Filipe Chaby scoops similar award for Ledman LigaPro

The Sporting CP winger has yet again scooped an award, this time as the Liga NOS Youth Player of the Month for December.

Gelson had already claimed the nomination for August and September, this time tallying 16.34% of the vote to beat Nélson Semedo (Benfica - 13,67%) and Daniel Podence (Moreirense - 11.1%).

Meanwhile Filips Chaby claimed the same award for Ledman LigaPro.

Alvalade announces suspension of media activity in relation to first team football

Agreement with Belenenses for Lukas Spalvis loan

Sporting Clube de Portugal – Futebol, SAD has reached an agreement with Os Belenenses SAD for the loan of the player Lukas Spalvis until the end of the current sports season.

Sporting SAD wishes Lukas Spalvis the best of personal and professional success.

Sales for two coming encounters against GD Chaves (Liga NOS and Portuguese Cup)

Sporting Clube de Portugal has began sales for the two coming matches against GD Chaves as follows:

LIGA NOS MATCHDAY 17

. Price: 13€
. Kick-off: 14th of January (Saturday) at 18h15

PORTUGUESE CUP QUARTER-FINAL

. Price: 5€
. Kick-off: 17th of January (Tuesday) at 20h15

Both matches will be played in Estádio Eng. Manuel Branco Teixeira, Chaves. Sales in Estádio José Alvalade are as follows:

WEDNESDAY (10H TO 20H) | Members with a Gamebox 2016/2017
THURSDAY (10H TO 20H) | Members
FRIDAY (10H TO 14H) | General Public

A valid Gamebox or Member card must be presented on the first two days of sales (December 2016 fees paid), with each card valid for one ticket. Each person may be bring a maximum of 4 cards.

Jorge Jesus praises Bas Dost for battling through injury

Speaking with the press at the final whistle on Sunday after his side's win against Feirense, Jorge Jesus thanked Bas Dost for playing though injury in a match which saw the Dutchman net twice.

"Bas Dost was in doubt right up until the last minute. He didn't train yesterday or today, but he said he would be okay so we used him. He is an excellent professional, but we can't be dependent on him. He needs players to support him, both through the middle and from the wings. Normally my teams don't have such a focus on just one player for goals", said Jesus.

The Sporting CP coach wen on to speak in greater depth about the match and the injury picked up by Adrien: "It was a good first-half, with 45 minutes of really dynamic play. The positioning of Adrien and Alan Ruiz gave us a bit more creativity in the build up. We didn't score a third goal and Feirense managed to find their footing a bit. Adrien isn't just any player, he is a starting midfielder for the European champions. We don't quite win every time he plays, but we did feel a bit fragile after he went off. After that Bryan Ruiz settled things down."

To finish, Jesus reflected on Alan Ruiz's performance: "He has always been a player we were going to invest in, but he came in from Colón, who don't have big objectives. He has come in to a very demanding club and he still doesn't have the capacity to play 90 minutes the way we want, but he is a quality player. His pass for Bas Dost was fantastic."

Alvalade skipper stretchered off after first-half incident

The Sporting CP captain Adrien Silva suffered a cervical trauma on an incident on the 35th minute. The player was stretchered off the pitch wearing a neck brace and was taken to hospital. However exams do not show any serious injury and the player has been release from hospital.

Double strike from Bas Dost in a deadly showing with Alan Ruiz secures three points against Feirense

Sporting CP beat Feirense 2-1 this Seunday night, courtesy of two goals from Bas Bost that sees the Dutchman become Liga NOS top goalscorer.

Alan Ruiz was given a start and the Argentinean's creativity had Feirense chasing shadows in the early stages. Giving another option in attack, Ruiz's presence also gave extra space to Joel Campbell and Gelson Martins coming in off the wings in support.

Looking to get onto the scoreboard early, it took Sporting CP just five minutes to find the back of the net. Bruno César, again featuring at left back, triggered a brilliant move foward with Joel Campbell, leaving Bas Dost with little more to do than tap in from a few yards out. An opening goal can often be difficult to come by, but Sporting CP got the anxiety out of the way early and continued to press home the advantage. In the 8th minute Bas Dost released Gelson down the right, but the winger was unable to find the target from a tight angle. Adrien Silva fired over the bar in the 14th minute, before Bas Dost netted his second three minutes later after a deadly pass from Alan Ruiz.

The second-half saw Feirense pull a goal back (61'), after Nuno Santos had shifted his side into a more attacking format in search of a goal. Coates (62') made fantastic last ditch tackle a minute later to deny the visitors an equaliser, followed by another by Bruno César (70') nine minutes later to deny the shot on Beto's goal.

The introduction of Bryan Ruiz (69') saw Sporting CP settle and begin to hold down possession. Forays forward again began to materialise for the hosts, led by Joel Campbell roaring down the wing. The Costa Rican himself came close in the 76th and 79th minute, before setting up his compatriot Bryan Ruiz, but his chipped effort was off target.

Sporting CP will next be in action in a visit to Desportivo de Chaves on the 14th of January.

Jesus announces squad for Sunday's Liga NOS hosting of Feirense

Jorge Jesus has released his squad list for Liga NOS matchday 12, in Estádio José Alvalade:

26- Azbe Jug
34- Beto Pimparel

4- Jefferson
7- Joel Campbell
10- Bryan Ruiz
11- Bruno César
13- Coates
14- William Carvalho
15- Paulo Oliveira
16- André Felipe
19- Douglas Teixeira
20- Luc Castaignos
22- Elias Trindade
23- Adrien Silva
28- Bas Dost
47- Ricardo Esgaio
66- João Palhinha
73- Matheus Pereira
77- Gelson Martins
99- Alan Ruiz

Jorge Jesus looks ahead to Sunday's Liga NOS hosting of Feirense

Jorge Jesus sat down with the press this Saturday to speak about the weekend's hosting of C.D. Feirense. With recent refereeing performances attracting attention both on and off the pitch, the Sporting coach did not shy away from revealing the impact on his team.

"The lads were really hurt by us getting knocked out of the League Cup, especially with how it happened. We won't hide the fact that confidence is low after a loss. Making mistakes is natural, but always making the same mistakes against the same team isn't", said Jesus, going on to reflect on what he expects from Sunday's match: "Hopefully we will get past this and beat a team who will sit back and look to attack us on the break. We want the tree points."

Club agrees deal with Ezequiel Schelotto

Sporting Clube de Portugal – Futebol, SAD has reached an agreement with Ezequiel Schelotto for the extension of the player's contract until the 30th of June 2019 and two additional optional seasons. A buy-out clause has been set at 45,000,000.00€.

Sporting SAD wishes Ezequiel Schelotto the best of professional and personal success.