Sporting Lisbon's 19-year wait for a Portuguese league title is finally over after they beat relegation-threatened Boavista 1-0 on Tuesday to pip Porto and Benfica to top spot

It is Sporting's first league title since 2002, with the Portuguese league mainly being dominated by Porto and Benfica. Porto had won 11 titles and Benfica seven since Sporting last lifted the trophy 19 years ago.

Paulinho scored the title-winning goal for the Lions in the 36th minute, hitting the top of the net from close range after a low cross into the area, sparking scenes of pandemonium across the country's capital.

The victory left a currently unbeaten Sporting eight points ahead of second-place Porto with two games left to play. Benfica, who beat last-place Nacional de Madeira 3-1 earlier on Tuesday, are 12 points behind in third place.

Sporting supporters bearing the club's green and white colours took to the streets to celebrate wrapping up the title, waving flags while chanting 'champions' in unison.

Police had warned fans not to congregate in the street and obey social distancing guidelines if they were to celebrate in and around the Alvalade Stadium.

However, while many peacefully celebrated the title win, small groups of Sporting fans were involved in clashes with police, marring what was supposed to be a joyous occasions for those fans involved.

Sporting's title comes three years after the club endured one of the worst crises in club history when dozens of fans with their faces covered forced their way into the team's training complex and assaulted players and staff.

The shocking attack, which attracted worldwide headlines, came after Sporting missed out on a Champions League berth, which compounded ongoing internal disputes involving players, club directors and its controversial president at the time.

No fans were allowed inside of Sporting's Alvalade Stadium but thousands of supporters had gathered across the city of Lisbon in hopes of being able to celebrate the much-anticipated title.

Sporting could have clinched the title on Monday had Porto lost points against second-to-last-place Farense, but they won 5-1 at home.

Sporting had to play most of the match without defender Pedro Porro, who recently was called up for Spain's national team for the first time. The right back got injured less than 20 minutes into the match.

Source: https://twitter.com/Sporting_CP/status/1392243792493883397?s=19

Happy for them. How they managed to concede just 15goals throughout the whole of the campaign is also a milestone.

Remaining Benfica too to break their own curse in Europe ( champions League or Europa)

They have not won it yet

Remaining Benfica too to break their own curse in Europe ( champions League or Europa)

Bruno Fernandez should struggle and win in Gnadnsk Poland on the 26th to avoid regrets of lifting Portuguese preimera liga

mynd44

Omihanifa:
Remaining Benfica too to break their own curse in Europe ( champions League or Europa)

The curse is for 100 years, they have served around 60ish I think

Remaining to complete it unbeaten to spice it up

congrats sporting, you guys should enjoy ur time celebrating it because Porto is coming back to stake thier claim next season..
too bad they were distracted with UCL gmes n injuries this season..

obembet:
Bruno Fernandez should struggle and win in Gnadnsk Poland on the 26th to avoid regrets of lifting Portuguese preimera liga

mynd44

no lies but villareal can give them a shocker, if sevilla once did it last time, I think lightening can strike twice..
don't forget dt spanish teams hardly lose European final and unai emeey is d master of europa, he did d treble with sevilla n its funny dt some people are writing him off...
Villarreal are huge underdogs but football is filled with shockers..

Omihanifa:
Remaining Benfica too to break their own curse in Europe ( champions League or Europa)

I dnt believe in curses or supernatural tinz in football, if they invest properly n get an advance coach with a target of winning the Europa, they would surely win it..
for.example, inter last won d league under mourinho in 2010 before juve kept winning it, inter got tired of watching and its owners spent huge investment two seasons ago by first signing conte, lukaku n other key european players, inter did well in Europa last season after so many years n they won the league this season..
Milan did same too after being acquired by china owners a few seasons ago, Milan inter n juve are the only serious contenders in Italy bcoz they keep investing on thier team...
if benfica do same, I see them breaking d so called curse...

I wish them the best.

G

Oshe

Ronaldo will be wishing he had gone there instead of Juve so that his fans will be singing "he singlehandedly won them the league after 19 years"

19years wow

Ok

Lille is next

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Big ups for lisbon

R

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