in the preparation match this Monday in Alcochete. Ruben Amorim, with a few absences due to team work, made up a mix of starting XI with lesser-used players. Adan, Saint-Juste, Coates, Neto, Esgayo, Matheus Reis, Nuno Santos, Braganca, Trincao, Edwards and Paulinho formed the starting line-up. Diego Calai and Alexander Brito also played. As a result, Nego Tembeng scored the goal for the Alcantarenses team. Sporting now have two days off and are scheduled to return on Thursday with internationals Diomande, Gyokeres, Hjulmand, Morita and Gonçalo Inacio taking part. The latter will be a confirmed loss in Sunday’s Portuguese Cup match (4th round) in Alvalade with Dumiense (Portugal Championship). The Portuguese centre-back was sent off in the last league game against Benfica na Luz (the Reds won 2-1).