Our prediction for this Portugal Primeira Liga match:
Maritimo
Match Time & Date:
26/02/2022
19:00
Prediction: 0-2
Sporting
Estadio dos Barreiros will host Saturday’s Primeira Liga game between Maritimo and Sporting. The hosts occupy 8th place in the standings, and they head into the match following a 1-0 loss to Famalicao. The good news for the hosts is that Henrique is back to the starting XI after serving his one-game ban at the weekend, but Claudio serves a one-game ban against Sporting.
You should know that Maritimo failed to win the previous three home fixtures in the national championship. The Lions, on the other hand, are eager to keep their title hopes alive. Sporting are six points behind league leaders Porto, meaning that this has to go down as yet another must-win game for the visiting team. In the first half of the season Sporting defeated Maritimo 1-0 thanks to Porro’s goal, and we predict that the history will repeat itself. All Coates, Esgaio, Palhinha, and Tabata are back from suspension for the reigning champions.
Highlighted Player (Sebastian Coates):
Born in Montevideo, Uruguay, on October 7, 1990, Sebastian Coates is a 196-cm-tall defender who plays for Sporting CP in Primeira Liga. Coates is the product of the hometown club Nacional, and it has to be noted that he scored eight goals in 60 appearances for the capital club in the national championship.
After ending his spell with English club Sunderland, the Uruguay international moved to Portugal, signing a loan deal with Sporting CP in January 2016. He signed a permanent contract with the Lions in February 2017.
Speaking of his international career, Sebastian Coastes made his full Uruguay debut against Chile at the 2011 Copa America. La Celeste won the trophy, with the team beating Paraguay 3-0 in the final of the competition at Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti in Buenos Aires. Coates wears the number 4 shirt at Sporting CP, and his preferred foot is right.
Highlighted Team (Sporting):
When it comes to official club members, Portugal giants Sporting Lisbon are the sixth club in the world. Commonly referred to as Leoes which is Portuguese for Lions, Sporting Lisbon were founded in 1906 and are one of the founders of the Primeira Liga.
Sporting’s main rivals are Benfica, with both teams contesting the Lisbon Derby, one of the most fierce ones in Europe. Lions play their games at Estadio Jose Alvelade in front of 50,000 people and are the third most successful club in the country with 46 titles in Portuguese competitions and a title in the European Cup Winner’s Cup from 1963-64.
During this time that is also known as the club’s golden years, Sporting Lisbon won the majority of their 18 Primeira Liga titles in total. Sporting Lisbon boasts the quality football youth academy system which has yielded world-class footballers such as Paulo Furte, Simao Sabrosa, Nani and Ballon d’Or winners Figo and Cristiano Ronaldo.
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