Sporting Vs Estoril Praia — sporting vs estoril praia: report and preview
sporting vs estoril praia dominated headlines after Sporting CP delivered a 3-0 Primeira Liga victory at Estadio Jose Alvalade on February 27, 2026. The following combines a match report and the preceding preview material, capturing lineups, quotes, injuries and form context.
Match snapshot and kickoff
The Matchday 24 fixture kicked off at 3: 45 PM ET on February 27, 2026 at Estadio Jose Alvalade and finished 3-0 to Sporting CP. Luis Suarez scored twice and Daniel Braganca added a late goal to complete the scoreline. The win extended Sporting’s unbeaten league run and kept them firmly in the title chase while narrowing the gap to the summit.
Lineups and tactics
Coach Rui Borges named an attacking Sporting XI that featured Rui Silva Oliveira in goal, Alejandro Fresneda Garcia, Ousmane Diomandé, Gonçalo Inácio Mendes and Maxi Araujo Fernandez across the back, Frederik Hjulmand and Koji Morita in midfield, and Geny Catamo, Guilherme Schettine, Trincão and Luis Suarez in attack. Estoril’s starting lineup was Joel Robles Alonso in goal, with Ricard Sánchez Fernández, Félix Bacher Müller, Francisco Ferreira Silva and João Carvalho Mendes in defence, Pedro Orellana Gómez, William Holsgrove and Gonçalo Costa Almeida in midfield, and Rafik Guitamé, Alejandro Méndez Rodríguez and Yanis Begraoui Khalil leading the line.
Key moments and goals
Sporting took control early. Luis Suarez opened the scoring and doubled his tally before Daniel Braganca struck late to make it 3-0. Suarez had arrived at the match having already netted his 20th league goal the previous weekend. Sporting’s defensive duo Ousmane Diomandé and Gonçalo Inácio marshalled the backline, and Rui Silva Oliveira was largely untroubled as Estoril struggled to break down Sporting’s organisation and pressing in the final third.
Injuries, absences and squad news
Sporting were not at full strength elsewhere this month. Centre-back Zeno Debast remains sidelined nursing a ligament issue. Midfielder Giorgi Kochorashvili was set to miss a fourth consecutive match through injury. Winger Geovany Quenda is in London recovering from foot surgery and has been sidelined since early December. Coach Rui Borges had stressed the importance of squad depth, saying: “It’s important to have all the players available so that we can rotate at times, even during the game, and maintain our high level. ”
Form, context and quotes
Ahead of the match a preview by Adeyeye Oluwapelumi carried timestamps 25 Feb 2026 17: 46 and last updated 25 Feb 2026 18: 22 and set out the wider context: Sporting sat second, four points behind leaders Porto, who were due to face Arouca earlier in the evening. Estoril occupied seventh, nine points off the top four and seven behind fifth-placed Gil Vicente. Sporting’s recent run included a dominant 3-0 second-half victory at Moreirense the previous weekend, with Francisco Trincao, Geny Catamo and Luis Suarez all scoring after the interval. That run left Sporting unbeaten in nine matches across all competitions (W8, D1) since their elimination from the Taca da Liga semi-final, and had included direct qualification for the Champions League last 16 and progression to the last four of the Portuguese Cup.
The preview noted Sporting would face Porto in the first leg of their Taca de Portugal semi-final next Tuesday at Estadio Jose Alvalade and that Friday’s league match offered a chance to build momentum and extend a 19-game Primeira Liga unbeaten streak (W15, D4). Sporting had collected maximum points from all 18 previous league matches against sides currently outside the top five, a sequence that included a 1-0 victory away to Estoril in September and a run of nine straight wins in the fixture; Sporting had also prevailed in their last 13 home matches across all competitions.
Estoril travelled to Lisbon on the back of a morale-boosting 3-1 victory over Gil Vicente at Estadio Antonio Coimbra da Mota the weekend before, a match in which they recovered from conceding a penalty inside the opening 15 minutes when Félix Bacher restored parity and Yanis Begraoui secured the win with a second-half brace. Estoril had won six of their last nine league matches (D1, L2), scoring three or more goals in five of those victories and posting 46 Primeira Liga strikes — two more than leaders Porto — but they had conceded 39 goals and had lost six of their 11 away league fixtures this season, with four of those defeats coming in their last six on the road (W2).
Coach Rui Borges had warned of the challenge ahead in pre-match comments captured in a match report by Evrim Ağacı: “I think it’s going to be one of the most difficult games we'll have this season. We're playing against a good team, a side who are very dynamic in their offensive processes. ” The shorter headline quote used elsewhere read: "This will be one of the most difficult games we'll have this season".
What it means
The 3-0 home win, powered by a Luis Suarez brace and a late Daniel Braganca strike, kept Sporting in the chase for the Primeira Liga title and extended their unbeaten league run. The result combined the match-day outcome recorded by Evrim Ağacı with the preview context compiled by Adeyeye Oluwapelumi and sets Sporting up to prepare for the upcoming Taca de Portugal semi-final first leg against Porto at Estadio Jose Alvalade.
sporting vs estoril praia remains a fixture defined by Sporting’s current momentum, Estoril’s attacking potential and defensive questions that were exposed on the night.
