Portuguese League

The Lisbon Lions defeated Vitoria Guimaraes in the last round of the Primeira Liga and defended their title for the first time since 1954. 

Lisbon is turning green and will only get greener! Sporting is the new, old champion of Portugal! After drawing with Benfica at Luz in the penultimate, 33rd round, they entered the last one sharing the lead in the table with their arch-enemy and city rival. 

But they knew a better head-to-head record and a win would bring them the title, no matter what Benfica did in the Quarry against Braga. 

The Lisbon Lions were not afraid of a feat they had not done in seven decades; they did not back down in the face of their first title defence since 1954. 

Led by their most lethal player, Viktor Gyokeres, they crushed Vitoria Guimaraes (2:0). 

And a big party was announced in the green part of the capital!

Sporting watched as the man who brought back the shine and long-awaited José Alvalade, Ruben Amorim, left for Old Trafford in November last year, but he did not let the idea of ​​a new trophy fall apart. 

Not even when João Pereira briefly took over the helm, only to hand it over to Rui Borges within a month and a half, a man who, with his quality work, after the club bought him from Guimaraes for 4,000,000 euros, helped Sporting defend its throne. 

It would not have succeeded without Gyokeres, who scored 19 times in the championship since Borges’ arrival, for 39 league goals! 

The Swede has outgrown Sporting and Primeira, but he has left the Lisbon giants two titles as a legacy and a serious foundation for an equal fight with Benfica and Porto. 

Let’s not repeat the two-decade blunder without a trophy that Sporting waited for from 2002 to 2021. 

In the end, Porto finished third and will play in the Europa League, where Braga, which finished the championship in second place, will also qualify. 

In contrast, Santa Clara, a potential participant in the Conference League, finished in fifth place, thanks to a 2-1 win over Farense.

Sporting dominates Portuguese football, leaving no stone unturned for its rivals! 

After defending its title, the two-time Portuguese champion also celebrated in the national Cup. 

Rui Borges’ team defeated Benfica in a dramatic final at the National Stadium in Lisbon after a major upset, thus bringing José Alvalade his first double crown in 23 years, confirming their dominance in Portuguese football – 1:1, after extra time 3:1.

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