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Sporting Avoids a Slip-Up Before Galatasaray Champions League Clash

From Cumhuriyet · () Turkish

Translated from Turkish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Sporting CP defeated Nacional 2-0 at the Josรฉ Alvalade Stadium.
  • Luis Suรกrez scored from the penalty spot in the 32nd minute, and Flรกvio Gonรงalves added a second goal four minutes into the second half.
  • The result gave Sporting a fourth consecutive league win and 13 points before its Champions League meeting with Galatasaray on September 9.

Sporting CP made no mistake ahead of its Champions League league-phase meeting with Galatasaray, beating Nacional 2-0 at home in the fifth round of the Portuguese Premier League.

Luis Suรกrez put the hosts ahead from the penalty spot in the 32nd minute. Sporting carried a 1-0 lead into halftime, then Flรกvio Gonรงalves doubled the advantage in the 49th minute.

No further goals followed. The result gave Rui Borgesโ€™s team its fourth straight league victory and lifted Sporting to 13 points.

Sporting and Galatasaray will meet in the first week of the Champions League league phase on Wednesday, September 9. The match will be played at Sportingโ€™s stadium and will begin at 10 p.m. Turkey time.

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