Lisbon, Portugal – Star striker Viktor He helped lead Sporting Lisbon to his second consecutive title of the Portuguese League after Benfica was held on the last day of the season on Saturday.
Gyokeres and Pedro Goncalves delivered goals in a 2-0 house on Vitoria SC to ensure that the title will keep the Green and Black of Sporting and leave its crossown rival as a runner-up.
Benfica was based on a 10 men 1-1. That left sports with 82 points and Benfica with 80 after 34 rounds.
Sporting and Benfica reached the final level of the round at points, but with the defending champion he has the tiebreaker. Sporting only needed to match the result of Benfica, while Benfica needed Sporting to stumble and then to improve its result.
It was the title of the 21st Sporting League.
The race for the title was the last day after Sporting and Benfica Drew 1-1 in a derby last weekend when they both had the opportunity to ensure the title.
Sporting and Benfica games on Saturday were played simultaneously.
Goncalves opened for Sporting in 53 and Gyokeres sealed the victory in 82 with its incredibly impressive goal 39 in 33 appearances.
That improved in the account of the previous Swedish season of 29 goals in the League to take Sporting to the 2024 title. It is considered one of the most popular perspectives in European football for great money to move this low season.
Benfica was delayed early in Braga when Rodrigo Zalazar turned a penalty into 23. Vangelis Pavlidis was leveled for Benfica in 63 after the Angel Di Maria substitute prepared it shortly after continuing.
Braga was reduced to 10 men three minutes later, when midfielder João Moutinho obtained a second yellow card, but Benfica could not get a winner.
The League ended a day before Portugal celebrates national elections.
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