The captain scoops the award for a second consecutive month

Sebastián Coates has been chosen as Liga NOS' Defender Of The Month for March, it was announced on Wednesday.

The Sporting Clube de Portugal captain earned 24.29% of the votes from Liga NOS coaches, with 16.43% going to Nicolás Otamendi of SL Benfica and 13.57% to Pepe of FC Porto.

During March, Coates participated in two of the three league games played by the club, in winning efforts against CD Tondela and CD Santa Clara. He scored the winning goal in the final minutes of the game against the latter team.