Gil Vicente-Sporting, 1=1 (highlights)

He was the unlikely hero. Up until this match, Carlos Eduardo had only played 28 minutes. In the absence of top scorer Pablo, the forward seized the opportunity given by César Peixoto and didn’t let it go. In the only chance he had, the forward didn’t miss and sent the Gil Vicente fans into delirium with the equalizer.MOMENT OF THE GAME: Red card for Gonçalo Inácio

Gonçalo Inácio fouled Gustavo Varela when the Gil Vicente forward was breaking through on goal. The referee had no doubts and showed the Portuguese international a straight red card, leaving Sporting with ten men. The centre=back will miss the next League Cup match against Vitória de Guimarães.

OTHER HIGHLIGHTS

Luis Suárez (Sporting): Another goal from the Sporting striker, who thus reaches the top of the goalscoring charts. Luis Suárez didn’t miss, even in the first half, when he was one-on-one with Andrew. However, in the second half he had two more opportunities, but lost the duel with the Brazilian goalkeeper. Rui Silva (Sporting): Two extremely difficult saves prevented greater harm for Sporting. First, he instinctively stopped Tidjany Touré’s header almost on the goal line; then, he prevented a goal from Joelson, who was through on goal.