A flurry of goals delays the Lion and isolates the Eagles

Take it, give it here. Three goals in favor of each team and the division of points interrupts Sporting’s winning streak in the championship. Ruben Amorim’s side lost twice, won once and ended in a draw that left Benfica at the top with one game to play.
The threat of a storm in Vila do Conde was real – this is nothing new – and the first part even started with rain and strong winds. In fact, it was marked by a string of goals, the first of which had Andre Narciso not even three minutes left on the clock.
Umaro Embalo lived up to his name and continued moving towards Katamo at great speed, striking an unstoppable blow towards Adana. The opening shot awakened the lion of Amorim, who reacted without delay: and with equal advantage. Julmand’s strike equalized the score after 10 minutes. The blow is struck, the blow is struck.

The rhythm was maintained: Gyokeres twice, Trincao and Pote missed the target. Embalo did the same after his mistaken departure from Adana. Soon after, Fabio Ronaldo hit the post.

The blow is struck, the blow is struck. In the 44th minute, Amin sponsored Giokeres and made him an offer that the Swede could not refuse: an unexpected assist from Victor, who scored the 30th goal of the season. 2-1. Now among the natural blondes appeared Nuno Santos with dyed hair, smearing the dye: penalties from Rio Ave and Yakubu made the score 2-2. Take a break and catch your breath. Trincao, who was injured, and Inacio, who also came on as a substitute, had fewer.

Indeed, the heart rate increased again only after 60 minutes. Pote complains about the penalty, but the same thing will be signaled in the opposite area: an absurd exit – another one – Adana and Yakubu scored twice, again from the penalty spot.

Another blow from which it is difficult to recover. Difficult is not impossible. Amorim asked for courage, and it was up to Coates. The Sporting captain took advantage of his teammates’ intelligence in the throw and also showed that he has a straight head. 3-3. Coates was in the lead but Edwards and Pote failed at the right time. Benfica are isolated, even having played one more game.

Draw laurels
Rio Ave deserves all the credit for what he did on the pitch and comes away with a valuable draw. And Sporting’s laurels also deserve praise: Yulmand and Giokeres did everything possible to achieve another result.

WHO GOES TO WAR, ADAN AND LEVA
There were too many mistakes in both defenses, with Nuno Santos and Adan to blame for the penalties that cost the Rio Ave goals. The Spanish goalkeeper demonstrated once again that he is not up to the Lion’s needs.

WELL MARKED
The two penalties are clearly visible, but there are doubts about the legality of Miguel Nobrega’s action, as a result of which Trincao was injured in the penalty area. Sweat’s complaints about a foul when Embalo were 1-0 up seemed to make no sense.

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Dissatisfaction
“We are not happy, we conceded three goals and didn’t win. And a team like Sporting cannot concede three goals,” said midfielder Julmand, who does not believe the result will affect the team in the Portuguese Cup derby: “We We’ll recover quickly and think about the game with Benfica.