Santa Clara vs Sporting CP: 2–3

Sporting CP beat Santa Clara 3–2 in the Taca de Portugal on Thursday, 18 December 2025 at Estádio de São Miguel, Ponta Delgada, Portugal.

Competition: Taca de Portugal (2025-26 Taca de Portugal, 5th Round)
Kick-off time: Thu, 18 Dec 2025, 18:45 UTC
Status: Final Score - After Extra Time
Venue: Estádio de São Miguel, Ponta Delgada, Portugal
Teams: Santa Clara (home), Sporting CP (away)

Goals

12' — João Simões (Sporting CP)
28' — Lucas Soares (Santa Clara)
86' — Gabriel Silva (Santa Clara)
90'+16' — Luis Suárez (penalty) (Sporting CP)
98' — Fotis Ioannidis (Sporting CP)

Red cards

89' — Paulo Victor (Santa Clara)
90'+13' — Frederico Venâncio (Santa Clara)
90'+14' — Lucas Soares (Santa Clara)

Starting line-ups

Santa Clara: Neneca (G), Lucas Soares (D), Sidney (D), Henrique Silva (D), Frederico Venâncio (D), MT (D), Serginho (M), Djé (M), Gabriel Silva (F), Luquinhas (F), João Costa (F).

Sporting CP: João Virgínia (G), Iván Fresneda (D), Gonçalo Inácio (D), Matheus Reis (D), Eduardo Quaresma (D), João Simões (M), Maxi Araújo (M), Morten Hjulmand (M), Luis Suárez (F), Francisco Trincão (F), Alisson Santos (F).

Recent form

Santa Clara: lost 2–1 vs Sporting CP (8 Nov); won 3–0 vs Comércio Indústria (23 Nov); drew 1–1 away to Rio Ave (30 Nov); won 1–0 vs Casa Pia (6 Dec); lost 1–0 away to Braga (15 Dec).

Sporting CP: won 3–0 vs Club Brugge (26 Nov); won 4–0 vs Estrela (30 Nov); drew 1–1 away to Benfica (5 Dec); lost 3–1 away to Bayern Munich (9 Dec); won 6–0 vs AVS (13 Dec).