It was a dream poster offered by the Portuguese championship. Benfica and Sporting, the two rivals and neighbors LisBoètes, clashed this Saturday in an archi-decisive meeting for the title race. And for good reason, before this 33rd and penultimate day, the two teams were at the top of the ranking with 78 points on the clock.
On the field of its competitor, Sporting struck the first. Not by Viktor Gyokeres, his serial scorer, for once remained silent. But it was on a decisive pass from the Swedish that Francisco Trinca very quickly opened the scoring (0-1, 4th).
Benfica was condemned to react, and the Eagles managed to return to the score thanks to Kerem Akturkoglu, who benefited from fantastic work by Vangelis Pavlidis (1-1, 63rd).
This result clearly makes Sporting affairs. Winners of the first leg, the Lions keep the ascendant over Benfica in the standings before the very last day. In the event of victory against Guimaraes in a week, Sporting will win its second consecutive title, the 21st in its history.
