Our prediction for this Portugal Primeira Liga match:
Gil Vicente
Match Time & Date:
12/04/2024
03:15 PM
Prediction: 1-3
Sporting
Gil Vicente and Sporting CP face each other at Estadio Cidade de Barcelos in the Primeira Liga round 29 curtain-raiser. Os Galos are on a three-game losing run and, as a result, the bookies see them as underdogs in Friday’s encounter. Both Ze Carlos and Dominguez are pushing for a start, with Alex Pinto and Murilo likely to drop to the bench. Midfielder Tidjany Toure is banned for the match.
The league leaders, on the other hand, did remarkably well to beat Benfica in the Lisbon derby at the weekend, with the team moving one step closer to winning the Primeira Liga trophy. Given Gil Vicente’s poor form in the national championship, anything but a routine away win would be a big surprise. Liverpool target Ruben Amorim should have a full squad to choose from except for goalkeeper Antonio Adan, who remains in the recovery room.
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.
