Arouca vs Sporting CP: 1–2
Sporting CP beat Arouca 2–1 in the Portuguese Primeira Liga on Saturday, 24 January 2026 at Estádio Municipal de Arouca, Arouca, Portugal.
- Competition: Portuguese Primeira Liga (2025-26 Portuguese Primeira Liga)
- Kick-off time: Sat, 24 Jan 2026, 18:00 UTC
- Status: Full Time
- Venue: Estádio Municipal de Arouca, Arouca, Portugal
- Attendance: 3,142
- Teams: Arouca (home), Sporting CP (away)
Goals
- 35' — Luis Suárez (Sporting CP), assist Maxi Araújo
- 48' — Barbero (Arouca), assist José Fontán
- 90'+6' — Luis Suárez (Sporting CP), assist Geny Catamo
Red cards
- 90'+7' — Matheus Reis (Sporting CP)
- 90'+8' — Matías Rocha (Arouca)
Match statistics
| Statistic | Arouca | Sporting CP |
|---|---|---|
| Possession (%) | 35.4 | 64.6 |
| Shots | 11 | 16 |
| Shots on target | 5 | 4 |
| Corners | 4 | 7 |
| Fouls | 11 | 12 |
| Yellow cards | 3 | 3 |
Starting line-ups
Arouca (5-3-2): Ignacio De Arruabarrena (G), Javi Sánchez (CD), Matías Rocha (CD-L), Tiago Esgaio (CD-R), José Fontán (LB), Alfonso Trezza (RB), Taichi Fukui (CM), Näis Djouahra (CM-L), Espen Van Ee (CM-R), Barbero (CF-L), Lee Hyun-Ju (CF-R).
Sporting CP (4-2-3-1): Rui Silva (G), Matheus Reis (CD-L), Gonçalo Inácio (CD-R), Maxi Araújo (LB), Iván Fresneda (RB), Francisco Trincão (AM), João Simões (LM), Morten Hjulmand (RM), Luis Suárez (F), Luis Guilherme (AM-L), Geny Catamo (AM-R).
Recent form
Arouca: won 1–0 vs Alverca (14 Dec); drew 0–0 away to Santa Clara (21 Dec); drew 2–2 vs Gil Vicente (28 Dec); lost 3–1 away to Tondela (3 Jan); won 1–0 away to AVS (17 Jan).
Sporting CP: won 4–1 away to Vitória de Guimaraes (23 Dec); won 4–0 vs Rio Ave (28 Dec); drew 1–1 away to Gil Vicente (2 Jan); won 3–0 vs Casa Pia (16 Jan); won 2–1 vs Paris Saint-Germain (20 Jan).