Sporting take on the visitors Maritimo in the round 3 match of Portuguese League Cup. The match will be played on Tuesday, December 13th at Estádio José Alvalade (Lisbon).
Sporting Lisbon under Ruben Amorim, the current mentor, were able to succeed. True, having won the champion title for the first time in almost 2 decades (in 2021 - before that there was such a success already in 2002), in combination with the cup, then it will not be repeated happened. Yes, it turned out to break into the Champions League in the playoffs, but in the domestic arena the trophy was taken back by Porto. So it turned out to add only the League Cup. Now the season is getting even more modest. The Champions League ended only in 3rd place - all because of the lost match of the 6th round to Eintracht. In Primeira, Sporting is now behind not only the usual pair of competitors, Benfica and Porto, but also Braga. Well, the higher the motivation to prove themselves at least in the cup. So far, the “lions” are doing everything there. “Farense” was defeated 6-0, with “Rio Ave” they limited themselves to confident 2-0.
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Maritimo have a lot of titles, but this is mainly at the level of their region - the archipelago of the same name. But there were also certain successes in national football - in the cup. True, it turned out to win the only time almost a century ago, in 1926. But in 2015 and 2016, it was possible to reach the final. they managed to try themselves in European competitions, In 2012 they made their way to the group stage of the Europa League. But gradually the team was blown away. Last season brought 10th place and it was the best result in 4 years. But now Maritimo rolled back to the struggle for survival. Moreover, the intermediate “achievements” of the club are extremely modest: the victory over “Pacos de Ferreira” remains the only one, only 6 points have been scored, and all of them - in the 4-round segment, in October - early November. After that, however, they managed to lose to Vitoria Guimaraes. They lost to the unstable “Rio Ave” (0-1 at home), and even to Farense, who are playing in the 2nd division (0-2).
Of course, Sporting, like any giant, has a dominant advantage in personal confrontations. But Maritimo last winter was able to draw at home with the capital's “lions”. Sporting, of course, are obliged to win, the only question is how confident the final advantage of the grandee will be. It looks like a bet that the capital’s “lions” will be able to beat the underdog with a handicap of “-1.5 goals scored” looks like a completely passing option.
Prediction for the match: Sporting to win with -1.5 handicap.
