Goals from Šporar, Tiago Tomás and Pedro Gonçalves

Sporting Clube de Portugal moved up to second in the Liga NOS table with a midweek win over Gil Vicente FC, besting the visitors to the Estádio José Alvalade 3-1 in the rescheduled Matchday 1 fixture.

Rúben Amorim fielded the same starting eleven as in the win over CD Santa Clara: Adán, Neto, Coates, Feddal, Porro, Palhinha, Matheus Nunes, Pedro Gonçalves, Nuno Mendes, Nuno Santos and Jovane Cabral. However, the winning goals came from substitutes Šporar and Tiago Tomás.

The first half saw chances for Jovane Cabral, Pedro Gonçalves and Feddal, but none of the trio were able to put them away and the game went into the break 0-0.

Gil Vicente FC surprised Sporting CP at the start of the first half, as Lucas Mineiro turned in Talocha's 52nd minute free kick and put them ahead.

For half an hour, the visitors held out. But it took just a two-minute spell late on in the game for Sporting CP to rally. On 82 minutes, a move on the left that Nuno Santos had tried to finish fell to Šporar at the back post, and he nodded in the equaliser.

 On 82 minutes, second half substitute Daniel Bragança received a cutback from Šporar and set up Tiago Tomás, who only had to push the ball over the line to make it 2 -1.

Before the end of stoppage time, Pedro Gonçalves racked up his third goal in two games to extend the lead, as Os Leões triumphed 3-1. Their next game takes place on Sunday at 8pm, against CD Tondela.