Sporting CP 2–0 Nacional
Primeira Liga · Regular Season - 5 · 5 September 2026 · Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon.
Status: full time. Half time 1–0. Referee: Joao Pedro Pinheiro, Portugal.
Goals
- 32' Luis Suárez (Sporting CP) · Penalty
- 49' Flávio Gonçalves (Sporting CP) — assist Luis Suárez
Cards
- 5' Maximiliano Araujo (Sporting CP) — Yellow Card
- 20' Sergi Altimira (Sporting CP) — Yellow Card
- 48' Markus Jensen (Nacional) — Yellow Card
Match stats
| Stat | Sporting CP | Nacional |
|---|---|---|
| Possession | 67% | 33% |
| Total shots | 19 | 3 |
| Shots on target | 8 | 2 |
| Shots off target | 10 | 0 |
| Shots blocked | 1 | 1 |
| Passes | 655 | 318 |
| Accurate passes | 582 | 255 |
| Corners | 12 | 0 |
| Offsides | 1 | 2 |
| Fouls | 10 | 7 |
| Saves | 2 | 6 |
| Yellow cards | 2 | 1 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |
Sporting CP lineup (4-2-3-1)
Coach: Rui Borges.
- Flavio Goncalves — Attacker, 1 goal
- Luis Javier Suárez — Attacker, 1 goal
- Zeno Debast — Defender
- Luís Guilherme — Attack
- Rui Silva — Goalkeeper
- Sergi Altimira — Midfield
- Maximiliano Araújo — Midfielder
- Gonçalo Inácio — Defender
- Iván Fresneda — Defender
- I. Doumbia — Midfielder
- Geny Catamo — Attack
- Nestory Irankunda — Attack
- Silas Andersen — Midfield
- Georgios Vagiannidis — Defender
- Fotis Ioannidis — Attack
- Rodrigo Zalazar — Midfield
- Eduardo Felicíssimo — Midfield
- Eduardo Quaresma — Defender
- J. Derry — Midfielder
- Rafael Nel — Attack
- Pedro Lima — Midfield
- Kaique
- Rodrigo Dias — Defender
Nacional lineup (3-4-2-1)
Coach: Pedro Figueiredo.
- Renato Marin — Goalkeeper
- Deivison Souza Brito
- Francisco Gonçalves
- Allen Obando — Attack
- Chiheb Labidi — Midfield
- Matchoi Djaló — Midfield
- Léo Santos — Defender
- Pablo Messias Cardozo
- Matheus Dias — Midfield
- Ze Vitor
- Wesley Gasolina — Defender
- Stavros Gavriel — Attack
- Daniel Júnior
- Williams Kokolo
- Miguel Baeza — Midfield
- M. Jensen — Attacker
- Fernando Nava — Attack
- Daniel Isai de la Cruz de la Cruz — Defender
- Danel Dongmo — Midfield
- Kevyn — Goalkeeper
Head to head
| Date | Match | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-01 | Sporting CP v Nacional | 2–1 | Primeira Liga |
| 2025-08-23 | Nacional v Sporting CP | 1–4 | Primeira Liga |
| 2025-01-25 | Sporting CP v Nacional | 2–0 | Primeira Liga |
| 2024-10-29 | Sporting CP v Nacional | 3–1 | Taça da Liga |
| 2024-08-17 | Nacional v Sporting CP | 1–6 | Primeira Liga |
| 2021-05-01 | Sporting CP v Nacional | 2–0 | Primeira Liga |
| 2021-01-08 | Nacional v Sporting CP | 0–2 | Primeira Liga |
| 2019-04-19 | Nacional v Sporting CP | 0–1 | Primeira Liga |
| 2018-12-16 | Sporting CP v Nacional | 5–2 | Primeira Liga |
| 2017-03-18 | Sporting CP v Nacional | 2–0 | Primeira Liga |
Sporting CP — recent form
- Rio Ave Futebol Clube 0–4 Sporting CP · 2026-08-28
- Sporting CP 3–1 Alverca · 2026-08-22
- Sporting CP 3–2 Guimaraes · 2026-08-14
- Estrela 2–2 Sporting CP · 2026-08-08
- Sporting CP 4–1 Nottingham Forest Football Club · 2026-07-31
- Sporting CP 2–0 Association sportive de Monaco Football Club · 2026-07-25
- Sporting CP 7–0 Racing Club de Strasbourg Alsace · 2026-07-20
- Sporting CP 4–1 The Celtic Football Club · 2026-07-14
Nacional — recent form
- Nacional 2–3 Estrela · 2026-08-30
- Guimaraes 1–0 Nacional · 2026-08-23
- Nacional 2–0 Estoril · 2026-08-16
- Santa Clara 2–2 Nacional · 2026-08-10
- Estrela 2–0 Nacional · 2026-07-23
- Nacional 0–0 CD Leganés · 2026-07-22
- Tondela 1–1 Nacional · 2026-07-19
- Nacional 3–3 Leixoes · 2026-07-18
League standing
| Team | # | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sporting CP | 3 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 9 | 18 |
| Nacional | 16 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 4 |