Estrela 0-3 Sporting: Gyökeres brace, Quenda goal keeps up title charge | OneFootball

It was an ugly game of football in Amadora tonight, but Sporting fans won’t worry about that as the reigning Portuguese champions responded to Benfica’s 3-0 victory at Gil Vicente yesterday with an away win by the same scoreline.

Sporting, with all five first-choice midfielders out injured or suspended, never got going in a scrappy match. Recent Seleção hero Francisco Trincão had a stinker and Geovany Quenda – apart from his goal – also struggled for most of the night. It was a poor all-round performance from the Lions, especially considering Estrela left-back Guilherme Montoia was sent off in the 34th minute.

One player who never plays in second gear though is Viktor Gyökeres. The Swedish striker again demonstrated why he is such a difference-maker in Portuguese football, smashing in two penalties, inventing an excellent assist for Quenda, and generally terrorising any unfortunate defender tasked with trying to stop a player who transforms into an authentic human wrecking ball whenever he steps onto a football pitch.

Sporting go three points clear of Benfica at the top of the table but have played a game more.