The time is edging ever-closer to the Sporting Lisbon vs Nacional Primeira Liga clash as we find ourselves fast approaching kick-off for this match, and the teams have now been announced.
We can reveal that the starting XI for Sporting Lisbon which has been confirmed as follows:
Sporting Lisbon
Rui Tiago Dantas da Silva
Also known as Silva
Goalkeeper
Height: 1.89m
Weight: 85kg
Age: 31
Nationality: Portugal
Place of birth: Maia, Portugal
Maximiliano Araújo
Defender
Height: 1.77m
Weight: 74kg
Age: 25
Nationality: Uruguay
Place of birth: Montevideo, Uruguay
Ousmane Diomande #26
Defender
Height: 1.9m
Weight: 86kg
Age: 22
Nationality: Ivory Coast
Place of birth: Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Eduardo Filipe Quaresma Vieira #72
Also known as Quaresma
Defender
Height: 1.85m
Weight: 78kg
Age: 23
Nationality: Portugal
Place of birth: Barreiro, Portugal
Iván Fresneda Corraliza #22
Also known as Fresneda
Defender
Height: 1.77m
Weight: 70kg
Age: 21
Nationality: Spain
Place of birth: Madrid, Spain
Hidemasa Morita
Midfielder
Height: 1.77m
Weight: 74kg
Age: 30
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Takatsuki, Japan
João Pedro Arnauth Barrocas #52
Also known as Simões
Midfielder
Height: 1.75m
Weight: 71kg
Age: 19
Nationality: Portugal
Place of birth: Portimão, Portugal
Pedro António Pereira Gonçalves #8
Also known as Gonçalves
Midfielder
Height: 1.73m
Weight: 77kg
Age: 27
Nationality: Portugal
Place of birth: Vidago, Portugal
Geny Catamo #10
Forward
Height: 1.74m
Weight: 66kg
Age: 25
Nationality: Mozambique
Place of birth: Maputo, Mozambique
Luis Guilherme Lira dos Santos #31
Also known as Guilherme
Forward
Height: 1.75m
Weight: 65kg
Age: 19
Nationality: Brazil
Place of birth: Aracaju, Brazil
Luis Suárez #97
Forward
Height: 1.85m
Weight: 74kg
Age: 28
The starting line-up for Nacional has also been confirmed as:
Nacional
Kaique Pereira Azarias #1
Also known as Kaique
Goalkeeper
Height: 1.9m
Weight: 87kg
Age: 22
Nationality: Brazil
Place of birth: São Paulo, Brazil
José Manuel Mendes Gomes #5
Also known as Gomes
Defender
Height: 1.85m
Weight: 78kg
Age: 29
Nationality: Portugal
Place of birth: Cabeceiras de Basto, Portugal
José Vitor Lima Cardoso #38
Also known as Vitor
Defender
Height: 1.89m
Weight: 85kg
Age: 24
Nationality: Brazil
Place of birth: Goiana, Brazil
Leonardo Rodrigues dos Santos #34
Also known as Santos
Defender
Height: 1.86m
Weight: 83kg
Age: 27
Nationality: Brazil
Place of birth: São Paulo, Brazil
Alan Núñez #2
Defender
Height: 1.76m
Age: 21
Matheus Dos Santos Dias #6
Also known as Dias
Midfielder
Height: 1.87m
Weight: 75kg
Age: 23
Nationality: Brazil
Place of birth: São Paulo, Brazil
Igor Matheus Liziero Pereira #28
Also known as Liziero
Midfielder
Height: 1.75m
Weight: 69kg
Age: 27
Nationality: Brazil
Place of birth: Jales, Brazil
Joel Filipe Organista Silva #16
Also known as Joel Silva
Midfielder
Height: 1.85m
Weight: 70kg
Age: 22
Nationality: Portugal
Place of birth: Portugal
Gabriel Veron Fonseca Souza
Also known as Veron
Forward
Height: 1.76m
Weight: 70kg
Age: 23
Nationality: Brazil
Place of birth: Açu, Brazil
Paulo Henrique Pereira da Silva #11
Also known as Bóia
Forward
Height: 1.71m
Weight: 62kg
Age: 27
Nationality: Brazil
Place of birth: Brasília, Brazil
Jesús Ramírez #9
Forward
Height: 1.87m
Weight: 83kg
Age: 27
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