Nacional 2-3 Sporting CP: result and report

Liga Portugal · Sunday 22 April 2012

Result

Nacional 2-3 Sporting CP

Liga Portugal · Sunday 22 April 2012, 18:15 UTC · half-time 1-2

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Nacional 2-3 Sporting CP: match report

Nacional were beaten by Sporting CP 2-3 in Liga Portugal on Sunday 22 April 2012. It was 1-2 at half-time.

D. Rubio opened the scoring in the 11th minute. Nacional's goals came from Mateus (34') and Ladji Keita (74'). Sporting CP scored through D. Rubio (11'), Renato Neto (31') and Ricky van Wolfswinkel (76', penalty).

Discipline: Nacional received 4 yellow cards; Sporting CP received 2 yellow cards and 1 red card.

Going into the game Nacional were 7th on 35 points from 26 and Sporting CP 4th on 50 points from 26. Nacional went on to finish that season 7th with 44 points, and Sporting CP 4th with 59.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Nacional win, 4 draws and 5 for Sporting CP.

Going into the match Nacional's last five read W-W-W-L-D and Sporting CP's W-W-W-L-W.

Data as of 6 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 11'Goal · D. RubioSporting CP · 0-1
  • 31'Goal · Renato NetoSporting CP · 0-2
  • 34'Goal · MateusNacional · 1-2
  • 36'Yellow card · D. RubioSporting CP
  • 45'Yellow card · João AurélioNacional
  • 59'Second yellow · D. RubioSporting CP
  • 71'Yellow card · Mario RondónNacional
  • 74'Goal · Ladji KeitaNacional · 2-2
  • 76'Yellow card · Marcelo ValverdeNacional
  • 76'Penalty goal · Ricky van WolfswinkelSporting CP · 2-3
  • 83'Yellow card · Daniel CandeiasNacional
  • 90+2'Yellow card · Christer PerssonSporting CP

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Nacional 1, draws 4, Sporting CP 5.

Team news

Nacional line-up

Marcelo Valverde, Danielson, João Aurélio, Moreno, Luís Neto, Marçal, Claudemir Pereira Da Silva, Diego Barcelos, Daniel Candeias, Mateus, Mario Rondon

Sporting CP expected line-up (4-5-1)

Rui Patrício, Xandão, Emiliano Insúa, Ânderson Polga, João Pereira, Stijn Schaars, Marat Izmailov, Diego Capel, Matías Fernández, Ricky van Wolfswinkel, Daniel Carriço