Santa Clara 2-3 Sporting CP
Taça de Portugal · · Round of 16
This report covers goalscorers with minutes, bookings, both starting elevens, recent form for both sides and the head-to-head record for Santa Clara 2-3 Sporting CP.
Managers: Vasco Matos (Santa Clara) · Rui Borges (Sporting CP)
Match facts
- Venue: Estádio de São Miguel, Ponta Delgada — the fixture record names no ground, so this is where Santa Clara plays the majority of its home matches.
- Round: Round of 16
Record last updated .
Goals
Goalscorers with match minute.
- 12' J. Simoes for Sporting CP (assist I. Fresneda)
- 28' Lucas Soares for Santa Clara (assist J. Tavares)
- 85' Gabriel Silva for Santa Clara (assist Luquinhas)
- 90' L. Suárez for Sporting CP — Penalty
- 98' F. Ioannidis for Sporting CP (assist M. Hjulmand)
Bookings
- 41' L. Suárez — Yellow Card
- 44' Gabriel Silva — Yellow Card
- 74' Luquinhas — Yellow Card
- 88' Paulo Victor — Red Card
- 89' Iván Fresneda — Yellow Card
- 90+16' Serginho — Yellow Card
- 111' Salvador Blopa — Yellow Card
Lineups
Starting elevens and substitutes for both sides.
Santa Clara — 5-4-1
Starting XI
- 10 · Gabriel Silva (F)
- 12 · Neneca (G)
- 17 · João Costa (F)
- 21 · Frederico Venâncio (D)
- 23 · Sidney Lima (D)
- 28 · Luquinhas (M)
- 32 · Matheus Nunes
- 35 · Serginho (M)
- 42 · Lucas Soares (M)
- 65 · José Luís Rocha Tavares (M)
- 94 · Henrique Silva (D)
Substitutes
- 1 · Gabriel Batista (G)
- 6 · Adriano Firmino (M)
- 7 · Elias Manoel (F)
- 8 · Pedro Ferreira (M)
- 11 · Brenner Lucas Gonçalves Santos (F)
- 13 · Luís Rocha (D)
- 20 · Adriel (F)
- 64 · Paulo Victor (D)
- 80 · Tiago Duarte (F)
Sporting CP — 4-2-3-1
Starting XI
- 2 · Matheus Reis (D)
- 12 · João Virgínia (G)
- 17 · Trincão (F)
- 20 · M. Araújo (M)
- 22 · Iván Fresneda (D)
- 25 · Gonçalo Inácio (D)
- 27 · Alisson Santos (F)
- 42 · M. Hjulmand (M)
- 52 · J. Simoes (M)
- 72 · Eduardo Quaresma (D)
- 97 · L. Suárez (F)
Substitutes
- 1 · Rui Silva (G)
- 13 · G. Vagiannidis (D)
- 14 · G. Kochorashvili (M)
- 28 · Rodrigo Ribeiro (F)
- 49 · Rômulo (D)
- 58 · Flávio Gonçalves (F)
- 70 · Salvador Blopa (D)
- 89 · F. Ioannidis (F)
- 91 · Ricardo Mangas (D)
Recent form (last 5)
Both teams' last five completed league matches — form string, points, and goals for/against.
- Santa Clara: LWDLL · 4 pts from 5 · 3-5
- Sporting CP: WLDWW · 10 pts from 5 · 15-4
Head-to-head
Most recent meetings between Santa Clara and Sporting CP.
- Sporting CP 4-2 Santa Clara · Apr 3, 2026
- Santa Clara 1-2 Sporting CP · Nov 8, 2025
- Santa Clara 0-1 Sporting CP · Apr 12, 2025
- Sporting CP 2-1 Santa Clara · Dec 18, 2024
- Sporting CP 0-1 Santa Clara · Nov 30, 2024
Other matches in Round of 16
Taça de Portugal, Round of 16.
- Guimaraes 0-1 AVS — 17 Dec 2025
- Farense 0-2 Benfica — 17 Dec 2025
- FC Porto 4-1 Famalicao — 18 Dec 2025