Our prediction for this Portugal Primeira Liga match:
Belenenses
Match Time & Date:
02/02/2022
21:15
Prediction: 0-1
Sporting
Sporting CP will look to keep their title hopes alive when they take on Belenenses at Estadio Nacional do Jamor on Wednesday evening. The Lions are nine points behind league leaders Porto in the standings, but keep in mind that they have one game in hand. Anyhow, the reigning champions have no other option but to go all guns blazing at O Belem. Head coach Ruben Amorim should have a full squad to choose from.
O Belem, on the other hand, are having a season to forget, with the team collecting only 12 points in the process. Belenenses are stuck at the bottom of the table, meaning that the title holders will not have a better chance than this to return to winning ways. Defender Luca van der Gaag is banned for the visiting side, while both Francisco Teixeira and Rafael Camacho are out of contention with injuries.
Highlighted Player (Pedro Nuno ):
After spending his youth career at the likes of Buarcos, Naval, Benfica, and Academica, Pedro Nuno continued playing for the Briosa at the senior level. Pedro Nuno scored five goals in 25 appearances for Academica in the league, which persuaded Benfica chiefs to sign him on November 28, 2016.
The Portuguese midfielder, though, was immediately sent on loan to Tondela, where he scored four goals in 45 appearances for the club. In 2018 Pedro Nuno moved to Moreirense, and he has been playing for Os verdes e brancos ever since. He made his Primeira Liga debut with Moreirense on August 11, 2019, in a 3-1 away loss to Sporting Braga.
Pedro Nuno was born in Buarcos, Portugal, on January 13, 1995, and he wears the number 27 jersey at Moreirense. His primary position is left winger, but he is used as both second striker and attacking midfielder. Pedro Nuno has yet to make his debut with the Portugal senior team.
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.
