Sporting CP 2–2 Arouca
Primeira Liga · Regular Season - 7 · 19 September 2026 · Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon.
Status: full time. Half time 2–0. Referee: David Rafael Oliveira da Silva, Portugal.
Goals
- 3' Gonçalo Inácio (Sporting CP) — assist Maximiliano Araujo
- 17' Luis Suárez (Sporting CP) — assist Iván Fresneda
- 81' Jose Fontán (Arouca) · Penalty
- 87' Dylan Nandín (Arouca)
Cards
- 36' Espen van Ee (Arouca) — Yellow Card
- 44' Javi Sánchez (Arouca) — Yellow Card
- 51' Jose Fontán (Arouca) — Yellow Card
- 54' Zeno Debast (Sporting CP) — Red Card
- 61' Luis Suárez (Sporting CP) — Yellow Card
- 61' Pedro Santos (Arouca) — Yellow Card
- 80' Eduardo Quaresma (Sporting CP) — Yellow Card
- 90+2' Brian Mansilla (Arouca) — Yellow Card
- 90+4' Maximiliano Araujo (Sporting CP) — Yellow Card
- 90+8' Gonçalo Inácio (Sporting CP) — Yellow Card
Match stats
| Stat | Sporting CP | Arouca |
|---|---|---|
| Possession | 54% | 46% |
| Total shots | 10 | 15 |
| Shots on target | 3 | 5 |
| Shots off target | 2 | 9 |
| Shots blocked | 5 | 1 |
| Passes | 480 | 391 |
| Accurate passes | 421 | 346 |
| Corners | 4 | 2 |
| Offsides | 2 | 0 |
| Fouls | 9 | 17 |
| Saves | 4 | 1 |
| Yellow cards | 3 | 5 |
| Red cards | 1 | 0 |
Sporting CP lineup (4-2-3-1)
Coach: Rui Borges.
- Gonçalo Inácio — Defender, 1 goal
- Luis Javier Suárez — Attacker, 1 goal
- Iván Fresneda — Defender
- Maximiliano Araújo — Midfielder
- Rodrigo Zalazar — Midfield
- Sergi Altimira — Midfield
- Rui Silva — Goalkeeper
- Fotis Ioannidis — Attack
- I. Doumbia — Midfielder
- Silas Andersen — Midfield
- Geny Catamo — Attack
- Pedro Lima — Midfield
- Nestory Irankunda — Attack
- Eduardo Quaresma — Defender
- Zeno Debast — Defender
- J. Derry — Midfielder
- Rodrigo Dias — Defender
- Kaique
- Flavio Goncalves — Attacker
- Georgios Vagiannidis — Defender
- Luís Guilherme — Attack
- Rafael Nel — Attack
- João Simões — Midfield
Arouca lineup (4-2-3-1)
Coach: Vasco Seabra.
- Dylan Nandín — Attack, 1 goal
- José Fontán — Defender, 1 goal
- Taichi Fukui — Midfield
- Pedro Santos
- Gabriel Rukavina — Attack
- Brian Mansilla
- Orest Lebedenko — Defender
- Fally Mayulu — Attack
- Tiago Esgaio — Defender
- Iván Barbero — Attack
- Espen van Ee — Midfield
- Ignacio de Arruabarrena — Goalkeeper
- Naïs Djouahra — Attack
- Javi Sánchez — Defender
- Mateo Flores — Midfield
- Alfonso Trezza — Attack
- Boris Popović — Defender
- S. Park — Attacker
- M. Duarte — Goalkeeper
- Mario Climent
- Diogo Monteiro — Defender
- Jakub Vinarčík — Goalkeeper
Head to head
| Date | Match | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-24 | Arouca v Sporting CP | 1–2 | Primeira Liga |
| 2025-08-17 | Sporting CP v Arouca | 6–0 | Primeira Liga |
| 2025-02-15 | Sporting CP v Arouca | 2–2 | Primeira Liga |
| 2024-09-13 | Arouca v Sporting CP | 0–3 | Primeira Liga |
| 2024-03-10 | Arouca v Sporting CP | 0–3 | Primeira Liga |
| 2023-10-08 | Sporting CP v Arouca | 2–1 | Primeira Liga |
| 2023-04-16 | Sporting CP v Arouca | 1–1 | Primeira Liga |
| 2023-01-24 | Arouca v Sporting CP | 1–2 | Taça da Liga |
| 2022-10-29 | Arouca v Sporting CP | 1–0 | Primeira Liga |
| 2022-03-05 | Sporting CP v Arouca | 2–0 | Primeira Liga |
Sporting CP — recent form
- Famalicao 1–1 Sporting CP · 2026-09-13
- Sporting CP 3–1 Galatasaray · 2026-09-09
- Sporting CP 2–0 Nacional · 2026-09-05
- 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
Arouca — recent form
- Arouca 1–2 Santa Clara · 2026-09-13
- Estoril 0–0 Arouca · 2026-09-07
- Arouca 2–1 Maritimo · 2026-08-29
- Futebol Clube do Porto 2–0 Arouca · 2026-08-23
- Arouca 4–0 Moreirense Futebol Clube · 2026-08-16
- Guimaraes 0–1 Arouca · 2026-08-08
- Lusitânia Lourosa 0–2 Arouca · 2026-08-01
- Santa Clara 3–0 Arouca · 2026-07-25
League standing
| Team | # | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sporting CP | 3 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 9 | 18 |
| Arouca | 5 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 14 |