Lisbon, Portugal (My Sportsbook) - Simon Vukcevic and Marat Izmailov scored two minutes apart in the first half as Sporting Lisbon handed first-place FC Porto just its second loss of the season, 2-0 on Sunday. Vukcevic scored the first goal in the 13th minute and Izmailov delivered less than two minutes later for Sporting, which climbed into third - the last berth in the Champions League from the Portuguese Liga. Sporting extended its season-long unbeaten streak at Estadio Jose Alvalade. It has won six of its eight home matches, drawing the other two. Porto was shutout for just the second time this season. FC Porto, which lost its only other league game to Nacional 1-0 on Dec. 21, is still eight points in front of second-place Benfica and 11 ahead of Sporting. FC Porto, which beat Sporting 1-0 in the teams' earlier meeting, will attempt to get back on track next weekend against last-place Uniao Leiria. |
