This Sunday at the stadium, Sporting aims to take the lead in the I Football League against Benfica, forced to win and convince in the most historic derby in Portuguese football, in the 12th round of the I League.
If they win, the Lions, the only ones yet to lose in the competition, will be in command of the championship and will now have a six-point lead over second-place Benfica as well as Porto. , who traveled to Guimarães on Saturday to beat Vitoria 2-1.
Benfica, on the other hand, needs a triumph, as well as a good performance, to resume a season already very irregular in terms of performance, as well as a Champions League campaign in which they have zero points from four rounds, having already been eliminated.
For these reasons, the presence of coach Roger Schdmit at the helm of the Reds is already starting to cause some protests, even after the German led Club da Luz to the national title last season.
The Benfica-Sporting match, the final round, is scheduled for 20:30 and will be refereed by Arthur Soares Dias of the Porto Football Association.
Also this Sunday, but at 18:00, fourth-placed Sporting Braga visit bottom-placed Arouca.
Author: Lusa
Source: CM Jornal
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