Our prediction for this Portugal Primeira Liga match:
Estoril and Sporting CP square off against each other at Estadio Antonio Coimbra da Mota in the opening match of the Primeira Liga round 7. The Lions continue where they left last season and they surely want to keep their 100% record in the new campaign intact. A man to keep an eye on in Ruben Amorim’s team will be Sweden forward Viktor Gyokeres, who scored a brace in a 3-0 win over AVS, while all Eduardo Quaresma, Vladan Kovacevic, Jerry St. Juste, and Diogo Pinto remain in the treatment room.
Os Canarinhos, on the other hand, are eager to claim a major scalp on Matchday 7, but given their six-game losing run in meetings with Sporting CP, we are tempted to place our bets on the title holders. Last time out Paulinho’s goal helped the Lisboetas pick up all three points from the match. The good news for the hosts is that Jordan Holsgrove has overcome his injury.
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.