Sporting hosts SC Farense in round 10 of Portuguese Primeira Liga. The match will be played on Saturday, December 19th at Estádio José Alvalade (Lisbon)
Last season, Sporting struggled to finish fourth in the standings and lagged behind Braga. Now Ruben Amorim's men show completely different results - the first line in the standings and real prospects for winning the title. Beyond that, Sporting is doing well in the national cup, where the team made it to the 1/8 finals. However, the team from Lisbon failed in the Europa League – they lost to the Austrian LASK at the qualifying stage. Sporting has an outstanding transfer campaign in the summer of 2020. The club sold Wendel, Acuña, M. Pereira, and Vietto for nearly $ 50 million. In return, the management spent only $ 13 million. Such newcomers as Feddal, Adan, Antunes, Gonçalves, Nuno Santos, and Tabata strengthened the team. In addition to them, Sporting loaned João Mario and Porro.
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Farense added its name to the list of participants in the elite division only this season. Now the team teeters on the brink of relegation. Sergio Vieira's men earned eight points in nine rounds (victories over Maritimo and Boavista). The primary goal for the club is to maintain a place in Primeira, which will give it an opportunity for further development. In the summer, Farense arranged a massive transfer campaign with the signing of both young and experienced performers. The main newcomers of the team were such footballers as Stojiljkovich, Pedro Henrique, Defendi, Aouacheria, Lica, Alex Pinto, and Cesar Martins. Gauld, Lucca, Isidoro, and Filipe Melo are in good shape (do not confuse the latter with the famous Brazilian attacking midfielder).
Sporting is in great shape, regularly scores points in the local arena, and can complete the first round of the championship as the intermediate leader of the standings. Farense is still very weak for competitive meetings with the grandees of the Portuguese championship. Therefore, the visitors can hardly count on points scored and will probably lose with a difference of more than one goal.
Prediction for the match: Sporting to win with -1.5 handicap
