The team claim a 3-2 win over the Italian side

Back at Estádio Algarve for their third preseason friendly of the summer, Sporting Clube de Portugal won 3-2 against AS Roma this Tuesday.

Sporting CP were in control for practically the entire match. However the victory would only be confirmed in the 86th minute, with a goal by Bruno Tabata. Before that, Rúben Amorim's side had twice taken the lead, through goals from Pedro Gonçalves and Gonçalo Inácio, only to concede from isolated moves by the Italian team.

Amorim once again fielded a starting XI with many of the most frequently featured players, albeit bringing in Franco Israel in goal and forming a mobile frontline made up of Rochinha, Pedro Gonçalves and Marcus Edwards. AS Roma – winners of last season's inaugural UEFA Conference League – began with players such as Nicolò Zaniolo, Tammy Abraham, former Sporting CP goalkeeper Rui Patrício and captain Lorenzo Pellegrini.

Just past the opening minute, Pedro Porro was the first to try his luck, shooting from far away into the hands of the opposing keeper. Sporting CP also enjoyed more possession of the ball, but without it they pressed intensely to force mistakes from AS Roma.

It would be from a long pass from Luís Neto, over the top of the Roma defense, that led to a first opportunity: After snaking into the area, Gonçalves shot and forced Rui Patrício into a save. From the corner kick that followed, only a final touch from Matheus Reis' near post header was lacking to open the scoring.

Sporting CP continued to be the most threatening side, and two long range shots from Manuel Ugarte and Rochinha would go off target.

The first goal of the match came when Edwards was fouled in the area, and Gonçalves converted the penalty.

Just two minutes later, AS Roma managed to make it 1-1 thanks to an own goal from Gonçalo Inácio. The always physical play of José Mourinho's team led to many stoppages and slowed the pace of the match down until halftime.

At the break, Antonio Adán came on for Franco Israel and Francisco Trincão  for Rochinha, in the only changes for the second half.

Sporting CP got things back underway brilliantly, as Inácio made amends by heading in a cross, taking the score to 2-1.

The Italians, who found it very difficult to reclaim the ball and stop the sprints of Ugarte and Matheus Nunes, began to get frustrated. Trincão left his marker behind and only Mile Svilar, the goalkeeper brought on at halftime, prevented another goal from 'Pote.'

However, when Sporting CP were looking more and more like the better side, AS Roma responded with another equaliser: Abraham did damage on the right flank and crossed late for Pellegrini's accurate shot on 70 minutes.

Edwards threatened with a shot that went just over the bar, and immediately made way for Bruno Tabata – and it would be the Brazilian forward who decided the match. In the 86th minute, the ball was won in the opposition half, reached Tabata, and he shook off the defence to shoot and score.

A 3-2 win came at the end of another positive display from Sporting CP, whose preseason continues apace.

Sporting CP: Franco Israel [GK] (Antonio Adán, 46’), Pedro Porro, Luís Neto, Sebastián Coates [C], Gonçalo Inácio, Matheus Reis, Manuel Ugarte, Matheus Nunes, Marcus Edwards (Bruno Tabata, 72’), Rochinha (Francisco Trincão, 46’) e Pedro Gonçalves.