In the early morning of January 8, Beijing time, a match in the 17th round of the Portuguese Super League, the defending champion Portugal Sport challenged Santa Clara in the middle and lower reaches of the league. As a result, after 90 minutes of the battle, Portugal Sport lost 2-3 to the opponent with a 2-3 lead, suffering the first league defeat of the season and also missing the opportunity to reach the top.
Last season, Sporting Portugal regained the Portuguese Premier League after 19 years, making them champions of the Champions League. In the group stage of the Champions League, portugal sports finally overpowered Dortmund and qualified for the second place in the group.
However, in the round of 16, Portugal's luck was very bad, and finally met Manchester City and became a knockout package team. Facing the Blue Moon, portugal sport have a hard time moving forward, and they can only hope for the defending league title at home. After the last round of matches, Portugal Sport won 11 consecutive league games.
Since this round was played earlier than Porto, as long as The Portuguese sport can score points, it can surpass the opponent to reach the top. However, the process of the competition surprised Portuguese sports. In the 9th minute of the match, Portugal Sport Parrilla scored from distance to give them a 1-0 lead.
In the 30th minute of the match, Patrick equalised with a header and returned to the dressing room 1-1 at halftime. Back in the second half, Portugal Sport took the lead again, with Saravia volleying from a tight angle to give the score to a 2-1 lead. Two minutes later, however, Santa Clara equalised again on aggregate.
In the 77th minute, Santa Clara completed a comeback, Ricardinho followed up with a pumping shot from the right to score, miraculously reversing the total score to 3-2, and the home team completed an incredible comeback. In the 92nd minute of the match, Portuguese sports Braganza left the stadium red, and the defending champion could be described as a loss and a loss.
In this game, Santa Clara in order to win, in fact, foul action is very bad. Santa Clara won a total of 6 yellow cards, while Portugal Sport also won 3 yellows and 1 red. After 90 minutes, the referee showed 9 yellow and 1 red.
After losing the match 2-3, Portugal Sport suffered its first league defeat of the season, ending the team's 11-game winning streak and failing to overtake Porto to reach the top. Losing to the mid- and lower-tier teams in the league was really embarrassing for the team, especially since they were 2 times ahead of the game. Compared to last season, the Portuguese sport have declined in the form of the league, and it is very difficult for them to defend their title successfully.