Sporting CP vs Academico Viseu 1-2

Academico Viseu left Estádio José Alvalade with a 2-1 win after João Guilherme struck twice, the second in the 74th minute proving the winner. Sporting CP had 71% of the ball and 28 shots, but they could not turn that pressure into enough goals.

Academico Viseu went ahead in the 24th minute when João Guilherme finished from Robinho to make it 1-0. Sporting had already seen Luis Suárez booked in the 41st minute, and a VAR check in first-half stoppage time cancelled a penalty for Maximiliano Araujo before Nils Mortimer was cautioned in the 45th minute plus six. It was 1-0 at half-time.

Sporting levelled in the 62nd minute through Luis Suárez, who was set up by Iván Fresneda after the home side had made two changes in the 58th minute, sending on Fotis Ioannidis and Geny Catamo. Academico Viseu responded with two changes of their own, and João Guilherme restored the lead in the 74th minute from Soufiane Messeguem, scoring his second of the match. Sporting made three more changes in the 85th minute, but they did not find another equaliser before Academico Viseu sent on Alvaro Zamora and Mohamed Bouldini in the 87th minute and saw out the last minutes at 2-1.

The numbers pointed to a one-sided territorial battle. Sporting had 71% possession, 595 passes to Academico Viseu's 251, 11 corners to none and 1.8 expected goals to 0.86, while the visitors had 9 shots to Sporting's 28 but managed 3 on target to the home side's 4. Sporting also finished with 0 saves, while Academico Viseu made 3.

Academico Viseu were booked four times, with Luis Silva in the 9th minute, Cihan Kahraman in the 11th, Nils Mortimer in the 45th minute plus six and Alejandro Mestanza in the 90th minute plus four. Sporting's two yellow cards went to Issa Doumbia in the 41st minute and Maximiliano Araujo in the 88th. There were no red cards.