Sporting Lisbon kept up the pressure on city rivals
Benfica in the Primeira Liga title race with a 3-1 win at Maritimo on Saturday.
The capital club have lost just twice all season - to
leaders Benfica and third-placed Porto - and followed up their crucial victory
over the reigning champions last week with a comfortable win at the Estadio dos
Barreiro.
Adrien Silva got them off to the perfect start with a
third-minute penalty after Carlos Mane was tripped by Marcio Rozario, but they
were not ahead for long.
Liberia international Theo Weeks levelled the score just
three minutes later, rounding off a delightful free-flowing move, but the away
side restored their one-goal lead shortly before the break as William Carvalho
smashed in from close range.
Jefferson then added a late third, striking from an acute
angle after a rampaging run down the left flank, moving his side to within four
points of Benfica, who have a game in hand.
The day's earlier kick-off saw Vitoria Guimaraes and Gil
Vicente go head-to-head at Estadio Dom Afonso Henriques as the home side eye a
late push for the final UEFA Europa League spot.
Guimaraes went into the encounter on the back of a
four-match winless run, but they had no problem dominating proceedings as they
produced 22 shots compared to Gil Vicente's four.
But they could not find the breakthrough and the match
ultimately finished 0-0.
Culled from Soccerway
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