THE Sporting Lisbon she was ready for the great escape from ‘Da Luz’, yet she somehow managed to defeated 2-1 by Benfica conceding two goals to delays!
The “lions” had taken the lead with his shot You guys in the 45th minute, but elimination Inasio’s goal in the 51st minute made their mission difficult.
Despite all that, Ruben Amorim’s side went into stoppage time holding on to a lead that would send them to +6.
Somewhere in there, the switch flipped. First, O João Neves equalized with a strong shot from inside the area after a corner, at 90+4′.
And before the guests fully understood what happened to them, came Tungsten to score from close range in the 90+7′, with the goal initially disallowed for offside but counting after using VAR!
So instead of +6, we ended up tied for first place, with Porto trailing at -3…
Earlier, Braga were beaten 1-0 by Aruca away to cement themselves in the top four, while Gil Vicente and Rio Ave were held to 1-1.
Finally, Firenze beat Boavista 3-1 away from home.
The program of the 11th matchday
Friday (10/11)
Estoril-Caza Pia 4-0
Saturday (11/11)
Portimonense-Chaves 2-1
Estrella Amadora-Moreirense 0-1
Vizela-Famalikao 0-0
Guimaraes-Porto 1-2
Sunday (12/11)
Boavista-Farence 1-3
Gil Vicente-Rio Ave 1-1
Aruka-Braga 0-1
Benfica-Sporting Lisbon 2-1
Source: Sport Fm
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