Sporting CP were 0-2 winners in their Liga NOS Matchday3 fixture

Sporting CP made it two wins from as many games in Liga NOS competition this Sunday, winning away to Portimonense SC 0-2 on Matchday 3.

Coach Rúben Amorim was back in the dugout, and he made a series of changes to his starting lineup. Without the injured Andraž Šporar and Jovane Cabral available to him, he put Pedro Gonçalves into the initial XI.

A goal was not long in coming. After five minutes, Nuno Mendes recovered a ball well inside the opposing half, and got past three Portimonense SC players before sending a masterful shot into the bottom corner of the net. A great goal from the 18-year-old made it 0-1 shortly after kickoff.

Sporting CP played at a high intensity and found their second goal soon afterwards. On the right side of the attack, Vietto crossed in a ball that would be met by Nuno Santos, who finished off to take the score to 0-2 on 11 minutes.

The game would drop in pace after the first 20 minutes were out, and Sporting CP gave more freedom to the opposition -who nevertheless still had difficulty troubling goalkeeper Antonio Adán.

In the second half there was more of a push from Portimonense SC to turn the score around, and in response Rúben Amorim brought on Daniel Bragança in place of Nuno Santos. He would then give debuts to Gonçalo Inácio and Tabata - in addition to Antunes and Gonzalo Plata.

The decision almost had an effect on the advantage: In the 80th minute, Plata sent in a free kick from the left that Sebastian Coates headed in, but the goal would be disallowed due to a foul by the centre back.

Both Gonçalves and Tabata had chances before the whistle, but there was no change in the scoreline and Sporting CP claimed their second win of 2020/2021 in league action.