By
Carlos Verde
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Soccer
– January 31, 2021, 7:59 p.m. PST
Ruben Amorims Sporting will maintain their four point lead over the Portuguese Primeira Liga after a triumph in the Taça da Liga on Monday against Benfica (4:30 p.m. CET). With the Leoes enjoying a season unlike any other in the 21st century for the club, tensions will be high against a rival Benfica side who have lost points in three of their last five league games.
In the In the years 2020-21 the tables have turned: Sport is no longer the weak, fighting neighbor, and Benfica’s run of three wins in a row in the head-to-head game – and in five of a total of six encounters in total – could certainly be on Monday Ending.
Sporting’s promotion under Ruben Amorim this season has been nothing short of incredible. The former Portuguese midfielder won 70% of his career on stops in Braga B, Braga, and now Sporting brought him into the discussion about the next great football coach.
The fan base is hungry for silverware, and the Taça da Liga – Amorim’s second after winning Braga in 2020 – could be a sign of a change in the Portuguese power structure as Sporting legitimize itself as a competitor.
Lisbon could go green this season very well as Sporting (12-3- 0) is unbeaten in 15 games as the first favorite for the national championship title.
From the creation of Jovane Cabral, whose two goals against Porto Sporting celebrated to the league cup final, to the increase in Nuno Santos’ game this season after his Moving from Rio Ave, the club has more playmakers than ever before.
While fans and bettors have seen Sporting’s return to earth as inevitable, the team has white ter rolled – with three wins in a row against the Big 4 opponents – and appears to be ready for a title run after surviving the transfer window in January with an intact core.
As Jorge Jesus in August 2020 at the helm in Benfica (10-3-2) took over, he promised quick results and an attacking dog mentality.
The reality was very different: three draws from six games in the group stage of the Europa League were a bit disappointing, and a sea of draws in the league game of the Recently, Aguias have left Sporting in first place six points ahead of Sporting.
There is no doubt that Benfica have an impressive attack but the most recent results – 1-1 against Nacional, 2-1 defeat in the League Cup against Braga etc. – are a sign that things have cooled off offensively.
While Darwin Nuñez found the net in the team’s 3-0 cup win against Belenenses on Thursday, Benfica will – along with him the young Luca Waldschmidt off the bench – need to regain his early season shape, to take on a title challenge during the second half of the season.
While bookies see it as dead heat, Sporting is in slightly better shape and with two extra ones Rest days – which makes the 155 chances of winning for the hosts, who are at home 5: 2: 0 in this campaign, a delicious offer.
In addition, the under 2.5 (-125) value could offer; Yes, this matchup has scored over 2.5 in four of the last six competitions, but this athletic defense is the sharpest the club has had in at least three years (0.6 GA / game).
If If you’re looking for a value shooter in the market, consider Nuno Santos, 250: the inventor of Sporting has scored five goals in 15 games this season, including the opening volley in his team’s 2-2 draw with Porto in October .
Carlos Verde is a sports media professional who writes for a number of outlets including The Epoch Times, Ottawa Life Magazine, and Where is Football. He also served as a broadcast commentator for the Ottawa Fury FC of the United Soccer League.
Carlos Verde is a sports media professional who writes for a number of outlets including The Epoch Times, Ottawa Life Magazine, and Where is Football. He also served as a broadcast commentator for the Ottawa Fury FC of the United Soccer League.
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