Sporting CP vs Rio Ave: 4–0
Sporting CP beat Rio Ave 4–0 in the Portuguese Primeira Liga on Sunday, 28 December 2025 at Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon, Portugal.
- Competition: Portuguese Primeira Liga (2025-26 Portuguese Primeira Liga)
- Kick-off time: Sun, 28 Dec 2025, 20:30 UTC
- Status: Full Time
- Venue: Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon, Portugal
- Attendance: 47,032
- Teams: Sporting CP (home), Rio Ave (away)
Goals
- 34' — Luis Suárez (Sporting CP), assist João Simões
- 53' — Maxi Araújo (Sporting CP), assist Luis Suárez
- 60' — Luis Suárez (Sporting CP), assist Francisco Trincão
- 61' — Luis Suárez (Sporting CP)
Match statistics
| Statistic | Sporting CP | Rio Ave |
|---|---|---|
| Possession (%) | 59.4 | 40.6 |
| Shots | 23 | 5 |
| Shots on target | 12 | 0 |
| Corners | 8 | 1 |
| Fouls | 13 | 6 |
| Yellow cards | 1 | 1 |
Starting line-ups
Sporting CP (4-4-2): Rui Silva (G), Gonçalo Inácio (CD-L), Eduardo Quaresma (CD-R), Ricardo Mangas (LB), Georgios Vagiannidis (RB), João Simões (CM-L), Morten Hjulmand (CM-R), Maxi Araújo (LM), Francisco Trincão (RM), Luis Suárez (CF-L), Fotis Ioannidis (CF-R).
Rio Ave (3-4-3): Cezary Miszta (G), Jakub Brabec (CD), Nelson Abbey (CD-L), Francisco Petrasso (CD-R), Georgios Liavas (CM-L), Andreas Ntoi (CM-R), Nicolaos Athanasiou (LM), João Tomé (RM), Karem Zoabi (F), Dario Spikic (CF-L), Ole Pohlmann (CF-R).
Recent form
Sporting CP: drew 1–1 away to Benfica (5 Dec); lost 3–1 away to Bayern Munich (9 Dec); won 6–0 vs AVS (13 Dec); won 3–2 away to Santa Clara (18 Dec); won 4–1 away to Vitória de Guimaraes (23 Dec).
Rio Ave: drew 1–1 away to Alverca (8 Nov); drew 1–1 vs Santa Clara (30 Nov); won 2–1 away to AVS (6 Dec); lost 1–0 vs Vitória de Guimaraes (13 Dec); drew 2–2 away to Gil Vicente (20 Dec).