Luis Suárez supports Sporting

An individual action by the Colombian Luis Suarez assumed This Saturday the only goal of the game and the victory of the Sporting in front of Moreirense (1-0) on the eleventh day of the Primeira Liga. It was the debut on the bench Paulo Fonsecanew coach of the ‘lions’.

Despite the few days he has been in charge of the team, Fonseca has already managed to introduce some of his ideas to Sporting, now with more intensity and more offensive than before, in addition to prioritizing play on the wings, with the Spanish full-back Ivan Fresneda joining his compatriot Santi Altimira in the construction of the attack.

Luis Suárez decides

The ‘lions’ practically always had the ball at their feet, but were unable to convert it into goals until a counterattack in the 61st minute, when Luis Suárez got rid of a Moreirense defender on the right wing and, with his left foot, launched a powerful shot from the corner of the area to open the scoring. It is the Colombian’s ninth goal in the championship.

Luis Suárez was substituted in the 75th minute, before being shown a yellow card that would have kept him out of the next matchday, in which Sporting will visit the leader and current champion, Porto.

Moreirense, with the Spanish Álvaro Martínez and Rodri Alonso on the pitch, it still caused chills for the rival in the final stages, but Sporting, in third place, six points behind the leader Porto, ended up securing the victory.

The match was also marked by the tribute that Sporting fans paid to their most famous former player, Cristiano Ronaldowith a standing ovation in the 7th minute and several shouts of “SIU” – his iconic goal celebration – after the star announced his retirement from the Portugal national team on Thursday.