Fresh from dismantling Manchester City in the Champions League, Sporty Lisbon when they visit, they will be back in action in the Primeira Liga Braga on Sunday.

With his move to Manchester United imminent, Reuben Amorim will be in the Leoes dugout for the last time this weekend as they look to secure their first win at the Estadio Braga Municipal since August 2021.

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Braga continue to challenge for results in the Europa League as they were held to a 1-1 draw by Swedish side Elfsborg on Thursday when the two sides met at the Boras Arena.

After a goalless first half, the visitors were rewarded for their dominance in the 66th minute Timothy Ouma scored an own goal, but substituted Emil Holten struck with six minutes to play to force a share of the spoils.

Since starting their European campaign with a 2-1 win over 10-man Maccabi Tel Aviv on September 26, Braga have failed to win their subsequent three matches, losing consecutive matches against Olympiacos and Bodo/Glimt before the Thursday’s stalemate.

Before the midweek draw, Braga were on a run of three consecutive wins, beating Farense and Arouca in the Primeira Liga, with a 2-1 win over Vitoria de Guimaraes in the Taca da Liga quarter-finals. sandwiched between the two league matches.

Carlos Carval Hall‘s men, who are currently 26th the Europa League tablenow return to league action, having won four of their last five matches – with a 2-1 defeat to Porto at the Estadio do Dragao on October 6 being the exception.

After finishing in fourth place last season, Braga had a solid start to the league season. In the first ten matches he achieved six wins and two draws, collecting 20 points and finishing fourth. in the tabletwo points behind third-place Benfica.

The next challenge for Os Arcebispos will be against a Sporting Lisbon team that is undefeated in 14 of the last 20 meetings between the two teams in all competitions, claiming 11 wins and three draws since September 2008.

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As the Manchester United fans watched and paid close attention, Ruben Amorim passed the Pep Guardiola tested with flying colors as Sporting Lisbon defeated Manchester City 4-1 in the Champions League on Tuesday.

After falling behind Phil Foden‘s early opener, Viktor Gyokeres took matters into his own hands at the Estadio Jose Alvalade as he scored a hat-trick to sink the English champions and stamp his name as one of Europe’s elite marksmen.

Sporting Lisbon is one of only six teams that have not yet suffered a defeat in the Champions League this season. They claimed three wins and one draw in the first four matches, collecting ten points and finishing second. in the rankingsjust two points behind Liverpool.

Tuesday’s victory was in line with the solid work done domestically, where Sporting Lisbon are the only side with a 100% record this season. They have won each of their ten Primeira Liga matches, scoring 35 goals and keeping seven clean sheets.

Since opening the new season with a 4–3 extra-time loss to rivals Porto in the Portuguese Super Cup on August 3, Amorim’s side have won all but one of their 16 matches in all competitions, with a 1–1 draw against champions PSV . Eindhoven on October 1 is the exception.

Sporting, who have a three-point lead over Porto at the top of the Primeira Liga standings, booked their place in the Taca da Liga semi-finals as they defeated Portimonense 2-1 on October 18 to reach the fourth round . of the Taca de Portugal.

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Uruguayan midfielder Rodrigo Salazar missed Thursday’s match against Elfsborg due to a muscle injury and the 25-year-old is a major doubt for Sunday’s match.

After recently recovering from a muscle injury, Robson Bambu was an unused substitute in midweek and the Brazilian defender could make his first appearance since August 29 on Sunday.

With Amorim set to be unveiled as Manchester United’s new head coach on November 5, the 39-year-old will want to celebrate his retirement from Sporting Lisbon on a high and sign off in style.

With his hat-trick against Manchester City, Gyokeres now has 21 goals and three assists in 17 games this season and the Sweden international will certainly be one to keep an eye on.

In terms of injuries Goncalo Inacio missed the match against Manchester City in midweek after picking up a thigh problem against Estrela Amadora on November 1 and the 23-year-old is also out of action for the Leoes.

He is joined on the club’s injury table by a Portuguese striker Nuno Santoswho is set to sit out his fourth straight game after suffering a ligament problem in October.

Possible starting line-up Braga:
Lima; Oliveira, Ferreira, Bambu, Ribeiro; Horta, Carvalho; Bruma, Moutinho, Fernandes; El Ouazzani

Possible starting line-up of Sporting Lisbon:
Israel; Diomande, Debast, Quaresma; Quenda, Hjulmand, Braganca, Araujo; Trincao, Goncalves, Gyokeres

We say: Braga 1-3 Sporting Lisbon

While Braga will look to secure their victory in the seventh league and spoil their farewell to Amorim, Sporting Lisbon have the firepower needed to get the job done and we want them to maintain their 100% Primeira Liga record with yet another a dominant performance at the Estadio Braga Municipal.

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