Sporting survive scare, comeback to win at Nacional (Video) | OneFootball

Sporting beat Nacional 4-1 this Saturday, August 23, in a match for the third round of Liga Portugal Betclic. The Alvalade Club started off on the wrong foot in the encounter, but managed to turn the scoreboard around in the second half. See HERE how the match unfolded.

In a duel played at the Estádio da Madeira, the islanders took an early lead. Liziero's cross and Léo Santos headed for goal. The ball still hit the post before entering Rui Silva's goal. The lions charged in search of the equalizer, but sinned in the finish. At 37', Giorgi Kochorashvili attacked the ball with his head, at the entrance of the area, and was hit in the chest by Pablo Ruan's foot, who saw the second yellow card and was expelled.

In the second half, Sporting's goal came at 52 minutes. Francisco Trincão took the ball from an opponent and offered the ball to Geny Catamo. The Mozambican winger crossed low and Luís Suárez made a sublime assist for Pedro Gonçalves' finish. The second of the lions appears at 76 and again by Pote. The Portuguese international received in an oriented way, at the entrance of the great area, before finishing well in his style. The third came from Conrad Harder (83'). The Nordic deflected a cross from Pote and made it 3-1. At 90+3', the 'number 8' made a hat-trick and closed the accounts.

With this victory – the third in four matches in the current season –, Rui Borges' team continues in first place in Liga Portugal Betclic with nine points, the same as Moreirense, who also won the three matches played.

The green and white emblem returns to the field next Saturday, August 30, against Porto. The match, counting for the fourth round of the National Championship, against Francesco Farioli's team, will be played at 20h30, in Alvalade.

Léo Santos' goal (1-0):

Pedro Gonçalves (1-1):

Pedro Gonçalves (2-1):

Conrad Harder (3-1):

Pedro Gonçalves (4-1):

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