João de Deus frustrated with what is now a run of 10 games without a win

João de Deus was understandably frustrated after seeing his side again miss out on the three point this weekend, despite taking the lead early on.

Guima on the weekend's draw with Famalicão

In 19th place with 27 points, Sporting CP B are currently sitting in the Ledman LigaPro relegation zone. It has been a bad run of results, but Sporting CP B's Guima is not about to throw in the towel just yet.

Gelson Dala puts Sporting CP B ahead after five minutes, but Famalicão rally in the second-half

Sporting CP B were again unable to turn in the three points this weekend, this time being held to a draw by the visiting Famalicão.

Markovic on target to move Sporting into the Portuguese Cup 4th round

A much changed Sporting side moved into the next round of the Portuguese Cup this Thursday night with a hard fought win in Famalicão. Beto and Douglas were handed their first starts since moving to Alvalade and it was looking to be an easier night's work than it turned out to be, with Markovic netting after just ten minutes after a pass from Elias.

Although facing much stronger opposition, the hosts were determined to make a game of it and shortly after the opening goal Beto was called into a tough save. In response Elias had a golden chance to extend Sporting's lead, but the Brazilian fired off target after linking up with Alan Ruiz.

Jesus used half-time to make his first change, bringing off Petrovic and introducing William Carvalho to the action. However, not even the presence of the Portuguese international was enough to kill of Famalicão's fighting spirit. Sporting could well have put the result to bed on various occasions, but Elias took too long to pull the trigger on one occasion and chance for Gelson finished just inches wide.

Jorge Jesus on Thursday's Portuguese Cup visit to Famalicão

Sporting will open this season's Portuguese Cup campaign with a visit to Famalicão on Thursday night. Although the team from the north hail from a lower division, they are a team with a strong tradition and good following.

“Famalicão have a long history in Portuguese football. They were in the top division for a few years and they have more fans than some of the clubs in the top division", said Jorge Jesus in an interview with Sporting TV on Wednesday, adding a word on his intentions going into the competition: "It doesn't matter who we play against, what matters is the competition. We will put out a good side tomorrow and we are getting better and better in attack."

Sales information for the Portuguese Cup 3rd round and Liga NOS matchday 8

Sporting Clube de Portugal will begin sales of tickets for Famalicão and Tondela on Wednesday the 12th of October as follows:

FAMALICÃO | PORTUGUESE CUP
Tickets are priced at 5€ and are exclusively on sale for Sporting Clube de Portugal members with September 2016 fees paid. Sales will be from 10:00 to 20:00. Kick-off is scheduled for 20:15 on Thursday, in the Famalicão Municipal Stadium.

TONDELA | LIGA NOS
Tickets start from 5€ for members and 22€ for fans. Family Tickets will be available for 21€ and are valid for 3 people (one of which must be a club member). Kick-off is scheduled for 18:15 on Saturday the 22nd of October.

Jesus puts squad through their paces in build up to Portuguese Cup

The inclusion of B team goalkeeper Pedro Silva in the senior team's training session was the main highlight of Wednesday's training session in Alcochete.

With Rui Patrício, William Carvalho and Gelson Martins (Portugal), Coates (Uruguay), Markovic (Serbia) and Bas Dost (Netherlands) all away on international duty and Adrien and Spalvis out through injury, Jorge Jesus had a much reduced squad to work with. Taking advantage of the good weather, the Sporting coach guided the players through a session with the ball, before finishing with a lecture on tactics.

Alvalade side on the road for Portuguese Cup 3rd round

Sporting Clube de Portugal has been drawn against Famalicão in the Portuguese Cup 3rd round. Jorge Jesus will travel to the team in the north of Portugal on the 16th of October, in a fixture moved forward two days ahead of Sporting's Champions League hosting of Borussia Dortmund.

Goal from Ivanildo splits the points in Famalicão

Usually an away draw in Ledman LigaPro is a good result, but Sporting B could have come away with more this Wednesday..

It was however the hosts who got off the the stronger start and their 14th minute goal courtesy of Diego Medeiros was largely deserved, following a fatal error from Guilherme Ramos at the back.

From then on it was all Sporting, while Familicão looked little more than a shadow of the team that burst out of the blocks for the start of the encounter. Leading the Alvalade search for an equaliser was the 16-year old Elves Baldé, creating havoc for the duration as part of an attacking pairing with Leonardo Ruiz.

Sporting B finally drew level in the second-half through the centre-back Ivanildo Fernandes, who made the most of the rebound after an effort from range from Guima. João de Deus' side continued to pile on the pressure, but Vítor Braga had an inspired finish to the encounter to keep the points split.

Sporting B coach on his side's draw in Famalicão

João de Deus highlighted his side’s ease in creating chances against Familicão this weekend, despite the points being split at the final whistle.

“We took on a quality side. We took advantage of their mistakes and we naturally created chances”, said the Sporting B coach about the first-half, adding: “After that we had to defend a lot, because there wasn’t much we could do with so many fouls, free-kicks and cards. We felt like we could have done more, especially in the second-half.”

Diogo Salomão also spoke with Sporting TV at the final whistle: “We knew that they are a good side who can create chances on the break, but we played well. We took the lead and ended up conceding a goal through a mistake, but we showed a good attitude.”