Sporting’s defeat in Belgium on Tuesday night – the lions’ fourth consecutive defeat in all competitions – fills, as expected, the front pages of the three sports dailies in the national written press this Wednesday on newsstands.
“Everything happens to them except finding their way”, headlines the newspaper A BOLA, highlighting the “torch and white handkerchiefs at the end of the match” and remembering that “four defeats in a row only in the worst time in history” and that “João Pereira is the worst leonino coach losing four of the initial five games”.
“Leão in tatters. João Pereira has won his fourth consecutive victory and is in the hands of Varandas”, points out the newspaper Record, which also highlights the “worst record in the last 12 years”.
Finally, the newspaper O JOGO writes that “Witches? What is there, there is”, explaining that the “lions could not resist a series of misfortunes and suffered a fourth consecutive defeat”.
Check out the highlights and front pages of the 3 newspapers
To Ball:
– “Clube Bruge 2-1 Sporting. Everything happens to them except finding their way again.”
– “’I’m responsible’, João Pereira”
– “Benfica. ‘We drew up a plan and the players have been exemplary’, Bruno Lage”
– “’It’s the 1-0 that will make the difference in the title’, Bruno Lage”
– “FC Porto. Winning Midtjylland is law in the dragon”
– “Brazil. ‘I hope he stays for many years’, Donizete approves of Artur Jorge at Botafogo”
– “World Cup 2030. FIFA makes competition official today in Portugal, Spain and Morocco”
– “Champions League. 6. round. Gonçalo Ramos and Nuno Mendes score for PSG”
Record:
– “Clube Bruge 2-1 Sporting. Lion in tatters. João Pereira has his fourth consecutive victory and is in the hands of Varandas”
– “Risk of closed doors with Bologna. Torches and firecrackers thrown at the team”
– “Benfica-Bologna. Lage accounts for the count. ‘We’re comfortable, but we want more’”
– “FC Porto. Dragon invests in Samu”
The Game:
– “Brugge 2 – Sporting 1. Lions could not resist a series of misfortunes and suffered a fourth defeat in a row. Witches? What are they… ha”
– “João Pereira: ‘If I didn’t trust myself and the players I would leave'”
– “Team targets of insults and throwing of torches by the fans”
– “FC Porto. Defensive actions, recoveries and disputed duels improved on his return to the starting team. Otávio grew up in the shadow”
– “Benfica-Bologna. Bruno Lage talks about a ‘competent opponent’, but wants to leave the qualification in place: ‘The objective is to end the day with 12 points'”
– “Braga. Beto was in the last victory against Transalpine and warns against ‘cynicism and coldness’. Italian Malapata to overtake”
– “Braga. Gorby renewed until 2028”
