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Sporting beats Rio Ave 4-2 in 17th round of Portuguese league

Xinhua, January 19, 2015 Adjust font size:

Sporting beat Rio Ave 4-2 on Sunday night in the 17th round of the Portuguese league at the Alvalade stadium in capital Lisbon to secure third place.

Sporting midfielder Nani opened the scoring 30 minutes into the game with a great penalty shot. Rio Ave forward Del Valle equalized eight minutes later.

After half-time Sporting entered the game with full speed, with Colombian forward Fredy Montero putting Sporting ahead again in the 60th, before Joao Mario scored another in the 67th with a header.

Rio Ave forward Ahmed Hassan netted in the 68th with a powerful shot from inside the area, but Japanese forward Tanaka secured Sporting's victory in the 90th with a left footed effort, following a pass by William Carvalho.

After the match Sporting stands third in the Portuguese league with 36 points. Rio Ave stands seventh with 24.

Also on Sunday, Benfica beat Maritimo 4-0 to strengthen its position at the top of the league with 46 points, six ahead of Porto while Setubal lost to Braga 1-3, Moreirense beat Arouca 1-0, Belenenses beat Gil Vicente 2-0, Pacos Ferreiora lost to National 2-3, and Boavista lost to Estoril. Endi