Sporting Lisbon headed into November 2021 on the back of five straight wins and with key players and young starlets hitting a real purple patch of form.
The Journeyman | Saving Sporting: Part 13 – Top of the Table Lisboa Derby
The Journeyman | Saving Sporting: Part 12 – Impressive Meneses
Two games into Primeira Liga season three and we'd started well with two wins, including an impressive 4-0 defeat of Vitória de Setubal. But that promising start was soon to hit a bit of a bump.
The Journeyman | Saving Sporting: Part 11 – Mr. Darcy
The Premier League may be going through all manner of problems with its 'Project Restart' plan but we here at Sporting Lisbon are having a lovely old time with our 'Project Rebuild.'
The Journeyman | Saving Sporting: Part 10 – Another Tight Title Battle
Despite being 12 points clear in January, Sporting Lisbon somehow suffered a dip in form that took the Primeira Liga title race to the final day for the second successive season.
The Journeyman | Saving Sporting: Part 9 – Taking on Porto
Having established a commanding lead at the top of Primeira Liga, Sporting Lisbon faced two January battles with SC Braga and FC Porto then looked ahead to a Champions League clash with Real Madrid.
The Journeyman | Saving Sporting: Part 8 – Youngsters Step Up
Winter has set in and we're pushing on towards warmer weather in Portugal, but Sporting Lisbon remain the team to beat as we head into the second half of the campaign.
The Journeyman | Saving Sporting: Part 7 – Sporar the Scorer
The rebuilding effort at Sporting Lisbon seems to be defying the "Saving" aspect of the name of this particular save.
The Journeyman | Saving Sporting: Part 6 – A Somewhat Sluggish Start
Sporting Lisbon's defence of an unexpected title win in the first season began with two matches FC Porto, who we hadn't beaten in three attempts. First was the Supertaca Candido de Oliveira - or Supercup - then we were drawn to visit Porto on the opening day of the league campaign.
The Journeyman | Saving Sporting: Part 5 – Title Battle Goes To The Wire
Sporting Lisbon's attempt at a first Liga NOS title since 2002 boiled down to the last two games of the season after the big six matches featured in Part 4 left them 5 points clear of FC Porto.
The Journeyman | Saving Sporting: Part 4 – Six Season-Defining Matches
Sporting Lisbon's unexpected assault on the Liga NOS title boiled down to six season-defining matches against teams around us at the top of the league.
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