Gil Vicente x Sporting: where to watch, lineups, refereeing

Current vice-leader of the Portuguese Championship, the double champion of Sporting evokes the danger of Gil Vicente during the match of the 17th finals of the Portuguese championship, which closes the first round. The match will take place at 2:30 p.m. (Brasilia time), at the Cidade de Barcelos stadium. A victory would allow the team, which has 41 points, to maintain a certain proximity with Porto, which leads with 46 points. However, the game will not be easy at all, Gil Vicente is having a very good campaign. It occupies fourth place, one more than Braga, which has been the fourth force in Portuguese football for years. And even if there is one turn left before the end of the turn, jpa achieved its best campaign during a unique turn in its history

Where to watch

ESPN and Disney+ channels will broadcast the match from 2:40 p.m. (Brasilia time).

Sporting is the vice-leader. But they will face the current 4th place in the Portuguese.

Photo: Disclosure / Sporting CP

How Gil Vicente arrives

The big question for Gil Vicente is who will replace the team’s main player, Pablo. The player had an excellent season and was traded to Gil Vicente for 23 million euros. He will therefore not go on the field. It is likely that Elson Fernandes will replace him. But above all: we still don’t know whether or not Pablo will play this game, which would be his farewell. He has not trained in recent days because he was analyzing with his staff the proposal already agreed between the clubs.

Coach Carlos Peixoto believes that Gil Vicente can get a good result, even if he doesn’t have Pablo.

“Sporting cannot lose points, because at this stage they see Porto opening the distance and I imagine they will try to come back and win the games. But we are ready, because we have quality,” said coach Carlos Peixoto.

How is Sporting arriving?

Sporting continues to experience numerous absences. Sebastián Coates, Nuno Santos, Pedro Gonçalves, Matheus Nunes and Bloca are injured. Caramelo (Mozambique) and Diomandé (Ivory Coast) are with their teams in the African Cup. Coach Rui Borges should therefore maintain a 4-3-3 formation, with Suárez in attack.

Gil Vicente is a team that is having an extraordinary championship. He broke the club’s single-game points record in its history. It’s very well organized. Very competitive and intense, especially at home. We know it will be a very difficult match!, said coach Rui Borges during the press conference on the 1st.

GIL VICENTE

17th round of the Portuguese Championship

Date and time: 02/01/2026, at 2:30 p.m. (Brasilia time)

Location:Stadium Barcelos City (POR)

GIL VICENTE:André; Zé Carlos, Espigares, I eliminated and Saints; Garcia and Caseres; Touré, Estèves and Murilo; Pablo (Joelson Fernandes).Technical: Carlos Peixoto

SPORTY:Silva; VagianidisLent, Ignatius and Sleeves; Simois and Hjulmand; Trincão, IoannidisMax Araijo; Suarez. Technical: Rui Borges

Arbitrator: Gustavo Correia

Assistants: Fabio Silva and Jorge Fernandes

VAR: Vasco Santos

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