Foul, Pedro Lima.
Free kick to Brian Mansilla on the right wing.
Fotis Ioannidis concedes a free kick.
Pedro Santos wins a free kick in his own half.
Maximiliano Araujo is shown the yellow card for a rough tackle.
Foul by Maximiliano Araujo.
Dylan Nandín wins a free kick on the right wing.
From a set piece, Geny Catamo shoots with his left foot, the ball goes wide.
Brian Mansilla is shown the yellow card for a rough tackle.
Maximiliano Araujo wins a free kick on the left wing.
Brian Mansilla concedes a free kick.
Off a pass from Silas Andersen, Pedro Lima shoots with his left foot, but it is blocked.
Silas Andersen wins a free kick in his own half.
Foul by Taichi Fukui.
Fotis Ioannidis wins a free kick in his own half.
Foul, Tiago Esgaio.
Geny Catamo draws a free kick in his own half.
Orest Lebedenko concedes a free kick.
GOAL! Dylan Nandín finds the net with his left foot.
Iván Barbero shoots with his right foot, the ball goes wide. After a pass from Pedro Santos.
Free kick to Geny Catamo on the right wing.
Orest Lebedenko concedes a free kick.
Silas Andersen wins a free kick in his own half.
Foul, Taichi Fukui.
Off a pass from Pedro Santos, Javi Sánchez from outside the box shoots with his right foot, the keeper saves down the middle.
GOAL! Jose Fontán converts the penalty with his left foot.
Eduardo Quaresma is shown the yellow card for a rough tackle.
Eduardo Quaresma concedes a penalty with a foul in the box.
Off a cross from Brian Mansilla, Iván Barbero from the centre of the box heads the ball, wide on the left.
Foul, Iván Fresneda.
Free kick to Gabrijel Rukavina in his own half.
Iván Barbero from the centre of the box heads the ball, wide on the left. After a cross from Alfonso Trezza.
Iván Barbero from the left of the six-yard box heads the ball, the keeper pushes it over the bar.
Corner, Arouca. Conceded by Iván Fresneda.
Free kick to Maximiliano Araujo in the attacking half.
Foul, Iván Barbero.
Luis Suárez is booked.
Pedro Santos is booked.
Free kick to Gonçalo Inácio in his own half.
Iván Barbero concedes a free kick.
Off a pass from Taichi Fukui, Javi Sánchez shoots with his right foot, the ball goes wide.
From a set piece, Taichi Fukui shoots with his right foot, the ball goes wide.
Zeno Debast is sent off.
Zeno Debast concedes a free kick.
Gabrijel Rukavina draws a free kick on the left wing.
Jose Fontán is shown the yellow card for a rough tackle.
Free kick to Rodrigo Zalazar in his own half.
Jose Fontán concedes a free kick.
Nestory Irankunda shoots with his right foot, but it is blocked. After a pass from Issa Doumbia.
Zeno Debast shoots with his right foot, the keeper saves to the bottom-left — After a cross from Maximiliano Araujo.
Corner, Sporting Lisbon. Conceded by Javi Sánchez.
Issa Doumbia shoots with his right foot, but it is blocked. After a pass from Rodrigo Zalazar.
Gonçalo Inácio from the centre of the box heads the ball, but it is blocked — After a cross from Rodrigo Zalazar.
Corner, Sporting Lisbon. Conceded by Orest Lebedenko.
Javi Sánchez is shown the yellow card for a rough tackle.
Nestory Irankunda draws a free kick in the attacking half.
Javi Sánchez gives away a foul.
Corner, Sporting Lisbon. Conceded by Jose Fontán.
Luis Suárez draws a free kick on the left wing.
Taichi Fukui concedes a free kick.
Espen van Ee is shown the yellow card for a rough tackle.
Free kick to Luis Suárez in the attacking half.
Espen van Ee gives away a foul.
Iván Barbero from outside the box shoots with his right foot, the keeper saves down the middle. After a pass from Jose Fontán.
Free kick to Geny Catamo in his own half.
Orest Lebedenko concedes a free kick.
Nestory Irankunda wins a free kick in his own half.
Foul, Tiago Esgaio.
Zeno Debast draws a free kick in his own half.
Iván Barbero concedes a free kick.
Free kick to Sergi Altimira in his own half.
Foul, Iván Barbero.
Foul by Nestory Irankunda.
Free kick to Tiago Esgaio in his own half.
Sergi Altimira draws a free kick in his own half.
Foul, Espen van Ee.
Foul by Sergi Altimira.
Espen van Ee draws a free kick in the attacking half.
Alfonso Trezza shoots with his right foot, the ball goes wide.
Offside, Sporting Lisbon. Issa Doumbia is caught offside.
GOAL! Luis Suárez finds the net with his right foot. Assist by Iván Fresneda.
On the counter, Näis Djouahra shoots with his right foot, the ball goes wide.
Maximiliano Araujo shoots with his left foot, just wide on the right. After a through ball from Gonçalo Inácio.
From a corner, Javi Sánchez from very close range heads the ball, over the bar — After a cross from Taichi Fukui.
Corner, Arouca. Conceded by Iván Fresneda.
Tiago Esgaio shoots with his right foot, but it is blocked. After a cross from Taichi Fukui.
Foul by Gonçalo Inácio.
Iván Barbero draws a free kick on the right wing.
Offside, Sporting Lisbon. Geny Catamo is caught offside.
Alfonso Trezza from the right of the box heads the ball, the ball goes high and wide to the right — After a cross from Mateo Flores.
Off a pass from Luis Suárez, Geny Catamo shoots with his left foot, but it is blocked.
GOAL! From a corner Gonçalo Inácio from the right of the six-yard box heads home into the bottom-right corner, assisted by Maximiliano Araujo.
Corner, Sporting Lisbon. Conceded by Orest Lebedenko.
| Rank | Team | P | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2UEFA Champions League | Benfica | 9 | +18 | 22 |
| 3qualifying | Sporting | 10 | +12 | 21 |
| 4UEFA Europa League Qualification | Santa Clara | 10 | +9 | 21 |
| 5UEFA Conference League Play-offs | Arouca | 10 | +6 | 20 |
| 6 | Viseu | 10 | +3 | 20 |
Sporting: position 3, 21 points from 10 matches.
Arouca: position 5, 20 points from 10 matches.
Sporting – last 5 matches: 4 won, 1 drawn, 0 lost.
Arouca – last 5 matches: 2 won, 1 drawn, 2 lost.
Last results: Famalicao 1-1 Sporting; Arouca 1-2 Santa Clara.
The confirmed starting lineups list Sporting in a 4-2-3-1 formation and Arouca in a 4-2-3-1 formation.
The announced starting eleven for Sporting: Rui Silva, Iván Fresneda, Zeno Debast, Gonçalo Inácio, Maximiliano Araújo, Sergi Altimira, Issa Doumbia, Geny Catamo, Rodrigo Zalazar, Nestory Irankunda, and Luis Javier Suárez.
The announced starting eleven for
Sporting: 54% possession, 10 shots (3 on target), 4 corners, 9 fouls, 4 yellow cards, 1 red card.
Arouca: 46% possession, 15 shots (5 on target), 2 corners, 17 fouls, 5 yellow cards, 0 red cards.
Last meeting: Arouca 1-2 Sporting (24 January 2026, Liga Portugal).
On this page: Lineups, Commentary, Odds, Statistics, Comparison, Standings
Related pages: Sporting, Arouca, Liga Portugal, Sporting vs Arouca: head-to-head, Live football scores
Venue: Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon. Capacity: 52,095.
Referee: David Rafael Oliveira da Silva.
Matches played: 10 — Sporting wins: 7, draws: 2, Arouca wins: 1. Sporting vs Arouca: head-to-head
Lineups: Sporting 4-2-3-1, Arouca 4-2-3-1. Sporting: Rui Silva; Iván Fresneda, Zeno Debast, Gonçalo Inácio, Maximiliano Araújo; Sergi Altimira, Issa Doumbia; Geny Catamo, Rodrigo Zalazar, Nestory Irankunda; Luis Javier Suárez. Arouca: Ignacio de Arruabarrena; Orest Lebedenko, Javier Fontán Mondragón, Javi Sánchez, Tiago Esgaio; Taichi Fukui, Espen Van Ee; Naïs Djouahra, Mateo Flores, Alfonso Trezza; Iván Barbero.