Sporting Lisbon's Primeira Liga season petered out as
they fell to a 1-0 home defeat against Estoril on Sunday.
Leonardo Jardim's side were already assured of second
place and came into the last day of the season off the back of a 1-1 draw with
Nacional.
But they were unable to sign off the campaign with a
victory in front of their own fans - Evandro scoring the only goal of the match
from a fifth-minute penalty.
The defeat is Sporting's first on home soil in any
competition since February 2013, and sees them finish seven points adrift of
champions Benfica.
Estoril were already guaranteed fourth position and will
enter next season's UEFA Europa League at the play-off stage.
Gil Vicente finished a difficult season on a high as they
took the spoils in a 1-0 win over Nacional.
The home side were already assured of their top-flight
status, but were just four points clear of basement club Olhanense coming into
the last weekend.
And Diogo Viana's penalty just after the half-hour mark
ensured the strugglers' campaign enjoyed a happy ending.
In the day's remaining fixture, Derley scored a winner
seven minutes from time to seal a 1-0 victory for Maritimo at home to Rio Ave.
The sides end the season in sixth and 11th respectively.
Culled from Soccerway
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