Sporting CP vs Arouca Highlights - September 19, 2026

Sporting CP and Arouca drew 2-2 in Primeira Liga on September 19, 2026. The match was played at Estádio José Alvalade.

Gonçalo Inácio (3'), Luis Suárez (17') scored for Sporting CP. José Fontán (81'), Dylan Nandín (87') scored for Arouca.

At kick-off Sporting CP stood in position 3 with 14 points. Their previous five had brought 4 wins, 1 draws and 0 defeats.

That run had left Sporting CP 5 games without defeat. Arouca went into the game in position 6, on 10 points.

They had won 2, drawn 1 and lost 2 in their previous five.

Gonçalo Inácio scored for Sporting CP on 3 minutes after a pass from Maxi Araújo. Soon after, a block denied Geny Catamo on 7 minutes.

Alfonso Trezza shot wide for Arouca on 8 minutes. Shortly afterwards, Tiago Esgaio saw a shot blocked (12').

Iván Fresneda picked out Luis Suárez, who scored for Sporting CP (17'). Barbero forced a save for Arouca on 35 minutes.

Moments later, the referee cautioned Espen Van Ee of Arouca on 36 minutes. Javi Sánchez was booked for Arouca (44').

After the break, a block denied Issa Doumbia on 48 minutes. The keeper had to be alert to keep out Zeno Debast’s effort (49').

Soon after, Nestory Irankunda saw a shot blocked (50'). The referee cautioned José Fontán of Arouca on 51 minutes.

Shortly afterwards, Zeno Debast of Sporting CP was shown a red card on 54 minutes. Taichi Fukui could not find the target for Arouca (56').

Moments later, Pedro Santos was booked for Arouca (61'). Barbero tested the goalkeeper for Arouca (68').

José Fontán scored from the spot for Arouca on 81 minutes. Soon after, Javi Sánchez forced a save for Arouca on 82 minutes.

Dylan Nandín found the net for Arouca (87'). Substitutions: Sporting CP 4, Arouca 5.

Sporting CP controlled 53.7% of possession. Sporting CP had 10 shots with 3 on target, while Arouca had 15 and 5.

Goalkeeper saves: Sporting CP 4, Arouca 1. Corners: Sporting CP 4, Arouca 2.

Sporting CP completed the most passes, 480 in total at 87.7% accuracy. The referee produced 9 yellow cards.