This Friday, Sporting aims to move closer to winning the Portuguese football title by visiting the stronghold of the “suffering” Gil Vicente in the opening match of the 29th round of the I League.
After an “after-hours” triumph over eternal rivals Benfica (2-1) in Alvalade, which consolidated the lead, four points ahead of the Reds, who still have an overdue game with Famalicao, on Tuesday The Leonina emblem wants to continue its great moment in a competition in which it has achieved 13 wins in its last 14 matches.
Up front, the team coached by Ruben Amorim will find the Gilistas in a delicate position, in 14th place, two points above the “red zone” of the classification, having not won six matches in the competition and having lost the last three, which was in the lead. before the departure of coach Vitor Kampelos.
Although Tose Marreco was announced as the new coach, it will be Carlos Cunha, who was in the Under-23 team, who will take charge of Barcelos’ side against the Green and Whites on Wednesday.
Winger Nuno Santos and Danish midfielder Morten Jylmand are definite victims of the punishment for traveling to the north of the country where Sporting, the only team with a 100% home win, exposed some weaknesses, as in the draw in Braga. (1-1) and Vila do Conde (1-1) or defeat in Guimaraes (3-2).
Leader Sporting with 71 points and Gil Vicente, 14th with 28, will face each other at 20:15 at the Cidade de Barcelos stadium.
Author: Lusa
Source: CM Jornal
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