Pote shines as Sporting’s star man 🌟 | OneFootball

Pote was the star of the match in Sporting's game against Nacional, for the third round of the Liga Portugal Betclic.

Pedro Gonçalves is having a tremendous start to the season at Sporting, where he has been the standout player. The number 8 of the lions, known in the football world as Pote, stamped a tremendous performance in the game against Nacional, with three goals, to which he added an assist.

Pote's influence has been felt since the native of Vidago arrived at the Alvalade Club in 2020. Under the command of Ruben Amorim, the creative player made a difference by being the top scorer of the Liga Portugal and being a crucial part in the conquest of the title that ended the 19-year drought without green and white championships.

Last season, Pedro Gonçalves went through a difficult time. In November 2024, the player suffered a serious injury that kept him off the field until April. He returned at the most important moment of the season and managed to score one of the goals that sealed Sporting's back-to-back championship. Despite only playing 20 games, the Portuguese international managed to score six goals and provide six assists.

After many questioned his ability to recover after physical problems, Pote is proving the critics wrong. At the start of the 2025/26 season, he managed to return to the form that Sporting fans are accustomed to, having already recorded three goals and two assists in four games.

The numbers of Pedro Gonçalves since his arrival at Sporting are not misleading. Arriving at Alvalade in 2020, from Famalicão, the versatile creative - valued at 30 million euros - has already played 202 games with the green and white striped jersey. In total, he has managed to score 85 goals and provide 51 assists.

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