Sporting leave themselves on the brink of title joy after dominant home display

Sporting 3-0 Portimonense

Sporting are just a result away from claiming the Primeira Liga title with two league fixtures to go after defeating Portimonense 3-0 at Alvalade, this Saturday evening.

The Lions rose to the occasion with a dominant first half display, but only had one Paulinho goal to show for their promise in the opening 45 minutes.

Francisco Trincão’s strike in the 70th minute alleviated matters with a deserved second goal. The finishing touch to a key victory was reserved for Viktor Gyökeres...